-
OpenAI slows down Astra development due to cybersecurity concerns
OpenAI has announced it is tightening security controls and slowing internal work on its upcoming model, codenamed Astra, after evaluations revealed advances in agentic coding and cybersecurity capabilities that it could not fully assess as safe. The company said it cannot rule out that Astra might meet its “Critical capability level” for cyber risk, a…
-
The FAA wants to reboot the nation’s airspace. This airline shows how it might work
When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the entire U.S. airspace.
-
Melbourne’s effe Shares Dreamy New ‘Solder’ EP
Melbourne-based artist effe has released her new EP ‘Solder’, a dreamy dream pop project shaped by her first experience of falling in love. The record, put together over roughly a year, marks a personal turning point for the singer, who has described learning to be vulnerable for the first time while writing it, giving the…
-
Morning news brief
Iran aims to put pressure on Trump amid negotiations with Oman, Labor Department to release new report on inflation, new report reveals decades of abuse at arts school linked to Epstein.
-
Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
Thames Water has paid its chief financial officer, Steve Buck, a £1m signing fee despite the company facing intense scrutiny over its finances and the possibility of being brought into public ownership. The disclosure, made by chairman Sir Adrian Montague in a letter to MPs, has reignited criticism of the struggling utility, which is one…
-
Ancestral Visions of the Future review – visceral cine-memoir is a haunting return to Lesotho
“Ancestral Visions of the Future” is a new cine-memoir from Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, the Lesotho-born director best known for the acclaimed 2019 film “This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection”. Reviewed by the Guardian, the film blends a dense, literary voiceover with vivid, propulsive imagery to explore Mosese’s upbringing in Lesotho from his current…
-
Brazilian player falls down tunnel during goal celebration
Brazilian footballer Jacy Maranhão suffered an ankle injury after falling down a tunnel while celebrating a goal for Coritiba against Chapecoense in Brazil’s top flight. The defender headed the ball in during the 41st minute but, in his enthusiasm, vaulted an advertising board and disappeared down a passageway leading to the away team’s dressing room.…
-
Third family tragedy for widow of meth-crazed celebrity dentist Dr Steven Lin after he was shot dead on a drug-fuelled rampage
Cassandra Lin, the widow of celebrity dentist Dr Steven Lin, has revealed a third family tragedy after her husband was shot dead by police in Sydney earlier this year while on a methamphetamine-fuelled rampage. The disclosure follows a devastating run of losses for Ms Lin, who only last month spoke publicly about the “nightmare” of…
-
Mayobridge to Madden – Smyth enjoying next level in NFL
As he enters his first pre-season as an NFL starter, County Down’s Charlie Smyth says he is getting used to being a player rather than fan of the sport.
-
UK employment market shows ‘rays of light’ for jobseekers with upturn in pay, study shows – business live
The latest KPMG and Recruitment and Employment Confederation survey points to tentative improvement in the UK jobs market, with pay growth picking up and temporary vacancies rising for the first time in two years as employers favour flexible hiring over permanent staff. The findings matter because they offer early evidence that the prolonged slowdown in…