Warnings about artificial intelligence featured prominently. An Anthropic researcher put the chance that AI could kill all humans at more than 10%, while a researcher who quit the company called it “crunch time for humanity.” Experts’ growing fears of an AI takeover also drew attention. San Francisco ordered Meta to stop allowing AI child abuse ads, and six Chinese AI firms were accused of aggressively copying US frontier models.
In British politics, police launched a criminal investigation into Reform UK donations. Miliband rejected the chief rabbi’s claim that British Jews faced greater danger after a sanctions move. Camden’s leader is to stand for Keir Starmer’s old seat. Separately, the transport secretary said an air traffic failure was avoidable.
The United States designated a notorious Ecuadorian crime gang a terrorist group. Uganda’s military chief said the country would withdraw from the Invictus Games out of respect for King Charles. The Bayeux Tapestry returned to England after 900 years and went on display in London.
In technology, four groups were caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit. In education, the head of special education at the Education Department abruptly resigned. Editorial coverage addressed greater ambition in UK-EU relations and Donald Trump’s oil deal involving Venezuela.
