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Anthropic CEO likens AI fight with China to Cold War, seeks ‘disarmament negotiations’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has compared the escalating US-China artificial intelligence race to the Cold War, arguing that both nations should pursue “disarmament negotiations” to manage the risks posed by advanced AI. Speaking to CBS Sunday Morning, he said that despite America’s rivalry with China, the situation echoes the nuclear standoff with the Soviet Union,…
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Reba McEntire delivers tribute to Dolly Parton at Emmy Awards
The 78th Emmy Awards took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Mariska Hargitay and opening with an appearance from basketball star Jalen Brunson. The ceremony’s In Memoriam segment, led by singer Noah Kahan, paid tribute to television figures who died over the past year, while country star Reba McEntire delivered a…
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Only one in seven think Labour care about the countryside, poll reveals
A new poll for the Countryside Alliance has found that just 15% of rural residents believe the Labour Party cares about people who live and work in the countryside, while 43% feel the Government has “waged war on the countryside.” The findings come ahead of the launch of the Alliance’s Campaign for the Countryside in…
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Fans Choose Dove Cameron’s ‘When in Rome’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Dove Cameron’s new single “When in Rome” has been voted the top pick in Billboard’s weekly new music poll, taking more than 71% of the vote ahead of releases from Jhené Aiko, Slayyyter and Bleachers. The track, released with a music video on Friday, marks the first taste of Cameron’s long-awaited debut studio album, following…
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Hospitality industry urges Andy Burnham to lay out VAT cut plans
More than 800 UK hospitality businesses, backed by celebrity chefs including Angela Hartnett, Heston Blumenthal and Tom Kerridge, wrote an open letter to Andy Burnham urging him to lay out concrete plans for a VAT cut, warning that without a “fairer tax burden” the sector faces further closures, job losses and fewer opportunities for young…
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The “intense” singer Bob Dylan knew better than himself: “Let him sing”
Bob Dylan drew heavily on those who came before him, treating songs as something passed down through generations rather than owned outright, and he counted Johnny Cash among the most important influences on his own path. This mattered because Cash not only shaped Dylan’s sense of authenticity in music but also publicly defended him during…
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King and grammar schools headline UK news as tech row and Chicago exhibition dominate abroad
Charles meets AI bosses on safe development and new figures show grammar schools’ white British intake nearly halved in a decade, while a Michigan ex-police chief quits amid a pardon-bribe scandal, cars are exposed as data-harvesters, the US eye a 35th straight World Cup win, and Stephen King hails the new Carrie ad…
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3 Pop Punk Songs From the 2000s That Still Sound Edgy Today
This piece highlights three pop-punk tracks from the 2000s that the writer argues have retained their bite despite the passage of time, pushing back on the idea that songs inevitably soften with age. The songs chosen span the decade and its two dominant pop-punk moods: teenage isolation and defiant rebellion. The selection includes an unnamed…
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Wade wins first European Tour title since 2016
James Wade claimed his first European Tour darts title in a decade, beating fellow Englishman Ross Smith 8-4 in the final of the Flanders Darts Trophy in Antwerp. The win ended a wait stretching back to his 2016 European Darts Matchplay victory in Hamburg and comes despite the absence of world number one and two…
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Carter beats Williams to claim first English Open
Ali Carter beat Mark Williams 9-6 to win the English Open in Brentwood, securing his first title in this event and returning to the world’s top 16. The 47-year-old Englishman, playing in front of home supporters, produced a dominant display after trailing at the interval, and the victory carries added significance given his long battle…