Trump claims he is only'guardrail' needed to control AI as top Republicans join him in dismissing calls for more checks - live President condemns what he claims is a'sick conspiracy' amid global tech selloff following CEOs calls for slowing pace of development'I don't think Americans should be scared of anything': Vance tries to quell concerns about AI regulation Trump claims'sick conspiracy' over calls for more guardrails on AI companies Johnson: Congress shouldn't be in charge of AI guardrails, insists its tech companies responsibilities Johnson to discuss Trump's $5k midterm pledge, says incentive needs approval from Congress Trump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge Trump claims'sick conspiracy' over calls for more guardrails on AI companies Donald Trump has claimed there is a "SICK conspiracy" "The only control or'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!" Trump wrote on Truth Social, insisting that the administration has stopped leaders of AI companies from "doing bad, or potentially bad" However, he didn't point to any concrete examples for how he has curbed possible abuse or malfeasance in the industry. The president said over the weekend that the AI arms race is of the upmost importance to the US national security. This comes after company whistleblowers claimed that the technology has the potential to "kill all of humanity" within the decade. Trump accused Amodei of "now pretending to be a'perfect little angel'" There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so. Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers, BEWARE! 'I don't think Americans should be scared of anything': Vance tries to quell concerns about AI regulation Trump claims'sick conspiracy' over calls for more guardrails on AI companies Johnson: Congress shouldn't be in charge of AI guardrails, insists its tech companies responsibilities Johnson to discuss Trump's $5k midterm pledge, says incentive needs approval from Congress Trump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge Federal law already requires those seeking to become US permanent residents to prove they will not be a burden to the US - also known as a "public charge" - but the new rule includes broader range of programs that could disqualify them.

Follow the day's latest updates Court approves $23.5m fine and costs order against ASX Shadow arts minister says AI companies need to do what everyone else does: 'ask permission and pay for it' Albanese defends gambling reforms, says he's'not against someone having a punt' Pocock says it's'tragic' gambling reforms don't go nearly far enough Shadow arts minister says AI companies need to do what everyone else does: 'ask permission and pay for it' If AI companies want to use Australian creative work, they should do what everyone else does: ask permission and pay for it. Australian creativity is one of our greatest national assets - not a free resource for multinational tech companies. The Coalition will always back the right of artists to control their work and be fairly compensated when others profit from it. This is about consent, fairness and respect for Australian creativity. Court approves $23.5m fine and costs order against ASX Shadow arts minister says AI companies need to do what everyone else does: 'ask permission and pay for it' Albanese defends gambling reforms, says he's'not against someone having a punt' Pocock says it's'tragic' gambling reforms don't go nearly far enough Court approves $23.5m fine and costs order against ASX A federal court judge has ordered the ASX operator to pay $23.5m in penalties and costs after the company admitted to making a misleading statement about a troubled upgrade for technology required to run the stock exchange.

Despite today's drop in software and data companies, the UK's FTSE 100 share index is down just 0.07% this session as investors rotate into other sectors. Worryingly, that pattern "echoes what we saw in 2000 as the dot-com bubble started to burst", analysts at Deutsche