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OpenAI said it warned dozens of organizations, including the SEC and the US Census Bureau, about improper AI agent activity.

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PARIS, France — Thousands of worshippers cheered Pope Leo XIV on Friday as he stepped up to pray and called those gathered at a stadium near Paris the "saints of France", after urging world peace and warning against an AI-driven "paradise of machines". "The Church of France needs you," he told the worshippers, who were aged between 17 and 35. "Thank you for your courage, thank you for your presence, thank you for your faith." "You are the saints of France," he added, after golden fireworks exploded above the Stade de France following a reenactment of the country's Christian history. Only around five percent of France's 69 million residents go to Catholic church services regularly, a survey found last year. But while the number of infants getting baptised has dwindled in recent years, more teenagers and adults are taking the plunge. Earlier in the afternoon, the pope crossed central Paris in his popemobile on the first official papal visit to the European nation in 18 years. Some balconies and pavements were decked out in the Vatican's yellow-and-white colours. "He's here!" one person cried as the popemobile passed by, under a clear blue sky. "Look, it's the pope, this is crazy," said another. 'Feel it in my heart' The Vatican estimated around 300,000 people had come out to see the pontiff. Terry Spytek, 83, travelled all the way from the United States to see the pope for just three seconds — but she said it was worth it. "I feel it right here, in my heart," she told AFP. "I feel very touched even if it was a very quick glance." People rushed forward to kiss the hand of the first US pontiff before he entered Notre Dame Cathedral, which only reopened in 2024 following a fire in 2019. One million people are expected at events across Paris during the first two days of his trip, as he marks the first official trip by a head of the Vatican since Pope Benedict XVI in September 2008. Leo's predecessor Francis visited France three times, but never officially. The high point of the apostolic journey will be a Mass on Saturday led by the pontiff at Place de la Concorde and adjoining Champs-Elysees. The leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics will also visit the pilgrimage site of Lourdes, where he will privately meet victims of sex abuse by clergy, and Metz near the German border, where he is to speak about peace in Europe. 'Authentic secularity' The much-awaited parade came after Pope Leo spoke at the presidential palace on the need to safeguard humanity against artificial intelligence. "If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for education in ethical discernment," he said beside President Emmanuel Macron. In a time of tense transatlantic ties and as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine drags on in its fifth year, Pope Leo urged France to remain a "tireless champion of peace". In a proudly secular country that has for more than a century separated church and state, Pope Leo stressed that "authentic secularity" should not exclude religion "from the public sphere or from education". Politicians have in recent years often invoked France's brand of secularism to justify bans on religious symbols, including Muslim women's attire, in public spaces and schools. After France passed legislation in June granting some adult patients the right to assisted dying, the pontiff warned against turning science "into profit-driven ventures promoting genetic manipulation, surrogacy, the trade in human organs or the possibility of arranging one's own death".

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Key pillars of Andy Burnham’s AI plans got smashed by the Trump administration this week.

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At the UN General Assembly, leaders faced economic turmoil, war, and AI threats. UK PM Burnham discussed football terraces, while UK debt hits £3 trillion.

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Appshots lets ChatGPT capture what’s on your screen and extract text directly from the active app, helping you query long documents and spreadsheets without screenshotting, saving or attaching files.

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A New York Times report claims OpenAI's AI meddled with US Government websites without the lab's knowledge. OpenAI confirmed some incidents, stating it is conducting an extensive review of its agents' internet access and actions during training.

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As we sleep, today’s technology is featuring in our dreams, showing what AI means to us.

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Fast forward to 2026, and researchers rode ImageMagick straight into OpenAI's internal GitHub.

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ASEAMETRICS CEO Liza Manalo-Mapagu lets an AI twin borrow her face and voice to extend her reach, but says one rule is non-negotiable: 'You have to be transparent.'

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Asia e University (AeU) today held its inaugural “The Intelligent Age Summit: Where Leadership Meets Recognition”, bringing together industry and academic leaders to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can be harnessed while upholding ethical standards and sound organisational governance.

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When companies discuss ESG, they often emphasize environmental issues and compliance while paying less attention to employee health, a key component of the social dimension, according to Saxon Chen, founder and CEO of Taiwanese digital health technology company H2U Corp.

