Mustafa Suleyman says he believes rival AI firm Anthropic is in effect teaching Claude it “may be conscious”. …
Year: 2026
Assad regime planned US journalist’s kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims. …
Ninth woman’s body found as South African police investigate string of deaths
South Africa police have cautioned against assuming that all the killings are linked but many women are afraid. …
Bitcoin’s Next Fed Test Is Today’s FOMC Meeting: Will $75K Hold?
FOMC odds put a September Fed hike at 90%, but Bitcoin watchers must also track the vote, dot plot and updated…
Ripple Joins Velocity, Targets Payment Back End With $10 Million Extension
Velocity raised $10 million to extend its Series A to $48 million, building payments infrastructure linking stablecoins with banks and card…
Microsoft Copilot AI Predicts Chainlink Could Hit $35 by 2027
If we assume that full-blown bull-market conditions return between now and the end of 2026, Microsoft Copilot AI predicts that Chainlink…
California GOP official apologizes for saying dead people voted. But he hasn’t stopped sleuthing
Marin County Republicans’ chairman took to a county meeting to retract his earlier accusations of election fraud. …
He exposed Nicaragua’s dictatorship. Now, the U.S. wants to deport him there
Journalists, human rights advocates and dissidents who were persecuted in Nicaragua and sought safety in the U.S. are increasingly being targeted…
Calmes: Trump loves to throw around taxpayers’ money
Even without his reckless promise to buy off every American adult with $5,000, he was on track to break his first-term…
Photos show widespread damage at US sites from Iranian attacks
A wrecked air force plane and destroyed buildings are among the images obtained by the BBC’s partner CBS News. …