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Leading tech entrepreneurs from the US have called for the development of AI to be slowed down. In a post on his blog, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has stressed the need to pace AI development and allow the industry more time for risk prevention. Otherwise we run the risk of losing control of AI systems in six to twelve months, he wrote. Amodei's statements were echoed by Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google.

Two days after the parliamentary election in Sweden, there is still no clear winner. With most of the votes counted, the centre-left opposition, led by the Social Democrats, is three seats ahead of the centre-right governing coalition comprising the liberal conservative Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals, which is supported by the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats. The official election result is expected for Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump has promised to pay every adult US citizen 5,000 dollars (around 4,300 euros) if the Republicans win the mid-term elections in November. "If the Republicans win, you win with us and get 5,000 dollars," he said at the Republican Party Convention in Dallas. Europe's press asks how exactly the "Trump dividend" is to be financed.

The US technology group Google has announced plans to invest 13 billion euros in data centres and digital infrastructure in Finland over the next two years. Google emphasised that the investments would encompass "clean energy projects" and the company also plans to support projects aimed at protecting biodiversity and restoring damaged ecosystems. The Finnish press takes stock.

The European Parliament spokesperson will hold a last-minute briefing on the 14 – 17 September plenary session today at 16.30.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The European Parliament spokesperson will hold a last-minute briefing on the 14 – 17 September plenary session today at 16.30.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP