Friday, 11 September 2026

Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons

The revelations in Anthropic's threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of the risks of AI to humanity.

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Thursday, 10 September 2026

Bernie Sanders speaks to the BBC about proposal to ban AI superintelligence

The senator has also proposed a sort of sovereign wealth fund in which the US would take a 50% stake in AI companies.

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Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Inside Thailand's school shooter drills following recent attacks

Police say they hope the drill will help prepare students, as concern grows over the increase in school shootings in South East Asia.

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Europe's royalty pay respects to King Harald V in Norway

The Prince of Wales and three Nordic kings were among those who attended proceedings on Wednesday.

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Land in limbo: BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by Israel for settlement

BBC's Middle East Correspondent Lucy Williamson visits the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar in the so-called E1 area, and the neighbouring Israeli settlement of Maale Admumim.

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Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Hegseth is shaking up the Pentagon as the US wages war - but at what cost?

The upheaval in the military could shape the legacy of Trump's second term, writes the BBC's Tom Bateman.

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Monday, 7 September 2026

AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech boss

The head of chip designer Arm says modelling how a DNA marker is impacted by cancer cannot be done now, but computers are "going to solve it".

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