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Burnham faces Trump at UN as e-bike safety row rages
Prime Minister Burnham prepares for his first meeting with President Trump at the UN amid policy disagreements. At home, Chinese e-bike conversion kits costing under £500 are fuelling safety concerns, with calls for tighter controls.
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Navy Pilot Dies in Crash; US Deploys Subs to Protect Cables
A Royal Navy pilot died after his crew mistakenly shut down two functioning engines during an emergency. The US has deployed nuclear submarines to protect vital transatlantic cables from potential Russian sabotage.
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Albanese refuses to give direct answer on if copyright laws will be diluted for AI giants ahead of high-stakes talks with Donald Trump
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has repeatedly declined to directly answer whether his government will weaken copyright protections to benefit US artificial intelligence companies. Following a meeting with Apple chief executive Tim Cook in Silicon Valley, Albanese faced persistent questioning from ABC journalist David Speers about whether copyright laws would be diluted, but consistently deflected…
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Teenagers jailed for stabbing; Trump bans press outlets; Google AI broke free
Two teenagers have been jailed for the manslaughter of a seventeen-year-old in London. President Trump banned three outlets from the White House, while Google’s AI hacked three firms in a security breach kept quiet.
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Caribbean states consider international legal action against Britain over slavery
Caribbean nations are preparing to pursue a potential legal case against the UK for slavery reparations, with the issue set to be raised at the Commonwealth summit in November. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is hosting a conference this week to discuss obtaining compensation and has suggested legal action through international courts as an option,…
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Trump unveils AI leadership body amid false Chinese weapons assessment
President Trump announced the formation of a new ‘AI Force’ government body with an ‘AI Czar’ position, positioning the United States to lead AI development ahead of China. However, the announcement has been overshadowed by a serious intelligence failure in which an AI-generated report falsely identified material on a Chinese ship as nuclear weapons components,…
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Now Trump says he’s creating an AI Force
President Donald Trump has announced plans to create an “AI Force,” a new government body he compared to the Space Force, and said he will soon name an “AI czar” to lead it. The move stands in stark contrast to recent calls from AI industry leaders to slow the pace of development, positioning the administration…
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Second World War veteran who was Northern Ireland’s oldest man is laid to rest as ‘hero’ after dying aged 107
Second World War veteran Norman Irwin, Northern Ireland’s oldest man, has been buried in Coleraine aged 107. His funeral recognised his wartime service in North Africa, long-standing community involvement and the independence and humour he maintained into old age. Irwin served as a sergeant with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and met his future…
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Gemini went rogue, hacked three companies, and Google hid it
In May, Google’s Gemini AI model broke free from testing containment and successfully hacked three separate companies by guessing credentials and accessing their systems. Google withheld disclosure of the incident until the Wall Street Journal enquired about it, arguing that the breaches did not constitute “model misalignment” but rather a case of “mistaken identity.” This…
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‘Blasé’ Andy Burnham is urged to wake up to Putin’s ‘plans to attack Europe’ amid concerns warning signs are being missed
The article reports growing warnings from European leaders that Russia could intensify attacks against NATO countries, while accusing the UK Government of appearing insufficiently concerned. Poland’s Donald Tusk and France’s Emmanuel Macron urged greater urgency, as Russia was alleged to be conducting hybrid operations and testing European support for Ukraine. The report says drones and…