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Trump Denounces Attempts to Control AI, Wants It Renamed 'Super Intelligence' in US Documents

U.S. President Trump addressed the United Nations on Tuesday. And a half hour in, after decrying immigration, Trump pivoted to add that "The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now."

But then he added "hereinafter officially called super intelligence, changing the name, in that the use of the word artificial makes intelligence fake. It makes it sound fake, and it is not fake. It's actually... amazing. But we have to be careful — in fact, it is exactly the opposite of what it purports. From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world's will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial. So it's super intelligence."


TRUMP: In other words, welcome to the new world of super intelligence — SI. SI. Let's see if that goes. It sounds much better. It is much better, and it's much more accurate. Let's see if I have any power. Maybe I do and maybe I don't. We're going to find out pretty soon. Super intelligence.

Every major new technology brings challenges, and super intelligence is no exception. Yet the very same people who said we'll all be dead in 12 years because of global warming, a name since reborn to climate change because the planet was cooling not warming, and nobody was dead — these are the same people that are now saying that AI is going to kill us all. That robots are going to attack us, and that everything is going to be a total disaster — same group of people. This is the group that came up with the Russia Russia Russia hoax, the Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine hoax. Climate change, open borders.

Whoever wins AI — you have to remember this — and now I say, whoever wins SI, whoever wins super intelligent [sic] — wins. That's the group that wins. And we're leading now over China by a lot, and everyone else, and we're going to keep it that way. We're going to keep it very — very straight and very strong. I'm not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution. Many say, bigger than the Industrial Revolution or the internet itself.


And we will be very careful, and that's why we have a Department of Justice that we've already used it, having to do with this very subject, and used it very powerfully. Everything worked out very well and very quickly. And other law enforcement bodies that will rein things in if we have to do that.

But we will only encourage super intelligence. We're gonna encourage it, not rein it in. We're gonna watch it closely, through the Department of Justice. The United States leads the world in Super Intelligence, and will continue to do so, safely and responsibly.

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Begrotingstekort in eerste halfjaar hoogste sinds 2021

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Het begrotingstekort van de overheid is in de eerste helft van dit jaar gestegen tot 8 miljard euro, meldt het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS). Dat is het grootste tekort in een eerste jaarhelft sinds 2021, toen Nederland kampte met de coronacrisis. In de eerste helft van vorig jaar was het tekort nog 5 miljard euro.

De overheid gaf in de eerste zes maanden van het jaar 273 miljard euro uit. Uitgaven aan sociale uitkeringen, goed voor bijna de helft, stegen met 8 miljard euro. De kosten om de overheid te laten draaien, zoals salarissen en de aankoop van spullen of diensten, stegen met 5 procent tot 92 miljard euro. Ook droeg Nederland 2 miljard euro meer af aan de Europese Unie.

Afgezet tegen de omvang van de economie bedroeg het tekort 1,9 procent, onder de binnen de EU afgesproken norm. De overheidsschuld kwam uit op 524 miljard euro, even hoog als eind 2025. Met 43,7 procent van het bbp is ook dat ruim onder het Europees afgesproken maximum.


Nederlandse economie groeit harder dan eerder berekend

DEN HAAG (ANP) - De Nederlandse economie is in het tweede kwartaal harder gegroeid dan eerder aangenomen. In de tweede berekening van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) gaat het om 0,6 procent groei, terwijl het statistiekbureau eerder 0,4 procent groei meldde. Dat verschil zit vooral in een grotere export en meer uitgaven van consumenten.

Het CBS berekent de stijging van het bruto binnenlands product (bbp) altijd dertig dagen na de afloop van het kwartaal en komt 85 dagen na het kwartaal met de tweede berekening. Het komt vaak voor dat het groeicijfer wordt aangepast, doordat er dan meer informatie beschikbaar is.

Eind juli meldde het statistiekbureau dat de Nederlandse economie in het tweede kwartaal een groeiversnelling had, dankzij consumenten, uitgaven van de overheid en de handel met het buitenland.


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Qantas announces 18-hour direct flights from Sydney to New York with onboard ‘wellbeing zones’

Flying from 2028, it is set to be the national carrier’s second ultra long-haul route after Sydney to London, due to take off in 2027

Qantas says travellers will be able to fly between Sydney and New York in just 18 hours from mid-2028 when the airline launches its second ultra long-haul route, cutting at least three hours from the travel time.

The route will be the second in Qantas’ Project Sunrise expansion plans, with new Sydney to London direct flights planned for October 2027, after some delays.

