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Technological Advancement - Page 2

September 30, 2026
Editor's Choice/Technology

The Man at the Far End of Trump’s AI Table

Claude is becoming increasingly capable and commercially valuable, while Anthropic is fighting Washington over autonomous weapons and surveillance. The company wants America to lead AI, but not at any price.

Artificial Intelligence

White House AI Accord Sets Four-Layer Safety Framework for Frontier Technology

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai and other technology leaders have signed the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, committing participating companies to a four-layer framework of internal controls, monitoring, independent evaluation and board oversight for frontier artificial intelligence systems. The

September 30, 2026

$8 Trillion G7 Defence Surge Brings AI Investment and Debt Pressures Together

Editor's Choice/News

The next decade could see an estimated $8 trillion surge in additional defence spending by the Group of Seven, according to former US Navy

Humanoid Robots Begin Taking on Household Chores in San Francisco

Diplomacy/Technology

A humanoid robot that cleans kitchens, scrubs toilets and folds laundry is now being rented to households in San Francisco, offering an early test

China’s AI Boom Draws Warnings Over Robot Valuations and Rising Inequality

September 26, 2026
Artificial Intelligence/Technology

China’s rapid push into artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics is attracting billions of dollars in investment, but economists and business leaders are warning that the transformation carries risks ranging from excessive valuations

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Meta’s AI Agent Muse Puts Zuckerberg’s Biggest Bet on User Trust

September 25, 2026
Diplomacy/Technology

Mark Zuckerberg is betting that Meta’s next major artificial intelligence product will become a personal agent capable of handling much of everyday life online. Muse, unveiled at Meta’s developer conference in Menlo

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The Guillotine and AI: Why Automation May Change Jobs Before It Eliminates Them

September 25, 2026
Editor's Choice/Technology

The guillotine was designed to make execution faster and more efficient. But the experience of revolutionary Paris offers an unexpected analogy for the economic effects of artificial intelligence: greater efficiency does not

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Nvidia Chief Jensen Huang Emerges as Trump’s Key Ally in the Fight Against AI Regulation

September 24, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, has become one of Donald Trump’s closest allies in promoting rapid artificial-intelligence development, placing the head of the world’s most valuable company at the centre

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Australia Reports AI Agent Breach of Government Database

September 24, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

Australia is investigating an incident in which an autonomous artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained access to a government-owned database and retrieved both public and non-public files, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

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AI Leaders Warn UN Security Council of Risks to Humanity

September 24, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

Leading artificial intelligence executives have warned the United Nations Security Council that the technology could pose serious risks if developed and deployed without adequate controls, with some calling for a slower pace

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Alibaba Cloud to Open Data Centres in Turkey, Finland and Netherlands

September 23, 2026
Business

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group Holding, plans to open data centres in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands over the next 12 months as it accelerates its international expansion

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What Are Prediction Markets—and Can They Really Predict the Future?

September 23, 2026
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Prediction market platforms allow people to bet on real-world events like politics, culture, economics, war, and sports. Their defining feature is the buying and selling of contracts. They operate on a peer-to-peer

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Artificial Intelligence: Private Ownership, Collective Risks

September 23, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

The article examines the growing conflict over the risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence, from autonomous cyberattacks and weapons to political persuasion and the wider transformation of work and human consciousness. It

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OpenAI forms mathematics advisory group after AI claims more than 100 new solutions

September 22, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has announced an independent advisory group hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, giving mathematicians a formal role in the company’s mathematics research as debate intensifies

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The New Battlefield Is in Your Phone

September 22, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

The alarm triggered by the relationship between a Spanish NATO commander and a Russian-born woman he met through Tinder is the latest episode in a rapidly expanding arena of espionage: mobile applications.

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Fukuyama: Why I Changed My Mind About AI Risk

September 22, 2026
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

There is no question that AI will increase productivity in many sectors of the economy over time. It is a general purpose technology that will allow machines to substitute for human labor

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When AI Turns Every Child Into the Hero

September 21, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

Once upon a time, children’s publishing depended on writers, illustrators and editors to create characters and stories that could travel beyond the page and enter the shared imagination of generations. Now, an

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From citizens’ calls to city action: Inside a Chinese hotline

September 21, 2026
Columns/Technology

When Krisca, an international student in east China’s Shandong Province, stepped out of a taxi, she didn’t realize she had left her bag behind. Moments later, panic set in—her passport was inside,

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Singapore’s AI Bet Is About Deployment, Not Discovery

September 20, 2026
Editor's Choice/Technology

When Jordan Seow joined OpenAI in June 2025, he became the company’s first locally hired forward-deployed engineer in Asia-Pacific. At the time, the company’s Singapore office had fewer than 20 employees. The

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