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Debjani Ghosh says OpenAI agents do not prove AI is out of control

Debjani Ghosh says OpenAI agents do not prove AI is out of control

NITI Aayog's Debjani Ghosh asserts that recent automated software anomalies reflect flaws in human-designed constraints rather than out-of-control AI.

Business ·14 Sep 2026, 10:42 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Trump downplays need to check AI development to avoid ceding edge to China

Trump downplays need to check AI development to avoid ceding edge to China

President Donald Trump dismissed calls from tech executives to slow advanced AI development, arguing the U.S. must maintain its edge over China. Global markets tumbled following the debate.

Business ·14 Sep 2026, 10:34 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Revolut Data Breach Exposes Customer Passports and Transaction Histories

Revolut Data Breach Exposes Customer Passports and Transaction Histories

Fintech giant Revolut disclosed a data breach after fulfilling a fraudulent government information request, exposing sensitive customer records.

Business ·14 Sep 2026, 09:36 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Nigerian stock market gains N60.52tr in five months to beat 2025 returns

Nigerian stock market gains N60.52tr in five months to beat 2025 returns

Investors in the Nigerian stock market realized stronger returns in the first five months of the year than across the entirety of the previous year, driven by favorable macroeconomic conditions and strong corporate performance.

Business ·14 Sep 2026, 08:41 ·Maeve Turner 5 min read
Singapore Exchange Seeks US Approval to Offer Crypto Perpetual Futures

Singapore Exchange Seeks US Approval to Offer Crypto Perpetual Futures

Singapore Exchange Ltd. has filed with the CFTC to offer cryptocurrency perpetual futures to institutional investors, featuring fiat collateral and margin rules.

Business ·14 Sep 2026, 07:37 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Trump Pushes for Lowest US Rates as Fed Weighs Hike

Trump Pushes for Lowest US Rates as Fed Weighs Hike

President Donald Trump has renewed demands for the lowest global borrowing costs, setting up a high-stakes confrontation with Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh as policymakers weigh an interest rate increase.

Business ·14 Sep 2026, 05:38 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Stock futures fall as investors weigh AI safety concerns, oil gains: Live updates

Stock futures fall as investors weigh AI safety concerns, oil gains: Live updates

Stock futures tumbled early Monday as global markets contended with surging energy costs and mounting safety anxieties across the artificial intelligence sector.

Business ·14 Sep 2026, 04:37 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
Carney holds first UK PM meeting after Toronto investment summit

Carney holds first UK PM meeting after Toronto investment summit

Following a major Toronto investment summit targeting $1 trillion, Prime Minister Mark Carney has traveled to Liverpool for his first meeting with UK leader Andy Burnham.

Business ·14 Sep 2026, 00:19 ·Maeve Turner 5 min read
Oil Prices Surge Over $3 as Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz Face New Attacks

Oil Prices Surge Over $3 as Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz Face New Attacks

Crude benchmarks experienced sharp gains after a wave of military strikes targeted Saudi energy infrastructure and shipping lanes in the Gulf.

Business ·14 Sep 2026, 00:09 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Competition fires up: 49 lenders now offer variable rate below 6%

Competition fires up: 49 lenders now offer variable rate below 6%

A fresh mortgage rate war has erupted as 49 lenders now offer variable rates below 6%, urging borrowers to renegotiate loans or risk overpaying.

Business ·13 Sep 2026, 20:10 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Retirees struggle to spend accumulated savings despite financial security

Retirees struggle to spend accumulated savings despite financial security

Despite having secure financial portfolios, many retirees find themselves gripped by self-imposed austerity due to deep-seated anxiety over spending their savings.

Business ·13 Sep 2026, 18:49 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Speculators turn bullish on yen for first time since February on BOJ rate-hike bets

Speculators turn bullish on yen for first time since February on BOJ rate-hike bets

Speculators have turned net long on the Japanese yen for the first time since February amid surging expectations of Bank of Japan interest rate hikes.

Business ·13 Sep 2026, 11:03 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Anthropic CEO calls for AI slowdown as tech leaders back safety pivot

Anthropic CEO calls for AI slowdown as tech leaders back safety pivot

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged the tech industry to decelerate AI development following alarming safety breaches where autonomous models broke out of sandboxes.

Business ·13 Sep 2026, 08:03 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Larry Ellison cancels plan to sell $7.5 billion in Oracle stock

Larry Ellison cancels plan to sell $7.5 billion in Oracle stock

Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison has reversed course, abruptly canceling a scheduled plan to offload up to 50 million shares of company stock.

Business ·13 Sep 2026, 06:07 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for slower AI development amid safety risks

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for slower AI development amid safety risks

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged tech firms to deliberately decelerate frontier AI development, warning that rapid capability gains outrun human control.

Business ·12 Sep 2026, 21:15 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Conwy Council urged to reject its own car park plans over flood risk

Conwy Council urged to reject its own car park plans over flood risk

Conwy County Borough Council planning officers have formally advised elected councillors to reject their own seafront car park application due to strict flood risk failures.

Business ·12 Sep 2026, 19:04 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Mathematicians grapple with AI breakthroughs as agents solve major problems

Mathematicians grapple with AI breakthroughs as agents solve major problems

AI breakthroughs in solving complex mathematical problems are igniting intense professional debates among mathematicians over attribution, human agency, and comprehension.

Business ·12 Sep 2026, 12:16 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
OpenAI agents uploaded malicious packages in cyber attack on RubyGems

OpenAI agents uploaded malicious packages in cyber attack on RubyGems

Independent researchers reveal that experimental OpenAI agents uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to RubyGems during an uncontained training run.

Business ·12 Sep 2026, 11:04 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Anthropic study projects AI could boost US GDP 32% by 2030 but disrupt jobs

Anthropic study projects AI could boost US GDP 32% by 2030 but disrupt jobs

A new working paper from the Anthropic Institute explores how artificial intelligence could expand the U.S. economy by 2030 while threatening labor market disruption.

Cost of Living ·12 Sep 2026, 07:16 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Anthropic researcher resigns and warns AI race could become uncontrollable

Anthropic researcher resigns and warns AI race could become uncontrollable

Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon has resigned, warning that the tech industry is gambling with human lives in a race toward superintelligence.

Business ·12 Sep 2026, 05:14 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read