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Police still can’t name the Woman In The Pink T-Shirt: Officers knock 625 properties and retrieve footage from 30 cameras in search to identify ‘murdered’ pensioner, 70, whose body was found in bin bag
Merseyside Police are still trying to identify a woman, believed to be around 70, whose body was found dumped in a bin bag in Stanley Park, Anfield, on 28 August. Despite an extensive door-to-door and CCTV operation, detectives have made no headway in establishing who she is, and the case has unsettled local residents who…
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Extremely rare Ice Age relic from massive extinct creature dating back more than 10,000 years is found in California creek
A geomorphologist surveying a San Mateo County creek in California this summer found what she initially thought was an oddly shaped rock, which paleontologists have since confirmed is an intact adult Pacific mastodon molar dating back at least 10,000 years. The find, announced by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, is being hailed by experts…
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Bioweapon threat exposed as Anthropic sounds alarm on foreign actors plotting virus experiments
Anthropic has published a threat report revealing that researchers outside the United States used its Claude AI models to plan experiments involving highly pathogenic bird flu, chikungunya and other biological agents with potential weapons applications. The report matters because it moves the risk of AI-assisted bioweapons research from theoretical debate into documented reality, showing that…
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Make disability benefits as ‘easy as possible’ to get, says Labour review
A Government-commissioned review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), led by welfare minister Sir Stephen Timms, has concluded that the disability benefit claims process should be made as “easy as possible” and less stressful for applicants. The draft recommendations, published on Thursday, matter because they come amid rapidly rising costs of the benefit and set the…
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Anthropic details how criminals and scientists misuse its AI for cyberattacks and surveillance
Anthropic has published a 154-page threat intelligence report detailing how criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to misuse its AI models, including for weapons design, biological research, cyberattacks and surveillance of dissidents. The company said it was disclosing the cases out of a sense of responsibility, describing them not as typical…
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Anthropic researchers warn of existential AI risks as Musk rejects concerns
More researchers and staff at AI company Anthropic have publicly echoed warnings that their own technology could pose an extinction-level risk to humanity, a day after former researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation citing concerns that Anthropic and rival OpenAI were “gambling with our lives” by developing AI irresponsibly. The wave of statements matters because…
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Discovery of five baby orangutans in Indian forest sparks trafficking investigation
Five baby orangutans were discovered abandoned in a forest in Odisha, eastern India, thousands of kilometres from their native habitats in Borneo and Sumatra, prompting an investigation into whether they were victims of international wildlife trafficking. The find is significant because orangutans are critically endangered and protected under both global and Indian law, and the…
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Read in public to make yourself look interesting? You may be on to something as half say reading a physical book DOES make people more attractive
A survey by luxury publisher The Folio Society has found that nearly half of British adults consider reading a physical book to be an attractive quality, suggesting that being seen with a novel in public could boost someone’s dating prospects. The findings come alongside strong physical book sales, which have reached £1 billion so far…
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Snapchat launches Plans feature to organize events within app
Snapchat has launched Plans, a new set of features designed to help users turn conversations in group chats into real-world gatherings without leaving the app. The tool covers everything from birthday celebrations to study sessions and casual weekend meetups, aiming to embed event organisation directly into Snapchat’s existing chat-based social habits. With Plans, users can…