UN Rights Chief Warns AI Could Become an Existential Threat, Which Feels Uncomfortably On Brand
UN human-rights chief Volker Türk is calling for firm global red lines as artificial intelligence becomes more powerful and more concentrated.
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UN human-rights chief Volker Türk is calling for firm global red lines as artificial intelligence becomes more powerful and more concentrated.
Donald Trump promoted an idea to rename New Mexico ‘New America,’ despite the small complication that presidents cannot rename states.
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The NTSB is examining how an Amazon cargo jet overran a Miami runway, crossed a road and struck vehicles in a crash that killed at least five people.
Democratic candidate Amy Acton was unharmed after an armed man charged toward her at the Canfield Fair, injuring people in the crowd.
The AfD nearly doubled its support in Saxony-Anhalt, crushing the governing conservatives but finishing just short of the seats needed to rule alone.
A mountain lion spotted in a city park tree appears to have quietly left while officials watched the area with lights and thermal-imaging drones.
Christian leaders in Saxony-Anhalt are organizing against the far-right AfD as the party seeks control of a German state government.
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At the Venice Film Festival, Susan Sarandon said agencies still warn filmmakers against hiring her because of her political advocacy.
Sony says Jim Thornton’s employment has been terminated following an investigation; his lawyer disputes the allegations surrounding the incident.
The administration has returned to the Supreme Court seeking permission to enforce mail-ballot restrictions while a lower-court order remains in place.
Kelly Manno turned the Gen X survival kit—sarcasm, stories and zero patience for nonsense—into a huge online community and a live comedy career.
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The pioneering Catholic broadcaster will be declared Blessed on Sept. 24 after years of delay, a recognized miracle and unresolved institutional questions.
Iran claimed a strike on an unmanned U.S. vessel in the Strait of Hormuz; the U.S. denied it. The verified fact is that escalation is getting harder to contain.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner made their first official Kyiv visit after meeting Vladimir Putin. The talks were called encouraging; the war remained stubbornly real.
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and organizer who became one of the defining faces of modern American feminism, has died at 92.
A large deer wandered into a St. Johns County home, holed up in a bathroom and later jumped into the backyard pool before deputies guided it out.
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau eruption disrupted about 1,500 flights, closed schools and stopped fishing as ash climbed to roughly 50,000 feet.
ACNA Archbishop Steve Wood faces an internal church trial over allegations including sexual misconduct and abuse of power. He has denied most allegations, and no verdict has been reached.
A new Financial Times/Focaldata poll puts Donald Trump at a record-low 33% approval among registered voters, with economic anxiety dragging on the president and his party.
The Mara sisters share the screen for the first time in Werner Herzog’s Venice contender, playing twins who speak, dream and move as one.
A tropical kinkajou was found hiding behind a trash can outside a North Texas business with paws burned by hot concrete. Nobody initially knew whether it was a monkey or a tiny kangaroo.
New Catholic bishops from five continents are attending a Rome formation course covering safeguarding, abuse cases, governance, canon law, clergy challenges and interreligious dialogue.
Romanian prosecutors formally indicted Andrew Tate on multiple serious charges and Tristan Tate for alleged complicity. Both deny wrongdoing, and judicial review comes before any Romanian trial.
The older stories did not vanish. The internet just has the attention span of a caffeinated moth.
Come back when the internet does something embarrassing again. It won’t be long.