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BRICS 2026: Nuclear safety, Iran War, Middle East crisis and Energy take center stage

BRICS leaders called for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East and warned of growing nuclear dangers as the bloc adopted its New Delhi Declaration amid intensifying conflict involving Iran and the United States.

AI leaders call for slower AI model development, warning technology is advancing too fast

Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk have called for a more deliberate pace of artificial intelligence development, signaling growing concern among some of the technology industry's most prominent leaders that advances in frontier AI systems could be outpacing the safeguards designed to control them.

Europe EV sales surge 36% in August as China falls 11% and North America 33% year over year

Global electric-vehicle sales rose for a sixth consecutive month in August, with Europe providing the strongest growth among major markets as weaker sales in North America and China limited the overall increase.

Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety case

A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and implement sweeping new safeguards for young users of Facebook and Instagram, delivering the largest additional financial penalty yet imposed on the tech company in the child-safety litigation.

Samsung secures more than $200 billion Broadcom AI chip deal through 2030

Samsung Electronics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U.S. chip designer Broadcom to expand their strategic partnership, with the collaboration expected to exceed $200 billion through 2030.

Nvidia, SK Group launch $500 billion AI partnership centered on next-generation memory

SK Group and Nvidia expand strategic collaboration with a $500-billion-plus initiative spanning AI factories and next-generation memory.

China launches World AI Cooperation Organization with 29 founding nations

Twenty-nine countries have signed an agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), creating a new intergovernmental body headquartered in Shanghai

World’s first large-scale 100% Hydrogen Engine tested to supply power to Spanish grid

Finnish energy technology company Wartsila has successfully operated what it describes as the world's first large-scale engine powered entirely by hydrogen to supply electricity to Spain’s national grid

Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target tracking

U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to develop a constellation of satellites designed to track airborne targets from orbit

Key takeaways from historic Trump-Xi China summit

U.S. President Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, his second state visit to China and the first U.S. presidential visit to the country in nearly nine years.
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland leaders call for constitutional change in UK

The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have signed a joint memorandum calling for constitutional change, asserting their nations' right to determine their own futures.
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