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OpenAI stuck fighting Musk antitrust suit after Apple finds a way out
Elon Musk has withdrawn his antitrust claims against Apple over its ChatGPT integration but is continuing his legal fight against OpenAI on the same issue. Musk had accused Apple and OpenAI of colluding to create a “monopoly” on AI prompts through the iPhone’s ChatGPT integration, harming competition in both the smartphone and chatbot markets, and…
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Cross-party growth push, Iran death sentence, Australian rate rise loom over UK bulletin
Burnham courts business at a Downing Street growth summit amid Budget tax fears; an Iranian blogger is sentenced to death, a Malaysian teen acquitted of murder, and Australians face fresh rate hikes, plus GOV.UK’s passkey rollout, an A66 tribute run and new Nightsleeper casting.
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Retired engineer rescued after 11-day ordeal in Isle Royale
Craig Berg, a 70-year-old retired quality engineer from Royal Oak, Michigan, was rescued after spending 11 days lost in the wilderness of Isle Royale National Park on Lake Superior. He was found injured and hypothermic on 12 September following an intensive week-long search led by Michigan State Police, and was airlifted to safety by a…
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Trump and Republican allies rail against AI controls despite growing calls for more checks – live
Donald Trump has hit back at growing calls for stronger oversight of artificial intelligence, alleging a “SICK conspiracy” against AI and data centres and insisting his administration is already preventing AI firms from acting harmfully. The row comes as senior Republicans and administration figures push back against regulation despite some AI company chief executives themselves…
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AI leaders want to hit the brakes after years of reckless speed
Leading figures across the AI industry have rapidly shifted from a competitive “race” posture to publicly calling for a slowdown in frontier AI development, citing safety concerns. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei set off the shift with a lengthy weekend essay warning that commercial pressure to race ahead is heightening catastrophic risks, and within hours he…
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Spy chief warns AI threatens party as Beijing rejects US calls
China has rejected as “fearmongering” calls from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei for the US to actively hinder Beijing’s progress in artificial intelligence, even as one of its own top intelligence officials publicly warned that AI could pose a threat to Communist party rule. The exchange highlights growing anxiety on both sides of the US-China…
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AI ‘kill switch’ may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder says
Jack Clark, a co-founder of Anthropic, has told the BBC that AI companies may need to be legally required to install a verifiable “kill switch” allowing dangerous AI systems to be shut down completely. He said this was the kind of measure society might eventually need to legislate for, as policymakers grapple with growing concern…
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Double killer Simon Levy denies stabbing prison guard in neck with pen and trying to strangle him
Simon Levy, a double killer already serving a whole-life prison term, has denied stabbing a prison guard in the neck with a pen and attempting to strangle him during an incident at HMP Belmarsh in February. Appearing via videolink at Woolwich Crown Court, Levy pleaded not guilty to charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm…
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Labour MP calls for Equality Act reform to protect trans access
Labour MP Nadia Whittome has called for the Equality Act 2010 to be amended so that trans people are legally protected in accessing single-sex spaces. Speaking at a trade union conference, the Nottingham East MP said current law needs to change to safeguard trans people’s “rights, privacy and inclusion”, a stance that puts her at…
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Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, has warned that Europe must urgently develop its own artificial intelligence models and build more datacentres to avoid becoming dangerously dependent on the US or China. Speaking in Vienna, she argued that if this dependence is left unchecked, trade partners could gain unprecedented leverage over Europe, potentially…