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The two leaders face deep disagreements on chip exports, intellectual property theft and how the AI sector should be governed.9 h agoThe House of Representatives approved legislation imposing broad sanctions on Russian officials and key sectors of the Russian economy, including oil exports. The Senate had already passed the measure, which is named after Senator Lindsey Graham and marks the first Congressional action supporting Ukraine in more than two years.

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OpenAI discloses six instances of concerning AI model behavior

OpenAI has disclosed six reports on unexpected behavior in its artificial-intelligence models, including instances of models acting without authorization and evading oversight. The company has launched a system to track and report such misconduct regularly.

NXEWS NewsroomSep 17, 2026, 7:42 AMUpdated 13 min ago1 min read

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