19+ min ago   (830+ words) An AI researcher who quit Anthropic told the BBC that people working on the technology are "genuinely frightened" about the speed of its advancements and what it could mean for humanity. Jacob Coxon spoke with BBC's Laura Kuenssberg on Saturday…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1131+ words) "I used to have complete faith in our country," says Lyubov. The last time she spoke to her mother was a day after Ukrainian forces broke into Russia's Kursk region more than two years ago. Now she feels "resentful towards…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (121+ words) The CEO of Anthropic says AI projects should look at slowing down amid internet security concerns. Open AI's Sam Altman, as well as Elon Musk, have agreed that companies like theirs need to pace... Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago   (723+ words) A growing trend of supermarkets selling a cheaper, less nutritious alternative to tinned mackerel is an example of "skimpflation", a consumer group has said. Princes - which supplies major supermarkets - has substituted the fish for jack mackerel, an entirely different species…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1258+ words) Each September, a who's who of executives from across Silicon Valley descends on San Francisco's Palace Hotel to charm investors at a conference hosted by the investment bank Goldman Sachs. This past week, between talk of growth and potential returns,…...

9+ hour, 58+ min ago   (576+ words) The head of leading AI company Anthropic has called for the pace of development of artificial intelligence models to slow down and to be closely monitored. In a long essay called We Must Pace the Frontier, Dario Amodei said developing…...

10+ hour, 1+ min ago   (244+ words) The first chief executive has been appointed to lead the new West Surrey Council as it prepares to replace six local authorities in 2027. Susan Halliwell, who currently leads Bracknell Forest Council, was selected following a national recruitment campaign and will…...

10+ hour, 33+ min ago   (36+ words) Visitors to Bath, Bristol and Weston could soon be paying a tourist tax, which Helen Godwin says would raise money for improving transport. Tourist tax plans welcomed by regional mayor Read more on this story here....

10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (298+ words) Officials in northern France are investigating if the derailment of a passenger train on Friday evening was the result of "a malicious act". Prosecutor Sébastien Gallois said on Saturday that a fragment of rail had been found on the tracks…...

12+ hour, 47+ min ago   (549+ words) Champagne lovers may find themselves getting tipsy more quickly after French producers have been given the go-ahead to raise the alcohol content in a bottle of bubbly for the first time following this summer's record heatwave. Wine-makers can temporarily produce…...