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AI: 7 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: UK tells public to keep three days of emergency supplies at home. Key developments, background and analysis.

7 stories on AI since 24 September 2026; the latest was published on 23 October 2026.

Key developments

  1. UK tells public to keep three days of emergency supplies at homeThe British government advised the public to keep three days of bottled water and non-perishable food at home as part of a newly launched 'Be Ready' campaign.
  2. Trump says data centre firms should pay a 'dividend' to local communitiesTrump said data centre builders should pay a 'dividend' to the communities where they are sited.
  3. Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger not certain despite Wall Street betsElon Musk said he sees 'a lot of merit' in combining Tesla and SpaceX, but a merger is not certain.
  4. Ex-OpenAI engineer accused of planting recorder held without bailUS District Judge Alex Tse ordered Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, held without bail, saying there was a 'significant' risk he would flee.
  5. China says it 'respects' Trump's decision to rename AI as 'super intelligence'Beijing responded diplomatically to the White House switch to 'super intelligence', as the two powers agreed a channel for AI incidents.