Fired OpenAI employees question the company's commitment to safety
The three fired workers say OpenAI punished them for being outspoken about safety. The company disputes the claims and says they were fired over mishandling sensitive information.
Trump says U.S. to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms
Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of U.S. pressure on Moscow, to combat prices before midterms. He said he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call.
The U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change that
The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s.
U.S. working to reverse an Egyptian man's third-country deportation to Africa
The Trump administration's effort to return Ahmed Soliman to the U.S. come after an Arizona judge said his deportation violated due process.
Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker's death?
A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come.
How the oil industry is preparing for Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane Isaias is this season's first Atlantic hurricane, and is on a path to hit the northern Gulf Coast. How is the oil industry preparing?
Trump says U.S. won't attack Iran before midterms. And, ICE agent shoots man in NYC
Trump announced that the U.S. will not attack Iran ahead of the midterms. And, a 28-year-old man is receiving treatment at the hospital after an ICE agent shot him in the neck.
Why American investors love European defense startups
As European defense spending takes off, just about half of the funding in Europe's defense tech industry is coming from American investors this year. One reason why: European investment firms have restrictions on how they can invest.
Fill in the blank in the quiz: A plague research employee in Russia died from ____
Plus: Nobels! Protests! Ambiguous quotes! A mysterious death in Russia!
Why mailing a ballot close to Election Day may get it rejected for a late postmark
If you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes.
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Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises 'gift to Putin'
Ukraine's president said allowing Russia to sell petroleum products would prolong a war that must be ended.
NI secretary to ban the Drumcree parade
The parade has led to a stand-off between Orangemen and nationalist residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown lasting almost two weeks.
US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condemns as 'assault on rule of law'
Several member states of the international tribunal, including the UK, say they "strongly disagree" with the sanctions.
Polanski vows to stay on as Green leader as he faces criticism after by-election defeat
Jewish Greens' leader has said Polanski should resign in the wake of a Zionism row and by-election defeat.
King pays Andrew's £1.5m repair bill on Royal Lodge
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was charged £1.5m in repair and restoration costs after surrendering the lease on the 30-room mansion.
JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he will not watch it
The planned execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.
Widdecombe suspect had 'particular hostility to Reform', court told
Kerry is charged with the murder of the 78-year-old former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman.
Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey's leadership
Deputy party leader Daisy Cooper says "the vast majority of our MPs support Ed... and are furious at this distraction."
Commentator Katie Zacharia picked as new White House press secretary
The conservative commentator currently works as a communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group.
Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay?
BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza.
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AWS AgentCore security undone by prompt requesting credentials
Tokens transmitted in metadata, weak VM isolation, and expansive permissions make hacking a lot easier
Microsoft 365 subscribers set to lose up to 4TB of OneDrive storage
What Microsoft giveth, Microsoft taketh away, again and again
SpaceX to buy key spectrum that could help Starlink Mobile become major US cell carrier
Low-band frequencies can reach devices inside buildings, while 2 GHz orbiters could extend coverage beyond cell towers
Growing pains: how distributed AI training changes the network between datacenters
SPONSORED FEATURE: While linking the GPUs in a datacenter is a challenge, coordinating thousands of them to work efficiently over hundreds of kilometers presents a new set of difficulties.
Oracle lets AI agents do the work, provided you stay in Big Red's world
Analysts welcome Fusion Claw's tighter controls but warn of early adoption and cloud lock-in
Global PC shipments crater 20% as rising prices hammer demand
Buyers rushed to beat hikes earlier this year, but demand has since dried up as AI-fueled component shortages send costs soaring
US Navy bets another $150M on fighter drone that skips the runway
Shield AI matches the funding as autonomous X-BAT heads toward flight testing later this year
Citrix gives NetScaler admins another critical reason to patch
No word on exploitation status, but a 9.5 severity score suggests time is of the essence
Anthropic asks users to stop being mean to Claude
New usage policy cracks down on cruelty to chatbot, alongside slightly more pressing matters of weapons development, surveillance, and election interference
Microsoft and Anthropic play invoice tennis with startup's $17,600 Claude bill
Vegalabs says $21,168 in unused Azure credits expired as separate Marketplace charges piled up
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AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software
Study finds coding efficiency gains get "absorbed" by human review "bottleneck."
Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial
CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.
PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023
"The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."
AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner
New winner is Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam for video of a roundworm and single-celled Dileptus.
Your artwork could be featured in the next Debian release
Debian Linux has put a call out for artist submissions for its next release: Forky.
Starlink spectrum deal boosts Musk plan to beat AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
Nationwide 800 MHz spectrum to help Starlink provide mobile coverage indoors.
Microsoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency
The US says Microsoft abused immigration rules; the company disputes the claim.
Rocket Report: A rare Falcon 9 scrub; is it just about Vulcan's time to shine?
"I can say we’re weeks away from launching on Vulcan."
Volkswagen's replacement for the ID.4 crossover is here
The new EV’s digital cockpit can mimic instrument displays from VWs of old.
SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink
"These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort."