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Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate
Europe is largely absent from the global artificial intelligence safety debate, despite the technology potentially affecting the continent significantly. Christine Lagarde, head of the European Central Bank, framed Europe’s dilemma starkly this week: the continent can either reject AI and lose economic growth, or embrace it and become dependent on tools developed by the United…
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Google’s new ‘CC’ is an AI agent that helps families run their households
Google has unveiled an updated version of CC, an AI agent redesigned to help families coordinate household activities and manage their daily schedules. Originally launched as a productivity tool that delivered daily briefings, CC has been repurposed following user feedback requesting features for managing children’s school events, sports practices, meal planning, and bills. The shift…
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Brendan Carr’s FCC is more worried about who The View interviews than foreign governments owning Paramount
The FCC has waived its 25 per cent limit on foreign ownership in the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. deal, allowing sovereign wealth funds controlled by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi to acquire a combined 49.5 per cent stake. The decision has drawn criticism because FCC chair Brendan Carr has simultaneously faced accusations of targeting or…
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Chilling moment 18-year-old runs for his life but is stabbed to death by gang of thugs before one killer flees to Pakistan
Michael Ababio, an 18-year-old from Coventry, was stabbed to death in February after being chased by a gang of four teenagers. CCTV footage captured him running through the city attempting to escape his attackers, who pursued him on foot and e-bikes before cornering him outside a library and fatally stabbing him. The case highlighted the…
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School shooting leaves at least three dead and many more injured after 16-year-old embarks in gun rampage in Philippines
At least six people were killed and 17 injured in a shooting at Banga National High School in South Cotabato, Philippines. The suspected 16-year-old gunman reportedly opened fire after lunch before killing himself, making it the country’s third deadly school incident since June and raising concern over a previously uncommon form of violence. All the…
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USA’s Venezuela takeover comes with bonus exposure to Chinese AI surveillance tech
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has warned that Venezuela, which the USA took over in January 2026, is continuing plans to adopt advanced Chinese AI surveillance systems. This is problematic because it means the United States now effectively controls a country that relies on Chinese surveillance technology to maintain power, whilst simultaneously trying to…
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Muslim cleric given award by Archbishop called the butchers of October 7 ‘freedom fighters’, said suicide attacks against Nato troops were ‘lawful’ – and that men could take four wives at once without permission
Pakistani cleric Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi received the Lambeth Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Co-operation from Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally. The honour has prompted criticism after reports highlighted past comments in which Ashrafi praised Osama bin Laden and used language that appeared inconsistent with promoting interfaith harmony. Ashrafi reportedly told the BBC he had met…
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Kemi Badenoch orders lawyers to challenge Labour cuts which Tory-run council says has forced it to hike council tax by 94 per cent
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has instructed lawyers to challenge Government funding cuts that have forced Tory-run Wandsworth Council to increase council tax by 94 per cent. Badenoch accused Labour of deliberately allocating money away from Conservative-voting areas whilst funding Labour-voting regions, and stated the party would pursue legal action over the principle involved. She described…
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US to allow Iran delegation to attend UN meetings in New York as war passes half-year mark
The United States has granted visas to a smaller Iranian delegation, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, to attend next week’s UN General Assembly in New York. The decision comes as the US-Iran war enters its seventh month, with no clear end in sight and growing pressure on Washington to pursue a…