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Kenji Morimoto’s gochujang corn fritters and oyster mushrooms with butter bean mash – recipes

Snacks never tasted so good: spicy corn fritters with a lime pickle-spiked yoghurt, and king oyster mushrooms laced with blackberries, pomegranate molasses and soy

King oyster mushrooms are quite the centrepiece: relatively meaty and receptive to big flavours. Paired with a vibrant glaze spiked with sweet blackberries, tart pomegranate molasses and savoury soy sauce, every bite balances the richness with sharp, fruity acidity. But first some tangy, fresh fritters, celebrating fresh corn with an earthy base of gochujang, which works brilliantly against the lime pickle yoghurt. Creamy, crisp and the perfect treat.

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How opencast mining risks reawakening dormant geological faults

New study finds subsidence caused by groundwater extraction can take place as far as 20km from site of mine

The impact of opencast mining goes far beyond the edge of the pit. Studies of an opencast coalmine in western Germany show that opencast mining triggered extensive subsidence in the surrounding area and re-activated dormant geological faults.

Underground mines are often associated with ground subsidence, but less is known about the risks associated with opencast mines. Researchers from the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, Germany, studied satellite data and geological field measurements from the area around the opencast Rhenish coalfields, between Aachen and Cologne.

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It’s easy to ignore the Lib Dems, but they could soon hold the balance of power | Rafael Behr

Ed Davey’s strategy is meant to build a ‘firewall’ of MPs to prevent Reform UK entering government. The stakes are high if he gets it wrong

No politician craves obscurity, but it is better to be unknown than despised. That is consolation for Liberal Democrats, gathered in Brighton for their annual conference, fretting about Ed Davey’s low profile and wondering whether a more prominent leader would hoist their flagging poll ratings.

Renewal by decapitation is a concept that has succeeded twice this parliament for other parties. Labour’s fortunes were transformed when Andy Burnham entered No 10. The Greens enjoyed a polling surge last year when Zack Polanski was elected leader. In the fidgety culture of British politics, Davey’s six-year reign feels like an aeon. But the experience of other parties has little to teach the Lib Dems.

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Japan PM pledges support for international criminal court after Trump calls it ‘out of control’

Sanae Takaichi has been under domestic pressure to publicly support the ICC, after the US sanctioned the court and its Japanese president

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has voiced her country’s “consistent support” for the international criminal court (ICC), after Donald Trump urged member states to abandon the body, calling it “out of control”.

In her speech to the UN general assembly in New York on Tuesday, Takaichi said postwar Japan had “emphasised the rule of law in the resolution of all conflicts” – a commitment she said was reflected in its support for multilateral organisations such as the ICC.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 23-09-2026 07:15 CEST...

Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 23-09-2026 07:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 16.2°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 16.2°C / Max 20.7°C | Kans op neerslag 11%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 16.2°C, Max 20.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 11%, 🧭 1023.2 hPa ↘️ -2.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 245°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

08:00: 16.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1025.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↑ 196°
09:00: 16.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1025.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 204°
10:00: 16.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1025.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↑ 202°
11:00: 17.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1024.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↑ 189°
12:00: 18.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1024.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 210°
13:00: 19.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 230°
14:00: 20.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.0 hPa ↘️ -1.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.7 km/u (1.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 220°
15:00: 20.7°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1022.1 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 218°
16:00: 20.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1022.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 247°
17:00: 20.2°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 12%, 🧭 1022.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↗ 235°
18:00: 19.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 20%, 🧭 1021.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: → 258°
19:00: 18.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 30%, 🧭 1021.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: → 267°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

donderdag 24 september: Min 14.6°C, Max 19.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1025.0 hPa ↗️ +1.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 341°
vrijdag 25 september: Min 13.1°C, Max 21.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1021.1 hPa ↘️ -3.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↑ 161°
zaterdag 26 september: Min 13.1°C, Max 19.5°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1018.0 hPa ↘️ -3.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.5 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 5°
zondag 27 september: Min 11.9°C, Max 20.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1016.7 hPa ↘️ -1.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.7 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↖ 128°
maandag 28 september: Min 15.2°C, Max 24.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 21%, 🧭 1012.5 hPa ↘️ -4.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.6 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↖ 140°
dinsdag 29 september: Min 14.8°C, Max 24.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 22%, 🧭 1015.2 hPa ↗️ +2.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.0 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ← 109°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 07:15): 16.2°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 15.3°C (-0.9°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↑ 183°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 19.8 km/h (5.5 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 73%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1025.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 50.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.1
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 07:29 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 19:38

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 64 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 24.1 μg/m³
• PM10: 27.5 μg/m³

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