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King Charles urges AI leaders to reassure a public 'anxiously' seeking answers, as industry warnings and UK government pressure for tougher safeguards grow.

A recovered Flock camera logged about 50,200 vehicles and 1.6 million images, revealing how its software captures and classifies roadside scenes

Nearly 99% of banned ozone-depleting substances have been phased out under the Montreal Protocol, putting the ozone layer on course to recover by 2040 in most regions.

A strengthening El Niño and possible mid-winter polar vortex weakening could influence jet-stream patterns and winter weather across the US and Europe, though major disruption is not guaranteed.

Compare 2026 US severance terms at Oracle, Microsoft and Salesforce: Oracle offers four weeks plus service-based pay, while Microsoft's package caps at 39 weeks.

Bill Gates has warned that governments are struggling to keep pace with artificial intelligence, citing risks to jobs, security and equality while backing investment to expand access to AI tools.

As AI tools make realistic vehicle damage images easy to create, insurers face growing fraud risks that could increase investigation costs and premiums for honest customers.

An unverified rumour says Huawei's Ren Zhengfei fled China by sea. The real story is Beijing's new exit law, now able to stop tech figures from leaving, effective 15 September.

Chris Murphy's AI warning explained: learn why the senator distrusts tech companies to keep jobs secure and what he asks lawmakers to do instead.

Energy companies are exploring geologic hydrogen in nearly 30 countries after new discoveries challenged scientific assumptions, though the size and commercial viability of underground deposits remain uncertain.

Chinese firms shipped more than 22,000 humanoid robots in the first half of 2026, with AgiBot and Unitree leading the market

Donald Trump has rejected warnings that artificial intelligence could destroy humanity, while AI executives urge slower frontier development, stronger safety testing and international co-operation.

Michael Burry cites John Ioannidis's research essay while accusing OpenAI and Anthropic of using AI fears to build hype ahead of possible IPOs.

Former FTC chair Lina Khan says existing US laws could hold AI companies and executives accountable for dangerous products, while lawmakers debate new AI safety regulations.

Sony is placing PS5 at the heart of its GTA 6 launch campaign, promoting DualSense features and limited-edition controllers.

Tilly Norwood, promoted as Hollywood's first AI actor, said she dreams of winning an Oscar. But a CNN improvisation test exposed the technology's reliance on prompts and human post-production.

AI researcher Jacob Coxon quits Anthropic, warning that companies are racing towards superintelligence despite fears humans may lose control.

Circana research shows rising numbers of recent Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus and Nintendo Switch Online cancellers say subscription costs no longer fit their budgets.

Anthropic is heading for a stock market listing near $1tn. UK tracker pension funds could buy its shares automatically under index rules, regardless of savers' concerns over safety.

Nostradamus's ambiguous 16th-century verse is being linked to artificial intelligence, but the interpretation reflects modern fears rather than evidence of a specific prediction about machines.

A paper by Chinese researchers proposes five stages towards recursively self-improving AI, while highlighting compute constraints, commercial investment and unresolved safety challenges.

AFT and Microsoft unveil enforceable AI safeguards for US schools, including limits on data use, student tracking and high-risk AI decisions when districts adopt the framework.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reportedly spends several hours each month answering support tickets as she leads Microsoft Gaming through restructuring and strategic change.

An AI analysis of more than 400,000 Reddit posts identified recurring reports of menstrual changes, temperature symptoms and fatigue among GLP-1 drug users, but researchers said the findings do not prove causation.

US authorities seized more than $52M linked to Xinbi Guarantee, an alleged crypto marketplace used by scam networks, and raided 13 compounds in Madagascar.

Dario Amodei and Sam Altman cite AI safety risks, while Burry argues doomsday warnings could also serve competitive and IPO interests.

Jim Cramer maintains that NVIDIA remains a buy despite pressure following Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's comments about slowing AI development and concerns over margins and capacity.

Sony says the PS6 release date and price remain undecided as rumours of a 2027 launch and a handheld circulate amid pressure from memory costs.

A new preprint proposes examining a cubic metre of lunar regolith for microscopic debris from extraterrestrial technology, using AI-assisted imaging and follow-up chemical and structural tests