UK biobank data incident caused by ‘a few bad apples’, boss says
Professor Sir Rory Collins said he was “angry” and “upset” about the incident, as both the bank’s boss and a participant.
Watch: Powerful tornados barrel through northern Oklahoma
There was significant damage in Enid, a city of about 50,000 people, according to local reports.
Key suspect in notorious Tadamon massacre during Syria civil war arrested
Victims were bound and blindfolded before being shot and dumped in a pit.
South Korea police arrest man for posting AI photo of runaway wolf
The widely circulated image had prompted authorities to move their search operation.
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
Meta to cut one in 10 jobs after spending billions on AI
The cuts, which employees had been expecting for weeks, will be Meta’s largest layoff since 2023.
Aboriginal children’s book pulled over illustrator’s Bondi attack comments
Several writers have cut ties with the University of Queensland Press for cancelling the book.
Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians’ spoken English
William Ruto says Kenyans speak “some of the best English in the world” while it is hard to understand Nigerians.
Steve Rosenberg: Kremlin’s tightening grip on internet fuels public discontent
Throughout Russia, internet usage has become seriously restricted. Citizens are drawing comparison to Soviet censorship and today’s digital blackouts.
White House memo claims mass AI theft by Chinese firms
A memo from Michael Kratsios says firms, mainly in China, are wrongfully distilling US AI models.
