Head of Safety leaves,
OpenAI reshapes teams,
Integrates their work.
OpenAI reshapes teams,
Integrates their work.
Johannes Heidecke’s departure comes as OpenAI tries to further integrate its research and safety teams.
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Major car firms found not to have installed emissions-cheating devices
High Court clears names,
Major car firms stand verified,
No cheat in testing.A High Court judge said some major car manufacturers did not install a device to cheat emissions testing.
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Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
In 113 lands,
Debt outpaces school funding—
Africa, threefold.Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loansMost developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last year, according to the UN, at the same time as global aid to…
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Wildfire in southern Spain leaves at least 12 dead and 23 missing
Flames rage in Spain’s hills,
Twelve lives lost, twenty-three sought;
British names among the ash.A local official said four of the victims may be British after a fire broke out near Los Gallardos, Almería.
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ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests
Salgado shot down,
ICE sweeps surge across the states,
Arrests rise each day.The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.
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The galaxy’s coldest “stars” may actually be alien megastructures
Red dwarfs shine cold,
Infrared light hints at life—
Dyson spheres on watch.Scientists have identified new clues that could help astronomers spot one of the most famous hypothetical alien megastructures: a Dyson sphere. The study finds that red dwarfs and white dwarfs are the most promising stars to examine, since advanced civilizations could potentially build energy-harvesting swarms…
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Inking a nation,
Cartoonists sketch politics—
Laughter fuels debate.Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers…
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East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Bavi's fury draws,
Fifteen lost in landslides’ grip,
Taiwan braces for storm.Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.
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A New Experiential Gallery Just Might Change Your Mind About AI Art
Dataland opens,
Merging nature with AI,
Wearables invite.Billed as the “world’s first museum of AI arts,” Dataland uses wearables and troves of material from the Amazon to merge nature, biometrics, and art.
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‘We’re fighting this by ourselves’: Southern Black leaders feel abandoned by Democratic Party
In the Deep South's fight,
Black leaders press on alone,
Democrats silent.Black lawmakers and activists in the Deep South say they are fighting an existential crisis on their own in the wake of a major Supreme Court ruling.