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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit in Washington, DC on March 11, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he met with several members of Congress in Washington, D.C., and that Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) raised “serious questions” about the company’s approach to war and recent agreements with the Department of Defense.In an interview with CNBC’s Emily Wilkins, Kelly said the group discussed “in great detail” how artificial intelligence systems would be used within the surveillance and kill chain. He called it a “good argument.””We’ve got to put guardrails in place and we’ve…

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen in Tehran, Iran, on December 14, 2016.Reza B | AFP | Getty ImagesIran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has opened a new “verified” account on the influential social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk.Khamenei, whose X handle is @Rahbarenghelab_, launched a tweetstorm Thursday about the U.S.-Israel war against Iran and the Islamic Republic’s response to it.”Dear combatant brothers! The desire of the masses of the people is the continuation of an effective and regret-inducing defense. Furthermore, the lever of closing the Strait of Hormuz must continue to…

No deaths have been reported so far, but the military said two planes were involved in the crash, one of which landed safely.listen to this article | 1 minuteinformationPublished March 12, 2026March 12, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationThe United States has acknowledged that one of its planes crashed in western Iraq during a joint military offensive with Israel against Iran.U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East and parts of Asia, issued a brief statement Thursday announcing the plane crash.It was not immediately clear whether there were any fatalities…

Four days after his appointment as Iran’s new supreme leader, the world finally got a glimpse of Mojtaba Khamenei’s worldview. But Khamenei, now elevated to the status of ayatollah and referred to by his followers as the “noble leader” of the Islamic revolution, did not appear in the video or issue an audio statement. Instead, he issued a long written message outlining his views on the course of the war, praising the Iranian military and demanding reparations for those who attacked Iran, which was then purportedly read out on state television. This message was quickly disseminated through a new Telegram…

HOME BY THE LEE was fifth time lucky as Joseph O’Brien’s star finally won the Stayers Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.Partnered by JJ Slevin, the 11-year-old was always a standout, racking up points even as he finished a quarter of a length behind Ballyburn. Dan Skelton’s Cabral de Meissan ran strongly, but doubts about his stamina proved true when he struggled to climb the Cheltenham hill. Last year’s winner Bob Olinger remained in third place.Trainer O’Brien said: “We were expecting a good run and it was a great ride from JJ. We’re very happy that Sean O’Driscoll and his family…

Australian productivity software company Atlassian has cut jobs in a bid to put more money into AI. Atlassian announced on March 11 that it will cut 10% of its workforce, or approximately 1,600 people. The company said the decision will allow it to put more money into AI and enterprise sales, strengthening its finances. More specifically, Atlassian said that while it is performing well, it is choosing to adapt to market conditions. Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brooks said in a press release related to the layoffs: “The bar for what is great for software companies is rising: growth, profitability, speed and…

According to attention span researcher Gloria Mark, people are scrolling more on social media, reading less, and having less focus.Some of her earlier research, published in April 2004, showed that the average person at the time focused their attention on a single screen for about two and a half minutes while replying to an email or reading an online article. In 2016, that number was 47 seconds, which is about the length of videos seen on social media today, said Mark, a professor of information studies at the University of California, Irvine.More recently, there has been a decline in participation…

Editor’s note: The following article is a commentary on some of the major trends in technology and their broader impact.The technology to disrupt enterprise software already exists. What’s missing is a forcing feature.The potential partnership between artificial intelligence and private equity could be just that.The Information reported Wednesday that Anthropic is in talks with the following companies: black stoneto form a joint venture. PalantirA style model that sells consulting services that integrate Claude into portfolio companies. The deal makes sense for Anthropic, which just lost its Pentagon distribution channel. But private equity firms risk cannibalizing their own businesses and accelerating…

The US Navy will begin escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as “militarily possible”, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Sky News on Thursday.”It was always in our plans. The U.S. Navy, or perhaps the United Nations, could escort the oil tanker,” Bessent said in the interview.”I believe that the U.S. Navy, and possibly in conjunction with the United Nations, will escort the ship as soon as it is militarily possible,” he said.Bessent’s comments came as the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed to navigation due to the U.S.-Israel war against Iran that began on February 28. The…

sydney — Sydney-based fashion designer Katy Perry always dreamed of starting her own clothing brand. She never imagined that being a global pop star would become her biggest obstacle. But on Wednesday, Australia’s Supreme Court ruled that Perry, who now goes by her married name Katy Taylor, had the right to sell clothing under her own name. This is a big win for the underdog small business owner who received a letter from another Katy Perry more than 15 years ago. “Imagine this: I had just launched my first showroom,” she told CNN, recalling the moment in 2009, two years…