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Dozens of residents living near a major chemical factory have discovered high levels of a cancer-causing "forever chemical" in their blood, according to lawyers

Pontiff continues to decry the rise of AI on his visit to France, stressing the importance of retaining 'ethical discernment' in an age when rapidly advancing technology threatens…

Disclosure reveals ⁠new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates ​how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents. Two ⁠months after OpenAI…

Some Democrats say taxpayer-funded ad could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing voters. The White House on Friday defended its decision to use taxpayer funds to…

Trump and Xi's U.S. summit continues after a state dinner Thursday night. And, Netanyahu returns to Israel after giving a defensive and defiant speech at the U.N. General Assembly

The disclosure is the latest in a string of incidents in which the AI platform has been caught going rogue. OpenAI says it is reviewing the findings

Four Americans and a Greek national are among those killed in a suspected gas explosion, officials said

Tasia Fortune's body was found hanging from a tree on the grounds of an abandoned home in Jackson in August

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…

Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides after Polo became a major hurricane. Forecasters warned another system headed for Hawaii could cause catastrophic flooding…

Robbie Williams was captured on video giving an impromptu performance outside his hotel in Peru after saying he was "broken-hearted" his concert was cancelled

Bangkok has been declared a disaster zone after parts of the Thai capital saw more than 30cm (12 inches) of rain in 48 hours, causing flooding across much of the city

While US president hailed visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved on resolving thorny issues. Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington. If the…

Nationalisation is not the ultimate answer for companies like Thames Water – but they could be run for the public benefit. Will Hutton is a journalist and political economist.…

Do we really want a slick digital message board overseen by Amazon? It’s the neighbourhood nonsense we treasure. Ring, the Amazon subsidiary of camera-enabled doorbells fame,…

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…

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,”…

Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions. Get our breaking news email , free app…

After the available money ran out after just six hours, some fear they will have to reverse efforts to boost nature. On Tuesday morning, farmer Peter Hatley logged on to his…

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…

Locals say Google’s $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the government. When the government officials arrived in Tarluvada…

Israel ‘categorically rejects’ publication and says businesses on database have committed no wrongdoing. The UN human rights office has added 61 more companies to a blacklist of…

Anglers will help scientists investigate the porbeagle, tope and blue shark to boost knowledge and conservation. ‘We have really cool sharks,” says Dr Lucy Hawkes. She is not…

Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans. Sweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 20 years ago, calling…

Long-running fight over Trump-backed maps takes another turn as absentee voting is already under way in Missouri. This blog is now closed. Sign up for US Breaking News emails. Xi…

Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle. The United States’ withdrawal…

Attorney says fishers ‘losing their livelihoods’, but Marco Rubio maintains US still willing to ‘blow up ships if need be’. While the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio , was…

Activists gathered outside the OpenAI offices on Monday during climate week in New York City. On Monday evening, protesters gathered outside the unmarked Manhattan offices of…

Universities need to protect their position in education so that students have an independent pathway to employment. AI companies like OpenAI are insinuating themselves into the…

Award-winning novelist celebrates late partner’s love of birds with gift to establish the Graeme Gibson chair in avian biology. If she could be any bird, Margaret Atwood would…

As the UN gathers, signatories from Bernie Sanders to Yeb Saño issue an open letter calling for clean power for all. The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at…

At Roland Garros airport on Réunion island, the ceiling design funnels a light tropical breeze into the terminal. At the arrivals terminal at Roland Garros airport on Réunion…

News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech

PlayStation 5, Xbox, PC (version played); Bandai Namco The game generates blood-pumping moments as you twist, turn and weave through the skies, while your locked-on missiles speed…