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Trump’s AI testing plan is limited and vague
The Trump administration has finalised a voluntary framework for testing advanced AI models for cybersecurity risks, but it explicitly excludes open-source models, which can be freely downloaded and inspected. Axios reports the guidelines even state they cannot be used to restrict open models once released. The framework follows a June executive order requiring AI firms…
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Bruce Springsteen shares that wife and bandmate Patti Scialfa is in cancer remission after eight years
Bruce Springsteen has revealed that his wife and E Street Band bandmate Patti Scialfa is now in remission after living with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer, for more than eight years. He shared the news in a video message during a fundraiser for the Pan-Mass Challenge bike ride, which supports Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,…
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Tech companies rack up debt, risks to fund AI ambitions
Major technology companies are taking on massive amounts of debt to fund their lofty AI ambitions, casting a shadow over investors’ once endless well of enthusiasm for AI-related stocks and sending jitters through the market. Tech firms like Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon have committed hundreds of billions of dollars toward building infrastructure to power…
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Mother-of-two, 44, is left with life-changing brain injury after sleepwalking off 40ft balcony on holiday
A 44-year-old mother of two suffered a life-changing brain injury after sleepwalking off a 40ft balcony while on holiday. The incident highlights the potentially severe dangers of sleepwalking, particularly when it occurs in unfamiliar accommodation such as hotels or holiday lets where sleepwalkers may be more likely to encounter unsecured balconies or unfamiliar layouts. The…
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How Manvers went from well-groomed community to riot-zone in the space of hours
I’m unable to access the article content — the page is JavaScript-gated (Cloudflare challenge), WebFetch was blocked with a 403 error, and I don’t have permission to use WebSearch to find the story elsewhere. Given the headline, this appears to relate to the August 2024 disorder outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham (near…
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Asian shares jump on AI trade revival despite SpaceX, AMD setbacks, as oil prices dip – business live
Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday as investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence stocks returned, even as SpaceX shares fell following its first earnings report since going public and AMD faced its own setbacks. The rally came alongside a dip in oil prices, with Brent crude trading below $80 a barrel amid hopes for an interim…
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Pauline Hanson’s message to Labor as an internal brawl erupts over Tony Burke’s postponed speech about immigration
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has issued a pointed message to Australia’s Labor government amid an internal party row over Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s postponed speech on immigration policy. The dispute highlights ongoing tensions within Labor over how to handle immigration messaging, an issue that remains politically sensitive and closely watched by opposition figures…
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‘Magic from the shadows’: the dreamlike visions of Paolo Roversi – in pictures
A new exhibition titled *Doubts*, dedicated to the acclaimed Italian photographer Paolo Roversi, has opened at The MOP Foundation in A Coruña, Spain, running until 20 September 2026. The show brings together both celebrated masterworks and previously unseen images, offering an intimate journey through Roversi’s artistic world and highlighting his lasting influence on fashion photography…
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TV tonight: a heart-warming time with Welsh male voice choirs
Tonight’s UK television listings highlight a new three-part Sky Arts documentary series, Voices of the Valleys, which follows Welsh male voice choirs as they prepare for competitions across the country while exploring their deep community significance. The series opens with the Beaufort Male Choir, featuring tenor and soloist Callum Rees, who puts his busking earnings…
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Electric Callboy hit the apex of their dance-metal era with floor-filling new album Tanzneid: “It may not represent a dramatic reinvention, but it doesn’t need to”
Electric Callboy have released their new album Tanzneid, following up their breakthrough 2022 record Tekkno with a set that leans further into the German band’s blend of metalcore riffing and Eurodance-style electronic hooks. The German group have transformed in recent years from a niche metalcore act with a fondness for early-2000s club anthems into festival…