Ukraine’s postal workers deliver lifeline under Russian fire
The state post service delivers pensions, medicine and letters to people just miles from the front.
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Trump says AI safety fears a ‘hoax’ as he rejects calls for greater safeguards
US President Donald Trump has said fears about the safety of AI are a “hoax”, as he criticised calls to have more guardrails for the fast-moving technology. It comes after Jack Clark, a co-founder of AI giant Anthropic, told the BBC that a “kill switch” for dangerous AI that can be checked by a third […]
Continue ReadingEmmy Awards: Welsh actor Matthew Rhys makes history with double win
Rhys was named best lead actor in a limited series for The Beast In Me, then won best lead actor in a comedy for Widow’s Bay. A small number of actors, including Alan Alda, Sally Field, John Goodman, Elisabeth Moss and Ted Danson, have been nominated for two lead acting prizes in the same year, […]
Continue ReadingNato jets shoot down drone that flew into Lithuanian airspace
Nato fighter pilots have shot down a drone that entered Lithuania’s airspace overnight, the Lithuanian president said. Authorities said the drone likely entered southern Lithuania, near the second-largest city of Kaunas, from neighbouring Belarus shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda wrote in a statement on X: “A drone that just entered Lithuanian […]
Continue ReadingMass nesting brings swarms of turtles to Mexican beach
Thousands of olive ridley turtles came to La Escobilla beach in Oaxaca, Mexico, to lay their eggs within 48 hours, according to sanctuary officials. The natural phenomenon is known as “la arribada”, meaning “the arrival”, and sees hundreds of thousands of the reptiles swim ashore in southern Mexico. This is the sixth wave of the […]
Continue Reading‘Great’ or ‘alarming’ – Should AI be reined in?
The BBC asked people in Washington DC about the technology’s rapid development and whether it poses a threat to humanity, as some experts warn.
Continue ReadingWild dogs defy the odds with record 2,500-mile trek across Africa
Three sisters almost completed an equally epic journey, but stopped when one became trapped in a snare. African wild dogs are among Africa’s rarest predators, with only about 6,000 remaining in the wild. They live in highly social packs, hunt together and are known for their vast roaming in search of new territory and breeding […]
Continue ReadingAI staff ‘genuinely frightened’ for humanity’s future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC
The hardest question to answer, according to Coxon, was what an AI apocalypse would look like. One of the risks outlined in Amodei’s comments was of a swarm of bots acting like a supercomputer that could take over the internet. Coxon said this scenario could be realistic in six months to a year. In response […]
Continue Reading‘She’s back’: Fans dance, sing and cry after Céline Dion’s comeback concert in Paris
Céline Dion’s first concert in years delighted fans, with the Canadian singer crying as she made an emotional comeback to the stage. It was Dion’s first full concert in six years after she was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome, which forced her to cancel tours. Joyful fans spilled out of […]
Continue ReadingCritics celebrate Céline Dion’s ‘risky’ comeback show in Paris
“I made a promise,” she told the Paris audience of about 30,000 people in her emotional return. “I made a promise to come back, to be back on stage. And here I am. Singing for you, and singing for me,” she said. “I am everything I am because you loved me,” she told the crowd. […]
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