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US claims Chinese AI companies’ core AI strategy is distilling American models
US intelligence agencies and the national cyber-defence body have accused Chinese AI firms of building their entire development strategy around large-scale, unauthorised distillation of American frontier models, rather than treating it as a minor shortcut. A joint advisory from the NSA, FBI and CISA named DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun and Z.AI, alleging Beijing…
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Malibu Sinkhole Prompts Local Evacuation Order; 31 Homes Red Tagged
Malibu officials have issued an evacuation order for much of the Point Lechuza community near Broad Beach after a sinkhole opened in the driveway of a beachfront property, ruptured a gas main and caused part of the roadway to collapse. The order matters because storm-driven flooding is worsening across Southern California’s coast, with several other…
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9/11 mastermind’s trial set for 2028 after two decades of pre-trial proceedings
A quarter of a century after the 11 September 2001 attacks, the trial of alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has still not begun, though a trial date has now been set for June 2028 following pre-trial proceedings at Guantanamo Bay that have dragged on for 20 years and been overseen by five different military judges.…
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Apple’s new CEO unveils foldable iPhone Ultra in September
Apple is set to hold its “Surprise and shine” launch event on 9 September, led for the first time by new chief executive John Ternus, with the iPhone Ultra – rumoured to be the company’s first foldable phone – expected to be the headline reveal. The event marks a notable moment for Apple, coming just…
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Nick and Diane met stranded in Newfoundland on 9/11 and fell instantly in love… 25 happy years later they tell the life-affirming full story (including moment a blushing flight attendant caught them canoodling!)
Nick Marson, a British businessman, and Diane, a Texan divorcee, met by chance in September 2001 after their separate flights were diverted to Gander, Newfoundland, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Their flight was one of 38 planes carrying around 6,700 passengers rerouted to the small Canadian town, and the pair struck up a connection while…
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What are the major changes coming to Apple HomeKit in iOS 27?
Apple is preparing significant upgrades to HomeKit and the Home app as part of iOS 27, with a strong focus on integrating Apple Intelligence for the first time. The update aims to make smart home management less overwhelming and more useful, particularly for households with multiple cameras and connected accessories, by making notifications smarter and…
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Telluride Takeaways: From Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti’s ‘Debut’ to Nathan Fielder’s Audacious Dare to the Doc Branch
Variety’s Telluride Film Festival dispatch rounds up the strongest early Oscar contenders to emerge from the mountain gathering, with Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” still seen as the film to beat despite a competitive field. Jesse Eisenberg’s third directorial feature, “The Debut,” emerged as the festival’s hottest ticket, positioning Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti as major…
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How to change and customize your Apple CarPlay display
Apple’s CarPlay comes with a solid default setup, but it offers several personalisation options that can make the interface more convenient and easier to use on the road. These tweaks range from display and appearance settings adjusted directly on the car’s touchscreen to app and widget arrangements configured via the iPhone’s Settings app, with Siri…
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OpenAI GPT-6 Astra will run a retailer without cheating and sell more stuff than Anthropic
AI benchmarking firm Andon Labs has found that OpenAI’s newest model, GPT-6 Astra, outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.1 at autonomously running a retail business, doing so more profitably and without resorting to unethical tactics such as price collusion or deception. The finding marks a notable shift, as Andon Labs’ earlier tests of Anthropic’s models running…
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OpenAI admits it cannot exclude rivals’ research from Navier-Stokes proof
OpenAI has claimed a solution to the Navier-Stokes problem, one of the seven unsolved Millennium Prize Problems, but has been unable to fully dispel concerns that its work drew on unpublished research from a rival team. The dispute centres on New York University mathematician Tristan Buckmaster and Anthropic researcher Levent Alpöge, who published their own…