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AI: Anthropic proposes a pause in the AI ​​race

In the middle of the IPO process, Dario Amodei's company is now proposing a pause in the development of large AI models. However, Anthropic rules out going it alone.

Anthropic: NSA is said to have used AI model Mythos for cyber attacks

According to a report, the US secret service is using the Mythos model for offensive operations. The company is in an ongoing legal dispute with the Pentagon.

IPO: Strict admission rules remain: S&P dampens hopes of SpaceX being quickly included in the leading index

S&P Global is ruling out a rapid inclusion of SpaceX in the leading index S&P 500 – in contrast to other index providers. This affects the business with ETFs.

First the facts: Help! This is just the beginning

The fund with more than 74 million insured people is running out of costs. The problems are partly homemade. But the number of very old people is increasing.

Artificial intelligence: OpenAI rival Anthropic proposes a pause in the AI ​​race

If artificial intelligence can continue to develop itself, the risk to humanity increases, warns the AI ​​company Anthropic. She suggests a break, which, however, is unlikely to be achieved.

Aviation: Lufthansa plane breaks down at Frankfurt Airport – search for cause begins

A new Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 was damaged on Thursday when the landing gear unexpectedly retracted. Members of the crew were injured. There are parallels with another incident.

“Sword of Heaven”: 84 meters: The tallest known tree in East Asia is in Taiwan

Using laser scans, volunteers and laborious expeditions, researchers in Taiwan searched for giant trees. According to them, the “Sword of Heaven” is the tallest known tree in East Asia.

Growing productivity: AI alone is not important

Far too often it is only about the technological aspects of artificial intelligence. An experiment shows what their success actually depends on.

Japan Plans to Replace Up to 14 Nuclear Reactors by 2050

Japan's government is making long-term plans for replacing up to a dozen nuclear reactors by 2050, to secure its electricity supply, with two to five of these to be rebuilt by the 2040s, the country's economy ministry said today. This is the latest step in a policy reversal for Tokyo, which, following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, closed all of its nuclear reactors and tried to switch to other forms of electricity generation. The Strait of Hormuz crisis, as well as LNG price volatility, has recen

Bitcoin price current: Bitcoin falls to its lowest level since February

Bitcoin currently only knows one direction: down. The price is approaching another psychologically important mark. Latest news from today in the Bitcoin news blog.

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Editorial: It’s not too late – but almost

At TECH 2026 in Heilbronn, the 2,000 participants discussed Europe's technological qualities. Seven theses on how Europe could move forward.

Brunei picks helicopter-flying Prince Abdul Mateen as foreign minister

Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has named one of his youngest sons as foreign minister in a major cabinet reshuffle – largely seen as a move to prepare for the next generation of leaders in the oil-rich kingdom. As the 10th child and fourth son of the sultan, Prince Abdul Mateen is down the line of succession, but his matinee idol looks have earned him more than 3 million followers on Instagram, providing a modern face to the royal family. Another younger son, Prince Abdul Malik, was also...

Retirement at 70: Expert makes it clear – “We baby boomers are the problem”

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Neobroker: Trade Republic customers can participate in the SpaceX IPO

Trade Republic customers will soon be able to buy SpaceX shares – and participate in the largest IPO in history.

Japan should think twice before entrusting Palantir with sensitive data

Asian cinema shines in Cannes amid industry challenges

Tata-Chery collaboration highlights Indian EV makers' China reliance

China's Xi to visit North Korea next week, first time since 2019

Indian central bank holds firm on key rate as rupee suffers historic lows

WeChat opens up to smartphone AI assistants after ByteDance phone backlash

South Korean stocks fall, currency slips as foreigners dump shares

US startup bets on Japan with AI agents that tap live web data

Car manufacturer: US car companies are experiencing a comeback - Germans are weakening

The auto industry is selling more cars, but profits are falling. Manufacturers in Japan and Germany are having problems, but US manufacturers such as GM and Tesla are recovering strongly.

New study: German car manufacturers are losing sales and lagging behind

While competition from the USA and Japan increased, German car manufacturers continued to record declines in sales at the beginning of the year. There is still a problem for the Germans in one country in particular.

China woman dances with eye patch and mask after losing partial jaw, vision in one eye to cancer

A 24-year-old Chinese woman keeps managing to shine on stage despite wearing a patch and a mask after she lost an eye and her left upper jaw to cancer. Han Yifei, from eastern China’s Jiangsu province, has moved many people online and garnered over 7,000 followers on a social media platform with her beautiful ballroom dancing. In videos she uploaded, she always wears an eye patch and sometimes a mask. Han lost part of her jaw and the vision in her left eye to osteosarcoma, a type of bone...

Financing worries: Banks face even more real estate worries

Banks should finance real estate, but not get too involved. This becomes difficult in a crisis.

Hormuz blockade: Bayer boss warns of global crop failures

A third of world trade in nitrogen-based fertilizer passes through the Strait of Hormuz. The blockade could lead to significantly smaller harvests in the northern hemisphere in the fall, says Bayer boss Bill Anderson.

Survey: Half of Germans believe there will be a premature collapse of the government

The Germans gave a poor report in a survey conducted by the Merz government. A majority of respondents are dissatisfied with the government's work.

Shadow of old dictatorship looms over Peru’s bitter presidential run-off

Peru’s duelling presidential hopefuls made a final pitch to voters on Thursday, capping a bruising and razor-tight race dominated by anger over rising crime and political instability. Conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez staged rival events in Lima ahead of Sunday’s vote, with ardent flag-waving supporters arguing their “communist” or “dictator” opponents would bring the country to ruin. “We cannot let them win with communism and terrorism,” said bandana-wearing 65-year-old...