Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has joined the growing debate over how quickly artificial intelligence should advance, arguing that the development of increasingly powerful AI systems must remain focused on human control, safety and broad access. Nadella’s comments come amid rising concern among prominent technology leaders and AI researchers about the potential risks associated with the...
The head of Chubu Electric Power is expected to step down following a major data manipulation scandal involving the company’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The controversy has raised serious questions about the company’s handling of earthquake safety data and its efforts to secure regulatory approval for restarting reactors at the facility....
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will consider releasing additional records related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks after families of victims renewed their demand for greater transparency. The families have been seeking the release of government documents that they believe could provide further information about possible links between Saudi nationals and individuals...
The death toll from a devastating ferry fire in the Philippines has risen to 35, after rescue teams recovered 30 additional bodies from the burned-out vessel off the coast of Palawan. Authorities said 54 people remain missing, while 43 survivors have been accounted for. The disaster occurred on Wednesday night aboard the MV June Aster,...
Al-Qaeda has released a new propaganda video featuring Hamza bin Laden, the son of the terror group’s founder Osama bin Laden, on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The release has revived questions about Hamza’s reported death in 2019 and highlighted the continued symbolic importance of the Bin Laden family within the organisation’s propaganda....
A fatal shooting in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles has left one man dead, while police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident and search for the suspected shooter. The shooting was reported on Tuesday evening, September 8, near the intersection of Avenue 64 and York Boulevard. Police responded to reports of...
Iran launched fresh attacks against US military positions in the Gulf on Thursday, intensifying an already volatile conflict despite US President Donald Trump warning that Washington remained prepared to launch additional strikes against Tehran. The latest exchange of attacks marks another major escalation in the six-month-old US-Iran war and threatens to widen the confrontation beyond...
Google has avoided a forced breakup of its digital advertising technology business after a US federal judge rejected the government’s demand that the company sell its advertising exchange. However, the ruling still requires Google to make significant changes to the way it operates its advertising technology, in a decision that could have important consequences for...
A US-backed programme designed to monitor landslides, floods and other natural hazards in Nepal was shut down in January 2025 following funding cuts under the Donald Trump administration, more than a year before a devastating Himalayan disaster claimed more than 1,200 lives and left thousands of people missing. The closure of the disaster-monitoring initiative has...
An Indian citizen was among 12 people killed in a fresh wave of Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday, as Kyiv and surrounding areas faced another night of intense aerial bombardment. The latest assault marked the sixth consecutive day of Russian attacks targeting the Ukrainian capital and...