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Spy chief warns AI threatens party as Beijing rejects US calls
China has rejected as “fearmongering” calls from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei for the US to actively hinder Beijing’s progress in artificial intelligence, even as one of its own top intelligence officials publicly warned that AI could pose a threat to Communist party rule. The exchange highlights growing anxiety on both sides of the US-China…
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Bentley-driving company boss fails in bid to have historic Rolls-Royce blue plaque removed from gate posts of his £3million Cheshire mansion
Car dealer Reginald Rix has failed in his bid to remove a historic blue plaque from his £3million Cheshire mansion, which commemorates the property’s links to Rolls-Royce co-founder Sir Henry Royce. Mr Rix, who founded the Warrington-based Rix Motor Group, bought the listed former home of the motoring pioneer in Knutsford last year, despite his…
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Philadelphia CEO sentenced for defrauding pandemic relief programmes of half million dollars
Treva Harris, a 50-year-old CEO who went viral for staging an extravagant Cinderella-themed prom send-off for her daughter in Philadelphia, has been jailed for a year after defrauding COVID-19 relief programmes of more than half a million dollars. Harris fraudulently obtained funds through the US Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection…
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Valve’s costly Steam Frame targets spatial gaming enthusiasts
The Verge’s review of Valve’s Steam Frame headset argues that, despite its steep $1,059–$1,299 price tag and rough edges, the device is far more than a VR headset that arrived after the VR trend faded. It is pitched as an ambitious, wearable spatial computer in the vein of the Apple Vision Pro, aimed at gamers…
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Dell relaunches affordable XPS 13 as Apple MacBook Neo rival
Dell has relaunched the XPS 13 as an affordable rival to Apple’s MacBook Neo, after its previous XPS 13 model marked what was intended to be the end of the XPS brand before Dell revived it with the pricier XPS 14 and 16 earlier in 2026. According to a Verge review, the new XPS 13…
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Khan argues existing laws sufficient to prosecute AI companies
Former FTC chair Lina Khan has argued that US authorities do not need new legislation to rein in artificial intelligence companies, saying existing consumer protection, product liability and competition laws already give regulators the power to prosecute AI firms and, in some cases, their executives. Her comments, posted on X, come as OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft…
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TransUnion overhauls credit scores as Whyalla steelworks cuts 500 jobs
UK credit scoring shifts to a 999-point scale, Australia’s Whyalla steelworks axes hundreds of roles, and Altman warns AI could go badly wrong; plus Wizz Air’s mistaken-identity mix-up, NFL scoring records and Rangers’ Celtic rout.
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Caught on camera, Rodri exposes Valencia’s alarming collapse in La Liga
Rodri, Barcelona’s Spanish World Cup-winning midfielder, was caught on camera bluntly telling teammate Pau Cubarsí that Valencia were “very weak” and “very bad” after being substituted during Barcelona’s 5-0 win at Mestalla on 6 September. The off-the-cuff remark, filmed by a Spanish TV programme, went viral and crystallised growing anger among Valencia supporters at the…
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AI startup strategies upended by rapid provider feature releases
TechCrunch has previewed a panel session for its Disrupt 2026 conference addressing a growing anxiety among AI startup founders: that rapid feature releases from foundation model providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google can suddenly absorb the very capabilities a startup has spent months building, eroding its competitive edge. The session, titled “What Happens When…
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OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to rein in technology amid growing safety fears
OpenAI has called on UK lawmakers to seize the current political momentum and introduce legislation to control powerful artificial intelligence systems, urging narrowly targeted rules aimed at the most advanced AI labs rather than smaller startups. The intervention comes amid mounting global unease, with a cross-party parliamentary committee warning that the world is unprepared for…