4+ hour, 26+ min ago   (680+ words) Hong Kong (AFP) – Tech firms tumbled Monday after leaders of companies at the forefront of the AI boom backed calls for a slowdown in development in the sector amid warnings that it could pose a threat to humanity. Issued on:…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago   (342+ words) Sydney (AFP) – Violence will not derail the reopening of the dormant Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region, a local leader said, after saboteurs torched rows of heavy machinery on site. Issued on: 14/09/2026 - 04:25 Harbouring one of the world's largest…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (615+ words) Suwon (South Korea) (AFP) – A little cheer rose for 79-year-old Hwang Sun-hee after she managed to place an online order at a training session in South Korea, which has one of the world's starkest digital divides for seniors. Issued on:…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (566+ words) New York (AFP) – Top AI executives say they want to slow the breakneck pace of artificial intelligence development, but competition, US government reluctance and geopolitical factors stand in the way. Issued on: 13/09/2026 - 21:59 On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei advocated for…...

15+ hour, 25+ min ago   (270+ words) This week's debate over AI has put the spotlight on how seriously we should take the technology's growing risks. On FRANCE 24, University of Salford Chair in Science Communication and Future Media, Andy Miah, argued that while AI poses real challenges…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (287+ words) As AI leaders warn that the technology is advancing faster than our ability to control it, Donald Trump has dismissed some of those concerns as exaggerated. On FRANCE 24, AI philosophy professor Raphaël Millière said this summer's real-world AI security incident…...

16+ hour, 46+ min ago   (416+ words) Washington (United States) (AFP) – House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday warned that moving too quickly to curb AI development could cost the United States the tech race to China. Issued on: 13/09/2026 - 16:29 Johnson's comments come amid a growing chorus of AI…...

21+ hour, 49+ min ago   (116+ words) France 24 - We and our partners use cookies or similar technologies to access and store non-sensitive information such as your IP address. - The processing of your personal data allows us, for example, to improve your user experience, monitor audience ratings, offer…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (619+ words) Toronto (Canada) (AFP) – Curry Barker knew he was making a good movie when he directed "Obsession" -- but he never expected it to become a box office phenomenon that would make Hollywood obsessed with him. Issued on: 13/09/2026 - 04:01 One year after premiering…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (726+ words) Washington (United States) (AFP) – The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation -- and analysts say central bank chief Kevin…...