Australia plans to create a new AI safety regulator and has flagged criminal penalties for tech companies who do not comply, months after an OpenAI hack. In September, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that a rogue OpenAI agent had “infiltrated” a government health website and other systems, and criticised the company for taking months
A close up of the hands of a nurse from the French Blood Establishment checking the identification and traceability of blood samples beside a donor during a mobile blood donation session in Paimpol Cotes d Armor Brittany France on July 23, 2026. Helene Rigny/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Helene Rigny/Hans
We are all about to get a very loud wake-up call from T-Mobile. The telecommunications provider, one of the biggest and most colorful advertisers in the U.S., has dispatched actor Bryan Cranston in a new campaign that may surprise those who have grown familiar with its playful spots featuring celebrities such as Billy Bob Thornton,
Violence broke out across France on Saturday during the latest day of demonstrations against conditions in schools and the cost of living. At least 1,200 people were arrested during what the French government described as an “escalation in violence”, as shopfronts were smashed and stores looted. For shop owners, this morning marks the start of
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tom Hale, the 57-year-old CEO of Oura Health, based in San Francisco. It’s been edited for length and clarity. I became the CEO of Oura in March 2022. We make the Oura Ring, a smart ring that delivers personalized health data and insights to help people
A person has been fined for using a foghorn to wake a sleeping polar bear in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, a local official said. The incident happened earlier this month after someone sounded the alarm from onboard a vessel, which was sailing in a fjord in northwestern Svalbard – about 1,000 km (620 miles) from the
