Microsoft adds Grok AI models to Copilot in Office apps

Microsoft announced on Saturday that it is bringing xAI's Grok models into Copilot across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint,…

Altman and Musk back Amodei’s call to slow AI development

The leaders of the three most prominent AI companies found rare public agreement on Saturday, as OpenAI CEO…

Netherlands cuts gas storage target as Europe braces for tough winter

European industry is heading into a difficult winter as a fresh spike in energy costs threatens to shut…

China’s record trade surplus spurs calls for Plaza Accord-style deal

China and the United States held the third Track 1.5 Dialogue in Beijing on August 25, with roughly…

India, Russia working on digital currency trade settlement, Sberbank CEO says

India and Russia have begun working on a digital currency settlement mechanism for bilateral trade, with the two…

Anthropic safety researchers quit, warn AI could threaten humanity

Joe Benton, a former manager of Anthropic's Scalable Oversight team, publicly announced on September 11 that he had…

Celine Dion takes the stage in Paris for first full concert in six years

Celine Dion is set to take the stage at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, just outside Paris, on…

Lagarde calls on governments to cut spending to fund AI and defense

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde urged eurozone governments on Friday to rein in certain areas of public…

China’s AI industry shifts from models to agents, state report says

China's AI sector is undergoing a structural shift away from building ever-larger foundation models and toward deploying AI…

Iran’s Pezeshkian says US failed to topple Tehran, vows not to surrender

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that Iran will not yield to American economic and military pressure, speaking in…

Europe ramps up push to ban AI smart glasses amid privacy backlash

A wave of bans, petitions, and regulatory proposals is sweeping across Europe and the United States as governments…

iPhone 18 Pro preorders open as Apple launches new Watch and Health app

Apple used its annual September launch event on Wednesday to introduce the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple…

EU gasoline up 24%, diesel up 33% since Middle East war

European energy markets are under mounting strain as natural gas prices climb to their highest level in years…

Ukrainian defense firm calls for Palantir review over Nebius deal

Palantir Technologies announced on September 8 a strategic partnership with Nebius Group, naming the AI cloud company its…

iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders open to unexpectedly soft demand amid $100 price hikes

Apple opened pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on Saturday, September 12, but…

French bond yields hit 18-year high as global sell-off deepens

France's 10-year government bond yield surged past 4.3% this week and reached 4.45% by September 11, a level…

Apple’s A20 Pro sets Geekbench single-core record, topping desktop chips

Apple's A20 Pro, the company's first 2-nanometer smartphone processor, has posted the highest single-core score ever recorded on…

Fed, BoE and BoJ to deliver rate decisions in 48-hour window

The coming week brings what analysts are calling the biggest stretch of central bank activity this year, with…

Mathematician says he’s ‘terrified’ as AI upends math in a single week

In the span of a single week, two of the world's leading AI companies announced results that have…

Venice festival ends with Gaza documentary’s Golden Lion chances in focus

"NAZA," a documentary by Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor about Israel's AI-assisted targeting of Palestinian…

Trump says Iran ‘probably’ behind Saudi pipeline attack

US President Donald Trump on Saturday pointed the finger at Iran as the likely perpetrator behind a drone…

Trump says he’d ‘love’ to see a united Ireland

President Donald Trump waded into one of the most politically charged issues on the island of Ireland on…

Clay Math Institute weighs in on OpenAI’s Navier-Stokes claim

OpenAI announced on September 8 that an unreleased internal AI model, deploying roughly 10,000 autonomous agents over 88…

Ukraine hits Russian rocket fuel plant in overnight strike

Ukraine escalated its long-range strike campaign this week, hitting targets across eight Russian regions in a wave of…

iPhone 18 Pro preorders open as Apple launches foldable Duo

Apple on Wednesday unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro…

TSMC plans to double AI chip packaging capacity by 2028

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is preparing to double its advanced chip packaging capacity by the end of 2028,…

Chinese AI firms refused to meet US delegation over sanctions fears

China's artificial intelligence sector is moving away from the race to build ever-larger language models and toward the…

US narrows air defense for Hormuz tankers to two daily windows

The United States has narrowed its air defense coverage for oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz to…

U.S. links Chinese satellite imagery to Iran strike that killed 3 troops

Iran obtained high-definition satellite photographs of a U.S. military installation in Jordan from Chinese sources before a July…

First undisturbed elite tomb found at Peru’s Chan Chan

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a nearly intact funerary platform at Chan Chan containing the remains of 38…