Drones have become a major part of modern warfare but the vast majority still require a human to control them. But companies are now developing drones that are powered by AI and can operate autonomously. A recent report in “New Scientist” claimed that…
Anger swells in Albania over Trump-linked resort project
Thousands of protesters marched through Albania’s capital on Thursday, the latest in a series of demonstrations against a planned resort linked to the Trump family. For over a week, daily demonstrations have been held in Tirana against the project con…
Brazilian football players added to Kiev’s state-linked ‘kill list’
Two Brazilian football players from Russian club CSKA Moscow have been added to the Mirotovorets database of Ukraine’s ‘enemies’
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Oil prices plummet as Trump claims he is close to US-Iran deal
Brent crude falls as optimism rises strait of Hormuz could reopen over the weekendBusiness live – latest updatesGlobal oil prices fell on Friday to lows not seen since the first week of the Iran crisis after Donald Trump claimed he was close to reachin…
Digested week: Starmer is trying to carve out his legacy – but it’s not his to write | John Crace
Plus, Brexit at 10, dinner as protest, 100 best novels and not watching the World Cup (yet)We’re approaching the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum. Documentaries are being aired and newspaper features are being written. But one thing seems t…
Attorney General’s brother found guilty of posing as rideshare driver to assault women
A jury has convicted the brother of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell of sexually assaulting women while posing as a rideshare driver
Bernie Sanders’ AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Plan
Let no one accuse Bernie Sanders of ducking the big questions. Writing in the New York Times last week, the senator asked: “Will the future of humanity be determined by a handful of billionaires who have promoted and developed AI, with virtually no democratic input, who stand to become even richer and more powerful than they are today?”
We agree entirely that this is one of the most potent questions facing global democracy today. Our book, Rewiring Democracy, surveys the emerging uses for and impacts of AI in democracy around the world and reaches the same conclusion: that the most urgent risk posed by AI is the …
Horror moment helicopter pilot & passenger violently shaken like rag dolls inside cockpit after crashing into field
THIS is the terrifying moment a helicopter pilot and his passenger are violently tossed around inside the cockpit after crashing into a field in China. Shocking footage shows the aircraft lying wrecked on a grassy verge with its rotor blades still spin…
Autistic children injected with unapproved stem cell treatments supported by RFK Jr
Desperate US parents pay up to $20,000 a session for a procedure scientists say could be bogusAutistic children as young as 18 months old are being injected with human stem cells derived from umbilical cords in unapproved, unproven and potentially harm…
Lyhanna case triggers calls for law change in France
The death of 11-year-old Lyhanna, whose body was found in an abandoned silo, has shocked France and galvanized a population who say that her death was entirely preventible. They blame the slow justice system which failed to bring the main suspect into…