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- Wall Street climbs as easing oil prices offer reprieve US stocks have opened higher as investors welcome a drop in global oil prices.
- Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises ‘inadequate’ safeguards Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakes.
- After being sidelined, Boeing's Starliner to get starring role in NASA's spaceflight plans As it contemplates a future without access to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, NASA will make some moves to ensure that Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is safer and can continue flying after.
- King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, was among top industry leaders attending.
- Grassroots coalition asks politicians to choose voters over Big AI's $140M machine QuitGPT-led pledge targets Leading the Future's push for lighter regulation ahead of the midterms.
- King warns AI leaders of 'existential' risks if tech falls into wrong hands On Thursday, local time, the King was hosting the co-founders of Nvidia and Google DeepMind, along with leaders from OpenAI and Anthropic, in Scotland.
- Alessandro Costacurta: ‘San Siro is an icon – it’s incredibly beautiful but it’s not functional’ Alessandro Costacurta lasted 15 minutes of his first game at San Siro. Only his fellow defenders Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi have made more appearances for the Rossoneri.
- South African police find ninth woman's body amid probe South African police say a ninth woman's body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg and could be linked to a series of killings.
- Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia Huawei is moving up the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip to the first quarter of 2027, as it races to challenge Nvidia.
- King warns AI leaders of ‘existential dangers’ if tech falls into wrong hands King warns AI leaders of ‘existential dangers’ if tech falls into wrong hands.
- 2 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 A 6′ × 30″ exhibit table gives your team three days on the Expo Hall floor to put your product directly in front of the Disrupt audience.
- Superquiz, Friday, September 18 Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz.
- A dolphin named Bubbles makes other fish vomit, then eats it Staff at the Lady Elliott Island Eco Resort off the southern Great Barrier Reef in Australia are well acquainted with the shenanigans of a male bottlenose dolphin they’ve nicknamed Bubbles.
- Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls Text-based AI assistants are a hot market, with Instinct, Wajo, Town, Ollie, and Meta’s Muse agent vying for users’ attention and tasks.
- Microsoft patch gives domain-joined Windows PCs trust issues Machine Identity Isolation policies can reject valid credentials unless controllers meet the Server 2025 functional level.
- Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers Grid software unicorn Emerald AI has formed a coalition with Google and Nvidia that will use the startup’s technology to secure space on the grid for more data centers.
- Mother charged after newborn found dead in Sydney rubbish bin The 24-year-old woman has been charged with concealing her son’s birth by disposing of his body.
- OpenAI reveals cases of ‘concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, said in a blogpost published on Wednesday night that it was introducing a new framework for tracking, investigating and disclosing AI model misalignment.
- Carlos Espí gives Real Madrid hope in the face of Barcelona’s La Liga storm | Sid Lowe With Barcelona racking up seven-goal thrillers, Real Madrid could not afford a collapse. J osé Mourinho called and Carlos Espí came to his side.
- Lucid Motors has a potential robotaxi partner for Europe Lucid Motors has entered into a partnership with European mobility platform Bolt that could bring robotaxis made by the California company to the continent.
- Labor exploring world first smart glasses ban amongst flurry of AI workplace safety standards Australia will explore a world first smart glasses ban in all government offices under new workplace standards designed to safely harness AI for productivity.
- Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future Bank rate rises PM’s push to cut cost of living threatened by rising inflation and government borrowing costs as geopolitics hit home.
- Europe's EU Kids Act would ban social media access for children under 13 If adopted, the law would ban social media for kids under 13 and need parental supervision for 13- and 14-year-olds.
- Robert Kraft, once the NFL’s good guy, is just another billionaire silencing Macklemore | Howard Bryant The Patriots owner’s decision to ban the rapper from performing at the team’s stadium brings back memories of the blackballing of Colin Kaepernick.
- Next forecasts bigger profits after hot weather lifts sales FTSE 100 retailer says prices could rise in autumn.
- Roku is giving users access to experimental apps with Roku Labs Roku will let users play with experimental apps for its home entertainment platform through a new program called Roku Labs.
- Bose refreshes its Ultra Open Earbuds and adds a new sport model to the lineup Bose has added two new products to its lineup of open-ear earbuds, with the Bose Sport Open Earbuds and the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds arriving on October 1.
- AI model watermarking changes agent behavior According to Lasso Security, AI model watermarking changes how AI agents handle tools and safety refusals.
- How Bain Capital Ventures plans to deploy its fresh $1.6B fund Bain Capital Ventures, the venture division of private equity firm Bain Capital, has raised a new $1.6 billion fund.
- Cisco drops another exploited zero-day, this time a 10 ISE authentication bypass under active attack just days after another Cisco zero-day sent admins scrambling to patch. CISA has also added the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Katy Gallagher explores ban on smart glasses dubbed 'creepy' in the APS The ACT government is yet to decide.
- Microsoft AI chief warns Anthropic not to put ideas in Claude's head Mustafa Suleyman claims model welfare language could make future systems harder to control – while sparing OpenAI the same scrutiny.
- Reds get new Asian adventure off to winning note Adelaide United have made work of Hong Kong outfit Tai Po FC, running out 3-0 winners in their Asian Champions League Two debut.
- Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% but warns war could force future rises The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold as it warned a continuation of the fighting in the Middle East could force it to raise borrowing costs amid.
- Sweden's centre-left opposition wins narrow majority Sweden's conservative prime minister is resigning after a final vote count gave the opposition a three-seat majority in the country's election.
- Labor mulls smart glasses ban as Albanese heads to US for tech talks Labor is exploring a world-first move on smart glasses, as Anthony Albanese heads to the US for talks with tech leaders.
- Albanese government considers ‘world-leading’ ban on smart glasses in public offices and buildings The public service minister, Katy Gallagher, said on Thursday she had asked the Australian public service for advice on whether the glasses should be prohibited.
- Government considers smart glasses ban for public servants The federal government is considering a ban on smart glasses in Commonwealth workplaces while advancing a broader suite of AI policies.
- Albanese puts cyber safety at heart of bid for UN Security Council seat The government also confirmed the PM would meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN, where they are expected to announce a bilateral security agreement.
- Spotify expands its partner program for podcasts to 35 new countries Spotify is expanding its partner program for podcasts to a total of 35 regions, including Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas this fall.