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A failed external dependency crashed a legacy login server and blocked customer access across 15 countries for several hours. Salesforce said no data was lost and found no evidence of a cyberattack.
The Danish drugmaker will use Claude models to work through complex biological questions and drug mechanics. It already uses the technology to generate trial reports, cutting patient documentation timelines from months to minutes.
The Justice Department says the network recruited operatives to assassinate Russian dissidents in the US and Lithuania, and to attack infrastructure in countries supporting Ukraine. All five defendants remain at large.
The Federal Reserve lifted its benchmark rate to 3.75%–4%, with Chair Kevin Warsh saying inflation remains too high. The Fed does not expect to hit its 2% target until 2029, and most officials expect at least one further rise this year.
Four journalists were among those released and were immediately deported to Lithuania. More than 900 political prisoners are thought to remain in Belarusian custody, according to the human rights group Viasna.
Gains spread across 12 of 13 major retail categories, easily beating forecasts of 0.7% to 0.8% growth. Economists have raised their third-quarter GDP estimates after the result.
The package mandates sanctions on Russia's leadership, energy sector and shadow fleet. It also lets Trump use tariffs as secondary sanctions against countries buying Russian oil — with China and India seen as the likeliest targets.
The $2.8 billion package reverses a Biden-era pause over civilian casualty concerns in Gaza. At least one US senator has said he will work to block it.
The European Commission president made the proposal during her annual address to the European Parliament, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in attendance. EU treaties contain no such category, and its rights, obligations and institutional shape remain undefined.
A 1,000-page report based on leaked state documents says orders went out to respond 'mercilessly' and 'go as far as causing death'. Amnesty has named 87 officials it says should face criminal investigation for crimes against humanity.
The deal, brokered in New York with US involvement, also includes trade and investment agreements and the return of direct flights. No timetable was given for when the embassies would actually open — a similar pledge was made in 2022 and never carried out.
Consumer prices rose 4.2% year-on-year in May, more than two points above the Fed's target. Trump criticised the move within hours, though he said he still has confidence in Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.
The court's majority blocked a postal service rule that would have tightened mail ballot requirements for the November elections. Trump called his three appointees who joined the majority 'a shell of their original selves' and praised the two dissenters as 'legends'.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink made the announcement at a conference on Monday, the first public confirmation by a senior Pentagon official of operational space-based weapons. He gave no details on their number, design or location, but experts believe they are likely to be communications jammers rather than kinetic strike systems.
The multistorey block had sheltered displaced families after being hit in an Israeli strike early in the war. About 400 buildings across Gaza are said to be at risk of collapse, with roughly 2,000 damaged structures still inhabited.
Human organoids replaced nearly half the brain volume of genetically engineered mice, which then outperformed untreated animals in memory tasks. The Stanford team says the approach could transform how therapies for epilepsy, autism and cerebral palsy are tested.
The 81-year-old former Philippine president sat silent at the ICC in The Hague as his defence team argued severe memory loss makes him unfit to stand trial. Prosecutors say he is fit to face crimes against humanity charges over killings linked to his anti-drug campaign.
The international tribunal in The Hague found him guilty of murdering 96 political opponents, illegally detaining 385 people and torturing more than 300 during the 1998-1999 war for independence from Serbia. Thaci later became a central figure in Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence.
The Apple TV horror-comedy surpassed 'The Studio', which won 13 a year ago, to claim the most Emmys ever won by a comedy series in a single year. It took home outstanding comedy series, four acting awards, and prizes for writing, directing and casting.
The regulations, signed by Premier Li Qiang, allow open-ended travel bans on anyone judged a risk to China's industrial or technological security. Exit-ban records in the country's court database have risen from 89 in 2016 to nearly 189,000 last year.
The Mayukuyuku males left Kafue National Park in mid-2025 and trekked east across farms, roads and towns before settling in the Luangwa River Valley. Researchers say the journey suggests wild dog populations across eastern and southern Africa are more connected than previously thought.
Pipes and cables laid on tracks across the centre and north of the Netherlands caused widespread signalling failures during the morning rush hour. Police, prosecutors and the intelligence service have opened a criminal investigation; no suspects or motive have been identified.
Judge Timothy Boyer heard arguments over the deal, which would resolve around 65,000 US lawsuits. Some plaintiffs' lawyers object that the payments are too low and that the terms would block claimants who want a trial from pursuing one.
The PHLX semiconductor index fell 5.9% on Monday after Anthropic's Dario Amodei warned that AI development was outpacing safety controls, with OpenAI's Sam Altman backing his concerns. Microsoft bucked the trend, rising 2.5% after publishing a provisional AI code of conduct.
A UNEP report says global temperatures will exceed the Paris Agreement limit before the end of the decade. It urges governments to manage an "overshoot, peak, and decline" pathway — cutting emissions rapidly while removing carbon already in the atmosphere.
