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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
RoboDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)

Slovenia sees surge in '.si' sites after Trump hypes 'super intelligence'

US President Donald Trump's push to rebrand artificial intelligence (AI) as "super intelligence" (SI) has sparked a flurry of requests for internet domains ending in ".si", to Slovenia's surprise.

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RoboDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
AMD buys firm founded by AI 'godmother' Fei-Fei Li

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices announced Monday it has acquired World Labs, an artificial intelligence company founded by Fei-F...

RoboDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Nvidia unveils safety product after rogue AI incidents

Nvidia on Monday unveiled a system designed to stop autonomous AI programs from straying beyond what they were instructed to do, a...

RoboDaily Sep 28, 2026 (SPX)
HF radar proposed as a wide area sensor for US Navy operations in a changing Arctic

Rising temperatures and shrinking sea ice are opening Arctic waters to more shipping, and an Australian physicist argues that high...

DarwinDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
'We just need rain': Germany's Rhine river hits new low

Parts of Germany's Rhine are now unnavigable for most shipping, an industry group warned Tuesday, after the river dropped to an al...

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InternDaily Yemen health system at 'breaking point': WHO Demand slump, US trade turbulence vex EU firms in China: lobby paper Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine reopening
DisasterDay Flooding, power cuts and evacuations as Hurricane Polo slams Mexico Thai capital cleans up after deadly floods Four dead in Bangkok floods as Thailand toll rises to 23: ministry
PolicyDaily NATO condemns Russian 'nuclear rhetoric' after Kaliningrad threat G.Bissau urges calm after reports of unrest among troops Clashes between French teens, police as school blockades intensify
OilGasDaily Africa will be mostly self-sufficient in fuel by 2030: Dangote to AFP Syria says sending imported petrol to Iraq At UN, Saudi FM warns world failing to protect Gulf shipping
SinoDaily Shein shares dive more than 11% after earnings disappoint China's top diplomat raises Taiwan with former Japanese FM Shein says operating profit fell 50% in first half of 2026
FiscalDaily Stocks drop and oil rises as Hormuz hopes fade Oil prices spike after Trump rejects Iran truce offer Scandal-weary Brazilians to vote as Lula faces Bolsonaro son
RussoDaily NATO urges calm, says Russian hybrid campaign not stopping Ukraine support Mali army, Russian paramilitaries committed 'war crimes': Amnesty Putin signs decree adding 15,500 troops to army
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RoboDaily HIGHTECH Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
AI startup urges optimism from Europe despite safety fears

Europe needs to view artificial intelligence with more optimism -- despite growing warnings about its dangers -- or risk falling further behind, the head of a leading European AI s...

RoboDaily HIGHTECH Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images online in error

OpenAI acknowledged Friday that its artificial intelligence tools had posted images from ChatGPT users onto online sites without the company's knowledge, the latest example of AI a...

RoboDaily CHINA Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
China says it 'respects' Trump's 'super intelligence' switch from AI

China "respects" Washington's switch in phrasing from artificial intelligence to "super intelligence", the foreign ministry said on Saturday, after Donald Trump said Xi Jinping app...

RoboDaily HIGHTECH Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
TikTok to pay Alabama $100 mn under pre-trial settlement

TikTok on Friday agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and enact limits for teen users, avoiding a trial set to begin next week in the southern US state over claims related t...

DarwinDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
'Gift from God': Rain brings relief from Indonesia toxic haze

Welcome rain has brought relief to residents of Indonesia's Pontianak city after weeks of exposure to a cloying, toxic haze given off by rampant wildfires on Borneo island.

AfricaDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Top gold producer Burkina Faso opens first refinery

Burkina Faso opened its first gold refinery on Monday, pushing ahead with plans to better organise the commercialisation of the precious metal in one of the continent's top produce...

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PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq hangs 10 convicted of 'terrorism': health, security officials

Iraqi authorities hanged 10 people on Tuesday after they were convicted on "terrorism" charges, security and h...

PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Iran threatens new strikes as it awaits US response to Hormuz plan

Iran threatened on Tuesday to attack infrastructure around the Middle East, intensifying its rhetoric as it aw...

PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Mystery over UK airbase scare after reports no explosives found

A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion on Tuesda...

PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Iran FM says expects US answer Tuesday on plan to open Hormuz

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he expected a formal answer on Tuesday from the United States to ...