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Anthropic co-founder calls for ‘common sense’ regulations on AI after Trump slams ‘sick conspiracies’
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark has renewed calls for “common sense” safety regulations on artificial intelligence, pushing back against President Donald Trump’s dismissal of such concerns as “sick conspiracies.” Speaking to Fox News on Monday, Clark said AI companies need the Trump administration’s help to establish a shared safety framework, arguing this could be done without…
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Georgia’s youngest mayor accused of sexting teenager is REMOVED from office just weeks after he was probed for misusing his office’s credit card
Jayden Williams, the 23-year-old mayor of Stockbridge, Georgia, has been removed from office following allegations that he exchanged sexually explicit photos with a male high school pupil shortly after he turned 18. The move comes just weeks after the city council had already stripped Williams of several mayoral privileges amid a separate investigation into alleged…
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Nato jets down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
Nato fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, in what is thought to be the first time a Nato aircraft has destroyed a drone over Lithuania. The incident, confirmed by President Gitanas Nausėda, comes amid a pattern of drone incursions into Nato territory near Belarus and Russia, heightening concerns about the…
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Good Samaritan, 21, trying to stop robbery is shot three times before staggering down bloodied Seattle street where passersby refused to call 911 and FILMED him instead
A 21-year-old man, Matthew Lanske, was shot three times in Seattle’s Belltown neighbourhood on 6 September after intervening in an armed robbery targeting his friend, Isaac Elijah Rios, 20. The attack occurred as the pair and their friends crossed the street near an illegal car “takeover,” when a man and two women attempted to rob…
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Kate O’Flynn Officially Wins Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for ‘Widow’s Bay’
Kate O’Flynn has won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay, marking her first nomination and first win at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Mariska Hargitay. The horror-comedy, about a seemingly cursed New England town, proved a surprise hit and amassed 19…
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Ben Wallace: It’s time for Britain to shoot down Putin’s drones
Former UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has called for Britain to help shoot down Russian drones and missiles over Ukrainian airspace, arguing this would protect Nato members bordering the conflict without amounting to escalation against Moscow. The intervention follows Poland’s months-long push for allies to take a more active role in air defence, a call…
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Artificial intelligence pacing proposal divides tech executives and Trump
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier,” arguing that AI development should be deliberately slowed through third-party safety evaluators, coordination among frontier AI firms in democratic countries, and eventual cooperation with authoritarian governments where feasible. The proposal sparked a wave of public reactions from rival tech leaders and US…
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Mahershala Ali Listened to Ka’s ‘Honor Killed the Samurai’ for New Hitman Role: ‘It Just Was the Right Vibe & Tone for This Guy’
Actor Mahershala Ali revealed at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival that he listened to the late rapper Ka’s album *Honor Killed the Samurai* to prepare for his role as a religious hitman in the new film *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother*. Speaking to ETalk on the red carpet, Ali said the album’s intentional,…
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Is Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?
Tech leaders including Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis and Elon Musk have loosely agreed to “pace the frontier” of AI development, backing at least part of a proposal involving third-party auditors, domestic lab regulation and a global slowdown pact. The move has divided opinion: critics see it as a way for dominant firms to…