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Three researchers at OpenAI were fired for mishandling sensitive information, according to a company spokesperson. The investigation found that the individuals breached established procedures and violated policies. Meanwhile, in the finance sector, West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices dipped to $91.50, down 0.45%, due to heightened tensions in the Middle East. Japan's Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi stated that the country no longer needs excessively loose monetary policy, as it is no longer experiencing deflation.
A California man, Greg Lui, was charged by the US for smuggling $300 million worth of Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China, violating US export controls. In other news, Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties amid escalating conflict in northern Ethiopia. On the business front, Mynt, the parent company of Philippine mobile wallet GCash, priced its initial public offering at approximately $845 million, which could bolster the Philippine stock market.
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting won a gold medal at the Asian Games, while KB Kookmin Bank suffered an information leak, raising concerns over data breaches at other lenders.
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Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, has expressed concerns that government attitudes towards its operations could adversely impact its business relationships, according to its IPO prospectus. The prospectus, viewed by Reuters, reveals that government perceptions of the company and its conduct could extend beyond direct dealings to affect customers, partners, and other commercial relationships.
OpenAI has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling information, including work that involved an external organisation that analyses artificial intelligence (AI) models. “Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking…
Developers have long been able to customize Claude Code to their preferences, via settings, persistent instructions in CLAUDE.md, hooks, and The post “No reason why everyone should have an identical Claude experience”: Anthropic’s mods let you change Claude Code’s look and behavior appeared first on The New Stack .
President Trump is expected to tap Jay Clayton , his director of national intelligence, for a new role as the White House's artificial intelligence — or in Trump's words, " super intelligence " — czar. Why it matters: Clayton, who Trump previously told Axios would be a good idea for AI czar, is expected to take on the second title…
OpenAI has notified more than 100 organisations about incidents involving unauthorised activity linked to its artificial intelligence agents, as concerns grow over the ability to control increasingly autonomous AI systems.
The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company did not publicly identify the researchers, but the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported that they were Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak and Mikita Balesni.
Broadcom Inc.'s Wall Street syndicate is starting to gather $60 billion of fresh AI chip financing to benefit Anthropic PBC and other companies …
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has its eyes on social media cont...
US aviation regulators have determined that a software glitch affecting some Boeing 737 Max aircraft does not constitute a flight-safety issue, removing an immediate regulatory concern surrounding the programme. The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that its Corrective Action Review Board had completed an assessment of the problem and concluded that pilots retain full control of the…
The Federal Aviation Administration has concluded that a software glitch affecting some Boeing 737 Max aircraft does not pose a flight-safety issue, lifting an immediate regulatory concern. The Corrective Action Review Board assessed the problem and determined that pilots retain full control of the aircraft when the anomaly occurs, as flight crews have clear and unambiguous cockpit indications to recognize and manage the condition.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is the Star Wars racing game I've always wanted, offering an amazing roguelike experience and impressive buildcraft customization amid challenging, heart-pounding tracks.
Apple is going to roll out update to "Full Disk Access" as a result of AI agents.
If you can hold your nose, the Pixel 11 Pro XL is worth it.
Meta Muse, the personal AI agent Meta announced on September 8, had a bad Monday. Patrick Wardle disclosed a zero-day in the Muse Mac app that hands the account token to anyone who can run one terminal command, and developer Peter James asked Muse for its own filesystem and got a 6.8 GB zip of it.
Google has finally acknowledged that there’s a problem, but its possible solution is even more problematic.
Prosecutors say Yiu Kong Lui conspired with foreign shipping companies to trick US manufacturers into selling him the chips.
Former LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky has decided not to lead the change on Microsoft 365 shortly after being appointed the role.
Is there a discoloration issue plaguing certain iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max devices? Some users say there is.
Amazon is investing $1 billion over the next five years into data center communities as a response to backlash from politicians and consumers. The e-commerce giant plans to allocate these funds towards education, job training, water preservation projects and other local priorities in areas where it operates data centers. This investment follows Amazon's $1 billion spending on these communities in the past three years, as revealed by Matt Garman, the CEO of Amazon's cloud computing arm.
Donald Trump has said he may ask European countries to release some of their diesel reserves as he mulls a ban on US exports of the fuel amid a global shortage. The comments followed his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging for Europe to immediately ready and release such supplies.
