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OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 as chief Sam Altman calls AI extinction risk ‘unacceptable’
43+ min ago (553+ words) OpenAI founder Sam Altman said the company going public now would be “ill-advised”, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence. Published Sep 13, 2026, 05:20 AM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 01:04 PM LOS ANGELES – OpenAI will not go public in 2026, chief executive officer Sam Altman said in…...
34 young people gear up to represent Singapore at ‘Olympics of skills’ in Shanghai
44+ min ago (1205+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 03:39 PM SINGAPORE – After missing the N-level cut-off for polytechnic admission by one point, Brandon Yap turned his academic struggles into motivation and is now set to represent Singapore at the prestigious WorldSkills Competition. When he…...
Myanmar government revokes status and seeks action against UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun
48+ min ago (249+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026, 11:51 AM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 01:22 PM Myanmar's military-backed government said on Sept 13 its permanent representative to the United Nations was undertaking "illegal activities" and that his status had been revoked and withdrawn. The government said that Kyaw Moe Tun was…...
France apologises for UN diplomatic spat with Washington
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (387+ words) France’s permanent mission to the UN published the apology on Sept 11. Published Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 12:52 PM WASHINGTON – The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising how the United States voted during a UN General Assembly meeting....
‘Pacific drugs highway’: Australia’s new plan to target cocaine traffickers moving through islands
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (925+ words) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking to reporters at a press conference on Sept 1 during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, the capital city of Palau. Published Sep 13, 2026, 05:00 AM SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an…...
South Korea’s expanded espionage law takes effect amid push to protect chip technology
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (383+ words) High-profile technology leak cases include the 2025 indictment of five former Samsung Electronics employees accused of transferring key DRAM chip technology to Chinese memory maker CXMT. Published Sep 13, 2026, 08:06 AM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 01:56 PM SEOUL – South Korea’s expanded espionage law takes effect on…...
All eyes on Warsh as rate-hike fever spreads across G-7 central banks
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (785+ words) US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh will be closely watched due to a higher-than-expected core inflation reading on Sept 11. Published Sep 13, 2026, 10:45 AM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 12:36 PM Central banks from much of the Group of Seven face a pivotal week as mounting…...
Beauty can be made but ‘natural beauty’ still matters in South Korea
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (734+ words) Some netizens argued that Miss Korea should favour contestants with no history of cosmetic procedures. Others said the pageant does not prohibit surgery. Published Sep 13, 2026, 12:40 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 01:15 PM SEOUL – Can a beauty pageant title be considered any less authentic…...
China threatens to cancel summit if US approves new arms sales to Taiwan
22+ hour, 46+ min ago (448+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026, 05:20 PM China has told the United States that it intends to cancel a planned meeting between their leaders later in September if Washington approves any new arms sales to Taiwan by then, multiple sources familiar with bilateral ties…...
North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward East Sea
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (117+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026, 05:26 AM Updated Sep 12, 2026, 05:31 AM Sept 12 - North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's defense ministry said on Saturday. South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported earlier that South…...