President Donald Trump’s administration says it has approved the sale of nearly 50 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia in a policy shift for the US that has raised concerns from some members of Congress. Saudi Arabia has sought for years to buy the world’s most advanced warplane, equipped with stealth technology that allows it […]
By Martin Banks Campaigners have called for more effort to “defend democracy” and support a “free, democratic and sovereign Ukraine.”
China has hit out against what it has called “threat narratives” over AI governance and warned against “engaging in confrontation and malicious competition”. It follows Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s calls for a slowdown in AI development – but in a way that prevents China from pulling ahead in the AI race. Over the past week, industry insiders […]
Each September, a who’s who of executives from across Silicon Valley descends on San Francisco’s Palace Hotel to charm investors at a conference hosted by the investment bank Goldman Sachs. This past week, between talk of growth and potential returns, tech titans found themselves addressing the abrupt resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon. Coxon, a […]
Saudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraq, as conflict in the Middle East widens. Iraq said it had fired a military commander and launched an investigation after admitting the drone attack on its neighbour’s East-West pipeline had originated in one of its provinces bordering Iran. […]
We all know that Donald Trump does not feel the need to adhere to the normal rules of political campaigning. Even by his own unconventional standards, his extravagant promise to pay every American citizen $5,000 (£3,700) if the Republicans win the midterm elections was bizarre. This enormous cash pledge was not the headline of his […]
SAN FRANCISCO – For years, the artificial intelligence industry raced to improve its technology as quickly as possible. Now some researchers are increasingly sounding the alarm about the need to slow down. Jacob Coxon, an Anthropic researcher who previously worked at OpenAI, said Tuesday that he had resigned from Anthropic because “neither company is acting […]
US President Donald Trump has said he does not think the Iran war will end until after November’s midterm elections, adding that oil prices will not come down until then. “I think the war’s going to end immediately after the election because they can’t hold out any longer,” Trump said of Tehran on Wednesday. He […]
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that Canada’s pivot away from the US as its largest trading partner “will come at a cost”, as a wave of Canadian retaliatory tariffs on American goods come into force. In a video address, Carney added that the counter-tariffs against the US “are necessary to protect our workers”. Canada’s […]
By Martin Banks Emirates is elevating the award-winning Premium Economy experience even further with the launch of the world’s first electrically powered Premium Economy seat, featuring a full-height adjustable privacy screen between every seat. Debuting on newly received Airbus A350 aircraft, the new seat combines industry-leading innovation with elevated comfort, giving customers greater control over their personal space. […]