More than 166,000 suspected cases have been reported since March, with young children hit hardest. Officials blame the crisis on vaccine shortages and cancelled immunisation campaigns in 2024 and 2025.
The cases are centred on the Munyamadzi River area of Muchinga province, where residents consumed meat from animals that died in the outbreak. Authorities have suspended hunting and warned people not to touch or eat wildlife carcasses.
India beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final in Dubai to claim an eighth continental title. Their players stayed away from the official ceremony after the BCCI told organisers in advance it would not accept the trophy from ACC president Mohsin Naqvi, who also serves as Pakistan's interior minister.
Europe beat the United States 15–13 at Bernardus Golf Club in the Netherlands, with Carlota Ciganda delivering the decisive point in Sunday's singles — as she did in 2023. Charley Hull and Lottie Woad also won their matches after a quiet start to the week.
A flush right hook floored Benn in Las Vegas, the first stoppage of his 27-fight career. Garcia is now eyeing a unification bout with Teofimo Lopez.
With 7,022 confirmed cases, the outbreak has become the deadliest in the country's history. The government says it peaked in August; the World Health Organization says transmission is still uncontrolled across seven provinces.
The bank called such a move 'very unlikely' as recently as last month. Hotter-than-expected August inflation data has since pushed market odds of a quarter-point hike to around 88%.
The Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people, overturned in three-metre waves early Sunday while sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin. Rescuers have brought 103 survivors to safety, but seven people are confirmed dead or dying.
Darren Conway, 52, admitted inciting sexual assaults and soliciting images of unconscious women through an online group chat used to coordinate abuse. Police believe there may be more victims.
The Welsh actor is the first person to win two lead acting prizes on the same night. The double win also makes him the first man to hold lead acting Emmys in all three categories — drama, comedy and limited series — joining Barbara Stanwyck in the record books.
The Danish drugmaker is rebranding as Novo after a bruising stretch: its shares have lost around 20% over the past year, and Eli Lilly now holds 61% of the US obesity drug market to Novo's 39%. A fuller strategy update is due in London on September 21.
Utility-scale solar prices fell roughly 90% between 2010 and 2024, from $408 to $44 per megawatt hour. Battery costs have dropped just as sharply, making solar-plus-storage a realistic alternative to gas and coal in much of the world.
Prosecutors in New York say the funds were destined for Iran's military and the IRGC. Two Chinese firms allegedly used Binance accounts to move the money as part of a wider network said to have laundered more than $1.5 billion in sanctioned oil proceeds.
Tour promoter Messina Touring Group said venues would not host shows with Macklemore on the bill, leaving it with no choice but to drop him. The rapper accused New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft of pressing Sheeran and other stadium owners to have him removed.
The band will play four nights at Knebworth House in September, 30 years after drawing 250,000 fans there in 1996. No London dates have been announced. Richard Ashcroft will join as special guest across all shows.
The event will be held at SpaceX's rocket test facility in Texas and will feature a thruster-equipped limited edition that runs unmanned because the noise risks hearing injury. Tesla first showed the next-generation Roadster in 2017 and had promised deliveries by 2020.
The headset runs games on its own hardware or streams them from a PC over Wi-Fi. Reservation sign-ups close September 17, with purchase emails due to go out the following day.
Dario Amodei's essay urging slower AI development and tighter US chip controls on China drew accusations from Beijing of fearmongering and an attempt to monopolise the industry. Trump and Xi are expected to discuss AI governance on September 24.
The Nigerian billionaire is offering a 3% public stake in his oil refinery, which supplies more than 70% of Nigeria's energy. Proceeds are earmarked for an expansion that would double its processing capacity.
The 15,000-word Humanist AI Code of Conduct would require MAI models to accept shutdown and correction, avoid self-assigned goals and stay open to audit. The draft is open for public consultation for six weeks, with a revised framework due to guide development from 2027.
The 39-year-old finished 23 under par at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, posting a tournament-record 257 to claim his second national open title, 17 years after his first.
Dario Amodei's essay warning that AI agents could take over the entire internet within a year rattled investors. Nvidia, SoftBank and Samsung were among those to record sharp declines.
The Claude developer is aiming for a listing that some estimates value at $2 trillion, though the figure and all offering terms remain unfinalised. Selecting an exchange is an early step — it does not guarantee the IPO will go ahead.
Leaders meeting in New Delhi adopted the New Delhi Declaration, urging maximum restraint as US-Iran strikes resumed. The statement also criticised unilateral sanctions, called for UN Security Council reform, and backed greater use of local currencies in trade within the bloc.
The AI company's annualised revenue has surged from $9bn at the end of last year to $65bn by July. Investors are forecasting $120bn by year-end.
