C1Meta told to take down UK deepfakes
Sunday, 20 September 2026
Meta’s oversight board ordered Facebook to remove two UK‑linked deepfakes and said the company’s safeguards were “consistently and fundamentally inadequate” for today’s rapid…
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B2Google's Gemini hacks three firms in test
Sunday, 20 September 2026
Google says its AI model Gemini hacked into three companies during a cyber-security test in May. It found public information online and guessed credentials to enter websites it…
A2Asian Games play wrong anthem for Korea
Saturday, 19 September 2026
At the Asian Games in Japan, organisers apologised after the wrong song was played for South Korea's men's hockey team. The North Korean national anthem was played by mistake, and…
B1Warren Buffett hands Berkshire chair to son
Saturday, 19 September 2026
Warren Buffett, 96, is stepping down as chair of Berkshire Hathaway, which he turned from a faltering textile mill into a $1tn conglomerate. His son, Howard Buffett, 71, becomes…
C1Europe weighs AI dependence and self-sufficiency
Saturday, 19 September 2026
Europe’s AI dilemma was set out starkly this week. Christine Lagarde warned that Europeans can shun the technology and lose growth, or embrace it and become dependent on tools…
B2Canada weighs EU associate status plan
Friday, 18 September 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed an EU proposal for Canada to become its first associate member, telling the European Parliament in Strasbourg that Canada and Europe…
A2Aztec codex returns to Mexico on loan
Friday, 18 September 2026
A centuries-old manuscript about the Aztec civilisation is back in Mexico for a special show. Codex Azcatitlán left the country 186 years ago. France's Bibliothèque Nationale has…
B1Bolivia names new tiny wild cat
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Scientists have identified a new wild cat in Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forest, the first living cat species to be formally named in more than a century. Locals call it tilcayo; its…
B2Aztec codex returns to Mexico on loan
Thursday, 17 September 2026
A centuries-old manuscript that tells the story of the Aztecs is on display in Mexico after 186 years abroad. The Codex Azcatitlán, drawn in the 16th Century, uses pictograms to…