- Iran claims it struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments AP News
- Iran Exploits Attack on Small Product Tanker to Assert Hormuz Control The Maritime Executive
- Vessel struck in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO reports edition.cnn.com
- Tanker struck by ‘unknown projectile’ in Hormuz, British maritime agency says The Times of Israel
- Japan economy minister Kiuchi: It is up to BOJ to decide details of monetary policy Forex Factory
Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies
Disclosure comes after OpenAI and Anthropic hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI models
In a first for Google, the company confirmed that its AI model, Gemini, breached the security of three other companies in May. The hacks occurred during a cybersecurity evaluation by AI-security firm Irregular.
Irregular, an Israel-based startup that scrutinizes the security of advanced AI systems, was also at the center of some of the recent OpenAI and Anthropic hacks of third-party entities, including OpenAI’s breach of AI software company, Hugging Face.
Continue reading...Kerry Kennedy: ‘It would be a tragedy’ if Kennedy Center is demolished
The BBC’s Caitríona Perry spoke to the late president's niece, as protesters gathered at the venue to condemn demolition threats.
Uber ordered to pay $40m over death of woman ejected by driver on freeway
California judge finds company ‘vicariously liable’ for driver’s negligence in death of Emily Normandin-Parker
Uber was ordered to pay $40m to the parents of a 23-year-old woman who was killed after a driver kicked her and a friend out of his car by the side of a California freeway, according to newly public arbitration documents.
An arbitrator, retired Calfornia judge Richard A Stone, found that the ride-share company was “vicariously liable” for the driver’s negligence.
Continue reading...Trump says he is banning CNN and Politico from White House
The US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media throughout his political career.
I found love at an Irish matchmaking festival – and I want others to do the same
Mary Timby flew to Ireland on a whim last year and met her boyfriend at a matchmaking festival.
Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers say
Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence
Two men that the Trump administration expelled to Equatorial Guinea were bound, fitted with bags over their heads, beaten and pushed down a flight of stairs, all in plain view of other US deportees, according to witnesses and human rights lawyers.
The men – one from Egypt and one from Eritrea – were then taken to a prison. About 30 detainees from the US remain trapped at a hotel in the outskirts of the coastal city of Malabo after being deported from the US. Detainees have said they believe the men were beaten for telling the press and human rights advocates about the poor conditions and violence inside the hotel, and that they are haunted by flashbacks and terrified they will be retaliated against next.
Continue reading...Tata Sons: India’s corporate crown braces for upheaval amid boardroom revolt
The Tata boardroom battle has intensified over a re-appointment of its chairman and a diktat to go public.
Earl Spencer’s Diana book opens old wounds royals would rather forget – BBC
- Earl Spencer's Diana book opens old wounds royals would rather forget BBC
- 5 explosive claims in new book by Princess Diana’s brother CNN
- Princess Diana’s Brother Charles Spencer Says the Royal Family Denied Her Funeral Request people.com
- Palace rejects claims King Charles was ‘elated’ after Princess Diana’s death The Washington Post
- Princess Diana's brother claims Charles sounded "like a lottery winner" after she died CBS News
Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa
Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.
Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa
Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.
A four-minute warning isn’t enough: Russia’s new relentless missile tactics exhaust Kyiv residents – BBC
- A four-minute warning isn't enough: Russia's new relentless missile tactics exhaust Kyiv residents BBC
- Russia strikes Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, Poland scrambles jets reuters.com
- Russia targets Kyiv with new missile attack France 24
- At least 19 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine Al Jazeera
- Russians attack Kyiv with ballistic missiles Українська правда
A four-minute warning isn’t enough: Russia’s new relentless missile tactics exhaust Kyiv residents
Increasingly frequent and ferocious attacks on the Ukrainian capital have left many on edge.
Nato welcomes Greenland deal as Trump says it will give US ‘permanent security control’
Denmark and the US have reached an agreement after months of threats from Donald Trump to annex the territory.
Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, living in Bolivia and the first named in over a century – pbs.org
- Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, living in Bolivia and the first named in over a century pbs.org
- Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years National Geographic
- Spotted wildcat from Bolivian forest revealed as new species BBC
- New wild cat species discovered after hiding in plain sight for more than a century FOX Weather
- New Species of Tiger Cat Identified in Bolivia sci.news
Latvia’s president warns that Europe is not up to date with drone and aerial warfare in Ukraine
Edgars Rinkēvičs says drone warfare in Ukraine is moving at ‘lightning speed’ and efforts to prepare for an aerial war could be obsolete by next year
Latvia’s president has warned that Europe is not keeping up with developments of drone and aerial warfare in Ukraine and that most countries in Nato could not repulse an attack by Russian missiles if the conflict expands.
The remarks came during a Guardian interview in Washington DC in which Edgars Rinkēvičs said that the technological developments in drone warfare in Ukraine are moving at “lightning speed” and that current efforts to prepare for an aerial war could be obsolete by the middle of next year.
Continue reading...Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill
The bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch advocate of aid for Ukraine.
Trump claims deal with Denmark gives US ‘permanent control’ over Greenland
This is a breaking news story.
Houthis eye Yemen’s oil-rich east after seizing Red Sea coast – The Times of Israel
- Houthis eye Yemen’s oil-rich east after seizing Red Sea coast The Times of Israel
- Saudi Arabia Faces ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ After Being Rebuffed by Trump The New York Times
- Oil Futures Fall for Third Day on Easing Supply Concerns WSJ
- What the closure of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline could mean for oil flows AP News
- Three pumping stations along Saudi East-West Pipeline were hit in recent attack, sources say Reuters
Brighton vs Arsenal: Premier League – predictions, teams, lineups
Premier League holders Arsenal have won all seven of their matches to start the new season.