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Anthropic says it has identified and disrupted attempts to use its AI model for “malicious activity” which could support the development of biological weapons.The findings, made in the firm’s recent threat intelligence report, is the latest in a growing series of warnings from AI researchers and industry insiders about the technology’s potential risks to humanity.The warnings have prompted calls to action, with US Senator Bernie Sanders demanding a pause on advanced AI development and a ban on artificial superintelligence.President Donald Trump has so far rejected such fears, saying on Thursday he was concerned “if we don’t win AI, we’re going…

Radiotherapy UK analysis, shared exclusively with the BBC, suggests more than 2,800 extra patients would need to start treatment every month – a near 15% increase on current numbers – to achieve the March 2027 target.That is likely to grow as referrals keep rising across nearly every cancer type.Price says thousands of patients “are going to die unnecessarily, just because the government can’t get their act together to treat people on time”. For every month a cancer patient waits before starting treatment, their chance of survival falls by around 10% on average.By the time Alan had his operation, the cancer…

A top safety researcher at Anthropic has warned AI is advancing so quickly there is a greater than 10% chance it “could kill all humans” within the next decade.Evan Hubinger said in a post on X, external that the risk from the models which currently exist was “low” but he was “worried” the technology may become able to improve itself soon to the point where it poses an existential risk to humanity,It comes after the Financial Times reported, external Anthropic withheld its latest model from the UK’s AI Safety Institute, one of the leading bodies in the world for assessing…

The work by Oxford University, which is published in the International Journal of Cancer, defines any drink at 65 degrees Celsuis or above as “very hot” and posing a potential risk.Consuming six or more hot drinks per day also raises the risk, according to data from 977,282 middle-aged men and women.Although adding milk can cool drinks down slightly, a milky tea or coffee may still be far too hot, researchers say.Tea made immediately after a kettle is fully boiled is touching boiling point, which is 100 degrees C (212 degrees F). Once poured into a cup, that lowers to around…

Olly ultimately agreed to pay an extorter $50 in cryptocurrency to restore his account, which had been temporarily taken down by Instagram. Law enforcement organisations tell extortion victims not to pay ransoms as it fuels the criminal ecosystem.Olly said he paid as a “last resort” because it was quicker than going through Meta, which could take weeks.But he was hit by more copyright strikes immediately after he paid.”That’s the worst part,” he said. “Having to pay the person who’s actively put you through all of that anguish only for it to happen straight away again.”As a result of the number…

Latest figures show 42% of babies in Wales were born by C-section in 2025, with just over half of those operations being emergencies.Carys’ first baby was born in 2022.After needing an emergency C-section, Carys, a content creator, said she had many unanswered questions about her recovery. “I think I was thrown in at the deep end and I really didn’t know how to deal with it,” she said.It was almost three weeks before the 29-year-old said she felt physically able to leave the house.”And even then, I only walked up to the top of the street and back,” she added.…

Xbox is introducing strict monthly time limits for Game Pass subscribers who stream games online through its cloud gaming service.The changes, which come into effect in November, will see a subscriber to the £16.99 Ultimate monthly plan able to stream games for up to 15 hours a month – before having to purchase additional cloud play time.Xbox said the limits were due to the rising cost of cloud gaming, and they would allow the firm to “continue to invest” in the service’s “reliability and performance”. While some questioned, external whether the service was used by many to begin with, others…

The teenager trains at Elite Fitness gym in Redditch and, despite recently moving to Worcester, still travels the 45 minutes to get there.Sam Pope, who works there, says Lhamo is an inspiration.”For other young people of her age, it just shows that actually if you put the effort in, the reward is there,” he said. “We take pride knowing we house her here as a member because we are very much like a family. “To have her as a role model is very important because it does allow others to think ‘I can do this as well’ and I think…

A new report claims a swarm of AI agents, developed by OpenAI, hijacked a German website – months before the firm revealed its AI had hacked tech platform Hugging Face.The targeted website, DseWiki, is a Wikipedia-style site for programmers that its community can all contribute to.The report is from a group called Nightingale Collective and claims that in May OpenAI’s agents started using DseWiki as their own message board, shared tips on how to avoid being detected and made 15,000 edits to it. OpenAI said it could not “meaningfully respond” to Nightingale Collective’s findings because it hadn’t been allowed to…

The Royal United Hospital in Bath has set up swimming sessions for stoma bag users.