The United Nations rights chief called Monday for countries and “frontier” artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned posed “unprecedented risks”. In a letter sent to countries and AI developers and shared…

US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed fears that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity, calling them a hoax and rejecting global calls to put guardrails around the fast-moving technology. Trump’s pushback comes amid growing…

  Syrians on Monday held demonstrations in various parts of the country for the second consecutive day over the government’s decision to increase fuel prices due to the Middle East war. They mark the first such protest since the Islamist authorities…

  The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in Lagos witnessed a landmark moment on Monday, as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE officially opened its Initial Public Offering (IPO). President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries…