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● OpenAI debuts "dots" as industry safety focus shifts to "What did my AI assistant do now?" ● South Korea demands apology from Pyongyang for landmine blasts that injured three ● Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after reported fight between pilots ● Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii ● Morocco names first female prime minister after historic election victory ● Supreme Court declines Christa Pike's clemency appeal, with Tennessee set to execute first woman in 200 years ● Supreme court allows Trump to temporarily resume deporting people to third countries – as it happened ● Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells ● Spain announces ban on evictions after protests over 87-year-old woman's removal from flat ● US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank ● Pope says concerns about AI going rogue are not 'fake news' after Trump 'hoax' claims ● Crackdown on South Africa's unsafe streets ordered by president to keep women safe ● Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market ‘uncertainty’ ● From Jamui to Delhi, the burden of safety from sexual assault cannot fall on women ● EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’ ● US forces to leave last bases in Iraq despite fears Iran will exploit withdrawal ● White House press ban set to continue for now after hearing ends without ruling ● Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development ● US Senate blocks resolution seeking report on Americans killed in West Bank ● Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to jump by £276 a year from January ● OpenAI debuts "dots" as industry safety focus shifts to "What did my AI assistant do now?" ● South Korea demands apology from Pyongyang for landmine blasts that injured three ● Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after reported fight between pilots ● Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii ● Morocco names first female prime minister after historic election victory ● Supreme Court declines Christa Pike's clemency appeal, with Tennessee set to execute first woman in 200 years ● Supreme court allows Trump to temporarily resume deporting people to third countries – as it happened ● Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells ● Spain announces ban on evictions after protests over 87-year-old woman's removal from flat ● US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank ● Pope says concerns about AI going rogue are not 'fake news' after Trump 'hoax' claims ● Crackdown on South Africa's unsafe streets ordered by president to keep women safe ● Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market ‘uncertainty’ ● From Jamui to Delhi, the burden of safety from sexual assault cannot fall on women ● EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’ ● US forces to leave last bases in Iraq despite fears Iran will exploit withdrawal ● White House press ban set to continue for now after hearing ends without ruling ● Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development ● US Senate blocks resolution seeking report on Americans killed in West Bank ● Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to jump by £276 a year from January
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OpenAI debuts "dots" as industry safety focus shifts to "What did my AI assistant do now?"

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…
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Supreme Court declines Christa Pike's clemency appeal, with Tennessee set to execute first woman in 200 years

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the execution of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted in the 1995 murder of a teenage classmate, clearing the way for the state's…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Supreme court allows Trump to temporarily resume deporting people to third countries – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries. Sign up to the US Breaking News email. For some context, it’s…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells✓

Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells

Indonesia’s prisons have long faced allegations that well-connected inmates can obtain preferential treatment through bribery. Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Spain announces ban on evictions after protests over 87-year-old woman's removal from flat✓

Spain announces ban on evictions after protests over 87-year-old woman's removal from flat

The ban is part of a number of proposals that must be approved in parliament within 30 days
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US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank✓

US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank

Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022. The US Senate on Tuesday evening rejected along mostly party lines…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Pope says concerns about AI going rogue are not 'fake news' after Trump 'hoax' claims

The Pope has repeated his warnings about artificial intelligence - saying concerns the technology could go rogue are not "fake news"
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Crackdown on South Africa's unsafe streets ordered by president to keep women safe✓

Crackdown on South Africa's unsafe streets ordered by president to keep women safe

The murders of 12 women near Johannesburg has caused a outcry about the scale of violence against women
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market ‘uncertainty’✓

Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market ‘uncertainty’

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…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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From Jamui to Delhi, the burden of safety from sexual assault cannot fall on women✓

From Jamui to Delhi, the burden of safety from sexual assault cannot fall on women

As outrage grows over cases​ of sexual violence, activists are demanding a shift from controlling women to confronting men’s behaviour. Plus, Tony Klor’s ‘hella dope’ city vlogs.…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’✓

EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’

US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across Europe. The EU has warned Donald Trump against plans to ban US…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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US forces to leave last bases in Iraq despite fears Iran will exploit withdrawal

US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq, leaving the country where 4,500 of their comrades died over more than 20 years of war
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White House press ban set to continue for now after hearing ends without ruling

