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Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday

September 13, 2026

Andy Burnham will host business leaders, entrepreneurs and regional mayors at Downing Street on Monday, part of a push to present his government as a “partner for growth” ahead of the first budget of his premiership. The prime minister said the UK has the talent and universities to succeed but needs “a culture shift in…
Hasan Piker doubles down, defends his ‘God-given right’ to say how much he hates America

September 13, 2026

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has defended comments he made calling America a country he “hates,” insisting on his livestream that this was his “God-given” and “constitutionally protected right.” The remarks were prompted by an attack advert targeting Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, which used footage of Piker’s past statements to highlight his association with…
Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t file for IPO this year

September 13, 2026

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has said the company will not file for an initial public offering in 2026, describing the current period as “an ill-advised moment to go public” given heightened scrutiny of AI safety. His comments, made in an interview with Fortune, contradict earlier reports suggesting OpenAI could file for a listing as…
Fantasy football: Giants drag Malik Nabers status down to the wire hours before kickoff against Dallas

September 13, 2026

The New York Giants left star wide receiver Malik Nabers’ Week 1 status as “questionable” right up until three hours before kickoff against the Dallas Cowboys, leaving fantasy football managers who drafted him without a clear answer on whether to start him. Nabers is returning from an ACL tear that ended his rookie season in…
The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs

September 13, 2026

Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, held on a Thursday in September 2026, featured a batch of startups skewing heavily towards “deep tech” compared with previous cohorts, according to TechCrunch’s regular survey of early-stage venture capitalists. Investors described the technology on show as feeling “like science fiction,” though they noted valuations across the batch were more…
Trump and Mike Johnson think the AI industry is overreacting

September 13, 2026

Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson have pushed back on growing calls within the AI industry to slow the pace of development, arguing that doing so risks letting China overtake the United States. Their comments follow an open letter from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urging the sector to “pace the frontier,” a call that…
Trump fallout hits Budget and Falklands as Croydon flat owners face ruin

September 13, 2026

Chancellor Healey’s autumn budget woes are blamed on Trump’s policies as Tugendhat slams the US president over Falklands doubts, Croydon residents face financial ruin after months without heating, and a former royal protection officer takes Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor claims to the FBI.
Questions mount over what an AI ‘slowdown’ would look like

September 13, 2026

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has called for the pace of AI development to be slowed, a call echoed by rivals Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk, while a former Anthropic researcher told the BBC that staff building these systems are “genuinely frightened” about humanity’s future. The warnings mark a notable shift from the…
British Good Samaritan ‘killed by Afghan and hid in suitcase’ may have been forced to take drug to calm her down on day of murder

September 13, 2026

British aid worker Elisabeth Jane Ross, 38, from Edinburgh, was found dead in a suitcase in Athens on 18 July, and Afghan boxer Sharif Ahmadzai is in custody in connection with her death. New forensic details suggest she may have been given, or forced to take, an antidepressant to sedate her before she was killed,…
Mairi McAllan accused of being ‘in denial’ over state of schools as she snubs Michael Gove offer

September 13, 2026

Scotland’s Education Secretary, Mairi McAllan, has been accused of being “in denial” over falling school standards after she indicated she would not take up an offer from former Conservative Education Secretary Lord Michael Gove to help improve Scotland’s education system, citing his views on Brexit and welfare reform. She also rejected concerns from a leading…