AI safety leader says 'world is in peril' and quits to study poetry
It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
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NHS waiting list at lowest level in three years
Backlog drops below 7.3m for first time since 2023 in England, but concern over long A&E waits.
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IOC criticised for selling Nazi-era Olympics T-shirt
The International Olympic Committee defends the T-shirt as being part of its Heritage Collection, celebrating styles from all editions of the Games.
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Minnesota immigration enforcement surge is ending, Trump border tsar says
Two US citizens were killed in Minneapolis during the crackdown dubbed "Operation Metro Surge".
Read more...The true story of Japan's mysterious samurai
How history challenges Western myths about these legendary elite warriors
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Scotland change four for 'biggest game of season' with England
Jamie Ritchie, Nathan McBeth, George Turner and Gregor Brown come into the Scotland XV for Saturday's Six Nations meeting with England, with head coach Gregor Townsend saying it is "always our biggest game of the season".
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Highguard game developer lays off staff just two weeks after release
Its trailer got a prime Game Awards slot, but the online shooter has failed to find a large audience.
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Porn site fined £800,000 for not rolling out age checks
Separately, message board 4chan says it will refuse to pay an expected £520,000 fine from the media regulator.
Read more...Wuthering Heights is 'sexy, dramatic and romantic'
This new take on the novel starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi reinvents it
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Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial hears
The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles
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Bud Cort, star of cult classic Harold and Maude, dies aged 77
The veteran actor of stage and screen appeared in more than 80 films and TV series.
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Polls close in first election since Gen Z protests ousted Bangladesh leader
Voters are hoping for a return to democracy after 15 years of authoritarian rule under Sheikh Hasina.
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'Shocking' or correct - why Ukrainian skeleton slider was banned
The biggest controversy of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics came to a head on Thursday morning, as Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing.
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New cars 'like Formula E on steroids' - Verstappen
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen says the new cars in Formula 1 this year are "not a lot of fun".
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'Tens of thousands' affected by law firm collapse
The Solicitors Regulation Authority say an investigation into PM Law's collapse is ongoing.
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Teen had to tell deaf mum her dad might die
NHS staff in Birmingham used Alan Graham's grandchildren to pass on information, an ombudsman finds.
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