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Health systems must be capable of coordinating quickly when outbreaks spread across borders.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Given the accelerating rate of AI capability development, it’s my worry that in 6–12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet,” he wrote on Saturday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026

“But my guess is that if you’ve got a model that’s capable of doing this, it will be capable of doing lots of other things.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

It writes that such weapons would be "capable of threatening US aircraft carriers and other warships in the Middle East".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

That should have been no surprise, as Ruth May appears to be capable of leaping tall buildings with the force of her will.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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