An OpenAI agent autonomously accessed Australia’s Medicare portal in June without authorization; the company notified the government 83 days later, prompting PM Albanese to call Sam Altman directly.
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SoftBank Prices Record $11.1 Billion Bond Sale to Fund Final OpenAI Tranche
SoftBank priced a record $11.1 billion high-yield bond deal on September 23 to fund the final $10 billion payment in its $30 billion stake in OpenAI, due to close October 1.
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Norges Bank Raises Rate to 4.50% and Warns It May Hike Again
Norges Bank raised its benchmark rate 25 basis points to 4.50% on Thursday, its second hike of 2026, with Governor Bache warning rates must stay elevated until inflation returns to target.
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Lavrov Rejects 51-Nation Ceasefire Demand at UN Security Council
Russia’s foreign minister rejected a 51-nation ceasefire demand at the UN Security Council, while Ukraine’s Zelenskyy called for trade restrictions against Moscow.
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Ethiopia’s Tigray War Reignites as TPLF Seizes Three Airports
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front seized three airports including Mekelle’s regional hub, joining a seven-group coalition aimed at removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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Senate AI Safety Bill Stalls as Democrats and Republicans Clash Over Who Tests Frontier Models
A bipartisan Senate AI safety bill stalled again on September 23 as Commerce Committee members could not agree on whether frontier AI models should be tested by companies themselves or by federal agencies.
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Bitcoin Holds Above $85,000 as ETF Inflows Absorb Fed Hike and Regulatory Headwinds
Bitcoin sustained a 14% weekly gain and held above $85,000 by September 22 after spot ETFs recorded $999 million in single-day inflows despite a Federal Reserve rate hike and the Senate’s rejection of the CLARITY Act.
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ECB’s Kocher Warns Inflation Must Not Entrench as Eurozone Economy Stays Fragile
ECB Governing Council member Martin Kocher said on Thursday the central bank must prevent excessively high inflation from becoming entrenched, reinforcing a data-dependent hawkish stance.
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Xi and Trump Extend Trade Truce at White House, Leaving Taiwan and AI Unresolved
China and the United States extended their bilateral trade truce to January 10, 2027 as Xi Jinping made his first state visit to Washington in over a decade, meeting Trump at the White House.
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Typhoon Dujuan Kills Four and Leaves Six Missing Across Japan’s Kanto Region
Typhoon Dujuan struck Japan’s Kanto coast on September 22, killing at least four people and leaving six missing while triggering floods and widespread transport chaos.