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California lawmakers call for criminal penalties and emergency legislation as tech leaders warn of existential risks from rogue AI.

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Researchers at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google are increasingly trying to raise awareness about the risks of artificial intelligence.

MET International, the trading and wholesale arm of Swiss-based integrated energy company MET Group, and UK-headquartered energy giant Shell have struck a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreement to strengthen Europe's energy security with LNG sourced from the United States (U.S.). The post Shell and MET Group pen new multi-year US LNG supply deal appeared first on Offshore Energy.

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U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes and Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, are deepening their partnership as the LNG developer moves forward with the next stage of a major U.S. LNG infrastructure buildout. The post Baker Hughes enlisted to power next wave of Venture Global’s LNG expansion appeared first on Offshore Energy.

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Dario Amodei’s 3,800-word letter laid out a three-step plan to rein in artificial intelligence.

As the Bank of Japan weighs another rate increase on Friday, a divide over how Japan should confront inflation is widening.

President has hyped growth of federal investment accounts to help US children – for his own political gain Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has scrapped rules that made childcare more affordable and pushed to cut funding for the nation’s public schools. But with midterm elections fast approaching and his approval ratings very low, the US president has repeatedly trumpeted a two-month-old program designed to help the nation’s children. That program, unhumbly named “Trump accounts”, calls for the federal government to give a one-time $1,000 seed deposit to every newborn whose family applies. In campaign speeches this summer, Trump has sought to milk these accounts for maximum political advantage, making big promises about how much these accounts will help the nation’s children. In a speech in Las Vegas last month, Trump hailed the program, saying: “It’s really giving [children] a head start on the American dream… They start off with $1,000 … and they can end up with $100,000, $200,000, $300,000” and if the stock market booms, “you’d end up with $1m”. Continue reading...

The muted outlook from the country's second-largest bank by assets could be an early signal that Wall Street's AI boom might have hit turbulence.

U.S. diesel prices have surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time ever as the Ukraine and Iran wars drive broader energy supply concerns.

The 5-percent milestone, last topped in 2023, deepened worries that rising borrowing costs will squeeze households and swell the cost of carrying the national debt.

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The move, which targeted a bank that is already under U.S. sanctions, was part of the Trump administration’s Operation Economic Outcast initiative.

Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman are joining calls for a slowdown amid fears the AI industry is racing toward building technology that humans can't control.

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S&P 500 Seen Dropping 10% on Fed Hikes, MRA Strategist Says

By Jim Curry - September 13, 2026 Since my last article from late-August, Gold has turned sharply lower, off an anticipated correction with our short-term cycles. As for U.S. stocks, this market has also been in a correction phase, with a bigger low there due into late-September...

Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply

Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska has shown quiet support for President Trump’s tariffs. His brother, the head of their family business, has described the economic volatility as an enormous challenge.

The U.S. government has closed a $35.6-million (C$49.4-million) investment giving it about 10% of Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE-A: TMQ), deepening Washington’s direct involvement in developing the company’s copper-rich projects in... The post U.S. takes 10% Trilogy stake in Alaska push appeared first on The Northern Miner.

Fed Extends Pause on Reserve Management Purchases to Mid-October

Ex-Tory chancellor says economy has ‘fallen off a cliff’ since Brexit but rejoining union could be ‘quite simple’ The former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy had “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Osborne, who was sacked as chancellor by Theresa May after being part of David Cameron’s cabinet at the time of the referendum, said it was important to rebuild links with the EU. Continue reading...

As the U.S.-China tech rivalry simmers, Beijing is increasing restrictions on how its companies can deploy their tech talent overseas.

The finding by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said there was reason to believe that the tech giant subjected employees to a hostile environment.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Bloomberg/Getty Images Google is giving all engineers access to Anthropic's Claude for coding. Google is an investor in Anthropic. The change comes as Google tries to catch up with rivals in AI coding. Googlers have some of the best perks in Silicon Valley, but there's one thing many of them have long been denied: access to Anthropic's Claude. That just changed. The company recently made one of Anthropic's strongest coding models available to engineers across the company through its internal development tool, according to two employees and confirmed by a spokesperson. It's a notable change inside Google, which has typically barred most employees from using outside coding tools such as Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex, expecting them to build with Gemini instead. There have been exceptions: teams within Google DeepMind have had access to Claude for some time, and some employees have secured it for high-priority engineering projects, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The move is an acknowledgment of how competitive the AI coding race has become. Google has spent billions building Gemini and pushing employees to use its own AI tools, but w

The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.

AI Bosses Clash With Wall Street and Trump Over Safety

Warnings from industry leaders about doomsday scenarios ignore the power that people have to control how artificial intelligence is used, policy experts say. They are urging lawmakers to act now.

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Chinese state media's reports of the daily press conference also noted that all groups should work together for AI openness and inclusivity.

Disney wants more workers back in the office under CEO Josh D'Amaro. Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney Disney is requiring some remote employees to return to the office. This change puts more staffers in line with Disney's general in-person work policy of four days a week. Many major media companies have called workers back with varying RTO mandates. Disney is asking more employees to return to the office, Business Insider has learned. The Mouse House told some remote product and tech employees on Monday that they'll have to work from an office four days a week, a person familiar with the change said. Many Disney employees already work in person four days a week, though there have been exceptions for staffers on certain tech teams. That's changing with this new mandate. Employees who don't follow Disney's in-person work policy can be fired. In practice, the RTO policy hasn't always been uniformly enforced, staffers have told Business Insider. Some say their managers strictly monitor the four-day rule, while others say their bosses are more lax. Disney's new RTO push is a way to reinforce its current in-person work policy, rather than a major shift in strategy, the person familiar

President Donald Trump lashed out at Anthropic. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images President Donald Trump is back to fighting with Anthropic. On Monday, Trump called out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei by name. Amodei recently said frontier AI labs should "pace" their development of future models. The White House is back to warring with Anthropic. On Monday, President Donald Trump lashed out at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei after Amodei published an essay urging a slowdown in global frontier AI development. "The Trump Administration has stopped AI 'people' from doing bad, or potentially bad, 'things,' like Dario (Anthropic!), who is now pretending to be a 'perfect little angel' - and we will continue to do so!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump repeated his long-held belief that the US needs little regulation of the industry, especially with him in charge. "The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!" Trump wrote. Later on Monday, Trump said that AI safety concerns were akin to global warming and the investigation into his 2016 campaign's relationship with Russian officials, both of which he has previous

The cost of insurance, gas, and maintenance or repairs can add thousands of dollars a year to the price of owning a car.

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Further Oil Price Spikes Could Rekindle Recession Fears

Provision would allow state attorneys general to sue if federal officials violate ethics rules in the Clarity Act barring them from creating assets while in office.

The end of legal protections for Haitian immigrants nationally has jolted the labor market in this remote vacation destination in Florida where many live and work.

BofA sees dollar sideways into year-end despite Fed hike bets

Industry leaders call for AI development to slow down to ensure safety, Trump to campaign for GOP candidates ahead of midterms, Iranian officials say a meeting with the Gulf States has been postponed.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk about the pressure the ongoing conflict in the Gulf is putting on the global economy.

Even as Beijing urges the United States not to hype the dangers of A.I., its own spy chief is framing the technology as a threat to the Communist Party’s security.

Bessent Touts American AI Superiority, But Has Beefs With Its Champs

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From facial-recognition payments at checkout to autonomous delivery robots on the sidewalks, Moscow is rapidly transforming into a high-tech city. But this seamless convenience comes at a cost: an expanding web of citizen surveillance. Our reporter Ivan Nechepurenko reports from Moscow.

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Warsh and the Fed Need Clarity More Than Certainty

A call to slow the development of artificial intelligence has rattled markets and drawn pushback in Washington and Beijing. Others worry it may not be enough.