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Canada’s Precious Metal Productions & Black Fawn Distribution Strike Genre Slate Deal – TIFF
Precious Metal Productions and Black Fawn Distribution, two Canadian independent film companies, have agreed a three-picture genre film slate together. The deal, announced at TIFF, is a significant milestone for Precious Metal Productions, which was only launched in January 2026 by producer Christopher Giroux and actress-producer Ann Pirvu, and pairs it with an established distributor…
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Microsoft publishes AI code of conduct prioritising human oversight
Microsoft has published a 37-page “humanist AI code of conduct” setting out how it intends to build artificial intelligence, in response to mounting industry concern that AI capabilities are advancing faster than the ability to safely control them. The document insists “people matter more than AI”, states that models must remain “subordinate to humanity” under…
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Lazio fans boycott home games over Lotito row
Lazio fans are boycotting home games at the Stadio Olimpico in protest against owner Claudio Lotito, despite the team topping Serie A under new manager Gennaro Gattuso. Season ticket sales have collapsed from around 30,000 to under 4,500, with supporters staying away even as the club exceeds expectations following a difficult summer of squad departures…
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Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO
Aliko Dangote, already Africa’s richest person, saw his fortune poised to swell by roughly two-thirds to almost $60bn following the stock market listing of his Nigerian oil refinery, in what was billed as the continent’s biggest-ever initial public offering. The flotation of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on the Nigerian exchange, which Dangote pitched as…
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Wayne Cooper lists his luxury Byron Bay estate for sale – as fallen fashion king fights fresh domestic violence and drug charges
Australian fashion designer Wayne Cooper has put his marital estate in the Byron Bay hinterland up for sale while facing fresh domestic violence and drug charges linked to his second wife, Elizabeth Adams. Cooper, 63, is barred from approaching or contacting Ms Adams, whom he has previously admitted assaulting, and the case adds to a…
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Former DeepMind researcher warns governments on dangers of self-improving AI
Alex Turner, a former Google DeepMind researcher, argues that warnings from AI lab CEOs about the dangers of rapid AI development are well-founded and calls for governments to intervene before companies allow AI systems to self-improve beyond human control. Drawing on his own research into AI “power-seeking” and his resignation from DeepMind over the company’s…
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Labor unions must unite against AI datacenters | Tyler Turner
Writing in the Guardian, union organiser Tyler Turner argues that American labour unions should unite behind a moratorium on new AI datacentre construction until protections are in place for workers, communities and the environment. He criticises the North American Building Trades Unions for signing agreements with firms including BlackRock, Meta and OpenAI to help build…
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China criticises idea it is in ‘malicious competition’ over AI
China has pushed back against what it calls “threat narratives” around artificial intelligence, warning against “confrontation and malicious competition” after Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for AI development to slow down without letting China overtake the US. The exchange highlights deepening strain between the world’s two leading AI powers, coming amid a week of…
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Revolut falls for fake government requests, hands over customer data
Revolut, the British digital bank, exposed sensitive customer data after falling for a sophisticated impersonation scam in which fraudsters used a genuine government agency’s email domain to submit bogus requests for information. The incident matters because it compromised highly sensitive identity and financial records, and those claiming responsibility are now threatening to leak further data…
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Houthi attacks close Saudi pipeline as crude oil prices jump above $108
Oil prices surged past $108 a barrel after Saudi Arabia was forced to shut a key east-west crude pipeline following drone attacks, part of a broader escalation in the Middle East that also pushed global bond yields sharply higher and stoked fears of renewed inflation. Brent crude jumped 3.7% to more than $108.5 on Monday…