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View More NewsThe Committee to Protect Journalists joined partner organizations on Wednesday in condemning the arrest in recent days of six journalists working for independent Egyptian investigative journalism platform Matsda2sh, and calling for their immediate release. Between Monday, September 28, 2026, and Tuesday, September 29, Egyptian security forces raided homes and arrested Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emeira, Abdallah Qadry, Islam Barakat, Omar Helal, Mohamed Mahmoud, and Mohamed Adel at various locations across Egypt. During the raids, authorities confiscated their mobile phones and personal laptops, and in one instance, damaged personal belongings inside the family home. Egyptian authorities have not officially or publicly disclosed…
OpenAI is seeking at least $30 billion in fresh funding at a valuation of around $1.4 trillion, excluding the new capital, after postponing its initial public offering for 2026, Bloomberg reported.The proposed fundraising would provide additional capital ahead of an eventual listing. The ChatGPT developer last raised $122 billion in March at a valuation of $852 billion, including that investment. CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI would not go public this year, citing heightened artificial intelligence safety concerns and the challenges of adapting to increasingly capable systems. Meanwhile, revenue growth has accelerated. OpenAI’s annualised revenue run rate exceeded $40 billion over…
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I think you’ve done enough calling us paranoid and preposterous. The next step is for you to defend your position in public against someone who will push back against it. I’m happy to meet you for a debate anywhere, anytime. You’re a world-famous veteran of dozens of debates…— Scott Alexander (@slatestarcodex) September 20, 2026 Dear Scott,I may be a veteran of debates, but this is the first time I’ve been challenged to a duel! Many people are eager to host this spectacle, but I choose to delope: to fire my pistol into the ground to pre-empt the conflict.Obviously I believe…
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