Still the same far-right? Le Pen’s National Rally denies fresh antisemitism claims – The Debate
Minor bump on the French far-right’s road to power—or a car crash that wipes out years of rebranding? Bombshell allegations of past antisemitic tropes by the man Marine Le Pen has touted as her future prime minister could test her years-long effort to…
Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Chinese AI developer Moonshot is conducting an internal review after researchers were able to persuade two of its popular Kimi models to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations. Mindgard, which tests the security of AI…
US forces leave Iraq, raising fears of Iran-backed militias amid power vacuum
US forces withdraw from their remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, raising fears they will leave behind a security vacuum, further embolden Iranian-backed militias and give the resurgent Islamic State group an opening to regroup. The departure,…
Ukraine’s prized steel industry left in ruins by Russian missile campaign
If the steelworks remain shut, hundreds of thousands of people may lose their jobs, and the resulting waves of migration will reach far beyond Ukraine, Zinchenko warned. «A humanitarian catastrophe is looming.» The end of steelmaking in Ukraine would…
US Supreme Court lifts restrictions on third-country deportations
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted restrictions on the deportations of immigrants to countries that are not their own, while agreeing to hear the issue on its merits in December. The conservative-dominated high court granted an emergency request by…
South Africa to clean up high-risk areas after women’s murders
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced a clean-up of high-risk areas across the country, after the bodies of 12 women were discovered in an area east of Johannesburg in just two months. The deaths sparked a national outcry…
Trump says AI companies sign voluntary accord on safety controls
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews during a meeting at the White House aimed at addressing…
More than 400 detained as France student protests escalate
«We’re here to deliver a message,» one 16-year-old female student told the AFP news agency. «We’re not here to smash everything up for no reason. We’re here precisely to say that the education system is completely broken. There are 34…
Safeguards ‘build a moat’ around US AI firms, prevent open-source models from advancing, expert says – A propos
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Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn found guilty of murdering wife
A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on the TV talent competition American Idol has been found guilty of murdering his wife. Caleb Flynn, 40, fatally shot Ashley Flynn twice in the back of the head while she slept at their Ohio home on 16…