Defense Ministry’s record ¥8.9 trillion budget request expected to balloon further by year-end
From hypersonic underwater-launched missiles to artificial intelligence for command and control, the request is chock full of advanced weaponry and tech.
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japantimes.co.jp
31.08.2026
China sees opportunity in America’s recent AI security scares
Chinese companies embrace an open approach for the mathematical parameters that determine how an AI system operates; their U.S. counterparts take the opposite approach.
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japantimes.co.jp
31.08.2026
Don’t buy Zuckerberg’s ‘good guy of AI’ act
Zuckerberg's essay announces the creation of a new $1 billion Future Is for Everyone Fund, but concrete details are scant, and the move is seen as a charm offensive.
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japantimes.co.jp
31.08.2026
AI and robotics drive an IPO boom in China as Shein lists in Hong Kong
Chinese markets are booming with new public share listings driven by the craze for artificial intelligence
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abcnews.com
31.08.2026
Picture-perfect AI resumes push firms back to tests, referrals
As AI tools have made flawless job applications easy, employers are bringing back traditional techniques to sift through candidates.
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japantimes.co.jp
31.08.2026
Iran-US war latest: Tehran strikes US bases in Jordan after Trump hits Larak Island in first attack in weeks
Trump shares AI footage of what he claims is Iran’s Kharg Island ‘being blown to smithereens’
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independent.co.uk
31.08.2026
SK Hynix weighs Japan memory fab partnership to supply AI boom
The South Korean supplier of dynamic and flash memory is considering various locations for a jointly operated plant.
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japantimes.co.jp
31.08.2026
Trump posts AI video of ‘Lake America’ being protected by an army of bequiffed ‘Donald Ducks’
The post came after the president signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ amid a bitter tariff war with Canada
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independent.co.uk
29.08.2026
Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds
Exclusive: Number of times AI lies, ignores instructions and pursues goals in harmful ways almost doubles in JulyIncidents of AIs escaping users’ control to lie, ignore instructions and pursue goals i
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theguardian.com
29.08.2026
UK risks falling behind in AI race without faster telecoms upgrades, say executives
Planning delays and slow 5G upgrades could leave the UK unable to cope with a surge in AI-related traffic The UK risks becoming a laggard in the global AI race as crucial telecoms upgrades to harness
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theguardian.com
29.08.2026
Math’s AI crisis has a lesson for the rest of us
The field of mathematics may need to establish new standards for dealing with AI.
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japantimes.co.jp
29.08.2026
Labour rejects Zack Polanski’s call to ‘slam brakes’ on building AI datacentres
Government says Green leader’s proposed moratorium on ‘energy-guzzling’ AI projects would be disaster for economyLabour has rejected calls to pause construction of major AI infrastructure in Britain a
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theguardian.com
28.08.2026
Anthropic scores court victory against Pentagon’s ‘illegal and baseless’ actions
The dispute between the AI company and the government broke out in February when Trump and Hegseth accused Anthropic of endangering national security
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independent.co.uk
28.08.2026
Japan to incorporate AI into the handling of emergency calls
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to introduce a system that automatically transcribes emergency calls and assists staff on follow-up action.
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japantimes.co.jp
28.08.2026
Anthropic tests new way for Claude to work with robots and scientific lab tools
The new software standard essentially stores information for artificial intelligence assistants to understand how a piece of hardware works.
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japantimes.co.jp
28.08.2026
OpenAI, Anthropic join global call to strengthen cyber defences
More than 100 organisations, including OpenAI and Anthropic, called Thursday for governments and technology companies to strengthen cyber defences against increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks
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france24.com
28.08.2026
Tech companies call for collective action against AI-enabled cyber attacks
More than 100 companies have written an open letter calling for collective action to strengthen cyber defences amid a rise in AI-enabled cyber attacks.
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news.sky.com
27.08.2026
OpenAI’s Models Went Rogue. Investigating Them Required More AI
A new independent report on OpenAI models hacking Hugging Face exposes a paradox: investigating increasingly powerful AI may require relying on AI itself.
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time.com
27.08.2026
AI can detect heart disease in women using mammograms, study suggests
Experts say findings mean breast screenings for cancer could also flag cardiovascular problems in womenDoctors have discovered a way to use routine mammograms that screen for breast cancer to spot hea
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theguardian.com
27.08.2026
Erin Brockovich Is One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI
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time.com
27.08.2026