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For the first time since worries about AI eradicating humanity sparked a wave of calls for immediate regulation, the companies were all under one roof. Charles addressed the dire warnings in his remarks to his guests. “There seems urgency in adequately considering the existential dangers of such technologies falling into the wrong hands and being used in potentially catastrophic ways,” he said. “Surely, then, we need sufficient means of control before it is all too late.” But after weeks of fervent debate about the need to increase oversight and slow the pace of development, tech leaders at the event were…
Once considered a niche, the space economy is now a major, mature industrial force supporting innovation, public policy goals, and services in Europe and beyond. EU countries currently invest a bit more than 0.04% of their GDP in space, but some countries are moving faster than others. Regarding civilian space projects, Italy now spends more relative to its GDP than any other European country except Luxembourg, overtaking France after a major spending boost over the past 15 years. The OECD’s latest Space Economy at a Glance report claims that Rome’s space economy “is now a strategic high-value industrial and digital…
Trust between the United Arab Emirates and Iran will take years to rebuild, UAE president’s diplomatic adviser Dr Anwar Gargash said on Thursday. Speaking at the Arab Media Summit in Dubai, he said relations with Tehran had to continue because the two countries were neighbours, but that confidence was a separate question after the attacks on the Gulf states. Gargash said the UAE was managing the crisis while also assessing the future of the relationship. “At the end of the day, we are neighbours, geographically neighbours. We have very complex relations with Iran, and certainly there is a collapse in…
Shortly after the announcement, Mureșan wrote on social media that he accepted the president’s proposal, adding that “Romania needs a credible government as soon as possible.” Romania has been in political crisis since April, when the Social Democratic Party teamed up with the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians to topple then-Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan over his austerity policies. Dan’s first two nominees for Bolojan’s replacement failed to secure enough party support to lead a new administration. Mureșan now has ten days to form a cabinet and win a vote of confidence in parliament. He is supported by the…
Published on 17/09/2026 – 16:26 GMT+2 Sweden’s bloc of centre-left parties has won a parliamentary majority in the tightly contested general election. The alliance is led by Magdalena Andersson and her party, the Social Democrats. It also includes the Left Party, Greens and the Centre Party. They now hold a three-seat majority in the 349-seat Riksdag (Sweden’s parliament) over outgoing prime minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing alliance. After the final count, the result was very close with only around 50,000 votes separating the two opposing blocs nationwide. For Andersson, the hard work starts now. She must form a government with the…
The 95th edition took place at Screggan, near Tullamore in County Offaly, from 15 to 17 September, drawing more than 350 competitors and tens of thousands of visitors from Ireland and across the EU. Traditional horse-drawn ploughs and vintage machinery stood alongside modern tractors, while veteran farmers demonstrated loy digging, an Irish method of turning soil by hand with a narrow spade. The event also showcased the future of farming, with drones, robots and autonomous tractors highlighting the growing role of automation and precision agriculture. Manitou’s MLT 625e, a battery-powered compact telehandler, was named Machine of the Year after judges…
Published on 17/09/2026 – 19:17 GMT+2 Britain’s King Charles III has met with senior AI figures where he urged them to keep artificial intelligence technologies under human control and ensure it serves people, communities and the environment. Representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Nvidia were hosted by the King at Dumfries House in Scotland to discuss how AI can benefit society while limiting its risks. Joining the King and AI bosses, including the CEO of AI giant Nvidia Jensen Huang, was the UK’s newly appointed Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Kanishka Narayan. In his opening remarks, the King referenced the…
On Thursday 17 September, a torrential downpour flooded Florence, with more than 45 millimetres of rain falling in just one hour. In the Uffizi Gallery, a small leak appeared beneath the skylight in the room where seven 17th-century paintings are kept, including Bacchus by Caravaggio. “The leak splashed the outer glass of the protective case containing Caravaggio’s Bacchus,” the museum wrote in a statement. It added: “No damage whatsoever has been found to any of the works. The room will be open to visitors as normal from opening time tomorrow morning.” “Before visitors’ eyes, the image of the 1598 oil…
The bill “falls under the category of unfriendly actions, and of course the imposition of any additional sanctions by the U.S. would certainly complicate efforts to find a peace settlement in Ukraine,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday. The Indian foreign ministry said New Delhi had previously “very clearly articulated” the potential impact of the measures on its relationship with Washington, and would “take all necessary measures to protect its trade and economic interests.” Meanwhile, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing’s trade relations were not “subject to interference or coercion from any third party.” As for the…
Published on 17/09/2026 – 17:20 GMT+2 Residents in parts of the Lublin and Podkarpackie provinces received a Government Security Centre alert at midday on Thursday warning of a possible air attack. Earlier, the Operational Command of the Armed Forces reported that Polish military aviation had been activated in response to Russian strikes on Ukrainian territory. Alert for residents Residents of parts of Lublin and Podkarpackie provinces were sent an SMS reading: “ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION! Threat of an air attack. Find a safe place. Follow the instructions of the emergency services. Await further announcements.” Alarm sirens were also activated in Lublin…