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James 'Jimmy' Gracey, 20, a junior at the University of Alabama, was last seen at a nightclub in Barcelona before he became separated from friends he was visiting abroad.

Deal helps company build out its Codex team

In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position among developers, OpenAI has acquired Python tool maker Astral. The house of Altman expects the deal to strengthen the ecosystem for its Codex programming agent.…

Experts are saying they could be priced as low as $15 per month.

For the second time in the past month, an AI agent went rogue at Meta -- this time giving an engineer incorrect advice that briefly exposed sensitive data. The Verge reports: A Meta engineer was using an internal AI agent, which Clayton described as "similar in nature to OpenClaw within a secure development environment," to analyze a technical question another employee posted on an internal company forum. But the agent also independently publicly replied to the question after analyzing it, without getting approval first. The reply was only meant to be shown to the employee who requested it, not posted publicly. An employee then acted on the AI's advice, which "provided inaccurate information" that led to a "SEV1" level security incident, the second-highest severity rating Meta uses. The incident temporarily allowed employees to access sensitive data they were not authorized to view, but the issue has since been resolved. According to Clayton, the AI agent involved didn't take any technical action itself, beyond posting inaccurate technical advice, something a human could have also done. A human, however, might have done further testing and made a more complete judgment call before sharing the information -- and it's not clear whether the employee who originally prompted the answer planned to post it publicly. "The employee interacting with the system was fully aware that they were communicating with an automated bot. This was indicated by a disclaimer noted in the footer and by the employee's own reply on that thread," Clayton commented to The Verge. "The agent took no action aside from providing a response to a question. Had the engineer that acted on that known better, or did other checks, this would have been avoided."

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This would mark the first time a US aircraft has been hit by the Islamic Regime's military since the war started.

Pair say review of studies, other evidence, proves more countries need to do like Australia and keep kids offline

There is enough evidence going back far enough that it's reasonable to conclude social media platforms are responsible for population-level mental health harms. …

The youngest son of David and Victoria, 21, arrived in Paris on Thursday with his The Breakers bandmates and girlfriend Jackie Apostel as he brought his tour to Europe.

President Donald Trump gave a shocking response when asked during his Oval Office meeting with the Japanese prime minister on Thursday why he didn't reveal to allies his Iran war plans.

Legendary action star Chuck Norris has been admitted to a hospital in Hawaii following a sudden medical emergency.

Mrs Badenoch, delighted to have mocked Zack Polanski's past as a breast-enlargement hypnotist, flashed that Terry-Thomas gap in her teeth.

Longtime Slashdot reader UnknowingFool writes: Rapper Afroman, born Joseph Edgar Foreman, famous for his 2000 hit "Because I Got High", has won a defamation lawsuit that seven Ohio police offers filed against him. A jury found he did not defame the officers in music videos he made about a 2022 police raid of his home. In August 2022, Adams County Sheriff's Department raided Afroman's home on suspicion of drug trafficking and kidnapping. Neither drugs nor kidnapping victims were found, and charges were never filed. However, local officials would not pay for damages occurred during the raid including a broken front door and a video surveillance camera. Afroman used his home security footage of the raid to create music rap videos criticizing the police over the incident; "Will You Help Me Repair My Door?", "Why You Disconnecting My Video Camera?", and "Lemon Pound Cake". He posted the videos on YouTube. In March 2023, seven officers filed a lawsuit against Afroman for invasion of privacy and the unauthorized use of their images from the security footage in addition to defamation claims. The officers requested an injunction for Afroman to stop speaking about them or using their photos. The officers also wanted all proceeds from the videos, song sales, performances, and merchandise claiming they had suffered "emotional distress" due to the videos. Afroman's defense included Freedom of Speech rights to criticize public officials. The ACLU filed an amicus brief supporting the rapper, arguing that the lawsuit was a SLAPP suit only meant to silence criticism. In October 2023, the court agreed and dismissed the invasion of privacy, "right of publicity", and "unauthorized use of individual's persona" claims but allowed the defamation case to proceed. Defamation claims by the officers included the allegation Afroman repeatedly had sex with the wife of Randolph L. Walters, Jr. When Afroman's lawyer asked Walters "But we all know that's not true, right?", the officer replied he did not know. Defamation from emotional damages requires that harm arise from a false statement; however, if a statement is so outrageous that no one would believe it to be true, then reputational damage cannot be a result.

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The local council is looking to spend £500,000 to improve the lake after years of toxic algae killing fish and birds

The couple moved out of their £2.5million home in sleepy Moreton Paddox, famously referred to as Ghost House, in 2025 while extensive renovations took place.

Haunting surveillance video shows Nancy Guthrie, 84, in a rideshare vehicle while en route to her daughter Annie's house on the day she vanished, it has emerged.

Piers Morgan stormed off his own show and told viewers 'I'm not doing this, it's pointless' as he interviewed Manosphere influencer Harrison Sullivan.

Kash Patel says the FBI uses all the tools it has to accomplish its mission - even if those tools are questionable

It's been three years since an FBI director admitted to purchasing the location data of Americans, potentially in violation of the Constitution. Here we go again.…

One-year-old Emanuelly Rodrigues went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated in hospital. She is now blind, unable to walk or talk and is fed through a tube.

Elanor Beaulieu, 39, was arrested after a seven-hour siege of a $6.3 million oceanfront property in Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, and charged with murdering a man who was found dead inside.

Katie Price was thrilled that she had the whole cabin to herself when she flew to war-torn Dubai to reunite with husband Lee Andrews this week.