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AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns

AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns

GENEVA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.N. rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could become powerful enough…

September 7, 2026

Cathay Pacific, Google expand AI trials to cut climate-warming aircraft contrails

HONG KONG, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific and Google said on Monday they were expanding trials of an AI-powered…

September 7, 2026

Huawei launches new foldable smartphone as competition with Xiaomi, Apple heats up

By David Kirton and Eduardo Baptista GUANGZHOU/BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Huawei launched a new version of its flagship foldable…

September 7, 2026

Huawei launches new foldable smartphone as competition with Xiaomi, Apple heats up

By David Kirton and Eduardo Baptista GUANGZHOU/BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Huawei launched a new version of its flagship foldable…

September 7, 2026

UK's IQE posts half-year profit on AI infrastructure demand

Sept 7 (Reuters) - British chip components maker IQE Plc posted a half-yearly core profit on Monday, compared to a…

September 7, 2026

From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combat

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots jumped,…

September 7, 2026

China pauses approvals for battery storage manufacturing projects, Cailianshe reports

BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - China, the world's largest manufacturer of batteries for energy storage, has temporarily suspended approvals for…

September 7, 2026

China pauses approvals for battery storage manufacturing projects, Cailianshe reports

BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - China, the world's largest manufacturer of batteries for energy storage, has temporarily suspended approvals for…

September 7, 2026

China pauses approvals for battery storage manufacturing projects, Cailianshe reports

BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - China, the world's largest manufacturer of batteries for energy storage, has temporarily suspended approvals for…

September 7, 2026

Bitcoin-based Liquid Network says $320 million withdrawn in hack

Sept 6 (Reuters) - Liquid Network, a Bitcoin-based payments and settlement network, said on Sunday that about $320 million was…

September 7, 2026