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✓ Verified More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' - as Anthropic reveals another 'cybersecurity' incident
There is a more than 10% chance that "AI could kill all humans" in the next decade, according to a top safety researcher at Anthropic
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Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates
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August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat
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At least five dead and more than 80 missing after fire on Philippines ferry
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Anthropic blocks effort to use AI to research potential biological weapons
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Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown
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Trump bans some Canadian imports as North America trade war intensifies
President Trump said the U.S. would ban Canadian alcohol, some dairy products and large motorcycles, sharply escalating a trade war largely fought with tariffs. Why it matters:…
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✓Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on £1,999 first folding iPhone
Apple showed off at an event the first major design change to the iPhone in almost 20 years
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✓Five dead and dozens injured in coach crash in Swiss Alps
The tourist coach was carrying dozens of Dutch passengers when it overturned in the south-eastern Swiss Alps
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✓Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if
Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed. Social media could become a “choose your own…
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✓Houthis seize key Yemeni port of Mocha in drive to take control of Red Sea coast
Iran and its proxies move closer to full control of two shipping chokepoints as regional conflict widens. Explained: why the fighting in Yemen matters globally. Houthi forces in…
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✓Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
US-owned dating app allegedly allowed ad firms access to private information in breach of UK law. Grindr will pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of users in the UK…
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✓Hurricane Lowell’s fierce winds and rains knocks out power on Hawaii’s Kauai
Center of storm passed west of the islands and was moving away but flooding and mudslides will continue to be a risk. Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted…
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✓Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements
Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence. ‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions.…
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✓More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu
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Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned | Clear Air
Scientists will be able to estimate the amount of heating and destruction caused by the gas ultimately drawn from the Beetaloo. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot
Climate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains. Pinch yourself, it’s happening again. Here…
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9/11 families to gather at World Trade Center and Pentagon to remember victims on 25th anniversary – US politics live
Victims of those killed in September 11 attacks honored at memorials across the US. On 11 September, 25 years ago, Osama bin Laden drove with a small number of al-Qaida retainers…
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Russia accused of ‘rapidly growing’ attacks on civilian infrastructure after five killed in Ukraine – Europe live
Ukraine’s foreign minister says Russia is deliberately targeting civilians. in Brussels. The European Commission has said it is assessing whether Ukraine has a funding shortfall,…
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How the fate of a small furry animal reveals the ecological tragedy of Israel’s war on Lebanon | Hisham Younes
The Syrian rock hyrax depends on the fragile landscapes of the border region. Alongside other environmentalists, I have been documenting the destruction of its habitat. Wars are…
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Hastie accepts apology from Joyce over ‘traitor’ cartoon as Hanson doubles down and tells critics to ‘chill’
A split emerges in One Nation over the video, with Barnaby Joyce offering an apology as Pauline Hanson continues to refuse to take it down. Follow our Australia news live blog for…
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
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…
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
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‘It’s hell’: father of slain Australian surfers tells Mexico homicide trial about identifying sons’ bodies
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Women are giving their partners the ‘Illiterate Boyfriend’ test: ‘Do your best to pronounce these words’
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu
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‘Our forefathers are coming back’: Naga people celebrate after Oxford museum agrees to return remains
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The September reset is real. I’m about to become a better person, flaxseed by flaxseed | Emma Brockes
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Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves
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State handouts, 10,000 lasers – and Trump’s election: six things we learned from the Elon Musk film
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Apple’s new CEO introduces himself at annual showcase: ‘I continue to be inspired every single day’
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‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species
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Brother of Muslim policeman killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial
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Rubio signals shift to working with allies to fight drug trade as latest boat strike kills three
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Air conditioners are our best bet in the fight against extreme heat – whether we like it or not
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