Dana Walden made the remarks after Disney eliminated around 1,000 positions in April, mainly across its marketing group, following Josh D’Amaro’s arrival as chief executive.
The Group of Seven wealthy democracies said Friday that they plan to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products in the coming weeks, starting with “substantial” amounts of diesel after the fuel recently hit record high prices in the United States.
G7 member countries agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and other reserves through the International Energy Agency to help to stabilise markets. A joint leaders' statement, released by the office of French President Emmanuel Macron , said G7 members agreed to begin the release immediately and continue over four…
"This decision follows the ongoing public and political debate surrounding smart glasses and the questions being raised about the conditions under which this technology can be used," a spokesperson for the Hans Anders chain said.
India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is actively engaged in negotiations for several trade agreements at the G20 meeting. Talks with the US include an interim pact and finalizing issues for a broader agreement. Discussions with Canada aim to conclude a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement by the end of 2026.
The report is now expected by mid-November, as not all members submitted data.
Die Schweiz hat im November eine Zolleinigung mit den USA erreicht, die Verhandlungen für ein definitives Abkommen laufen aber noch. Im Februar erklärte der Supreme Court Trumps Zölle für unrechtmässig. Nach einer Zwischenlösung haben die USA nun Zölle auf einer neuen Gesetzesgrundlage verhängt.
MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge slips 0.4% after Wall Street benchmarks eked out a modest gain
Asian equities fell on Friday as oil prices surged due to the possibility of renewed conflict between the United States and Iran, reigniting concerns about inflation, according to MSCI's Asia Pacific equities gauge. MSCI's gauge declined by 0.4%, with Japan's and South Korea's benchmarks also slipping. Meanwhile, Wall Street's indices experienced a minor gain in a volatile trading session.
The EU says it is ready for collective action with the IEA on a fresh emergency release. Analysts say releasing diesel reserves could lower pump prices within days, but would offer only short-term relief.
Argentina on Friday announced plans to offer citizenship to wealthy foreigners in exchange for cash contributions or investments in government bonds, as libertarian President Javier Milei seeks new sources of dollars for the debt-burdened nation.
Arthur Hayes said money printing could lift crypto prices, while CONNECT Seoul speakers examined Wall Street’s competitive edge onchain.
The jobs report will provide a gauge of the economy amid an inflation surge.
US Federal Reserve officials signal more time needed to weigh next move on interest rates
A bond market sell-off pushed borrowing costs globally to multi-decade highs amid inflation fears over higher oil prices.
About 400 schools in France will not open on Friday after what started as pupils protesting over education-related grievances escalated into violence. The movement had reached a tipping point and morphed from school blockades into urban violence, according to a readout of a crisis meeting provided by a source close to Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. The protests against teacher shortages and…
Some 400 schools in France will remain closed on Friday following youth protests that started as education grievances and turned violent, officials said. The unrest escalated from teacher shortages and dilapidated facilities in Paris last month to widespread urban violence across the country, with dozens injured and hundreds arrested.
The pilot said he fought for his life after his co-pilot stabbed him.
Donald Trump wants to be the face of the party's election efforts as some candidates remain unsure whether that will help or hurt them.
The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across northern region.
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has said he opened the cockpit door of the Israel-bound Flydubai plane to allow passengers to come in and halt its rapid descent.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Europe has agreed to release some of its diesel reserves “immediately,” as the president and his Republican Party face pressure to address surging prices ahead of November’s midterm elections.
Seoul has taken a hard stance on Ukraine disclosing the transfer of North Korean POWs amid fears their families could be targeted by Pyongyang.
Wednesday's execution attempt came 30 years after Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.
Taiwan received its first two US-made F-16V fighter jets on Friday, as the island democracy upgrades its military capabilities to deter a potential Chinese attack. The warplanes are part of an $8 billion deal for 66 F-16Vs approved during US President Donald Trump’s first term and scheduled for delivery this year. The arrival of the […]
Preetish Kakoty describes why India's only Nobel-prize-winning physicist went to Sweden on a whim The post C V Raman: the physicist with a ‘Himalayan ego’ who went to Stockholm convinced he’d win a Nobel prize appeared first on Physics World .
