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An AI researcher who quit Anthropic told the BBC that people working on the technology are “genuinely frightened” about the speed of its advancements and what it could mean for humanity.Jacob Coxon spoke with BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Saturday about his viral resignation post where he raised concerns about out-of-control artificial intelligence.”I believe that if we don’t slow down at the current rate of progress, there is a strong chance that we could all die in the immediate future,” he said.His resignation comes amid growing safety concerns in the industry, including from his former boss, head of Anthropic Dario Amodei,…

By Clifford Ndujihe, Demola Akinyemi, Juilet Umeh, Dan Abia & Emma Una Powerful blocs in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are up in gloves against the Rainbow Coalition midwifed by Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Minister, Nyesom Wike, saying it would not only hurt the party’s candidates in the 2027 polls but also the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. Read Also: 2027: INEC asks court to dismiss Atiku’s suit over Tinubu certificates Wike, a kingmaker in the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission,  INEC, insists that the Rainbow Coalition is 100…

Tale of the tapeHere’s how Garcia and Benn measure up ahead of tonight’s main event. Garcia is the younger man by a year and brings the heavier hands on paper, with 20 knockouts in 25 victories compared with Benn’s 14 in 25. Both men came in comfortably below the welterweight limit on Friday: Benn weighed 146lb, his lightest since June 2019, while Garcia tipped the scales at 145.5lb, his lightest since facing Devin Haney in April 2024. Garcia enters with a 25-2 record and the WBC title, while Benn is 25-1 and fighting at 147lb for the first time in…

The title characer in Chris Rock’s sure-footed fourth feature as director, Misty Green, is having a rough week. An actress still best known for a TV series that ended years back, she’s about to be evicted, her bipolar brother is fresh out of a psych ward and in need of both emotional and financial support, a pimpy former colleague dangles a lucrative sex-work gig, and while her undeniable gifts might very well help her book an acting job, the many axes she has to grind in the entertainment industry keep getting in the way. In a star-making performance, Rosalind Eleazar —…

In the nine years that I’ve been writing this column, I’ve had two babies, a breakdown and very little time away from writing a weekly recipe. I love this column, and creating recipes for you makes me feel like the luckiest duck alive, but I don’t believe that anyone can be endlessly creative without occasionally filling up their own cup. So, I’m taking six months out to travel, replenish and see what treasures I can find for us out there in the big wide world. Treasures such as this gentle claypot rice, which is based on the magical one at…

Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha in Abuja, Daji Sani in Yola and Segun Awofadeji in Gombe President Bola Tinubu; former President Goodluck Jonathan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas;  Chairman of the Northern Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NNGF) and Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya; Governor of Adamawa State, Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); and former Senate president and National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark have mourned an elder statesman, renowned businessman, ex-National Chairman of PDP and former Governor of the old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, who died at…

Ogun State’s growing digital transformation has earned Governor Dapo Abiodun a major national recognition, with the Governor emerging Governor of the Year – Public Service Innovation at the Nigeria eGovernment Excellence Awards 2026. The award, organised by the Nigeria eGovernment Summit, recognised Abiodun’s leadership in deploying technology and e-governance reforms to modernise public administration, improve service delivery and strengthen transparency and citizen engagement. The organisers specifically commended Ogun State’s remarkable digital penetration and innovation, citing the administration’s technology-driven initiatives as a significant step towards building a more efficient, accessible and citizen-centred public service. Under Abiodun, Ogun has increasingly deployed digital…

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” at Anthropic’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says his company will not go public this year, citing growing concerns about AI safety.In an interview with Fortune published Saturday, Altman said that an IPO now would be “ill-advised.” The decision pushes one of the most anticipated IPOs in history until at least 2027 and gives the clearest sign yet that mounting concerns about increasingly powerful AI…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that there would be no OpenAI IPO in 2026 during an interview with Fortune. Over the course of 45 minutes, Altman discussed a variety of subjects including the Hugging Face hacking incident, recursive self-improvement, and the possibility of building an AI that was beyond human control. On the latter, he said it was “absolutely” possible, but vowed to take actions to prevent that from happening, even if it meant pausing training, adding that “there are risks we should not be able to incur on behalf of humanity.”“We’re not rushing into an IPO. I actually think…

Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island (also known as Perim Island) as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The rebels also now control millions of dollars worth of seized US-made military hardware.Published On 13 Sep 202613 Sep 2026Share Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic Mayun Island in Red Sea on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo