Trump touts ‘great meeting’ with Xi at White House – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 24
AI Researcher Resigns From Anthropic, Says AI Could End Humanity And There Are 5 Ways It Might Happen Artificial intelligence is supposed to make the world easier to navigate, but some of the people building it are increasingly worried about where the technology could lead. Researchers have outlined scenarios involving superintelligent AI, biological weapons, nuclear conflict, mass job losses, misinformation, and even AI-driven social breakdown. Some of these… Bored Panda · Sep 24
2030 Census Proposal Could Cost California House Seats and Erase Latino Data Proposed 2030 Census rules would exclude non-green-card immigrants and drop race questions. See what it means for Latinos, House seats and funding. Latin Times · Sep 24
Chinese President Xi Jinping Is Already In Washington. Bessent Says a Trade Truce Has Been Extended. The countries have also had their first talks related to artificial intelligence, according to Beijing's Commerce Ministry. International Business Times · Sep 24
Stanford University Admits Using AI to Erase a Latino Student From Its Advertising A Stanford University student's discovery that he had been replaced by an AI-generated Black woman in a campus advertisement has raised questions about digital identity, diversity in university marketing and the use of artificial intelligence without students' knowledge. Latin Times · Sep 24
Trump admin will spend $2 billion to boost power grid amid electricity bill and data center fury The upgrades could improve power reliability and lower electricity costs for about 100 million Americans, officials said The Independent UK · Sep 24
Morgan Freeman: Using artificial intelligence to replicate voice is ‘stealing’ The Shawshank Redemption star acknowledged the difficulty in finding out ‘where it originated’. Evening Standard · Sep 24
Meta’s new Tamagotchi-style ‘Charm’ can run your life for you – from a keychain Meta is making a Tamagotchi-style device that can run your life for you, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced. The Independent UK · Sep 24
Autonomous AI hacks raise thorny questions of legal accountability The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network The Independent UK · Sep 24
Less Tech, More Meaning: MIT couple’s 18-month low-tech life; leisure and community deepen Eric Brende and his wife dedicated 18 months to experiencing life in a low-tech community, seeking to understand technology's impact on daily living. By disconnecting from modern conveniences and engaging in manual labor and community bonding, they learned that simplicity often provides deeper recreational moments. Brende's findings suggest that convenience… The Times of India · Sep 24
Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity Former deputy PM now involved in tech industry says many within sector are ‘winding themselves up into a lather’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
Is Elizabeth Holmes Real? 'You Can See Everything' Trailer Leaves Viewers Convinced It's AI The trailer for Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's 'You Can See Everything' has viewers fixated on Elizabeth Holmes' prolonged stare, low blink rate and unusual exchanges. International Business Times UK · Sep 24
Anthropic says Claude has found something potentially transformative in our bodies Company has established biology lab to allow AI to lead experiments in real life The Independent UK · Sep 24
Mexico's 1.4% Growth Forecast, Explained: Why the USMCA Review Still Matters More Than the Number Fitch raised Mexico's 2026 growth outlook to 1.4%, but annual USMCA reviews and auto tariffs still shape costs for importers and exporters. Latin Times · Sep 24
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24 OpenAI’s Medicare hack is a bleak opportunity for Australia to address its security shortcomings post-haste All Australians should demand independent means to protect ourselves from Dr Sam Altman Frankenstein and Daddy America
The National (Scotland) · Sep 24 AI agent infiltrates government health website prompting urgent review AN OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government health website in what is believed to be one of the world's first known…
The Independent UK · Sep 24 As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job market It's a difficult job market for new graduates, especially in fields like software development where artificial intelligence is shouldering more of the work
The Times of India · Sep 24 New Jersey AI data center hit with record $1.07M penalty over 62 gas generators New Jersey has imposed a record $1.07 million penalty on DataOne after inspectors found 62 large natural-gas generators installed and operating without required air-pollution permits at the company’s massive artificial intelligence data center in Vineland. The state Department of Environmental Protection discovered the generators during a July 29 inspection and…
The Independent UK · Sep 24 OpenAI agent hacks into Australian health data in ‘world-first’ AI breach of government body Albanese says OpenAI did not alert the Australian government to breach until 10 September
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24 An OpenAI agent infiltrated Medicare – and Australia only found out months later. Here’s what we know so far Experts say ‘fairly minor’ breach is a portent of things to come and proprietary closed systems like OpenAI are ‘the least of the worries’
The Times of India · Sep 24 'Obviously unacceptable': Australia flags OpenAI agent breach of healthcare database Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday said that an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked into Australia's national healthcare database in June, gaining access to both public and non-public files of the country's Medicare statistics database.
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Australia's prime minister criticizes OpenAI over government website security breach Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned and disappointed at an OpenAI security breach of a government website, which the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal
France 24 · Sep 24 Trump gives Xi rare airport welcome as Chinese leader begins US state visit US President Donald Trump personally welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military airfield outside Washington on Wednesday, kicking off a lavish state visit focused on trade, artificial intelligence and Iran, as the two powers seek to preserve a fragile diplomatic and economic truce.
International Business Times UK · Sep 24 Veterans Forced to Retire After Combat Injuries Could Get Major Pay Boost Under New House Bill A House bill could restore full military retirement pay and VA disability compensation for combat-injured veterans medically retired before 20 years, but it remains in committee.
International Business Times UK · Sep 24 Woman Drains 401(k) in $600K LinkedIn Scam — Then Faces $225K Tax Bill on Money She Lost After losing $600,000 in a LinkedIn pig-butchering scam, Lori Flowers faced a $225,000 tax bill. A House bill could offer relief to fraud victims.