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Anthropic and OpenAI unveil models despite warnings over AI race
Despite calls from AI employees and Anthropic’s own CEO Dario Amodei for frontier AI labs to slow development, Anthropic and OpenAI both released new models on the same day, contradicting stated concerns about the pace of advancement. Amodei had reiterated the message from the July “Pacing the Frontier” open letter on 12 September, but Anthropic…
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Sydney Swans stars return to face teammates for first time since Pullman Hotel scandal
Five Sydney Swans players—Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice—are returning to the club to face their teammates for the first time since being suspended for breaching club standards following a post-match party at the Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne. The returns matter because the players have been absent from the…
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iOS 27: How to hide or replace the audio button in iMessages
Apple’s iOS 27 lets iMessage users hide or replace the audio-recording button in the text field, addressing accidental taps that start recordings and interrupt music playback. The change follows widespread complaints, including a viral post from Justin Bieber, though Apple has not said it was responding specifically to him. Users can go to Settings >…
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Dead Kennedys Guitarist East Bay Ray Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease
Dead Kennedys guitarist and founding member East Bay Ray has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the band announced on 22 September. Despite the diagnosis, he intends to continue performing and touring for as long as his health permits, making the announcement significant for fans and the group’s future live performances. Ray, born Raymond Pepperell, co-founded…
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Saudi billionaire landowner joins furious villagers at war with developers over 13 ‘XXL mega-sheds’ which will swallow six MILLION sq ft of countryside
Saudi billionaire Wafic Said, an 86-year-old Syrian-born businessman and former Conservative donor, has joined residents of Stoke Lyne in Oxfordshire in opposing plans for 13 enormous warehouse developments on greenfield land beside the M40. The logistics companies Tritax Big Box and Albion Land are appealing against Cherwell District Council’s refusal to grant planning permission, in…
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Hung parliament looms, genocide charge filed, FBI hacked
Electoral forecasts predict a hung parliament as Labour collapses. The UK prosecutes its first Rwanda genocide suspect; hackers also breach the FBI, whilst Australian courts hear murder evidence and Discord revamps its age-verification system.
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Joy Behar doubles down on argument US will not elect a woman president
Joy Behar reiterated on “The View” that she believes the United States would elect candidates from several minority groups before electing a woman president. Her comments, supported by guest host Star Jones, prompted disagreement from co-hosts who argued that Hillary Clinton’s and Kamala Harris’s defeats do not prove women cannot win the presidency. Behar cited…
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Mayor Sheffield tells reporter to ‘calm down’ amid chief’s investigation – FOX 2 Detroit
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield told a reporter to “calm down” and declined to comment further when asked about private photographs at the centre of an investigation into Police Chief Todd Bettison. Sheffield said the city’s Office of the Inspector General should be allowed to complete its work and reiterated her confidence in Bettison’s leadership. The…
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TV Ratings: ‘60 Minutes’ Is Both Up and Down in Week 2
‘60 Minutes’ attracted 6.77 million viewers and around 1.1 million adults aged 25-54 on 20 September, improving on the comparable episode last year. However, its audience fell from the previous week because CBS lacked a major late-afternoon NFL lead-in, highlighting the programme’s dependence on strong football scheduling. The episode’s interview with Patrick Clancy, whose former…