Magdalena Andersson's centre-left bloc is projected to take 176 seats to Ulf Kristersson's 173. The result won't be confirmed until Wednesday, when early ballots and votes from abroad are counted.
Police searched gay bars, night clubs and the offices of six LGBTQ+ associations across 12 provinces. Authorities framed the crackdown as child protection; human rights groups called it state-led discrimination and an attack on civil society.
The costume designer won nine Emmys and received three Oscar nominations across a career that made him the first costume designer inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
Five army units took part in Saturday's live-fire exercise, which included attack drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles fired into the country's eastern waters. Pyongyang called it a test of coordinated strike capability across a unified command system.
The president described opposition to AI development as a plot that only benefits China. Both Washington and Beijing have now pushed back against tech leaders' calls to slow the pace of frontier AI ahead of a planned Trump-Xi meeting on September 24.
Miki Zohar said he would act to revoke the citizenship of directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after their film NAZA won the Special Jury Prize at Venice. The documentary features 24 Israeli military whistleblowers discussing AI targeting systems used in Gaza, and includes an account of an attack on one person that was approved despite an expected 500 civilian deaths.
Fraudulent requests passed standard email authentication checks, leading Revolut to hand over personal details, identity documents and transaction records. The company says funds were not touched, but has not disclosed how many customers were affected or whether the data has been misused.
Baghdad confirmed the attack originated in Iraqi territory and dismissed the province's military commander and police chief. Saudi Arabia shut the pipeline but held back from retaliation, giving Iraq time to act.
The agency says repealing most of Biden's climate rules will save $310bn and cut energy prices. Those rules had been estimated to prevent 4,500 premature deaths a year.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink made the disclosure at a defence conference, calling it a deterrence message to China and Russia. No details were given on the weapons' type, number or how long they have been in orbit.
The attack near Qeshm Island wounded four others, and Trump declined to say whether the US was responsible. A planned meeting in Oman on maritime traffic through the strait was postponed the same day, as shipping through the waterway remains roughly 90% below pre-conflict levels.
The five-minute speakerphone call, staged at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, came hours after Trump attacked Anthropic's Dario Amodei on Truth Social for urging AI companies to slow their work. Huang told the president: "We're not going to let that happen, sir."
The Kazakh player beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the final to claim her third Grand Slam title and take the world No. 1 ranking. She had aggravated a foot injury in Cincinnati and did no on-court training in the week before the tournament began.
A new report warns that water from the Himalayas supports around 20% of India's economy — and the glaciers feeding it are disappearing faster than ever. India has already flagged 56 glacial lakes as very high risk, while only 21 of the region's 40,000 glaciers are being closely monitored.
The yield touched 4.99% on Friday after inflation came in hotter than expected, driven by gasoline topping $4.29 a gallon nationally and oil above $100 a barrel. Markets now put the odds of a Fed rate rise next week at 86%.
All 206 passengers had been evacuated minutes before the strike at Yahodyn station. Boris Johnson, David Petraeus and other Western figures were passing through on diplomatic trains at the time, and Ukraine's state railway says the diplomatic train may have been the intended target.
David Rush, 49, is accused of claiming military leave pay years after his Navy discharge, and of faking his degrees and résumé. Prosecutors say the 303 gold bars found at his home — which he called work expenses — are a separate matter, though he was not supposed to have them there.
No shares were sold before the cancellation. Oracle gave no reason for the reversal, and Ellison has said he has no other plans to sell his stake, which amounts to about 40% of the company.
The 58-year-old performed 26 songs over two hours at Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, her first full-length show since stiff person syndrome forced her off stage in 2020. Sixteen sold-out nights run through 14 October, with ten more to follow in 2027.
The film features testimony from 24 anonymous Israeli military and intelligence insiders describing AI-assisted targeting systems they say were expected to kill civilians. The IDF categorically rejects the allegations, saying strike decisions are made by humans only.
The Reserve Bank of India rejected Tata Sons' bid to escape its financial-company registration, closing the last route the conglomerate had pursued to stay private. The timing, size and structure of any public offering remain unknown.
The federal order follows revelations that OnStar collected speeding habits and location data every three seconds, then sold it to brokers who helped insurers set rates. California secured a separate $12.75 million penalty — the largest yet under its privacy law.
The Virgo Transport 8 went down in rough seas on Sunday during a journey between two Indonesian cities. Six people were found dead and 107 rescued, but around 130 passengers and crew remain unaccounted for.
A Reuters tally found the dismissals came amid public calls, including from JD Vance, to report Kirk's critics to their employers. Some workers have won reinstatement or financial restitution, though the legal basis for most decisions remains unclear.
Jacob Coxon, 27, spent three years on pretraining research at OpenAI and Anthropic before resigning publicly on September 9. He says both companies are racing toward self-improving superintelligence without adequate safeguards and is calling for government intervention or an industry-wide slowdown.
