Start your day informed with the AnewZ Daily Brief. Here are the top stories for the 14th of September, covering the latest developments about artificial intelligence (AI).
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged AI companies to slow the development of increasingly powerful systems so safety measures can keep pace. He called for independent oversight and common industry standards as concerns grow over AI misuse in cyber operations, surveillance, fraud and weapons development.
Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon has warned that leading AI companies are moving too quickly towards self-improving systems, saying they are “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives” as concerns grow over AI potentially becoming difficult to control.
U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected calls to slow AI development, saying the United States must maintain its lead over China in the global race. His comments come as AI leaders call for stronger safeguards and a slower pace of development, amid growing concerns about the risks posed by increasingly powerful systems.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama has warned that AI could become “dangerous” without stronger oversight, urging Democrats to make AI safety and governance a key political priority as the technology develops rapidly. His comments come amid growing concerns over AI misuse, job disruption and potential threats to human safety.
Chinese stocks were mixed on Monday as losses in AI and semiconductor shares offset gains in defensive sectors. Hong Kong stocks edged higher, while investors remained cautious ahead of U.S. and Japanese interest-rate decisions and a fresh rise in oil prices.
U.S. Central Command said 101 commercial vessels have been redirected in the Strait of Hormuz, while oil prices rose more than three per cent&...
The aftermath of Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine over the weekend, including a drone attack on a train near the Ukraine-Poland border, con...
U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed back against growing calls for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to slow down, arguing that maintain...
Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), adding to concerns about energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline on Saturday.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrainian Railways said that the country's railways were facing systematic attacks for a second day and warned of widespread delays.
Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut down its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after it was hit by a drone attack, with Riyadh and Baghdad saying the strike originated from Iraq.
Swedes vote in an election on Sunday (13 September) that could see the far-right enter government for the first time if the country's right-wing parties can form a majority.
Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces struck two cargo vessels overnight in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday.
The aftermath of Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine over the weekend, including a drone attack on a train near the Ukraine-Poland border, continues to draw international reaction, as Kyiv reports damage to civilian and critical infrastructure.
U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed back against growing calls for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to slow down, arguing that maintaining America’s lead over China is more important.
Sweden’s centre-left opposition has taken a slim lead in a closely fought election that could reshape the country’s approach to migration and the far right.
When Iran moved to shut the Strait of Hormuz this year, sending Middle East energy markets into turmoil, China had already spent the best part of a decade getting ready for exactly this kind of shock.
At the southern tip of the Red Sea, where Yemen faces Djibouti and Eritrea across a channel only around 30 kilometres wide at its narrowest, lies one of the world's most consequential waterways: the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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