Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons
The revelations in Anthropic’s threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of the risks of AI to humanity. Read More
Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ goes up for auction
Auction house Sotheby’s expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December. Read More
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison
Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown. Read More
Five killed and 67 injured in Russian strike on shopping centre, Ukraine says
The attack in Pavlohrad city centre was the third Russian strike on a mall within days, local media report. Read More
Man jailed after threatening to kill son’s teacher in French village
The father had threatened to behead a female primary school teacher near Toulouse. Read More
More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu. Read More
Can Trump really pay $5,000 to every American adult?
Analysts question if the US president’s election year offer is workable, legal or affordable. Read More
Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows
One pilot told the other about the aircraft’s “excessive speed” but received an uneven response even as alarms sounded. Read More
Israel’s Netanyahu to sue newspaper over claim UAE warned him of 7 October attack
The paper said it stood by its reporting, after publishing extracts from a book where the claim appears. Read More
Yemen’s Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
Mokha’s capture would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait waterway, a key shipping route. Read More