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Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil refinery in Siberia and a seaport in Dagestan in the past 24 hours, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy s...
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Daily Brief. Here are the top stories for the 10th of September, covering the latest developments about AI and technology.
Apple has entered the foldable smartphone market with the passport-shaped iPhone Duo, featuring a 7.6-inch display, A20 Pro chip and a starting price of $1,999. The launch marks Apple’s attempt to challenge Samsung and Chinese rivals such as Huawei, with analysts expecting the company to capture a major share of the growing foldable phone market.
Huawei has unveiled its Mate XT2 tri-fold smartphone, while Xiaomi launched the Xiaomi 18 Fold, putting fresh pressure on Apple in China’s premium handset market. Both devices use domestically developed chips, highlighting Chinese manufacturers’ push to reduce reliance on foreign technology ahead of Apple’s expected foldable iPhone launch.
Google will invest about $15bn in Finland to expand its AI infrastructure, including three new data centres and an expanded facility in Hamina. The company will also buy up to half of the electricity generated by Finland’s Loviisa nuclear plant under a 22-year agreement to support growing AI demand.
Anthropic safety researcher Evan Hubinger has warned that rapidly advancing AI systems could carry a more than 10% chance of causing catastrophic harm to humanity within the next decade. Hubinger in a post on X said the risk from the models which currently exist was “low” but he was “worried” the technology might develop and improve itself soon to the point where it posed an existential risk to humanity.
OpenAI says a new AI model, working with around 10,000 autonomous AI agents, found a solution to a long-standing challenge linked to the Navier–Stokes equations in just 88 hours. The result has not yet been independently verified, but the company called it a milestone in the progress of AI-powered research.
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region. Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly launched two ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.
Wildfires have broken out in Türkiye’s Antalya province, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate as strong winds fuelled the flames.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday they attacked two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, calling the strikes a response to a U.S. attack on five Iranian tankers.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil refinery in Siberia and a seaport in Dagestan in the past 24 hours, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He will meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday to discuss air defences for Ukraine over winter.
Oil has crossed the $100-a-barrel mark again, but for Gulf countries this is not simply good news. Brent reached about $100.07 on Wednesday, its highest level since July, as the U.S.-Iran war and attacks on Saudi energy facilities raised fresh fears about supplies.
U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to send every American adult a $5,000 payment if the Republicans keep control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in November's midterm elections.
At least five people have died and more than 80 others remain unaccounted for after a passenger ferry caught fire off the western Philippines, prompting a major search-and-rescue operation involving the coast guard, government agencies and local fishing communities.
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region. Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks.
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