Council tax to rise in Chelmsford to near 'maximum level'
A Band D household will pay an extra £6.78 to a total of £234.85 a year
China’s ‘The US hacks itself to make us look bad’ theorists return with a crypto conspiracy
Apparently Uncle Sam busted Binance to shore up the dollar, balance the budget, and achieve world domination
The Chinese agency that has accused the USA of cyberattacks on its own infrastructure to make Beijing look bad is back with another theory: Washington’s actions against cryptocurrency crooks are just attempts to dominate the global financial system.…
Amanda Knox suggests killer nurse Lucy Letby was 'wrongly branded a monster like her' - as she urges people to seek 'the truth'
Amanda Knox was convicted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher, 21, at their shared home in Perugia, Italy, in November 2007 before her conviction was overturned in 2011.
David Guetta becomes dad of four at age 58 as he secretly welcomes second child with much-younger girlfriend Jessica Ledon, 34
David Guetta has secretly welcomed his fourth child - and second - with girlfriend Jessica Ledon.
Housekeeper who worked for 'Moscow Mule killer' admits SHE supplied mother with 'drugs she used to murder her husband'
Richins, 35, was arrested in connection with the death of her husband Eric, 39, in May 2023 and finally went to trial in Park City, Utah, on Monday.
ALISON BOSHOFF: Gordon Ramsay buys second home in same road for £9.6million... sending Cornish neighbours on red alert
ALISON BOSHOFF: Gordon Ramsay has what you might call a turbulent relationship with Cornwall - he loves the county, where he has a second home, but has said he doesn't care for the locals.
Megyn Kelly shares creepy new photo of Bill Clinton allegedly up to his old tricks as Hillary is deposed over Epstein
The former Fox News anchor dropped the photo during an interview with Tucker Carlson, while Clinton sat for questions near her home in Westchester County, New York.
Anthropic CEO Says AI Company 'Cannot In Good Conscience Accede' To Pentagon
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's demands to allow wider use of its technology. The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it's not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department "made virtually no progress on preventing Claude's use for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons."
The Pentagon's top spokesman has reiterated that the military wants to use Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology in legal ways and will not let the company dictate any limits ahead of a Friday deadline to agree to its demands. Sean Parnell said Thursday on social media that the Pentagon "has no interest in using AI to conduct mass surveillance of Americans (which is illegal) nor do we want to use AI to develop autonomous weapons that operate without human involvement."
Anthropic's policies prevent its models, such as its chatbot Claude, from being used for those purposes. It's the last of its peers -- the Pentagon also has contracts with Google, OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI -- to not supply its technology to a new U.S. military internal network. Parnell said the Pentagon wants to "use Anthropic's model for all lawful purposes" but didn't offer details on what that entailed. He said opening up use of the technology would prevent the company from "jeopardizing critical military operations." "We will not let ANY company dictate the terms regarding how we make operational decisions," he said. In a post on X, Parnell said Anthropic will "have until 5:01 PM ET on Friday to decide. Otherwise, we will terminate our partnership with Anthropic and deem them a supply chain risk for DOW."
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Moment police arrest alleged phone snatching gang that stole £300,000 of devices in dawn raids
The group would allegedly befriend drunk or unsuspecting members of the public as they came out of pubs before snatching their phones.
Keir Starmer's glum-looking deputy appears to admit by-election defeat with Greens confident of 'seismic' win in Gorton and Denton over Labour
Zack Polanski's party said 'things are feeling positive' in the early hours of Friday, while a deflated Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell appeared to concede defeat.
UK's elite universities now have more Chinese than British students enrolled in advanced technology courses
Campaigners and politicians say talented students must be encouraged to remain in Britain after their studies to stop their skills falling into the hands of the Chinese regime.
The UK's worst airlines REVEALED - with 'outrageous' budget carriers blasted for poor experiences
Which? asked travellers jetting in and out of the UK to rate their best and worst airlines, considering factors such as cleanliness, value for money and seat pitches.
'It's full of people who think they're faces... with no conversation or atmosphere': Middle class bar chain famed for its hanging kebabs is lambasted for 'overcrowding, poor service and terrible overpriced food'
The Botanist has become a firm favourite across the UK ever since its launch in 2012, with middle-class families rushing to try the famous hanging kebabs.
No royal rivalry here! Queen Camilla and Princess Anne were once in competition for Andrew Parker-Bowles - now aged 86 he's still 'joined at the hip' with his ex-wife AND a loyal friend to her sister-in-law
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Cowardly drink driver who left dying woman in overturned car after crash at more than twice the speed limit is jailed for 11 years
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Moment brazen thief steals laptop in seconds as he distracts staff by trying to sell his old one
The shocking incident was captured at Holiday Money Exchange in Westgate Arcade, Peterborough, last Friday at around 10.40am.
Former teaching assistant wins £1million in Omaze draw and immediately lends her partner £20 for the pub - but insists he won't join her in retirement just yet
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New branch of Gail's is targeted for second time by vandals painting anti-Zionist graffiti
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King Charles learns how to shoot down drones as he oversees troops rehearsing defending themselves from air attacks at Army base
Charles looked through the sight unit of an air defence missile launcher, as if to acquire an enemy drone, but did not fire the equipment.
Moment security guard outside GREGGS is battered by pastry-stealing thug
The thief repeatedly kicked and punched the security guard while one of his friends brazenly dashed off with a food item from the Croydon shop.