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Five worst-case scenarios if AI wipes out humanity

Artificial intelligence could threaten humanity through scenarios ranging from losing control to a superintelligence to bioweapons, nuclear war and social collapse. The more realistic risk may be society destabilising itself as mass unemployment, disinformation and political polarisation intensify, rather than AI suddenly attacking humans. University of New South Wales AI researcher Toby Walsh laid out five scenarios and said assessments should consider both current AI capabilities and real-world social impact.

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Real price and reality of space tourism in 2026

Interest in space tourism is growing after Tron founder Justin Sun flew on Blue Origin in August 2025. Commercial offerings range from parabolic zero-gravity flights and stratospheric balloons to suborbital rides and paid stays on the International Space Station, with prices from a few thousand dollars to about $55 million per seat. The article draws a line between tickets on sale and services that have actually flown paying passengers, and highlights safety and operational track records.

Industry

Snapdragon Summit 2026: Will Qualcomm\'s multi-flagship strategy widening OEM options work?

Qualcomm is splitting its flagship mobile platform into two products with different dies and packages, aiming to let smartphone makers choose features by model and lower average costs across lineups. Features such as 8K 60fps capture and the APV codec are limited to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme 6th Gen. Executives said the two platforms share CPU design but differ in GPU features, memory and accelerators, and show AI performance gaps in parallel tasks.