Alarm mounted throughout the summer as researchers at leading AI labs found the pace of development far outstripping their expectations. Read full story Author: Michael Wilner
Saudi Oil Exports Face Heightened Threats After Attacks on Pipeline
Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea. Go to Source Author: Lisa …
Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Another Global Oil Route
The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade. Go to Source Author: Adam Rasgon, Shuaib Almosawa, Saeed …
Energy Markets Rattled After Saudi Pipeline Attacks
The price of U.S. diesel fuel hit a new high over mounting fears that fighting in the Middle East could further threaten oil supplies. Go to Source Author: Gregory Schmidt …
Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show. Go to Source …
Trump’s Grand Midterm Convention Finale: ‘I’m a Little Bit Tired of Politics’
The president made clear as his convention wrapped up that he wants to carry his party through a tough midterms. He just won’t go too far out of his way …
California survived the hottest August on record without needing Flex Alerts. Here’s why
California has quietly, but dramatically, increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage. Read full story Author: Clara Harter
L.A. renters dream of Las Vegas, but outsiders steer clear of L.A., survey shows
Las Vegas and Riverside emerge as escape hatches for L.A. renters crushed by housing costs Read full story Author: Annika Duneja
Is there really a 10% chance AI could kill us all?
Artificial intelligence anxiety reached new highs this week as industry leaders highlighted growing concerns that humans could lose control of the increasingly potent technology. Read full story Author: Nilesh Christopher
At the Nicolas Cage sinkhole in Malibu, El Niño fears alter the good vibes mood
High waves and a massive sinkhole near Nicolas Cage’s Malibu home leave residents bracing for an uncertain future. Read full story Author: Fedor Zarkhin
‘We were also viewers’: On Sept. 11, L.A. news anchors had to balance fear and duty
Veteran local anchors Pat Harvey, Colleen Williams and Steve Edwards spoke about how the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, upended their usual workdays and the shock of learning an attack …
Down the Road, Conservatives Debate GOP’s Future
IRVING, Texas -While the Republican Party faithful streamed through Secret Service checkpoints in downtown Dallas, other conservatives flocked to the Rayleigh event center in Irving, less than two miles up …
The Democratic Chicken–or the Hard Left Egg?
The primaries are over, and the November general election looms. Suddenly, the Islamo-socialist podcaster Hasan Piker–who is now infamous for blaming America for 9/11 and warning Jews that “someone’s going …
Pumpkin Spice and the AI Apocalypse
Ah, autumn in America. It’s time for some of our favorite seasonal rituals: leaf-drenched pumpkin patches, foamy lattes, retro barn jackets, and yet another self-reported Anthropic AI researcher declaring to …
Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11
The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country. Read full story Author:
AI boom helps drive surprise UK growth in July
The economy expanded by 0.4%, official figures show, whereas analysts had predicted no growth. Read full story Author:
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. Read full story Author:
Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ goes up for auction
Auction house Sotheby’s expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December. Read full story Author:
New hurricane season record as ‘historic’ El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet
The Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak, but a strong El Niño means no hurricanes have formed this year. Read full story Author:
As Trump dominates convention, some Republicans quietly ask who comes next
The convention offered a stark reminder that the Trump era is heading toward its final chapter, the BBC’s Washington correspondent Daniel Bush writes. Read full story Author: