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UK in no rush to regulate AI, Sunak says ahead of AI safety summit

The UK says it will establish the world’s first AI safety institute to prevent the technology escaping human control.

Markets

Bitcoin crosses $34,000 to its highest value since May 2022

Spike comes amid speculation of an imminent bitcoin exchange-traded fund.

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Film of the Week: 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

Martin Scorsese is back with a fascinating but uneven American reckoning that can't quite justify its runtime.

USA

Israel-Hamas war expected to overshadow EU-US summit in Washington

The EU’s top officials will head to Washington Friday for the first official summit between the two sides in over two years and at a time when the issues seemingly continue to pile up.

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Prosecutors seeking to recharge Alec Baldwin in fatal on set shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film 'Rust'. It went off, killing her. The actor has always maintained his innocence, saying he never pulled the trigger. He could be charged again with voluntary manslaughter.

Tech News

China's Baidu is taking on US AI chatbot ChatGPT-4

Chinese tech giant Baidu says it is taking on AI rival ChatGPT-4 with its new artificial intelligence model. But can Ernie 4.0 succeed in a country with tougher regulations?

Ukraine

Euroviews. We can't let Russia demoralise Ukraine's Western backers

By stopping an aggressive, revisionist Russia dead in its tracks, the West would achieve continental security, showing the autocracies on the rise that vitality hasn’t been drained from the democratic world, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

Business

Unfair Chinese competition: EU plans anti-subsidy steel probe

In a joint effort with Washington, the European Union is planning anti-subsidy investigations against Chinese steelmakers.

Ukraine

War in Ukraine: Expulsion of Russian diplomats: “banal revenge” from Washington - Moscow

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

Business

FTX co-founder testifies against Sam Bankman-Fried in fraud case

Bankman-Fried is standing trial for allegedly stealing billions of dollars from customers of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX. The case has been called one of the biggest financial frauds in US history.

Business

Millions of airbags have to be recalled in the US - What about Europe?

US authorities could recall 52 million airbag inflators after deadly accidents. The airbags are being used in millions of vehicles from 11 different manufacturers. Could Europe follow suit?

USA

How much could a US political row threaten military aid for Ukraine?

Ukraine finds itself caught in the middle as Republicans squabbled over whether to support military funding and their own House speaker.

China

Euroviews. Latest clash in South China Sea should be a red flag for the world

It is vital that China’s increasingly hostile and unpredictable diplomatic and military policy is taken seriously. We only must look at the war in Ukraine to see where complacency gets us, Saman Rizwan writes.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy visits eastern front, cluster bombs and 'loss of US aid'

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

Green News

Poland gives green light for country’s first nuclear power plant

Climate Minister Anna Moskwa said the step forward was "crucial" for Poland's energy security.

Economy

US and China launch economic and financial working groups to ease tensions

The announcement follows a string of high-ranking US officials' visits to China this year, which sets the stage for a possible meeting between Biden and Xi in November at an Asia-Pacific Economic conference.

Economy

US Federal Reserve stays the course on interest rates

The US Federal Reserve has announced that it will maintain its interest rates, as much of Europe raises theirs.

Culture news

US returns Egon Schiele art looted by Nazis to owner's heirs

The US has returned seven artworks by famous Austrian expressionist painter Egon Schiele to the heirs of a Jewish cabaret star who owned them before he was killed by the Nazis in 1941.

Culture news

Actors, activists and artists sign petition against US book bans

Big names in the entertainment and art industries are raising the alarm on a sharp increase in book bans in the US, asking creatives to leverage their voices to stop the bans.

Culture news

The National: Review of surprise new album ‘Laugh Track’

A worthy sister album to their first 2023 album ‘First Two Pages of Frankenstein’, or more of the same from the celebrated alt-rockers?