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Signs a deal with Washington anyway, says he’s kept control of killer robots by allowing only cloudy AI, with guardrails

OpenAI has signed a deal with the United States Department of War (DoW) that allows use of its advanced AI systems in classified environments, and urged the Pentagon to make the same terms available to its rivals.…

Kristen Bell's opening monologue at the 2026 Actor Awards left A-listers baffled as it quickly transformed into a 'cringe' musical number.

Timothee Chalamet proudly brought his mom as his date to the 32nd Annual Actor Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday - as his girlfriend Kylie Jenner skipped the red carpet.

Spiders crawling over sensors can trigger false sewage alerts, Anglian Water say.

Spiders crawling over sensors can trigger false sewage alerts, Anglian Water say.

The roundabout with many exits can be particularly challenging to navigate, especially for unfamiliar drivers

Despite conflict erupting across the region over the weekend, she appeared slow to react.

There are 4,000 miles and two continents separating Manchester from Pakistan, writes KHADIJA KHAN. But last week that great distance shrank to nothing in the polling booths of Gorton and Denton.

An investigation by the Mail found numerous Albanian-language TikTok and Facebook pages offering cigarettes from major brands like Marlboro to customers in the UK.

The drone is thought to be the first taken down by a British fighter jet since the US and Israel began striking Iran on Saturday, prompting furious retaliation from Tehran.

PLUS: Firefox adds XSS protection; Leadership turnover at CISA; FTC exempts some data collection

Infosec In Brief  DNS vulnerabilities are being addressed 84 percent faster in the UK public sector thanks to an automated vulnerability scanning system established as part of a program kicked off early last year.…

When I was made redundant, I felt like I'd been shot. The verbal bullet hit me right in the career, but ricocheted out to wound my confidence, my relationships and my mental health.

The woman was a passenger in a white BMW M135 that failed to stop for police and drove on the wrong side of the road on the A19 dual carriageway near Sunderland during the pursuit.

Iranian suicide drones were sent by Tehran in retaliation for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death during a targeted US-Israeli airstrike.

The paedophile financier is believed to have flown more than 180 women on his fleet of private jets, one of which was known as the Lolita Express.

As conflict raged across the Middle East, the US President confirmed Iran's country's interim leadership had made contact - and are ready to start talks towards a peace deal.

Thomas Abdullah Bourne (pictured), 39, an Islamic convert who uses the social media handle 'White British Muslim', followed the Jewish comedian, 51, as he rode the elevator on the Tube last week.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they hit three British and American ships in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz - as footage showed a tanker bursting into flames on Sunday.

If U.S. automakers turn their backs on electric vehicles, "their sales outside the U.S. will shrivel," warns Bloomberg. [Alternate URL.] They're already falling behind on the technology, relying on a 100% U.S. tariff on Chinese EVs to keep surging rivals like BYD Co. at bay.... While the American automakers "mostly understand the challenge in front of them, they don't have full plans" to confront it [said Mark Wakefield, head of the global automotive practice at consultant AlixPartners]... "Now is a great time for the V-8 engine," said Ryan Shaughnessy, the Mustang's brand manager. "We've done extensive customer research in multiple cities, looking at a variety of powertrains, and the V-8 is always the number-one choice." It isn't just customers. U.S. automakers have long been run by "car guys:" enthusiasts who live for the bone-shaking rumble of a big engine. For them, quiet and smooth EVs — even the absurdly fast ones — can't satisfy that craving. They're convinced many American car buyers share the same enthusiasm for what Shaughnessy described as "the sound and roar of the V-8." Wall Street couldn't be happier with the new direction... Ford's fortunes are also on the rise, as it's predicting operating profits could grow by as much as 47% this year to $10 billion. Ford's stock has risen nearly 50% over the last 12 months. Under the previous environmental rules, automakers effectively had to sell zero-emission vehicles in growing numbers to offset their gas-guzzlers. When they fell short, they had to buy regulatory credits from EV companies such as Tesla Inc. or face penalties. GM spent $3.5 billion on credits from 2022 to the middle of 2025. Now, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst Ryan Brinkman, GM and Ford each have "billion dollar tailwinds"... [T]he hangover from all that new horsepower could leave US automakers lagging their Chinese rivals who already build the world's most advanced — and lowest priced — electric cars. Indeed, there is much talk in Detroit about the competitive tsunami that will be unleashed on American automakers once Chinese car companies find a way to break through trade barriers now protecting the US market. [Ford Chief Executive Officer Jim] Farley even calls it an "existential threat"... "They're going to build as many V-8 engines and big trucks as they can get out the factory doors," said Sam Fiorani, vice president of vehicle forecasting for consultant Auto Forecast Solutions. "And as the rest of the world develops modern drivetrains, newer batteries and better electric vehicles, GM and Ford in particular are going to find themselves falling even further behind." The article notes GM "continues to develop battery-powered vehicles, and CEO Mary Barra said the automaker would begin offering a 'handful' of hybrids soon," while Ford and Stellantis "have plans to launch extended-range electric vehicles, or EREVs, a new kind of plug-in hybrid with an internal combustion engine that recharges the battery as the vehicle drives down the road." But while automakers may be investing in future EV vehicles, they're also "leaning into the lucre that comes from selling millions of fossil-fuel vehicles in a rare moment of loosened regulation."

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Award-winning Ms Ottley, 73, from Penzance, Cornwall, believes biological sex is immutable and entirely separate to 'gender identity'.