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  "id": 7252411,
  "title": "Asian shares are mixed and OpenAI investor SoftBank shares plunge after calls to slow AI industry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/asian-shares-are-mixed-and-openai-investor-softbank-shares-plunge",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T05:12:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/09/14/asian-shares-are-mixed-and-openai-investor-softbank-shares-plunge-after-calls-to-slow-ai-industry"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian shares experienced a mixed performance on Monday, with Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank Group's shares plummeting over 10% due to calls from Anthropic and OpenAI to slow AI development for safety. U.S. futures declined, while oil prices surged more than 3% amid concerns over global oil supplies exacerbated by Saudi Arabia closing a major pipeline. South Korea's Kospi fell 2.5%, Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.8%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose slightly. The Shanghai Composite index increased marginally. SoftBank Group shares in Japan dropped 11.2% after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman supported Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's calls for a temporary slowdown in AI development. Both OpenAI and Anthropic are private companies, but their public listings are expected soon. SoftBank's share price drop may reflect potential regulatory intervention to prevent adverse outcomes and the risk of further AI model control failures. Other AI-related stocks in Asia also declined on Monday. South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix fell 5.3%, Samsung Electronics dropped 2.8%, Tokyo Electron lost 0.9%, and Kioxia Holdings sank 6%. Australian stocks finished slightly higher, while oil prices rose after Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified attacks on Saudi Arabia.",
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        "published": "2026-09-14T01:24:42.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "OpenAI CEO calls for ‘pacing, not stopping’ AI development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/openai-ceo-calls-for-pacing-not-stopping-ai-development",
        "published": "2026-09-14T06:39:23.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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