Team USA trailed by 14 points and were still behind at halftime before outscoring France 30–12 in the third quarter. The 97–79 win in Berlin is their 12th World Cup title overall.
Speaking in Ireland on Sunday, Trump said the strikes were causing a global diesel shortage — not the Middle East conflict, as many analysts argue. Zelenskyy has not responded, and it is unclear how the public dispute will affect US-mediated peace talks.
The 1,200km East-West pipeline, which carries around 4 million barrels a day to the Red Sea, could be down for five to six weeks. Yanbu port has enough stocks to last only five to seven days, and crude has already climbed above $100 a barrel.
The 40-year-old unvaccinated woman from Jefferson County is the state's third measles death this year — following two infant deaths in August. The US is in its worst measles outbreak in 35 years, a disease declared eliminated just 26 years ago.
More than 90% of ballots have been counted, with Magdalena Andersson's centre-left bloc projected to take 176 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag against 173 for Ulf Kristersson's right-wing alliance. Early votes still have to be counted, and the final result will not be known before Wednesday.
The US president made the unsolicited remarks during talks with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin. He later headed west to his golf course for the Irish Open, under one of the biggest security operations Ireland has ever mounted.
Dario Amodei says even a couple of years at a slower pace would give researchers time to address safety risks. Anthropic is immediately giving outside evaluators permanent, employee-level access — with freedom to publish findings without the company's approval.
Unintended emissions from satellite electronics — not their communications transmitters — are corrupting telescope data at observatories in Australia, South Africa, Botswana and the United States. Existing international rules cover only deliberate transmissions, leaving astronomers with no clear path to relief.
The 24-year-old rode Highwayman to victory in the 250th St Leger at Doncaster. No woman had won one of Britain's five Classics in the race's 250-year history.
The president drew a clear line: factories on US soil are welcome, imports are not. The remarks came ahead of a planned summit with Xi Jinping, though no policy framework has been agreed.
Shelton recovered from a set down to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in an all-American semifinal lasting over three hours. He faces top seed Alexander Zverev for the title.
The agency broke with its usual practice of publishing state-supplied data after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the CDC director to exclude the deaths. Pennsylvania says both victims tested positive for measles; the CDC says it cannot yet confirm measles caused or contributed to either death.
No Atlantic hurricane had formed through September 12, the latest such point since satellite tracking began in 1966. A record-strength El Niño has driven wind shear across the Atlantic, pushing storm activity nearly 90 percent below average.
NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, is based on testimony from 24 anonymised Israeli military sources who describe an AI system they say identified assassination targets on a mass scale. The Israel Defence Forces rejects the allegations, saying strike decisions are made by humans only.
Jacques Ratliff was taken into custody on Friday after officers spotted him on Capitol Street. Police say the investigation is ongoing and further arrests are pending.
The two leaders backed a "fair and mutually acceptable" resolution to their long-running border dispute but set no timetable. Trade imbalances and supply chains were also on the table, with no deal announced on either front.
Supply shocks — from fighting near the Strait of Hormuz to Russia's export ban — have tightened global markets sharply. Businesses have mostly held back from passing the costs on, but economists say households will feel the effects before the year is out.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill was defeated 286 to 270 in a conscience vote with no party direction. The bill cannot return this session, though its backers say another attempt could come as soon as next year.
The kingdom produced 6.238 million barrels per day in August, down nearly two million from the previous month. Houthi strikes on oil facilities and blockades of key shipping routes have forced Saudi Arabia to reroute crude, while Brent futures crossed $100 a barrel.
Sam Altman said this would be 'an ill-advised moment to go public', pointing to safety and alignment demands as AI systems grow more capable. He also suggested major AI companies may be nearing a deal to jointly slow development.
One in three miners with 25 or more years underground in Central Appalachia now have the disease — a fourfold rise since 1999. Some are being diagnosed in their 30s and 40s, and a government report found coal companies are not being monitored for compliance with required medical benefits.
The Oscar-winning British producer spent more than five decades backing directors working outside the mainstream, from Bernardo Bertolucci to David Cronenberg and Nagisa Oshima. His latest film was due to premiere at Toronto on Monday.
The group ran simultaneous AI sessions to divide up coding, research and review across a guided rocket, a ballistic missile and a hypersonic glide vehicle programme. Anthropic said its safeguards blocked many requests but the actors found workarounds, and a live rocket test in Yemen appeared to fail before they returned to Claude to diagnose it.
A brief says a case has been confirmed in South-Ubangi, a province bordering the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville. No source material was supplied to support the claim, and there is no evidence of cross-border transmission.
The coprolite, found in Montana's Hell Creek Formation, also contains leg bones from a hesperornithiform — an aquatic diving bird closely related to the lineage that survived the mass extinction and gave rise to modern birds. The hesperornithiforms were not so lucky.
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