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OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns
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The Guardian · World

OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns

Agent found to be able to find and exploit vulnerabilities without human intervention, and to carry out cyber-attacksOpenAI will pause some work on an artificial intelligence model because of security concerns, the company stated Friday, following a series of incidents in which AI agents have escape...

Eric Berger
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One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’
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The Guardian · World

One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’

Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institutionOne of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian can reveal, in what British experts have descri...

Nicola Davis Science correspondent
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Where in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse?
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The Guardian · World

Where in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse?

When, where and how to get the optimal view of the first solar eclipse to be visible across the country this centuryFor the first time this century, people across the UK will be able to see an almost total solar eclipse in the evening sky on Wednesday.A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves betwe...

Rachel Hall
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New York authorities warn about gold bar scam targeting seniors
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The Guardian · World

New York authorities warn about gold bar scam targeting seniors

State’s attorney general says scammers have made off with more than $100m in past two yearsScammers in New York have been using gold bars to steal money from victims, primarily seniors, and made off with more than $100m over the past two years, the state’s attorney general announced on Friday.The sc...

Eric Berger
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Senate passes funding bill to prevent shutdown through US midterms
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The Guardian · World

Senate passes funding bill to prevent shutdown through US midterms

Bill must still be approved by House but would keep government running at current funding levelsThe US Senate on Friday passed a government funding bill that will prevent a shutdown through the midterm elections, though it still must be approved by the House of Representatives.The continuing resolut...

Chris Stein in Washington
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Super-rich complain but experts welcome Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax
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The Guardian · World

Super-rich complain but experts welcome Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax

New York mayor’s policy set to generate revenue and address housing crisis despite outcry in some quarters New York City’s introduction of a pied-à-terre tax has provided fodder for Zohran Mamdani’s critics, who accuse the democratic socialist mayor of attacking the rich – even as others welcome it...

Eric Berger in New York
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Google DeepMind enters a new era as co-founder Demis Hassabis shifts AI role
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The Guardian · World

Google DeepMind enters a new era as co-founder Demis Hassabis shifts AI role

Observers express concern that the division has lost its independence and commercial reality has taken overWhen Sir Demis Hassabis said AI had brought the world to a “pivotal moment in human history” last month, he knew another big change was imminent.This shift was closer to home. The Nobel prize-w...

Dan Milmo and Aisha Down
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