Technology firms rallied on stock markets Monday, with traders gearing up for key US inflation data this week that could lock in a September interest...

A top US envoy on Monday touted progress in weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia, raising the prospect of reviving three-way peace talks to end Europe's...

The US Congress returned from recess Monday facing urgent warnings that artificial intelligence could spin dangerously out of control -- and little agreement over whether...

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to target each other's energy facilities, a day after he chastised Kyiv...

Home to some of the world’s leading technology companies, South Korea also has one of the starkest digital divides; an age gap in tech literacy that risks leaving some senior citizens stranded. In an effort to tackle this, the government organises training for older Koreans, with lessons on online shopping, using AI and interacting with everyday technology. “There were times when I felt so baffled,” says 70-year-old Yoon Bok-soon, one of those taking part in a session at a senior community centre south of Seoul. While rapidly embracing modern technology, South...

United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk calls for “urgent action” to rein in “frontier” artificial intelligence, warning that the technology poses “unprecedented risks.” Turk’s comments come amid a flurry of concern over the risks posed by AI, with employees at the firm Anthropic expressing fears that the technology could escape human control, and CEOs Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk all showing support for a coordinated slowdown in...