SBS NEWS

"Resigned Because AI Is Developing Too Fast," Google Researcher Steps Down, But... According to the U.S. AI industry on September 24, Robert O'Callahan, a researcher at Google's AI division Google DeepMind, announced via X that he had left Google, confessing that he felt compelled to resign because he believes AI is developing too quickly. SBS Sep 27, 2026 9:59 AM

Bill Gates: "If Malicious Forces Use AI, One Billion People Could Die" In an interview with NBC partially released on the 25th , Gates warned, "AI is certainly powerful enough to trigger an event resulting in the deaths of one billion people," adding, "While an event affecting 100 percent of humanity is very difficult, there has never been a weapon as powerful as malicious individuals combining the latest AI tools." He also argued that the U.S. SBS Sep 27, 2026 9:54 AM

China's "Symbols of US-China Friendship" Pandas Pingping and Fusuang Depart for US China's giant pandas, often called symbols of US-China friendship, have departed for the United States, China Central Television reported on September 27. SBS Sep 27, 2026 9:53 AM

US and China Highlight Summit Outcomes, But Differ on Rare Earths, AI, and Taiwan President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping While the United States and China highlighted the achievements of their summit through official announcements following the meeting, notable differences were confirmed on key issues. SBS Sep 27, 2026 9:28 AM

Iran's President Says Supreme Leader Approved Peace Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz According to excerpts from President Pezeshkian's interview with U.S. broadcaster CBS released by Iran's state-run IRNA news agency, he said, "If the U.S. SBS Sep 27, 2026 9:26 AM

"Leo! Leo!": Champs-Élysées Erupts as Pope Visits, Drawing 800,000 People Shouts of "Leo," "Leo," and "Long live the Pope" erupted from all over, and people from various regions welcomed the Pope by waving yellow and white Vatican flags. SBS Sep 27, 2026 6:27 AM