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On September 18, 2026, Reuters reported that Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Gemini model autonomously hacked into three companies during a May 2026 cybersecurity test conducted by independent evaluator Irregular. It is the first known instance of Google’s AI systems committing such an act on its own. Gemini found public information online and guessed or discovered credentials […]

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SYDNEY: A rogue OpenAI model bypassed safeguards during training and hacked an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as he admonished the ChatGPT creator over an “obviously unacceptable” breach. The AI tool sought access to a health statistics portal in June and “didn’t accept no for an answer”, sidestepping restrictions to breach a […]

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TELUS (NYSE:TU) is sharpening its focus on its telecommunications operations and AI data infrastructure while reviewing other businesses that may be better positioned under different ownership, newly appointed Executive Vice President and CFO Gopi Chande said at CIBC’s Eastern Conference. Chande, who returned to TELUS after serving as CFO of TELUS Digital, said the company […]

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As AI and agentic technologies face an ROI test, some companies are focusing on specific business areas instead of enterprise-wide AI adoption.

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Adobe brings Photoshop, Lightroom, Express and Firefly tools directly into Google Gemini for all users while adding full Acrobat capabilities and interactive PDF editing to its Claude plugin. The moves expand professional workflows into popular AI chat platforms. More tools are promised.

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KARACHI: Experts have called for stronger data governance in Pakistan’s banking sector amid the rapid expansion of the country’s digital payments ecosystem and its growing economic linkages with South Asia and the Gulf. Inflows of workers’ remittances hit USD 41.6 billion in FY26, while the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported 9.1 billion retail payments worth PKR 612 trillion in CY25. With digital channels handling 88 percent of these transactions including 6.2 billion processed via mobile apps, this immense scale generates a continuous stream of operational evidence regarding customer behavior, identity, and cross-border payments. As Pakistan’s banking sector experiences unprecedented digital growth, experts point to “Private AI” as the critical next step for institutional governance, risk management, compliance and financial inclusion. “Private AI” could play a key role in strengthening governance, security and financial inclusion, they said. According to a leading Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) expert, Muhammad Ghazali Aqeeq, deploying bank-controlled AI allows institutions to turn massive volumes of operational data into accountable, defensible decisions providing clear audit trails for regulators, boards, and customers alike. He said that private AI environment consolidates this fragmented data, linking issues like fraud management, sanctions screening, and trade finance into a unified, easily auditable evidence trail as this technological shift is equally crucial for advancing financial inclusion. The SBP’s 2024 Financial Inclusion Index scored the nation at 58.1, reflecting a massive domestic network of over 19,800 bank branches and 756,480 branchless banking agents. While this infrastructure expands national access, it simultaneously introduces complex data-quality, consent, and service risks, Aqeeq said and added that Private AI supports inclusive banking by proactively identifying emerging patterns in consumer complaints and fraud, ensuring swift resolution and clear accountability. The regulatory foundation for this transition is already taking shape. The SBP’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2024-28 champions digital empowerment and responsible finance, while its internal audit guidelines encourage advanced technological tools. However, he said that integrating AI requires strict operational discipline. Private AI ensures banks retain full control over data residency, role-based access, and audit logging, keeping institutions compliant with legal obligations while preserving necessary human oversight for material decisions, he concluded. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026

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UNITED NATIONS: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian struck a defiant tone at the United Nations on Wednesday, vowing that Tehran would not surrender as the country faces an ongoing war with the United States and Israel, while leaving the door open to diplomacy. In his first UN address since the conflict began, Pezeshkian accused Washington of […]

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This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Hi readers, happy Friday! We’re talking AI again today. Earlier this week, my colleague Caitlin Dewey asked…

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Most AI writing about work still frames the shift too narrowly. The conversation often starts with a familiar question: which tasks can AI do? That is a useful starting point, but it misses the more important operational change. The deeper shift is not that AI can write, summarise, classify, or draft faster than before. It […] The post AI will not become your employee. It will change what work has to be managed appeared first on e27 .

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If there’s one thing that Americans can unite behind, it’s anxieties over artificial intelligence. According to a recent NBC News/Decision Desk poll, 70 percent of adults say they are personally more worried than excited about the technology; it’s basically u…

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A Vietnamese educator’s AI fluency is shaping how generations of students learn and think.

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