In 1930, Indian physicist C V Raman embarked on a journey to Stockholm with unwavering confidence that he would be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. The Indian intellectual, renowned for his groundbreaking research on light scattering and the subsequent discovery now known as Raman scattering, set sail from India in July 1930, accompanied by his spouse. Their voyage, which took two months, culminated in their arrival in Stockholm on 9 December of that year, in time for the Nobel ceremony scheduled for 10 December.
The islands were spotted in satellite images of the water-filled caldera in which Anak Krakatau stands.
Businesses provided 29% of South Africa’s R&D funding in 2022/23, down from 41% a decade earlier, as a ministerial working group called for new incentives and less reliance on foreign funding.
Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a U.S. speed record.
Particle accelerators aren’t just for testing the Standard Model. They’re also used to diagnose and treat disease and study world history.
Native bees pollinate many of Australia’s unique plants and help entire ecosystems thrive.
Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, as they struggle to contain the spread of the virus.
As the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 4,000, authorities face mounting challenges in controlling the spread of the rare Bundibugyo virus. The Health Ministry recently reported 4,018 deaths, accounting for nearly half of the 8,300 confirmed cases, marking the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
The Society’s Pinktober 2026 message, themed “Early Action, Better Outcomes,” says breast cancer remains a major health challenge in Ghana and is the leading cause of cancer and cancer deaths among women.
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the wholesale drug licences of Cipla Pharma & Life Sciences Ltd’s warehouse at Wadki in Pune, citing misbranding of a medicine and multiple lapses in drug storage, record-keeping and inventory management.
Life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023 – close to the 73.4 years recorded in 2019 before the pandemic struck.
Mercy Ships is targeting more than 2,000 free surgeries and about 3,500 dental treatments during its 10-month medical mission in Ghana, with the humanitarian organisation seeking to extend specialist care to patients who may otherwise struggle to access such services.
Hours after experiencing a flare-up related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kenney Blewett of Kyle, Texas, died by suicide in June. A medication his doctor prescribed days earlier to ease his breathing problems hadn’t been filled due to an “insurance issue,” his pharmacy explained via email.
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says Ghana will use the 10-month Mercy Ships mission to expand access to specialist healthcare while strengthening the skills of local health professionals.
Rachael "Raygun" Gunn's Olympic breakdancing performance made her known worldwide for the wrong reasons, but some of Asia's best "B-girls" gave the Australian their full support on Friday, saying: "She made breaking famous.""Because of her, breakdancing became famous," said the Thai.
Asian Games breakdancers praised the Australian's influence on the sport
Around the Nagoya venue of the Asian Games, female breakdancers expressed admiration for Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun, whose Olympic performance sparked both controversy and widespread support.
Gunn caused a stir at the Paris Olympics with her unconventional moves, including kangaroo hops and sprinkler imitations, which led to ridicule and conspiracy theories in Australia. Despite the backlash, Asian B-girls rallied behind Gunn, emphasizing that her artistry should be appreciated rather than condemned.
Manchester City have formally appealed against the independent commission verdict that found the club guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.City confirmed that the...
NAGOYA: National padel players Christian Didier Chin and partner Aidan Yunus showed immense determination to keep their gallant run in the men’s pairs event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games going.
Dubai: India made a stunning start to Friday’s action at the Asian Games 2026, securing a historic gold medal in the women’s recurve team event after Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod defeated 10-time Olympic champions South Korea 5-3.
Pakistan’s wait for a men’s squash team gold at the Asian Games goes on. Sixteen years after beating Malaysia 2-0 in Guangzhou for their last title in the event, Pakistan found the result reversed at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena on Friday, losing the final 2-0 to the same opponents and settling for silver — their second successive…
City can also separately appeal against any sanctions.
Formula One returns to Sepang this weekend for the first time since 2017 with Malaysia chosen to host the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix. The race was originally meant to be in April but could not go ahead due to the conflict in the Middle East.
Here's how you can watch Belgium vs Turkey for free from anywhere in the world in the 2026/27 Nations League.
Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting, the Olympic champion who found herself embroiled in a major gender row at Paris 2024, won gold at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Lin beat China’s Yang Chengyu 5-0 in the women’s 60kg final in Nagoya, giving her a second Asian Games gold after winning in the 57kg class in Hangzhou […]
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