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AI· 1d agoVerified
President Donald Trump is set to host a group of top tech executives to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. It comes as OpenAI announced it is halting the release of its latest model over safety concerns, saying it showed “higher levels of deception” than its predecessors. NBC’s Monica Alba reports for TODAY.
Health· 1d agoVerified
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Stephanie Hoffmann, Project Coordinator for Butembo, North Kivu, Doctors Without Borders. The Ebola outbreak is hitting a region already ravaged by decades of armed conflict, insecurity, and an overwhelmed health system. As the epidemic's epicenter shifts from Ituri to North Kivu, the disease is spreading and the transmission is accelerating. In Butembo, a densely populated city of around 2 million, health workers themselves are being placed in an impossible position, often caring for their neighbors and relatives without adequate protective equipment.
World· 1d agoVerified
Footage of attack on Academy shows people leaning out of windows as bright flames engulf part of the historic building.
World· 1d agoVerified
Farmers and women abducted in northern Niger and Zamfara states as police find human remains at suspected gang camps.
World· 1d agoDeveloping
Capture of key town could pave the way for federal forces to push towards Tigray's capital, Mekelle.
Business· 1d agoVerified
It is the latest escalation in the Canada-US trade war after negotiations collapsed in late August, with no word on when talks may resume.
World· 1d agoDeveloping
Defendants were sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison over the 2016 fatal abduction of the Cambridge scholar.
AI· 1d agoVerified
The firm also issued an update on incidents in which its models accessed Australian government systems.
ExplainedPolitics· 1d agoDeveloping
Trump announced a $15 billion steel plant for eastern Iowa timed to boost a Republican Senate candidate, even as polling shows widespread public unease about the economy heading into the midterms.
World· 1d agoDeveloping
Nearly half a million people are displaced in Rakhine as a result of the conflict between the military and rebel groups.
AI· 1d agoVerified
The meeting comes as some industry leaders warn about the risks of rapid AI advancements.
Science· 1d agoVerified
A thunderous lift off, rapid satellite deployments and a fiery ending. That's how SpaceX's 14th launch of its Starship rocket panned out today.
Politics· 1d agoVerified
Regulators estimate the new rules will result in an average of 34.9 miles per gallon by model year 2031, down from an earlier projection of 50.4 mpg.
Technology· 1d agoVerified
California jury finds Apple infringed two Taction patents but did not wilfully violate them; Apple plans to appeal.
Politics· 2d agoVerified
President seeks midterms boost as White House says project, built by Indian-owned company, will begin in 2030 Donald Trump on Monday announced what he called the largest steel plant in American history to be built in Iowa, giving Republicans a jobs message to take to voters in a state that could help decide control of the Senate in November. “Using advanced steelmaking technology, the plant will produce some of the highest quality, most affordable steel anywhere in the world,” Trump said in the Oval Office, flanked by Iowa’s top Republicans. Continue reading...
AI· 2d agoDeveloping
On Friday, OpenAI published a new site devoted to “misalignment reports” and the breadth of the incidents is alarming.
Politics· 2d agoVerified
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in the major climate change lawsuit between two energy companies and the city and county of Boulder, Colorado.
Politics· 2d agoDeveloping
Trump’s tariffs and his war against Iran caused prices to rise, but the US president continues to claim it’s ‘the greatest economy in history’ Sign up for The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide to the US midterms Donald Trump has taken to repeating a familiar boast: “We have the greatest economy in history,” Trump said recently at a White House press gaggle. The boast comes even though inflation is higher and economic growth lower than when Joe Biden left office, even though gas prices have jumped about 50% since the war against Iran started, and even though 73% of Americans think the economy is in fair or poor shape (48% say it’s in poor shape). What’s more, the Federal Reserve is so worried about inflation that it just raised interest rates. “It’s bluster, it’s gaslighting for him to say the economy is the greatest ever,” said Darrick Hamilton, chief economist for the AFL-CIO, the nation’s main union federation. “The economy is trending down by many measures. A lot of that has been caused by Trump’s unforced errors.” Continue reading...
Politics· 2d agoVerified
FBI co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey, who joined the FBI in the newly created position in September 2025 to work alongside then-Deputy Director Dan Bongino, is stepping down, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.
World· 2d agoVerified
Ukraine condemns Russian targeting of civilians as strikes kill seven and injure dozens across Kyiv.
