Worried about superintelligence? So are these AI leaders – here’s why
Leaders including Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio signed a petition arguing that the next phase of AI poses an existential risk to humanity.
Day: October 22, 2025
UCL still sees stranded-asset risk for tankers and gas carriers even after IMO carbon delay
Influential research team finds South Korean, Chinese and European banks and finance houses at risk
UCL still sees standard-asset risk for tankers and gas carriers even after IMO carbon delay
Influential research team finds South Korean, Chinese and European banks and finance houses at risk
Russia bombards Ukraine – but Putin still tries to salvage Budapest summit with Trump
Volodymyr Zelensky says attacks show Russia is not serious about diplomacy
Why King Charles’s visit to Rome to meet the Pope is historic
King Charles III has made history by praying with Pope Leo XIV in Rome, marking the first joint worship between a reigning British monarch and the Pope since England’s break from Rome nearly 500 years ago. This symbolic act closes a significant religio…
Reddit Alleges User Data Theft, Sues Perplexity AI And ‘Scraping’ Partners
Social media platform Reddit sued the artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI and three other entities on Wednesday, alleging their involvement in an “industrial-scale, unlawful” economy to “scrape” the comments of millions of Reddit users.
Trump administration considering curbs on exports to China made with US software
Plan would include everything from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing’s latest round of rare earth export restrictionsUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration is considering a plan to curb a dizzying array of software…
More than 30 people killed by US strikes on ‘narco’ boats, as Trump launches first attacks in Pacific waters
At least 37 people have now been killed in war-like campaign despite mounting questions about legal justification and evidence
US man accused of keeping four adults in basement also faces murder charges
South Carolina man in custody over allegations he kept people captive charged with murder of 49-year-old womanA man in South Carolina, who is already in custody over allegations that he kept four people – including a married couple – captive in his bas…
Louvre director acknowledges ‘terrible failure’ after €88m jewel heist
Laurence des Cars questioned by senators about daring daytime break-in at Paris museumThe director of the Louvre museum in Paris has acknowledged a “terrible failure” days after thieves took seven minutes to break in via a window and steal jewels worth…