AI researchers back an extinction warning as the Pentagon rejects it
A warning from a departing Anthropic researcher has drawn a wave of responses this week. Senior scientists at rival labs backed the claim that AI
Anthropic details how Claude was misused for surveillance and weapons
Anthropic has published its most detailed account of Claude misuse, laying out how people tried to use its models for harm. The company said it
Israel says it destroyed key Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon
Israel’s military says it has destroyed a network of Hezbollah tunnels on the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in Lebanon.
Gaza hospitals ration power as fuel shortages deepen
Fuel and engine oil shortages are forcing Gaza’s hospitals to ration electricity
Russian strike hits shopping centre in central Ukraine
A Russian strike on a shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad killed at least four people.
Coach crash kills several people in Swiss Alps
A coach carrying 48 Dutch passengers overturns, leaving several people dead.
Man jailed after threatening to kill son’s teacher in French village
The father had threatened to behead a female primary school teacher near Toulouse.
More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.
Israel’s Netanyahu to sue newspaper over claim UAE warned him of 7 October attack
The paper said it stood by its reporting, after publishing extracts from a book where the claim appears.
Trump wanted this GOP senator gone — Indiana’s top court just handed him his win
The Indiana Supreme Court restored a Republican state senator’s primary victory, reversing a recount that had given the nomination to a challenger whom President Donald
Republican sounds the alarm as Trump finds it impossible to escape ‘bad numbers’
President Tweety McTreason is staring down the barrel of an unfriendly midterm as he gears up for the second night of his party convention in
So How Exactly CAN AI Kill Us All? Experts Explain What That Viral Anthropic Tweet Is Referring To
“The AIs have everything they need except the intelligence, and the AI companies are racing to make them more intelligent.”
How Apple is trying to normalize always-on AI
Apple does seem to have tried to ensure its controversial Audio Intelligence feature isn’t abused. Alongside the iPhone Duo and new iPhone 18 Pro range, Apple on
Wanna make your own Android ping tone? Ask Gemini
By now, you probably know my stance on Gemini and other generative AI gobbledegook — right? In short: It’s an insanely powerful form of technology