Technology

What Ukraine has that Japan and Taiwan lack

South China Morning Post

What Ukraine has that Japan and Taiwan lack

On September 1, former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that Alex Karp, CEO of artificial intelligence and data analytics firm Palantir Technologies, would become the lead investor in a new defence technology company…

South China Morning Post

AllAfrica

Nigeria: South Africa Extradites Six Nigerians Wanted in U.S. Romance Scam

[Vanguard] South Africa will extradite six Nigerian nationals to the United States Friday over allegations they swindled victims out of more than $6 million in a sophisticated online romance scam, police said.

AllAfrica

Ukrainian Drone Barrage Sets Ozon Warehouse in Saratov Ablaze

The Moscow Times

Ukrainian Drone Barrage Sets Ozon Warehouse in Saratov Ablaze

At least four people were killed in separate strikes across Russia as Ukraine launched hundreds of drones at the country overnight.

The Moscow Times

Two Azerbaijani sailors killed in Black Sea tugboat drone attack

Euronews

Two Azerbaijani sailors killed in Black Sea tugboat drone attack

The Somali-flagged TEDY was hit near Odesa and struck twice more overnight, with two other crewmembers hospitalised with burns. Azerbaijan's foreign ministry did not attribute responsibility for the attack.

Euronews

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Pleased.com sets up BGC headquarters

Customer service software firm Pleased.com has opened its headquarters in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), investing in Filipino tech talent as it plans to hire more than 100 workers over the next year. The company, founded about four years…

IEA further cuts Russian oil output forecasts on Ukrainian attacks

Straits Times

IEA further cuts Russian oil output forecasts on Ukrainian attacks

MOSCOW, Sept 11 - The International Energy Agency said on Friday it again revised down the outlook for Russia's oil production due to ongoing Ukrainian drone attacks on energy infrastructure.

Straits Times

Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons

BBC

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.

BBC

Anthropic blocks effort to use AI to research potential biological weapons

Sky News

Anthropic blocks effort to use AI to research potential biological weapons

Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led to the creation of biological weapons.

Sky News

Anthropic warns of bids to use AI to build biological weapons

Al Jazeera

Anthropic warns of bids to use AI to build biological weapons

Experts urge stricter access to AI models as Anthropic reports rising misuse cases, including biological research risks.

Al Jazeera

Weather tracker: Hurricane Lowell pounds Hawaii’s western islands

The Guardian

Weather tracker: Hurricane Lowell pounds Hawaii’s western islands

Widespread damage across Ni’ihau, Kaua’i and O’ahu after reportedly first-ever recorded tornado watch in Hawaii Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage to Hawaii’s western islands this week. On Tuesday night the centre of Lowell tracked…

The Guardian

AI workers turn an extinction warning into a copy-and-paste meme

“They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives,” Jacob Coxon wrote this week as he resigned from Anthropic. He meant it as a serious warning. Within a day, the line had become a joke template on…

Seed Capital closes a €130M fifth fund and expands from Denmark into the Nordics

Seed Capital closes a €130M fifth fund and expands from Denmark into the Nordics

Seed Capital has closed its fifth fund at €130mn and will use it to invest outside Denmark for the first time, backing 15 to 17 companies across the Nordics in fintech, AI-driven B2B and, for the first time, cybersecurity. The Copenhagen…