Major AI companies’ descriptions of their capabilities also set them apart from smaller firms, which can market themselves only as useful tools rather than as powerful and potentially dangerous technology. For individuals,
A co-founder of Anthropic has called for companies developing artificial intelligence to be legally required to provide a mechanism capable of shutting down AI systems, as concerns grow over the potential risks
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China’s new exit and entry rules are tightening Beijing’s control over international travel, with citizens involved in politics, technology and strategically sensitive industries facing greater scrutiny and restrictions in the name of
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To understand India’s growing trade imbalance with China, look inside Indian factories, The New York Times reports. Chinese machinery, electronic components and industrial materials remain deeply embedded in Indian production. Electric vehicle
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Sri Lanka needs a radical but practical reform of its school and university education to better prepare young people for a changing global economy. The proposals include reducing schooling from 13 to
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The article argues that Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a new form of US colonialism, driven by political pressure, military power and economic interests. It warns that interference in Venezuela,
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A 48-year-old mother of three of Indian origin has alleged that her daughter was forcibly sent to Saudi Arabia for domestic employment after a purportedly forged “family report” was prepared by a
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Islamic State Pakistan Province (ISPP) remains a relatively small but persistent militant threat in Pakistan, using sectarian violence, targeted assassinations and occasional suicide attacks to exploit deep communal and political fault lines,
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The passage argues that Britain is gradually erasing its historical identity by replacing recognition of figures such as Churchill, Austen, Turner and Turing with symbols of a more multicultural and politically correct
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Nationalist leaders from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to hold talks in Cardiff on Monday over possible moves towards independence or separation from the United Kingdom. The meeting is the
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Britain’s King Charles will host leaders of major artificial intelligence companies this week to discuss whether a shared set of principles is needed to guide a technology that has sparked growing warnings
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AI is becoming increasingly intelligent, but the deeper question is whether it could one day become conscious. As scientists still cannot fully explain consciousness in humans, determining whether a machine can experience
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The arrest of Namal Rajapaksa by the Bribery Commission in 2026 is not a witch hunt but a necessary action delayed by political pressure; it should lead to a swift indictment and
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Donald Trump, whose war on Iran is the greatest strategic blunder in United States history, is not responsible for triggering the decline of the American empire, but he is responsible for its fatal denouement.
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Last week, on 4th September, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an African proposal for a new world map, which shows countries’ true size relative to one another. It aims to correct the view
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Venerable Dr. Walpola Piyananda and Venerable Dr. Madawala Seelawimala have been honoured in the United States for what organisers described as 50 years of dedicated service to Buddhism and humanity. The commemorative
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