A judge on Wednesday appeared skeptical of Trump administration arguments justifying the White House barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico, but he did not immediately grant the news…
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Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development✓

Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development

President Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
US Senate blocks resolution seeking report on Americans killed in West Bank✓

US Senate blocks resolution seeking report on Americans killed in West Bank

The resolution cites a 'lack of accountability' by Israel's government and an 'inability to secure justice' by the US
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to jump by £276 a year from January✓

Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to jump by £276 a year from January

Cap poised to rise by 16% to equivalent of £1,999 for dual-fuel bill, the biggest quarterly increase since January 2023. Business live – latest updates. Household energy bills in…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Public workers in France strike over pay as student protests turn violent✓

Public workers in France strike over pay as student protests turn violent

Tens of thousands of workers march nationwide, as police arrest 440 students in clashes at schools
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Somali pirates killed five crew members on hijacked tanker, officials say✓

Somali pirates killed five crew members on hijacked tanker, officials say

The deaths appear to be the first at the hands of Somali pirates in more than a decade
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Greggs announces plans to shut four UK factories that could cost 740 jobs✓

Greggs announces plans to shut four UK factories that could cost 740 jobs

Bakery chain, whose sales are up 7.7%, says move is necessary to provide growth in ‘most cost-efficient manner’. Business live – latest updates. Greggs has announced plans to…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
SpaceX's Starship launches on first orbital mission from Texas✓

SpaceX's Starship launches on first orbital mission from Texas

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
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
'Backpack' declared Alaska's Fat Bear Week winner✓

'Backpack' declared Alaska's Fat Bear Week winner

"Backpack" defeated a bear known only as "910" in the final round of the annual competition
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Photos: A journalist is crowned king in Uganda✓

Photos: A journalist is crowned king in Uganda

The death of King Oyo Nyimba in August triggered widespread grief and a succession dispute in Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom
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WorldTone Serious2 min
As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? I don’t and neither should you | Chris Stokel-Walker

As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? I don’t and neither should you | Chris Stokel-Walker

The need for independent regulation grows more obvious by the day. We must keep this tech in check before it’s too late. OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Burnham says UK ‘can’t afford another decade of post-Brexit drift’ as he leaves door open to rejoining the EU – UK politics live

The PM says all ‘the options’ being considered and calls for an open debate about the UK’s future relationship with Europe. Burnham: UK could ‘go all the way’ by rejoining EU.…
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Peugeot recalls hundreds of cars in Australia over issue that could increase ‘risk of serious injury or death’ – as it happened

This blog is now closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Who is potential Greens deputy leader candidate Steph Hodgins-May?. So who is the first-term…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Serious2 min
‘Online sex workers literally have to bare it all’: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the world’s biggest porn bosses

‘Online sex workers literally have to bare it all’: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the world’s biggest porn bosses

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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial

The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial

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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy

It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy

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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys

‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys

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”…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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Belgium’s defence minister warns of ‘dark winter for Europe’ with more ‘hybrid warfare’ from Russia - Europe live

Theo Francken says bloc is in a ‘difficult position’ after recent increase in hybrid provocations from Moscow. Meanwhile, with Brexit and the question of Britain’s relationship…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘If people are in a bunker, business stops’: Missile alerts cost Ukraine $45m for every hour they halt businesses

‘If people are in a bunker, business stops’: Missile alerts cost Ukraine $45m for every hour they halt businesses

Minister tells Guardian of trade-offs Kyiv facing as it tries to keep normal life moving amid Russian strikes. Missile alerts are costing Ukraine an estimated $45m (£34m) for…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Is tech the secret to a more analogue life? How gadgets, apps and tips could actually reduce your screen time

Is tech the secret to a more analogue life? How gadgets, apps and tips could actually reduce your screen time

It’s often thought of as the problem, but what if the right technology could help us switch off and live more in the moment?. • The best screen-free activities. With the continued…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’

‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’

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…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset

Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset

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,…
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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South Korea demands apology from Pyongyang for landmine blasts that injured three

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OpenAI debuts "dots" as industry safety focus shifts to "What did my AI assistant do now?"

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Morocco names first female prime minister after historic election victory

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

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As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? I don’t and neither should you | Chris Stokel-Walker

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