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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)
CORRECTED: Tokyo suffers longest streak of rainy days on record

Tokyo has logged 34 straight days of rain, marking the longest streak on record, Japan's weather agency said on Tuesday.

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DisasterDay Thai capital cleans up after deadly floods Flooding, power cuts and evacuations as Hurricane Polo slams Mexico Four dead in Bangkok floods as Thailand toll rises to 23: ministry
RoboDaily OpenAI cancels release of newest model due to safety concerns OpenAI unveils low-cost AI model, a day after shelving Astra upgrade US, China to set up 'communication channel' for AI incidents
PolicyDaily US to allow Iran pilgrims to fly to holy city in Iraq: Iraqi officials French teens clash with police as school blockades intensify Ship hit in Hormuz, sparking fire: maritime agency
AfricaDaily G.Bissau urges calm after reports of unrest among troops Top gold producer Burkina Faso opens first refinery Strikes hit Sudan cities as army chief defiant after US visa snub
WindDaily World's tallest wind turbine in Germany reaches full height Windmills of change: Dutch raise mill in rare operation Japan to test rare-earth mining 6 km underwater
SinoDaily Shein shares dive more than 11% after earnings disappoint Shein sees 1% revenue growth in first half of 2026 Trump denies offering to sell arms to China's Xi
OilGasDaily Africa will be mostly self-sufficient in fuel by 2030: Dangote to AFP Justice Alito steps aside from major US climate case Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to hold talks after Houthi attacks
InternDaily Yemen health system at 'breaking point': WHO Almost 8,000 excess deaths in France's scorched summer: statistics Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine reopening
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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.

DarwinDaily ENVIRONMENT 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 all-time record low following months of little rainf...

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Bulgaria's battery boom pays off as drought hits power plants
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JWST Finds Early Galaxies Were Already Seeding the Universe with Heavy Elements
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India turns to corals and seagrass to shield against rising seas
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PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
NATO urges calm, says Russian hybrid campaign not stopping Ukraine support

NATO chief Mark Rutte urged "calm" Tuesday over Russia's campaign of sabotage in Europe, saying it was failing...

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)
Mali army, Russian paramilitaries committed 'war crimes': Amnesty

Members of Mali's armed forces and the Russian paramilitary Wagner group committed war crimes including murder...

PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Myanmar airstrike death toll rises to 50: aid workers

The death toll from a military airstrike in west Myanmar rose to 50 on Tuesday, two local aid workers at the s...