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How to share your iPhone’s location for just as long as you need
Apple’s forthcoming iOS 27 update expands the Find My app’s location-sharing options, letting users share their whereabouts with someone for a precisely tailored length of time rather than only choosing between an hour, a day or indefinitely. This addresses everyday situations where fixed durations were either too short or too long, such as sharing your…
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Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for the pace of AI development to slow down, unveiling a three-step plan to “pace the frontier” and giving external evaluators such as METR broader access to Anthropic’s models to check compliance with safety practices. The move signals a notable shift in tone from an industry leader, suggesting growing…
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Scots toddlers to be taught the three Rs: reading, writing and … (cyber) resilience
Under a curriculum shake-up in Scotland, children as young as three will be taught “cyber resilience” as part of everyday classroom learning, from pre-school through to secondary school, so that online safety becomes as instinctive as reading and writing. The move comes amid a sharp rise in cyber crime affecting young people, with government agency…
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Trump forced to pay ANOTHER six-figure sum to repair troubled Reflecting Pool… as total cost skyrockets to more than $15 million
The Trump administration has agreed to pay a further $682,000 to fix problems with the Lincoln Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, pushing the total cost of the beleaguered project past $15 million. The saga has proved embarrassing for the White House after a repainting job commissioned by Trump left the pool peeling and turning green…
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Is a free VPN worth using? Here’s why it could be risky
Free VPNs are not inherently unsafe, but their value depends far more on the provider’s business model than on the fact that they cost nothing. Reputable companies offer limited free tiers to attract paying customers, whereas others rely on advertising or undisclosed data-sharing to stay funded, which matters because a VPN sits in a highly…
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Anthropic CEO outlines plan to ‘pace the frontier’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has published a blog post calling for AI developers to “pace the frontier” – deliberately slowing the rate at which AI capabilities advance – and announced that Anthropic will unilaterally adopt one of three proposed measures. The intervention comes amid growing unease in the industry, following the resignation of Anthropic researcher…
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‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown
Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, has called on the artificial intelligence industry to slow the pace of development, proposing a three-part plan and pledging that his company would unilaterally adopt its first element: giving third-party evaluators permanent, employee-level access to its systems to verify safety measures and assess model alignment. The appeal, made in a…
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Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has called for artificial intelligence development to be slowed down and closely monitored, warning in a new essay that the risks involved are “serious” and that companies and governments need time to address them. His intervention has drawn support from rival AI leaders Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk,…
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How to know it’s time to replace your EV battery
EV batteries typically degrade slowly with use rather than failing outright, meaning most range loss is normal ageing rather than a sign that a replacement is imminent. Complete battery failure remains rare in modern electric vehicles, and understanding the difference between gradual wear and a genuine fault can help owners avoid unnecessary worry or expense,…
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Boyfriend told partner ‘If I can’t have her then nobody else can’ before the pair died when he crashed into a lorry, inquest hears
An inquest into the deaths of Lydia Marsh, 25, and her partner Stephen Rhodes, 49, has heard that police found no evidence he deliberately crashed into an oncoming lorry, despite fears raised by Ms Marsh’s family that he had threatened her before the collision. The couple died in April this year when Mr Rhodes’s Mazda…