Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii

OpenAI is equipping high-end subscribers with always-on agents, known as dots. It's a bold move from a company that continues to deal with reports of its agents breaking past…

The Pope has repeated his warnings about artificial intelligence - saying concerns the technology could go rogue are not "fake news"

Researchers say the IPO market was off to a solid start but tailed off in the third quarter. Smart ring maker Oura Inc says it is postponing a planned initial public offering due…

Andrew Bailey’s comments come as fears grow that rogue models could take financial system hostage. Business live – latest updates. The governor of the Bank of England has called…

Blast during search operation near border fuels political tensions amid attempts to revive diplomatic channels. South Korea has demanded an apology from North Korea over a…

A court in Paris has found six men guilty of manslaughter in connection with the deadliest small boat Channel crossing

OpenAI's decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the development of increasingly autonomous systems until…

A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast

A man was arrested after making "verbal threats" toward the Texas State Capitol, the Lone Star State's governor, Greg Abbott (R), confirmed Wednesday evening. On Wednesday, the…

Starship is key to SpaceX's commercial success and NASA's plans to land humans on the moon. This is the 14th flight of the uncrewed Starship, but the first time it reached orbit

The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI

There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?. The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for…

Colleague gives evidence she told accused murderer ‘don’t do anything stupid’ during conversation weeks before alleged killings. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…

As a business journalist, Nilsson began rigorously reporting on the power players of the adult industry, who prefer to remain in the shadows. Along the way, she uncovered how porn…

Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice. Some warnings are so grave that it is almost…

OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…

Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer. Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently”…

Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand. In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room…

Digital-age Australian psychodrama tracks the shut-in mania of dangerously disaffected male fan, but doesn’t get inside his mind. If the parasocial phenomenon is a kind of hell,…

Across videos, standup and cartoons, humorists are skewering big tech’s attempt to make AI ubiquitous and inevitable. “Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again,”…

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…

Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…

Sunday’s general election is too close to call, with the incumbent president facing the son of the man who attempted a coup against him. Sunday’s election in Brazil could hardly…

This blog has now closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Queensland’s state government has missed a deadline to sign up to the federal government’s…

Time magazine list includes Australian communications minister after her efforts to take on big tech. Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast. The federal…

A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…

Israeli prime minister cautions against early conclusions when asked if there were any signs of Iranian involvement. Benjamin Netanyahu has said it was too early to tell who was…

Islamic State-inspired bombings of churches and hotels in 2019 was one of the country’s worst ever attacks. A court in Sri Lanka has convicted 15 men on terrorist charges for…

As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…

Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York. Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the…

As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly. I’m sitting in a small boat in Shark Bay, Australia,…

Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in an egalitarian utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen?. By Jill…

From a cappy-cafe owner in Japan to an escaped capybara in the UK, this homespun film takes the temperature of an international obsession. One of Midlands-based film-maker Sharon…

Indigenous communities play crucial role, as ‘genetic bank’ area of wetland offers hope for critically endangered reptile. In the 1990s, conservationists in Cambodia feared the…

Loved ones describe Jordan Yap, 30, as an experienced hiker who set out for a 10-day solo trek Peru before falling silent. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…