AI researcher quits Anthropic over superintelligence fears: ‘gambling with our lives’
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AI researcher quits Anthropic over superintelligence fears: ‘gambling with our lives’

An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of “gambling with our lives” in the race to develop AI models capable of self-improvement. Jacob Coxon, 27, spent the past three years pretraining AI models, first at OpenAI and then, this year, at its rival Anthropic, which he considered more cautious in its approa...

Reform UK says it will ‘fully cooperate’ with Met after inquiry launched into alleged overseas donations – as it happened

Reform UK says it will ‘fully cooperate’ with Met after inquiry launched into alleged overseas donations – as it happened

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Party denies wrongdoing after Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 after undercover stingAlex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up a new line of attack against the government, accusing it of hypocrisy. This is what he told GB News.At the same time that Labour were saying all these things about Israel ...

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon warns UK chancellor against bank tax hike

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon warns UK chancellor against bank tax hike

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Wall Street CEO holds meeting with John Healey amid speculation over windfall tax on banks in October budgetJamie Dimon, the chief executive of the largest US bank, JP Morgan, is understood to have warned the UK chancellor, John Healey, against raising taxes on banks in his inaugural budget in October.The Wall Street billionaire met the new chancellor on Wednesday and cautioned him that higher tax...

US treasury to buy back $6bn in government debt to alleviate bond market

US treasury to buy back $6bn in government debt to alleviate bond market

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Scott Bessent made announcement on Wednesday as bond yields rose to highest point since 2008 financial crisisUS politics live – latest updatesThe US treasury will buy back $6bn worth of government debt in an effort to alleviate a sell-off in the US bond market, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, announced on Wednesday.Rising inflation and uncertainty from the war in Iran have spooked investors...

Meet Claire Jiang, 18-year-old NJ student diagnosed with arthritis who built a lab model of the disease

Meet Claire Jiang, 18-year-old NJ student diagnosed with arthritis who built a lab model of the disease

Times of India •

In a remarkable achievement, eighteen-year-old student Claire Jiang claimed seventh place and a generous seventy thousand dollars for her outstanding research. Motivated by her own struggle with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Jiang developed an innovative laboratory cell model that promises to enhance the testing of new treatments. Her success underscores the vital role of personal experiences in ...

Temporary wartime weapons depot explosion kills 14 outside Syria's Idlib

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The blast at a temporary storage site for wartime munitions near the town of Sarmada left 11 others injured, with rescue teams still searching for survivors. A person is killed or wounded by unexploded ordnance every six hours in Syria today, according to humanitarian workers.

Trump center stage at Republican midterm convention amid party concerns over president’s unpopularity – live

Trump center stage at Republican midterm convention amid party concerns over president’s unpopularity – live

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President to give speeches on both days of unconventional gathering in Dallas; Democrats accuse party of self-dealing, racism and misogynyRepublicans look to ‘midterm convention’ to overcome Trump unpopularitySign up for US Breaking News emailStefany Shaheen, the daughter of a longtime New Hampshire senator and former governor, has won the Democratic nomination in the race for Chris Pappas’s forme...

How a French Foreign Legion soldier dramatically escaped Colombian captors

How a French Foreign Legion soldier dramatically escaped Colombian captors

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A French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped by Colombian guerrillas escaped after nearly a month in captivity by overpowering a guard, jumping into a river with his hands tied and trekking for four days through the Andes to reach safety, according to a Colombian military source.

Israel sanctions will not hurt intelligence sharing between spy agencies, says Miliband

Israel sanctions will not hurt intelligence sharing between spy agencies, says Miliband

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UK foreign secretary says international community including US shares ‘frustration’ at Israel’s failure to constrain illegal settlersBritish intelligence has been given assurances by its Israeli counterpart that information sharing with the UK will continue as before, Ed Miliband, the foreign secretary has said. The disclosure counters predictions that his decision to impose a ban on trade with il...

Tributes flow in as Hong Kong mourns Tung Chee-hwa, pioneering first leader

Tributes flow in as Hong Kong mourns Tung Chee-hwa, pioneering first leader

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Hong Kong is mourning the death of Tung Chee-hwa, the city’s first leader after its return to Chinese sovereignty and a respected elder statesman, who died on Tuesday at the age of 89. Tung was surrounded by his family when he “passed away peacefully” at 9.57pm, according to state news agency Xinhua. Tributes and messages of grief poured in on Wednesday from across Hong Kong and mainland China, as...

Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations

Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations

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Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidableBusiness live – latest updatesHow have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption?The head of the air traffic control provider Nats has been given a week to report back on the reasons for a technical failure which grounded thousands of flights, as the transport secretary declared th...