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The White House has yet to publish its voluntary framework for testing frontier AI models, despite finalising the plan in August and facing mounting warnings from researchers that increasingly capable systems could pose a serious threat to humanity. The framework was drawn up under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on June 2, which invited leading AI companies to give the US government access to advanced models for up to 30 days before public release. Its purpose is to allow federal agencies to assess the security risks posed by powerful systems while avoiding a mandatory licensing or pre-clearance…

Four people have been found shot dead inside a house in Gastonia, North Carolina, after police received an emergency 911 call on Thursday morning, September 10. Officers were sent to the property near Forbes Road, close to Charlotte, where they discovered the victims inside the single-family home. Police attempted to provide emergency aid, but all four people were found dead. Gaston County Police said detectives were investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. No motive has been disclosed and authorities have not said whether a suspect has been identified or arrested. “Gaston County Police detectives are actively investigating the incident,” the…

Anthropic has set out three sharply different scenarios for the US economy by 2030, ranging from an internet-style productivity boost to a transformation in which artificial intelligence drives annual growth of 15 per cent but pushes unemployment to levels well beyond those seen in a typical recession. The research, published alongside an interactive economic model, is intended to show how different assumptions about the capability, adoption and autonomy of AI could affect GDP, wages and employment. Anthropic stressed that the scenarios are not forecasts and that the future will depend heavily on how quickly businesses and workers adopt the technology.…

Proxima Fusion plans to build a €140 million factory in Germany to manufacture high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape for its fusion reactors, addressing a component currently dominated by suppliers in Asia. The Munich-based company said the proposed facility would be developed with a combination of public and private funding. Lower Saxony has committed €21 million towards the project. Proxima intends to use the tape in powerful magnets designed to confine the extremely hot plasma needed to produce fusion energy. The technology is central to the company’s reactor design. The announcement follows a €411 million fundraising round earlier this year, which placed…

Arsenal are monitoring Sevilla centre-back Kike Salas ahead of the January transfer window, with scouts understood to have watched the 24-year-old in action. Fulham are also reported to be tracking the Spanish defender, who has established himself as an important member of Sevilla’s first-team squad. Neither club is understood to have made a formal offer at this stage. Arsenal monitor Sevilla defender Kike Salas Salas started Sevilla’s 1-1 draw away to Espanyol on Sunday, a result in which the defender played the full match. The fixture is understood to have provided an opportunity for representatives from Arsenal and Fulham to…

Donald Trump is due to tour the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday, 10 September, where he is expected to meet Medal of Honor recipients and deliver remarks. The president’s visit is scheduled for around midday local time, following his participation in the Republican National Committee’s two-day midterm convention in nearby Dallas. Trump’s National Medal of Honor Museum visit Mr Trump will receive a private tour of the museum before addressing invited guests and pre-credentialed media. The visit is expected to focus on the stories of US service members recognised for acts of exceptional bravery. The…

Australia’s Treasury is war-gaming the economic fallout from a fresh surge in global borrowing costs, oil prices and inflation, amid fears the combination could push the world economy into recession and force governments towards austerity. The concerns have intensified as Donald Trump proposes sending a US$5,000 (£3,900) payment to every adult American if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in November. The plan, which has not been approved by Congress, could cost about US$1.3 trillion and add to the United States’ already substantial deficit. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/cc80644e3168acd31c892129fb849436?utm_source=openai)) Treasury officials are examining how higher interest rates on government debt, rising energy…

Former US president George W. Bush has warned that Americans risk ignoring the lessons of the September 11 attacks, arguing that events overseas continue to have a direct bearing on national security at home. Speaking in Dallas alongside Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser on 11 September 2001, Mr Bush said the United States must not retreat into isolationism as people around the world struggle against tyranny. “Our nation occasionally goes through isolationist periods, where the attitude is, ‘Well, we’ve got too many problems at home. Therefore, who cares about what happens overseas?’” he said. “Which really means to me…

Gavin Wax, a senior State Department political appointee, was placed on administrative leave after a dispute over meetings with Serbian politicians, only to have the decision reversed within days following an intervention by one of Donald Trump’s trusted advisers, according to people familiar with the episode. Wax, 33, was called to a meeting with human resources at 5pm on July 20 and told that he would no longer be working at the department. Two diplomatic security agents had reportedly been stationed outside his office earlier that afternoon to ensure he attended. But by the following Monday, Wax was back at…

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Financial Services, a version of its workplace product designed to handle research, financial modelling and pitchbook preparation traditionally carried out by junior investment bankers and equity researchers. The service uses the company’s latest model, GPT-6 Astra, and has been developed with Morgan Stanley and Evercore. It is initially focused on investment banking and equity research, where analysts often spend long hours gathering figures, comparing companies and preparing presentations for clients. ([openai.com](https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-financial-services/)) OpenAI vice-president of product Nick Turley said the aim was to teach the system to work “like an analyst”, including supporting its conclusions with…