China and the US are competing for AI dominance but have shared concerns over safety

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Sep 20, 2026

Khanna calls for a government agency to oversee AI 'like the FDA'

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said that the federal government should create a regulatory agency to oversee the development of artificial intelligence, similar to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Well, we need to set up an AI agency like the FDA," Khanna told host Margaret Brennan on CBS News's "Face the Nation." "I...

Sep 20, 2026

Uber to Pay $40 Million to Parents of Woman Fatally Hit by Car

Emily Normandin-Parker, 23, was struck and killed on a California freeway after an Uber driver ordered her and a friend out of his car in August 2023.

Sep 20, 2026

New study explains 364-day Qumran calendar puzzle

New study explains 364-day Qumran calendar puzzleA calendar built on exactly 364 days sounds like a minor curiosity until you realise it may have helped drive one of the most significant religious splits in ancient Judea. A new 2026 study from Tel Aviv University argues the Qumran sect, the...

Sep 20, 2026

Chinese AI firm Z.ai faces reputation hit after users spot unauthorised uploads

Chinese artificial intelligence company Z.ai is facing a trust crisis after developers discovered that its coding assistant tool, ZCode, was silently uploading local workspace data to external servers without explicit user consent. Even though the company, also known as Zhipu AI, apologised and patched the vulnerability, developers said the incident was likely to weaken its reputation, especially at a time when cybersecurity is becoming a central issue in the AI industry. The issue came to light...

Sep 20, 2026

Alberta researchers investigate how zombie parasites take control of ant brains

Researchers from Calgary and Lethbridge are zeroing in on how a zombie parasite found in southern Alberta manages to invade the livers of cattle, elk and deer by first hijacking the brains of ants.

Sep 20, 2026

Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25 FE prices teased ahead of Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2026: How much can buyers save?

During Flipkart's Big Billion Days Sale starting October 9, the Galaxy S25 and S25 FE may be priced under ₹60,000 and ₹50,000, allowing potential savings. 

Sep 20, 2026

Obama rips Trump over AI policy amid 'doomsday' warnings

Former President Obama on Friday slammed President Trump over his handling of how to approach artificial intelligence amid "doomsday" warnings coming from some in the tech industry about the technology's potential existential threat to humanity. Obama said during an interview at Colgate University in New York that the federal government must regulate AI, before referring...

Sep 20, 2026

China’s CXMT touts new chip manufacturing platform as close to ‘world’s most advanced’

Chinese memory chip giant Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) said on Sunday that it adopted its new-generation technology platform for mass production, narrowing the advantage of global leaders including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix in manufacturing nodes. CXMT’s fifth-generation technology platform, dubbed G5, achieved a “quantum leap” in storage density, with the number of dies produced per wafer increasing by at least 50 per cent from the previous generation while maintaining better...