BBC Technology | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:06 GMT
Warm chatbots in chat, Accuracy slips in hands, Research from MIT.
Researchers found adjusting AI systems to be more warm and friendly to users would result in an "accuracy trade-off".
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Why friendly AI chatbots might be less trustworthy
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‘Numbskull, moron and too stupid’: Trump and Powell’s biggest clashes
BBC Business | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:12:08 GMT
Trump blasts Jerome Powell, Numbskull, moron—words that sting, Fed battles White House.
How the US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell came to blows.
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South Africa deports Mugabe’s son for unrelated offences after employee shot at family home
The Guardian World | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:12:25 GMT
Mugabe's son deported, Fined for his own offences; A shot rang through the night.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe also fined after pleading guilty to immigration and firearms-related offencesTwo months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, a South African court has fined and ordered the deportation of Robert…
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Former US officials criticise Pentagon silence on deadly Iran school attack
BBC World | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:01:50 GMT
Silent Pentagon, Two months since Iran's school strike— Critics demand words.
In the two months since the deadly strike, the US defence department has said only that the incident is under investigation.
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At State Dinner, King Charles Charms the Court of Trump
NYT Home | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:46:13 +0000
Golden bell presented, King Charles charms Trump with a jest— “Just give us a ring!”
King Charles III presented President Trump with a golden bell. “Should you ever need to get hold of us,” the king said, “well, just give us a ring!”
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Endangered antelopes flown to Kenya from Czech zoo in ‘historic homecoming’
BBC Science | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:37:23 GMT
Czech zoo's fond farewell, Mountain bongos soar to Kenya— A rare homecoming.
The mountain bongo is a rare antelope endemic to Kenyan highland forests, with less than 100 in the wild.
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Social media restrictions for under-16s even if no ban, minister says
BBC Technology | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:46:55 GMT
Minister's decree calls, Under-16s face new rules, Social media checks.
The government is consulting on changes as a new social media law goes through its final Parliamentary stages.
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A fresh financial crisis may be coming – it won’t play out like the last one
BBC Business | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:17:58 GMT
Warning lights aglow, Markets tremble, analysts sigh— New fears in Wall Street.
Several warning lights are flashing that have some wondering whether we are in the foothills of another financial crisis.
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Fears of resurgence in Somali piracy after three vessels hijacked in a week
The Guardian World | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:20:00 GMT
Vessels seized at sea, Somalia's waters stir fears, Pirates rise again.
Pirates appear to be taking advantage of international naval strength being diverted to Middle EastThree vessels have been hijacked off the coast of Somalia in the past week, raising fears of a resurgence in piracy around the Horn of Africa, and adding to the woes…
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Third Ukrainian strike hits Russian oil refinery and prompts evacuations
BBC World | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:32:20 GMT
Ukrainian strikes blaze, Tuapse evacuees flee, Kremlin cries of war.
Residents near a burning refinery in Tuapse are told to leave, and the Kremlin accuses Kyiv of destabilising global energy markets.