13+ hour, 22+ min ago   (136+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 13 — OpenAI will not go public this year, the company’s chief executive Sam Altman said in an interview released on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence. “Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (206+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — China will lead the creation of an “open-source zone for artificial intelligence” for Brics countries, President Xi Jinping said Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group in New Delhi. Chinese AI companies produce world-leading open-source AI…...

12+ hour, 9+ min ago   (812+ words) SEPTEMBER 13 — China’s Pinglu Canal should not be understood simply as another impressive piece of infrastructure. For Asean, it represents something potentially much larger: the gradual geographical reorientation of southwestern China towards Southeast Asia. The 134.2-kilometre canal in Guangxi connects China’s…...

9+ hour, 9+ min ago   (195+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — Former minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom is reportedly set to be charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court tomorrow in connection with an investigation into Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH)…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (712+ words) DUBAI, Sept 13 — Within a matter of days, Yemen’s Houthis have swept south and seized the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, cementing their rise as a force to be reckoned with in the constellation of Iran-backed armed groups across the Middle East....

9+ hour, 20+ min ago   (751+ words) DOONBEG (Ireland), Sept 13 — Donald Trump turns his focus Sunday to golf and promoting his business interests, as he wraps up a two-day visit to Ireland during which his off-the-cuff diplomacy has caused another stir. The US president caught his Irish…...

12+ hour, 53+ min ago   (506+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — Brics leaders including China, Russia and India entered a second day of talks in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing “inclusive global growth”, after reaching rare agreement calling for calm in the Middle East. Indian Prime Minister Narendra…...

13+ hour, 42+ min ago   (631+ words) CORON, Sept 13 — The bodies of 41 victims of the worst Philippine ferry disaster in over a decade made their way through the blue waters of a resort area on Sunday, bound for a dock where forensic investigators awaited them. Days after…...

16+ hour, 9+ min ago   (338+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 13 — An Indonesian ferry carrying 243 passengers and crew is out of contact while sailing north in bad weather from Java to Borneo, rescue officials said Sunday. The passenger and cargo ship Virgo Transport 8 departed from Surabaya, East Java, on…...

13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (631+ words) CORON, Sept 13 — The bodies of 41 victims of the worst Philippine ferry disaster in over a decade made their way through the blue waters of a resort area on Sunday, bound for a dock where forensic investigators awaited them. Days after…...