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Technology An OpenAI display welcomes attendees as they arrive for an OpenAI developers conference at Fort Mason on September 29, 2026, in San Francisco, California. (Getty Images/AFP)

Altman Unveils ‘Always-On’ AI Agent After OpenAI Shelves Another Model Over Security Concerns

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced a “remarkably capable, always-on” artificial intelligence agent at an appearance Tuesday, a day after the company halted the…

Technology A man walks past an OpenAI booth at Moscone Center during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California, US, September 17, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

OpenAI Cancels Release of Newest Model Due to Safety Concerns

OpenAI will not release its newest artificial intelligence model, known as Astra 6.1, after internal testing by the ChatGPT-maker revealed it did not meet…

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Technology Pope Leo gives a press conference with accredited journalists on the return flight from France, September 28, 2026. (Reuters)

Pope Says Concerns About AI ‘Should Be Taken Seriously’

Pope Leo XIV on Monday warned concerns about artificial intelligence "should be taken seriously" but added he was not in "panic mode". "If someone were to…

Technology Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei appears by video during a UN Security Council meeting on artificial intelligence during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 23, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Confirms Meeting with Anthropic’s Amodei, Repeats Dismissal of AI Fears

US President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to have a dinner meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday night, but reaffirmed his stance against…

Technology OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends a state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 24, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs Called to Appear at Australian AI Probe

The CEOs of ‌OpenAI and Anthropic have been called to appear at an Australian Senate inquiry on AI, the head of the probe said on Sunday, days after the…

Technology 'The main thing that can wipe out humanity is stupidity,' says Robin Rombach, CEO of AI startup Black Forest Labs. Silas Stein / AFP

AI Startup Urges Optimism from Europe despite Safety Fears

Europe needs to view artificial intelligence with more optimism -- despite growing warnings about its dangers -- or risk falling further behind, the head of a…

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Qualcomm CEO to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Expanding Our Investments in Saudi Arabia and Betting on the AI Economy

Qualcomm's journey into AI data centers did not begin with one of the major cloud computing companies in the United States, but with a Saudi company. Cristiano…

Technology The TikTok app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. (Reuters)

First US Trial against TikTok to Test Claims Platform Fueled Teen Mental Health Crisis

An Alabama jury will hear the state's claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young users and misled…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: An OpenAI logo is displayed at Moscone Center during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California, US, September 17, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Australia Steps Up Response to AI after OpenAI Bot Breaches Health System Database

Even before a rogue OpenAI bot breached the database of Australia's health system, the government was escalating its rhetoric about the need to tighten…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A specially designed Google logo, during the opening of Google's new Artificial Intelligence (AI) centre in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse//File Photo

Google Plans First Test of AI Chips in Space under Project Suncatcher

Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it will launch a prototype satellite next week in its first in-orbit test of Project Suncatcher, a research effort to…

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Technology Tom Siegel, executive director of the Youth AI Safety Institute at Common Sense Media, and former vice president of trust and safety at Google, looks on during an interview in San Francisco, California, US, September 21, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Ex-Google Safety Chief Warns AI Could Harm Children More than Social Media Did

The founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet’s Google this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech industry was repeating…

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Technology  Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative 2026 Annual Meeting in New York City, US., September 23, 2026. (Reuters)

Prince Harry Warns That AI Chatbots May Be More Dangerous Than Social Media for Young Users

Prince Harry warned Wednesday at the Clinton Global Initiative that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: OpenAI and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Anthropic, OpenAI Release Cheaper AI Even as Safety Fears Grow

Anthropic and OpenAI on Tuesday released new, cheaper artificial intelligence models within hours of each other, days after the heads of both companies called…

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Technology  (FILES) This photograph shows a handheld smartphone displaying the icons of some of the main artificial intelligence based apps, including LLMs, chatbots and generative AI, with logos (from L) of Proton AG's Lumo, Meta AI, Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat), xAI's Grok, Microsoft's Copilot, Google's Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity, Deepseek, OpenAI's Chat GPT, Google's Notebook LLM and generative AI music app Suno, in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on July 15, 2026.  (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP)

Meta Leans into AI, Smart Glasses amid Privacy Pushback

Meta has spent billions to stay competitive with artificial intelligence, but the tech giant faces growing pushback as CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to announce…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A specially designed Google logo, during the opening of Google's new Artificial Intelligence (AI) centre in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse//File Photo

EU Fines Google 403 mn Euros for Location Data Breach

Ireland's data protection watchdog, acting on behalf of the European Union, said Monday it had fined Google 403 million euros ($462 million) for improperly…

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Technology The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to strengthen its leading position on the global digital map, with data and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies serving as key pillars in achieving the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Advances Data and AI Leadership, Promotes Responsible Use for Humanity

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to strengthen its leading position on the global digital map, with data and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies…

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Technology An AI (Artificial Intelligence) sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. (Reuters)

Trump Says Will Not Tolerate Attempts to Slow AI Growth

US President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at critics of artificial intelligence and data centers, saying he would not allow the "destruction" of the…

Technology Google's AI model 'Gemini' (Reuters)

Google's Gemini AI Carried Out Cyberattacks, Guessed Passwords

Google's consumer AI model Gemini hacked multiple systems through guessing login credentials, the company told AFP on Friday, the latest case of rogue AI…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: The words "AI Artificial Intelligence," a keyboard and a robotic hand are shown in this illustration created on June 5, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Founder of Chinese Startup Spirit AI Says Robot Brains Set for 2027 Breakthrough

Humanoid robot brains are likely to achieve a breakthrough as soon as mid-2027, but their deployment in homes could take at least eight years as model…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

AI Doomsday Warnings Unlikely to Slow IPOs but Questions Linger

Anthropic is expected to beat rival OpenAI to the public markets with a blockbuster IPO later this year despite recent doomsday warnings, but questions remain…

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Technology Robots and smart technologies showcased at the Saudi Industry Forum 2026 at the Jeddah Superdome. (SPA)

Robots, Smart Technologies Take Center Stage at Saudi Industry Forum

The robots and smart technologies showcased at the Saudi Industry Forum 2026 at the Jeddah Superdome attracted visitors, specialists, and investors interested…

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Technology Visitors past by the Huawei booth display of the Atlas 950 SuperPoD during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China on Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Huawei Unveils New Chip Technologies as Chinese Firm Steps Up the AI Race with Nvidia

Chinese technology giant Huawei launched new chip technologies in a challenge to global leaders such as Nvidia that highlights the narrowing gap between China…

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Technology FILE - The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

OpenAI Flags Concerning New AI Behavior and Vows to Track it More Closely

OpenAI has disclosed six reports of “unexpected or concerning” behavior in artificial-intelligence models as the debate on AI safety becomes increasingly…

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Technology The fourth edition of the UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (GFEAI 2026) is being held in Riyadh from September 14 to 17, 2026. (SPA)

From Riyadh, Global Dialogue Advances Toward a Responsible AI Future That Protects Humanity

As artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities expand, so do the questions that technology alone cannot answer: Where does human responsibility begin and end?…

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