Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 14 September 2026. These are the top five stories making headlines in the world of 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.
The sound of air raid sirens and explosions rang out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday (4 October) as Ger...
The leader of Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a major military operation against...
Uzbekistan’s grape exports have grown rapidly. In January-August 2025, the country exported 86,200 tonnes of fresh grapes worth $78.3 million...
The co-pilot of Israel bound flydubai flight attempted to carry out a “terrorist attack” with an axe during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday.
Hammam al-Hammami, the Flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain of an Israel-bound flight on Wednesday in a suspected terrorist attack, was banned from flying by Oman over concerns about his radical views, U.S. media reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Two Iranian nationals have been charged in Britain with preparing a suspected terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community in northern England, police said on Friday (2 October).
Uzbekistan’s grape exports have grown rapidly. In January-August 2025, the country exported 86,200 tonnes of fresh grapes worth $78.3 million to 19 countries but can it turn these crops into a recognisable international product?
A major bridge across the Dnipro river in Kyiv was hit in a Russian air attack on Saturday, the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko said, as strikes on the capital's infrastructure continue.
U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead the administration’s latest effort to shape policy on artificial intelligence (AI), according to the Wall Street Journal.
Brazilians are voting on Sunday (04 October) in the first round of a closely contested general election, following a campaign shaped by corruption scandals, economic concerns and accusations of foreign interference.
The sound of air raid sirens and explosions rang out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday (4 October) as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived for a visit to show support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid escalating Russian attacks.
An alleged 2024 rape case involving seven former members of Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity has been reopened after the alleged victim, known anonymously as Jane Doe in court documents, filed a civil lawsuit accusing the men of drugging and gang-raping her.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is voting in general elections on Sunday (4 October) that could shape the country’s stalled path towards European Union membership, as well as the competing influence of the United States and Russia in the Western Balkans.
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