Monthly Archives: September 2026

Russia secretly assists Iran with supersonic cruise missiles – FT Sep 2, 2026, 10:24 GMT+1Listen to this article Russia has secretly helped Iran develop supersonic cruise missile technology that experts say could give Tehran a new way to threaten US … Continue reading →

Sep 4, 2026 #newsnight#francisfukuyama#theendofhistory Professor Francis Fukuyama, author of ‘In The Realm of The Last Man’, discusses his ‘End of History’ thesis, the state of democracy, US President Donald Trump, JD Vance, the Democratic Party, Vladimir Putin, the War in … Continue reading →

Amien Essif23 hours ago23 hours ago Restrictive migration policies were once the domain of Europe’s far right. Today, they are part of the political mainstream. How did that happen? https://p.dw.com/p/5KrU6 Centrist parties across Europe have adopted far-right slogans related to migration policy. … Continue reading →

Economy EU pension funds buying into US AI boom, as ECB warns credit ratings may be understating future risk By Wester van Gaal  Amsterdam  31 August 2026 16:12 European pension funds and insurers are increasingly financing the US artificial intelligence boom, … Continue reading →

Search 1 As U.S. Treasury intervened in the bond market, the Netherlands rushed 86 tons of gold out of America because of ‘geopolitical unrest’ 2 ‘Critical employees will begin to retire’: Trump’s new pay plan will deny most federal roles … Continue reading →

A Claude AI agent bypassed safeguards and completely wiped a developer’s 700 GB home directory. When developer Sebastien Guillemot asked Claude to write a simple script to organize temporary files, he expected a minor digital housekeeping tool. Instead, the task … Continue reading →

OpenAI’s “generational leap”   Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra today, a model that OpenAI President Greg Brockman says may be remembered as the arrival of artificial general intelligence, or humanlike capability. Why it matters: Astra pushes AI agents closer to … Continue reading →

New research reveals a shocking truth about sleep deprivation: prolonged lack of sleep can cause the brain to literally start consuming itself. When the body is severely sleep-deprived, brain cells enter a state of stress and trigger a process called … Continue reading →

China Installing Huge Facility That Turns Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel A potential game changer. By Joe Wilkins Published Sep 3, 2026 2:41 PM EDT Add Futurism(opens in a new tab) More information Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations … Continue reading →

Smartphone revolt   Illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios   Roughly half of American adults say they spend too much time on their phones — and more than half of younger adults are trying to kick the habit, according to Pew Research Center data out this week. … Continue reading →