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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signalled potential action against open source artificial intelligence (AI) models amid accusations that Chinese developers are creating low-cost systems using stolen US intellectual property. “This administration supports open source models, but what we do not support is IP theft,” Bessent said on Fox Business on Tuesday. “If we see, especially, that overseas m...
Al Jazeera reports from anti-US protest outside ASEAN summit
Missile alert sirens have sounded in Jordan’s port city of Aqaba as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed
In an exciting scientific endeavor, researchers are exploring the idea of constructing a massive underwater curtain to defend Thwaites Glacier against warm ocean currents. This strategic barrier is intended to redirect these warmer waters, aiming to curb the glacier's swift melting. A recent expedition gathered vital information from the Amundsen Sea to determine the project's feasibility, while a...
Rising energy and fertiliser prices are likely to continue contributing to food inflation globally, the UN warned in its latest report. This in turn can drive up the cost of a healthy diet and threaten progress against global hunger.
Experts said the Iranian 3,000-year-old gold disc medallions Zendaya wore at a promo event for Nolan's Odyssey were "likely looted" and constituted "neocolonialism". Separately, a Zoroastrian symbol worn by IShowSpeed at the World Cup final drew its own debate about Persian cultural identity.
A party encounter between MMA legend Rampage Jackson and Kick streamer Sweatergxd turned physical after the streamer repeatedly touched Jackson inappropriately, including his groin area. After issuing several verbal warnings and telling him not to touch him again, Jackson threw a punch before leaving the scene, with the incident now circulating widely online.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tells US senators that the war has cost the US $37.5bn so far.
At the remote, mountainous frontier where the mighty Mekong carves the border between Myanmar and Laos, planners have sketched the outline of a mega dam. It would be the largest hydropower project ever built on the river’s mainstream outside China, but analysts suspect the study into it may matter more than the dam itself. A 34-month joint feasibility study for the 2,790-megawatt project was agree...
アフガニスタン東部で大雨による洪水が発生し、これまでに23人が死亡したほか、100人以上の行方が分からなくなっていて、現地で捜索や救助活動が続いています。
Equinor benefits from move to ramp up oil and gas production during strait of Hormuz blockadesBusiness live – latest updatesProfits at Norway’s state oil company nearly doubled to $11.5bn (£8.6bn) in the three months to the end of June, as earnings were boosted by the jump in oil and gas prices caused by the US-Israel war on Iran.Equinor benefited from a decision to ramp up oil and gas production ...
The 41-year-old, who played in six FIFA World Cups, announces he will retire from both club and country.
The opening follows years of controversy about what to do with the 17th-Century former inn, where the Nazi dictator was born.
Firm behind ChatGPT reveals agent powered by its models chose to attack Hugging Face database by itselfOpenAI has revealed an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”.The company behind ChatGPT said the startup Hugging Face had detected and contained the agent – an AI tool d...
Firm behind ChatGPT reveals autonomous agent powered by its tech chose to attack Hugging Face database by itselfOpenAI has revealed an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”.The company behind ChatGPT said Hugging Face had detected and contained the agent – an AI tool desi...
Logistics hubs belonging to Wildberries in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions were struck overnight.
Logistics hubs belonging to Wildberries in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions were struck overnight.
22日にさいたま市で正午から行われたプロ野球、ロッテ対オリックスの2軍の公式戦で、ロッテの複数の選手が熱中症のような症状を訴え、選手や観客の安全を守るためとしてノーゲームとなりました。さいたま市の午後1時の気温は37.1度まで上がっていました。
OpenAI has admitted one of its models exploited a hidden flaw to escape a controlled test and break into Hugging Face's servers, in what its CEO called an autonomous, first-of-its-kind breach.
OpenAI has admitted one of its models exploited a hidden flaw to escape a controlled test and break into Hugging Face's servers, in what its CEO called an autonomous, first-of-its-kind breach.
OpenAI has admitted one of its models exploited a hidden flaw to escape a controlled test and break into Hugging Face's servers, in what its CEO called an autonomous, first-of-its-kind breach.
OpenAI has admitted one of its models exploited a hidden flaw to escape a controlled test and break into Hugging Face's servers, in what its CEO called an autonomous, first-of-its-kind breach.
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says the state’s Labor party is under threat from One Nation and “we’ve got to fight for those votes”.Appearing on ABC Radio National this morning, Minns was asked if One Nation was a “racist party”. He said people who had concerns about the levels of immigration weren’t nece...
Lebanon's prime minister has visited a southern village as a Lebanese-Israeli agreement brokered by Washington appears to have started following a monthslong war
A flagship model from China’s Zhipu AI has helped contain an autonomous cyberattack by OpenAI’s frontier systems targeting popular developer platform Hugging Face, as concerns grow over the security risks posed by advanced AI models. OpenAI’s latest flagship models – including GPT-5.6 Sol and an unreleased, “even more capable” system – recently breached Hugging Face’s infrastructure during interna...
On July 9, a fire burned through a shoe factory in Jinjiang, Fujian province, killing at least 28 people. The accident signals a larger problem: firms operating under financial pressure often cut costs by compromising safety. China’s low-cost business model needs reform, but why has change been so difficult? The plant that burned employed hundreds of workers, yet company filings for 2025 indicate ...
A 19-year-old in Hong Kong has been convicted of sedition for writing anti-government graffiti in a commercial building toilet, violating the city’s domestic national security law. West Kowloon Court on Wednesday rejected a defence psychiatrist’s opinion that a congenital mental disorder prevented Leung Kai-lok from understanding the offensive words he used against the government and police. Leung...
France's environment minister Monique Barbut said Wednesday that she will remain in her post despite her disagreement with a bill on bee-harming pesticides, given the "urgency" to act on climate change. Earlier in the day, Barbut said she would submit her resignation to the president.
