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Anthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI companies are 'gambling with our lives'

An Anthropic engineer has publicly resigned from the high-flying company, warning that AI companies are “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.”

Canada hit U.S. goods with $20 billion in tariffs. Now America is banning Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles

The United States is banning the import of some dairy products and motorcycles from Canada along with most alcoholic beverages, the White House said Tuesday, as part of a trade war that shows little sign of cooling off.

'It hits us in the gut': Mont Blanc faces defrosting and rock falls from climate change as communities 'weep' for the mountain peak

For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe’s highest peak have gazed upon seemingly eternal glaciers and snow that gave the colossus its name: Mont Blanc, the white mountain.

With Hezbollah battered, Iran’s emerging proxy network of Houthis and Iraqi militias target Saudi Arabia and other U.S. allies

In July, Saudi Arabia and the United States bombed Iran-backed militias in Iraq after blaming them for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities that had been claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, another Iranian ally.

Thieves nabbed a $10.5 million Renoir haul, but the paintings may be worth almost nothing outside the museum

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer.

Some Thoughts on Existential AI Risk

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'We're not really sure what to do': Airlines rush getting planes in the air from backlogged UK flights due to issues in 'flight processing system'

Airlines scrambled Wednesday to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems at Britain’s air traffic control system that has forced the cancellation of more than 1,750 flights.

Nearly 4 in 10 Argentines under 25 are behind on their debts

At 18, Martín Taborda began studying law at Argentina’s prestigious University of Buenos Aires, hoping to become the first in his family to graduate. Just two years later, that dream has slipped out of reach.

Behind Open Secure AI Alliance’s Linux Foundation Move

The Linux Foundation’s Jim Zemlin highlights why neutral governance is essential as Open Secure AI Alliance transitions to build reliable security stacks

'They are exterminating us': Cubans face psychological tolls from 'economic strangulation' as U.S. energy embargo continues

Sweltering nights. Water and power shortages. Dwindling fuel and crumbling homes. Limited public transportation and weak cellphone signals.

Silver Lake merges Cegid and Silae in 10 billion euro bet on AI-era software

French firms Cegid, which sells business management software, and Silae, a payroll and HR platform, are set to combine.

Trump posts AI superhero memes as low approval, $4.15 gas and the midterms test Republicans

In the real world, President Donald Trump is struggling to stop inflation, rout the Iranian government and restore American manufacturing with tariffs.