The EU and Canada will consummate their expansive new partnership at a Montreal summit next month, Politico reported, furthering Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s efforts to shore up cooperation between the world’s “middle powers.” Brussels and Ottawa plan to reduce trade barriers and collaborate on supply chains and minerals projects. ...
White House huddles on possible diesel export ban: ReportWhite House huddles on possible diesel export ban: Report
US President Donald Trump held crisis talks over whether to institute a diesel export ban as fuel prices surge nationwide, the Financial Times reported, with one industry figure suggesting a ban was “getting pretty close to movement.” Top Republicans have called on Trump to “stop the bleeding” as soaring prices ...
Someone ‘Torturing’ LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI YetSomeone ‘Torturing’ LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI Yet
One of the most heated discussions occurring on X at the moment is about the ethics of a GitHub project in which a person is running Saw-like “torture” and “pain” experiments on a series of locally hosted large language models, causing a series of effective altruists and people who believe ...
Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder AppealLawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal
A lawyer used ChatGPT to generate briefs that included completely made-up witnesses and testimony while representing a man accused of shooting his wife. When he was caught by the judges, the lawyer blamed it on his own “stupidity.” “It’s little comfort to know that my stupidity is what brings us ...
Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
Rantzen, who fronted the BBC’s That’s Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying. ...
Send us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midtermsSend us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midterms
Our politics and foreign policy reporters will answer your questions live in a Q&A on Tuesday 6 October The war with Iran has had major implications for Americans’ wallets, government spending and US foreign policy. It’s also been key in reshaping the political landscape as it enters its seventh month ...
Israeli forces overwhelmed by violent settlers in ‘terrorist attack’ on Palestinian familyIsraeli forces overwhelmed by violent settlers in ‘terrorist attack’ on Palestinian family
Settler violence in West Bank makes everyday life ‘untenable’ for Palestinians, says ICRC after assault on family trying to return home in Jalud The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said Israeli settler violence in the West Bank has made everyday life for Palestinians “untenable”, as a mob ...
Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from IraqPentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
Twelve years after US mission against IS began, Trump hails ‘great day for America’ and calls Iraq war ‘a quagmire’ The Pentagon has announced it has formally completed its withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, two years after the withdrawal was agreed to and 12 years since the US mission ...
Dame Esther Rantzen: A presenter who campaigned for changeDame Esther Rantzen: A presenter who campaigned for change
The veteran broadcaster’s career spanned street interviews, national campaigns and emotional reunions. ...
America.gov holds a Minecraft-themed Easter eggAmerica.gov holds a Minecraft-themed Easter egg
Users have already found hidden features in the White House’s new America.gov AI chatbot. The bot, which was launched Tuesday with the goal of helping citizens navigate the government’s online bureaucracy, seems to come to life when users ask it to “play Minecraft,” the 3D sandbox video game. The bot ...