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The Independent
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Asian shares are mixed and OpenAI investor SoftBank shares plunge after calls to slow AI industry

6+ min ago   (535+ words) Asian shares were mixed Monday, as shares of Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank Group, a key investor in OpenAI, fell more than 10% following calls from Anthropic and OpenAI to slow AI development for safety. U.S. futures edged lower, while oil prices gained…...

The Independent
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Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway

40+ min ago   (291+ words) Amazon said Sunday that it has suspended its partnership with 21 Air after one of the cargo carrier's planes loaded with Amazon packages careened off a Miami runway last week and killed five people. The Boeing 767 came in fast on Sept....

The Independent
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Carney pitches Canada to global investors as Trump tries to pull investment south

40+ min ago   (616+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump wants factories and investment moving south to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting he can make billions flow north. About 300 CEOs and senior executives from some of the world’s biggest investment firms will…...

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Mouthfeel joins flavor as a food industry focus to satisfy consumers craving extra texture

5+ hour, 26+ min ago   (954+ words) Texture is having a crunchy, gooey moment in the food and beverage industry. For many people, the way a menu item or packaged snack feels in the mouth has become as big a draw as flavor, although consumers don't always…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > ceo-anthropic-openai-los-angeles-alan-turing-b3049582.html

New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (890+ words) New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity’s survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > new-york-cbs-anderson-cooper-paramount-one-b3049572.html

'60 Minutes' opens 59th season on CBS with no direct mention of show's off-season turmoil

3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (296+ words) The venerable newsmagazine “60 Minutes” opened its 59th season on CBS-TV on Sunday night with no direct mention of the turmoil and departures that have unfolded behind the scenes in recent months. Hosts waited until the show's end to acknowledge that anything…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > japan-deforestation-international-energy-agency-experts-south-korea-b3049567.html

Japan’s biomass energy boom threatens further deforestation in Indonesia

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (778+ words) A surge in Indonesia’s wood pellet and chip production is driving a new wave of deforestation, threatening the vast archipelago’s remaining tropical forests, vital biodiversity hot spots and the land of Indigenous peoples, according to new satellite analysis from environmental…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > kenya-east-africa-mara-maasai-mara-solar-energy-b3049569.html

Electric mobility brings Africa’s energy transition into the wild

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (741+ words) Joshua Kijape eases his motorcycle through the tall grass, listening for movement in the bush. There is no engine rumble, no exhaust and little warning for anything ahead. That is exactly how the Mara-Siana ranger, attached to Entumoto Safari Camp…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > travel > asia > japan > tokyo > fairmont-tokyo-hotel-review-japan-b3049560.html

This sleek hotel has views across Tokyo Bay to Mount Fuji

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (654+ words) Dazzling interiors are matched by mind-blowing vistas at Fairmont’s first ever Japanese property in Tokyo, finds Helen Coffey Cosmopolitan with contemporary yet opulent flashes of upscale design – this five-star knows it has to go bold to compete with those views,…...

The Independent
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Job hunters ignoring ‘silent pay rise’ of generous employer pensions

6+ hour, 19+ min ago   (559+ words) Majority of workers said they were still likely to give employer pension contributions some consideration Fewer than one in three working adults view employer pension contributions as a top priority when deciding on a new job offer, according to research…...