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US President Donald Trump says efforts to limit the development of artificial intelligence in the United States is part of a ‘sick conspiracy’.

‘Sick conspiracy’: Trump unleashes on calls to rein in AI

US President Donald Trump says efforts to limit the development of artificial intelligence in the United States is part of a ‘sick conspiracy’.

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King Charles III is set to host major leaders of AI companies Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic amid mounting fears over the technology.

King Charles to meet major AI leaders as tech fears mount

The monarch is set to host top ranking execs from Nvidia, Google, DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic amid fears that the technology’s rapid development could endanger humanity.

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Andrew Hastie warned without a sovereign AI model, Australia will become a ‘supplicant state’.

Not just ‘memes’: How Australia could become ‘supplicant state’

Without a sovereign AI model Australia will become a ‘supplicant state’, a Liberal frontbencher has warned, as the Senate debates an ‘extinction’ risk.

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The doomsday clock is ticking as AI researchers and tech leaders call for a slowdown.

Inside the snowballing conversations about AI doomsday

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Researchers at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google are increasingly trying to raise awareness about the risks of artificial intelligence.

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Donald Trump isn't concerned about the potential dangers of AI. (AP PHOTO)

‘Things that won’t happen’: Trump downplays AI concerns

Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about AI, saying the US is leading China in the field and ‘I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins’.

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Several actors used Claude AI ?models for weapons development, surveillance and ?fraud. (AP PHOTO)

AI boss’s chilling warning over technology’s rapid rise

One of the world’s most powerful AI bosses is urging the industry to slow down as fears grow over how rapidly advancing models could be misused.

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AI could launch bioweapons, trigger nuclear war or even threaten humanity itself. But how are we supposed to make sense of a risk that terrifying — and that uncertain?

AI could end humanity. How do humans process that?

AI could launch bioweapons, trigger nuclear war or even threaten humanity itself. But how are we supposed to make sense of a risk that terrifying — and that uncertain?

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An employee enters the Anthropic office in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Anthropic says it blocked AI bids to make biological weapons

In a new report, the AI start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work

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A old but new aesthetic is taking hold in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley is suddenly obsessed with the past

THE ECONOMIST: An old but new aesthetic is taking hold in Silicon Valley and beyond

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AI extinction fears erupt inside tech giant.

‘Kill us all’: AI insiders issue chilling extinction warning

Senior Anthropic researchers have issued a chilling warning about AI’s potential to wipe out humanity within a decade, sparking urgent calls for regulation.

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Why investors are being warned not to miss the AI boom.

Miss these AI stocks and you’ll miss biggest market returns

AI sceptics see a bubble built on debt. Hyperion sees a productivity revolution that could make today’s technology giants even more valuable.

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John Ternus, Apple’s new chief executive, holds Apple’s Duo foldable phone at an event at Apple’s campus in Cupertino, Calif., September 9, 2026. A

Meet the iPhone Duo, Apple’s foldable phone that costs $3500

The foldable iPhone design marks the most significant change in 19 years to the company’s most important product.

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CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 09: An attendee takes a video of a display of new Apple iPhone 17 Pros during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 9, 2025 in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled a new generation of iPhones, updated Apple Watches, and AirPods during a special event at its headquarters. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Everything we know about new tech Apple will unveil tonight

Here are the biggest things to watch out, including previously unreported details on new Apple Watch features and the foldable iPhone’s name and price.

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AI is increasingly being used to tackle some of the world’s most complex mathematical problems.

AI just solved a problem humans wrestled with for decades

OpenAI says 10,000 AI agents took 88 hours to solve the problem — but not everyone is celebrating.

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Just a fortnight before Anthony Albanese travels to New York to promote Australia’s digital regulations, the US has reiterated its warning against targeting American tech companies.

Albo set for UN tech policy pitch despite US warnings

Just a fortnight before Anthony Albanese travels to New York to promote Australia’s digital regulations, the US has reiterated its warning against targeting American tech companies.

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Coalition sounds alarm over Labor’s social media plan.

Labor accused of trying to control what you see online

The Coalition has accused Labor of pursuing a ‘digital duty of control’ as the Government defends sweeping new changes to Australians’ social media feeds.

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Australia's new digital laws targeting social media platforms have been given a mixed reception.

Labor’s new social media plan risks ‘confusing everyone’

Experts are questioning the details of Labor's sweeping social media reforms but are cautiously optimistic they will help to bring the tech giants into line.

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Communications Minister Anika Wells said the duty of care would “install a foundation of basic safety standards“.

Online reforms to give Anika Wells sweeping new powers

Online platforms will be forced to give Australian users a pop-up box to give them a clear choice on what content appears in their social media feed under the Communications Minister’s sweeping new powers.

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