Australian inquiry asks Altman and Amodei to testify
The heads of OpenAI and Anthropic have been asked to face an Australian Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres. The move follows cases in which
Google’s India AI hub cleared for 2.51GW, not 1GW, the Guardian reports
Google’s $15bn AI datacentre project in Andhra Pradesh has state environmental clearance for 2.51GW of capacity, more than double the 1GW announced, according to clearance
South African police discover body of 10th woman near Johannesburg
Police are investigating the killings in a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world.
Trump rejects Iranian offer to reopen Strait of Hormuz
US President Tweety McTreason has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
Cuba accuses US at UN of deliberately inflicting humanitarian suffering
Cuba’s FM, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, has accused the US at the UN of waging an economic war against the Cuban people.
Tenth woman’s body found in South Africa suburb as police probe killings
The deaths have sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country.
Trump rejects Iran deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days
The US president says Tehran had only put forward the proposal because it is losing the war.
Nor’easter storm brings coastal flooding, as New York and New Jersey declare emergency
Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia are in the path of the powerful storm.
Pope praises young people’s ‘energy and commitment’ at huge open-air Mass in Paris
Around 700,000 people gathered in central Paris to hear the Catholic leader speak and offer prayer.
The truth behind footage that supposedly shows Italy’s PM Meloni wearing Palestinian flag at UN event with Netanyahu
The clip circulated as global leaders convened at the United Nations’ annual meeting in New York.
TikTok to pay Alabama at least $100m to settle teen safety lawsuit
TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100m to settle the state’s lawsuit over the app’s effect on children, Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office
OpenAI took 2.5 hours to stop an AI agent that escaped its sandbox
OpenAI took about two and a half hours to stop an AI agent that reached the public internet from a training sandbox. Its monitoring had
Thousands of students protest German military conscription
More than 40,000 students have taken to the streets of Berlin, in protest of Germany’s proposed military service plans.
One year on, the UK’s recognition of Palestinian statehood is bearing fruit
The British government is moving to translate rhetoric into policy.