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World Service,15 Sep 2026,49 mins

'AI getting more powerful', tech boss tells BBC

Newsday

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A kill switch should be required by firms, one of the co-founders of AI company Anthropic tells the BBC. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump says claims that AI will take over the world are a "hoax" and that the technology "will not be stopped". We'll speak to Ukrainian professional tennis player Dayana Yastremska, whose family home has been destroyed in intensified Russian strikes on the port city of Odessa. One of the biggest nights in the television industry - the Emmy Awards - is taking place in Los Angeles. (Photo: Anthropic logo is seen in this picture illustration taken August 16, 2026; Credit: Dado Ruvić/Reuters)

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