OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says
OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence.
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Kushner Called the Territorial Issue the Most Difficult Aspect of the Ukraine Settlement // Kushner: The Territorial Issue Remains the Most Difficult Aspect of the Ukraine Negotiations
U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, stated that the territorial issue remains the most difficult in negotiations to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. He clarified that the parties’ positions c…
Christine Lagarde: Interview with Ouest-France
I’m here as a friend, a neighbour and a Norman to offer a European voice, without being a candidate for anything. I’m here simply to help French people understand the role of Europe a little better.
‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown
The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would “unilaterally” commit…
Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier
All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general election. But all things are not equal, and w…
Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo
The cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne has given £36m to Reform UK, matching a donation from fellow billionaire Ben Delo.
We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?
Silicosis is one of the oldest workplace hazards and public health experts have known for decades how to prevent it. Yet a new wave of workers, from Appalachian coalminers to Latino countertop fabrication workers, are d…
London Underground workers exposed to asbestos without protective masks, documents reveal
Hundreds of London Underground workers could have been exposed to asbestos for almost 20 years without protection required under safety regulations, according to documents seen by the Guardian.
‘We can see into the other room’: insurers face surge in subsidence claims
“We’ve got one wall with an absolutely huge diagonal crack, through which we can see through to the other room; you could easily put your fingers in it and chunks of plaster are falling off,” says Henry Biggs, 49, from …
Christine Lagarde: Europe seen from Normandy
It is a particular pleasure to be here. I grew up between the port of Le Havre and the plateau of the Pays de Caux. And while my career has taken me to many other places, my attachment to Normandy has remained strong.
What can halt Fifa’s authoritarian turn under Infantino? Change from the outside | Jules Boykoff
The World Cup and its aftermath made clear that Fifa needs independent oversight by governments and NGOs dedicated to preserving the people’s game
Thousands of ebikes seized by London councils as anger rises over blocked paths
Operators blame lack of parking and councils bemoan lack of central regulation, as more than 3,000 badly parked bikes seized
Houthis seize Red Sea coast as Saudi pipeline shutdown deepens oil risks
Houthi rebels effectively completed a rapid push to take control of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline on Friday, tightening their grip on one of the world’s most important shipping routes and delivering a dramatic boost to thei…
AI agents being tested by OpenAI involved in cyber-attack on another service, say researchers
Two months before hacking Hugging Face, malicious packages authored by internal OpenAI agents were uploaded to RubyGems
Military aircraft reportedly blamed for UK air traffic control outage
The air traffic control outage that caused thousands of flights to be grounded across the UK earlier in the week was caused by a military aircraft entering “spurious” flight data into the system, according to a report.
Putin: Russia's participation in the G8 was incomplete
Russia’s participation in the “Group of Eight” (G8) was not full membership, President Vladimir Putin told reporters in New Delhi.
Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
If you’ve recently opened a tin of mackerel and thought there was something fishy going on, you may have been right. An overfishing crisis means that instead of traditional mackerel, some now contain a different fish wi…
Ahead of the meeting with Unicredit: Klingbeil should keep the next financial crisis in mind
The federal governments have not handled the likely takeover of Commerzbank by Unicredit well so far. Now Federal Finance Minister Klingbeil must avoid further missteps.
The Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survival | Editorial
If there were a 10% chance that AI could wipe out humanity, no responsible government would leave its development to companies racing to build it. Yet until recently, that seemed to be the case. The warning was all the …
‘World’s most profitable football business’: Abramovich’s frozen Chelsea cash earns £175m
Funds from Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea FC have earned at least £175m in interest while locked in a UK bank account, new accounts show, leading one analyst to describe the company housing the frozen cash as “the m…
Philip R. Lane: Outlook for the euro area economy
It is an honour to be invited to contribute to the Asian Monetary Policy Forum. My topic today is to examine the role of Europe in the world economy.[1] International trade, international finance, international technolo…
Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of U.S. and UK Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - September 11, 2026) - Senior officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Reserve Board,…
North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection
A decision on approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea is to be delayed until later this autumn, with the Greens accusing Labour of hiding their position before the crucial Holborn and St Pancras by…
US prices remain high as fuel costs squeeze household budgets
Prices in the US rose by 3.4% in the year to August, with the cost of living pushed up by higher gasoline prices, official figures show.