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Matthew and Maria Raine are not only seeking financial compensation for the death of their son Adam. With their lawsuit against internet giant OpenAI, they also want to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. They are convinced that OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot contributed significantly to Adam’s death. In a similar case, a mother from Florida claims that the chatbot known as Character.AI encouraged her 14-year-old son to take his own life. Chatbots are internet-based programs that allow even young or inexperienced people to interact with artificial intelligence (AI) based on large language models (LLMs). Chatbots are not necessarily just designed to…

Who are Germany playing? Germany are in Group A of European World Cup qualifying for the 2026 World Cup where they are to face Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg. Their campaign starts this September and will all be done and dusted by the middle of November, provided Germany meet their expectations and top the group. If they don’t and finish second they will have to play in playoffs in March 2026. First up is, Slovakia in Bratislava (September 4) and then Northern Ireland in Cologne (September 7). A month later, Germany host Luxembourg (October 10) and then travel to Belfast to play Northern…

A cable linking two cabins snapped shortly before the deadly funicular crash in Lisbon this week, according to the first investigative report released Saturday. The report by Portugal’s air and rail accident investigations bureau (GPIAAF) said that the cable had passed a visual check hours before the derailment. “According to the evidence observed so far, the scheduled maintenance plan was up to date, and a scheduled visual inspection had been conducted on the morning of the accident, which detected no anomalies in the vehicles’ cable or braking systems,” according to the report. The Gloria funicular — a yellow railway car…

Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka retained her US Open title with a straight-sets victory in New York on Saturday. The Belarusian won 6-3, 7-6(3) over home crowd favorite Amanda Anisimova, the No. 8 seed. Two months ago, the pair faced each other in their semifinal match at Wimbledon. The world No. 1 lost in three sets to Anisimova, who was later thrashed by Poland’s Iga Swiatek and became the first player to lose a Wimbledon final 6-0, 6-0 for more than a century. “First of all, I want to say congrats, Amanda, for reaching back-to-back finals on the slams. I know how…

Japan’s Prince Hisahito has become the first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. The nephew of Emperor Naruhito, Hisahito received a black silk and lacquer crown at his coming-of-age ceremony, which marks the beginning of his royal adult life. Hisahito, 19, is second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, named after the flower that serves as the seal of the Imperial House, and is likely to become emperor one day. “Thank you very much for bestowing the crown today at the coming-of-age ceremony,” Hisahito said. “I will fulfil my duties, being aware of my responsibilities as an adult member…

Few doubt that Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will lose the confidence vote in the French parliament scheduled for Monday (September 8), as the current French government lacks the majority needed to push through his budget-cutting plans aimed at reining in France’s public debt. What happens next is uncertain. Whether new elections will be called, as demanded by the far-right Rassemblement National, or President Emmanuel Macron manages to install another minority government, is the political side of the crisis.The French far-right led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella stand to benefit most from a government collapseImage: Aurelien Morissard/Maxppp/dpa/picture alliance Economically,…

If you get a chance to see the total lunar eclipse on September 7, 2025, go for it. It should be visible to people in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The best views will be in the eastern Atlantic, over an area encompassing African countries like Nigeria, as well as from countries in the Indian Ocean region, like India and Indonesia. If you’re in the eastern regions, you’re more likely to catch it at moonset, while if you’re more to the west, you’ll see it at moonrise. The total lunar eclipse will be at its fullest at 6:12 p.m. UTC. What’s…

When Bayern Munich kick off against Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena on Saturday evening, it will be more than just its season opener. As the Bundesliga expands by two teams to 14-club competition for the first time, the fixture has seen over 50,000 tickets sold already, smashing the league’s single-match attendance record. “I think it’s an amazing opportunity,” Bayern midfielder Georgia Stanway said ahead of the match. “To have sold 50,000 tickets is unbelievable. The fact that we are playing at the Allianz [the stadium usually used by the men’s side] is something that should happen more often.” “But in order for us…

A suspected GPS sabotage forced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane to divert from its course — and in Russia, the incident quickly made her the focus of mockery and smear campaigns.  The politician had flown to Bulgaria on August 31. The GPS disruption of the aircraft resulted in an unscheduled landing in the city of Plovdiv. Authorities in Bulgaria suspect that Moscow was behind the attack and link it to Russia’s war against Ukraine. However, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova dismissed the allegations as “fake and paranoia.” The insults and defamation of the EU Commission President are falling on fertile…

US artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic will pay at least $1.5 billion (€1.3 billion) to settle a class action lawsuit brought by authors, according to court documents filed Friday. “This landmark settlement far surpasses any other known copyright recovery,” said plaintiffs’ attorney Justin Nelson. “It is the first of its kind in the AI era.” A trio of authors, Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson, filed the lawsuit last year, accusing Anthropic of using pirated books to train the company’s AI chatbot Claude — a major competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. How does an AI chatbot work? To view this…