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‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?

A spate of serious safety incidents have increased fears about the power and impenetrability of the most advanced models

Uber robotaxis hit London's streets, but with humans still behind the wheel

Updated on: September 5, 2026 / 10:00 PM EDT / CBS News

London Paddington fire causes rail chaos as Heathrow trains cancelled

Blaze causes electricity supply failure and disruption of services to airport and Reading

The Backlash Against Data Centers

The Atlantic staff writer Josh Tyrangiel joined for a special edition of Washington Week With The Atlantic to discuss the future of AI.

As parents consider kids' AI use, NYC schools' new policy could be a 'home run,' psychologist says

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday that the city's schools will place a one-year pause on younger students using generative AI tools.

Abel: Two ways Berkshire hopes to cash in on AI

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel tells CNBC the company is pursuing AI opportunities on two paths.

This enhanced geothermal project aims to unlock gigawatts of power to fuel the data center boom

Power demand in the U.S. is rising. Fervo Energy bets that its project in Utah will prove that enhanced geothermal can be part of the power mix going forward.

I Don’t Like the Term Neurodivergence

The Bavarian auteur talks directing Kate and Rooney Mara in Bucking Fastard and his popularity on Instagram

The trollers v the scrollers: Edith Pritchett’s Bayeux tapestry for the modern age

Didn’t manage to get tickets to the exhibition of the 11th-century artwork at the British Museum in London? Don’t worry, our cartoonist has got you covered, capturing the many battles of our times in her alternative version

Meet the CISO: A New Front Line Star in the AI Cybersecurity War

The OpenAI-Hugging Face agent hack sent shockwaves through the business world and helped put the chief information security officer into the spotlight.

Why I Want More AI at Dartmouth

Universities that hide from the technology will merely secure their irrelevance.

'It struck me as a minimalist tableau': Henk Stam’s best phone picture

The Dutch photographer was pleased to capture this suitably orange scene in some toilets in Rotterdam