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‘Immature playground boasting’: Mathematicians uneasy at OpenAI’s latest scalp
As OpenAI model cracks Millennium Prize Problem that puzzled experts for decades, many feel shocked at pace of change
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Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire
Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump
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AI may be denting computer science graduates’ job prospects, UK data shows
Economics graduates also appear to be affected as demand for them falls in well-paid roles in finance
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‘Costing billions’: is the pensions triple lock a lifeline or simply unaffordable?
With the budget looming, arguments rage over whether ministers should scrap a pledge popular with millions
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Thousands of ebikes seized by London councils as anger rises over blocked paths
Operators blame lack of parking and councils bemoan lack of central regulation, as more than 3,000 badly parked bikes seized
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Saudi Arabia shuts down key oil pipeline, blaming drones from Iraq
Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline since the start of the Middle East war to bypass the closure of the strait of Hormuz
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Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights
Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm?
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AI agents being tested by OpenAI involved in cyber-attack on another service, say researchers
Two months before hacking Hugging Face, malicious packages authored by internal OpenAI agents were uploaded to RubyGems
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Military aircraft reportedly blamed for UK air traffic control outage
Meltdown that grounded thousands of flights caused by ‘spurious’ flight data being entered into system, report says
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Arizona accuses L’Oréal of concealing cancer risks linked to hair relaxers
Democratic attorney general seeks damages and penalties in legal action that echoes thousands of similar suits
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Man sacked by Grand Theft Auto maker believes employees were put on ‘watch list’
UK employment tribunal examines whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 staff for trade union activity
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‘World’s most profitable football business’: Abramovich’s frozen Chelsea cash earns £175m
Proceeds are in a UK account amid a dispute about how the money should be used and a separate criminal investigation
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The Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survival | Editorial
Editorial: Keeping people in charge means little if supercomputers determine the evidence, choices and time on which their decisions depend
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Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges
Report says widespread autonomous vehicle adoption would put hundreds of thousands of private hire jobs at risk
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US lettuce prices wilt as costs for other goods remain stubbornly high
Price for the crop dropped dramatically this summer after the cyclospora outbreak chopped demand for greens
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Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by consumer group Which?
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North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing
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UK chancellor urged to remove ‘hidden taxes’ from energy bills
Businesses, charities and other groups sign letter calling for levies to be paid by the government
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Trump’s clash with Canada is his latest imperialistic embarrassment | Sidney Blumenthal
The president’s chaotic schemes of aggrandizement, from Venezuela to Iran, have no larger rationale
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‘Fresh from the roof’: the supermarket growing salad a few metres above the tills
Customers seeking greens at one Berlin outlet are dealing with some very local supply chains indeed
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‘Just worry upon worry’: Europe faces a bleak winter as supply shock pushes factories to the brink
From Shropshire to Hamburg, depleting reserves and spiralling costs are spawning a continent-wide energy crisis
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UK economy unexpectedly grows 0.4% in July boosted by AI
Welcome boost for chancellor with unexpected rise put down to rapid growth of AI in services sector outweighing Iran war fallout
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The ‘great grid upgrade’ is off track – ministers should spell out the risks for bills | Nils Pratley
National Audit Office calls for greater transparency on £70bn programme that is running over budget and behind schedule
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Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons
The 154-page report comes two days after former employee Jacob Coxon resigned due to Anthropic racing to improve its models that would cause human extinction by 2030
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