The week around the world in 20 pictures

Crisis in the Middle East, Ramadan in Gaza, a blackout in Havana and Stella McCartney at Paris fashion week – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

AI agents pose untold risk to humanity. We must act to prevent that future | David Krueger

The pieces are falling into place for autonomous artificial intelligence. We must stop unregulated development Artificial intelligence is en route to artificial life. Exhibit A: “Moltbook”, an online platform designed for AI systems to communicate with one another, sans humans. What exactly do AIs talk to each other about? According to BBC reporting, AIs on … Read more

‘A piece of supremely nasty mischief’: Peter Bradshaw on the White House video

In a chilling social media video that is beyond irony, clips from Braveheart, Gladiator, Superman and Top Gun are crassly interspersed with real kill-shot footage of the attacks in Iran • White House releases video promoting ‘justice the American way’ featuring Hollywood characters Could anything be more embarrassing yet more chilling than the White House’s … Read more

Trump sacks Kristi Noem: what does it mean for ICE? – The Latest

Donald Trump has fired his controversial US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, after weeks of bipartisan complaints about her leadership. As the public face of an aggressive immigration crackdown that prompted lawsuits and nationwide anti-ICE protests, Noem’s year-long tenure was plagued by multiple controversies, including accusing two US citizens killed by immigration agents of ‘domestic … Read more

Nine speeding tickets and counting: Myles Garrett and the illusion of invincibility | Lee Escobedo

Walking away from a violent accident changed my life. Garrett’s speeding history suggests the lesson still hasn’t reached him The taste of cold beer lingered on my lips as I cut through the quiet night, 105mph toward cigarettes and hot wings. Halfway to my destination, Beyoncé’s Irreplaceable looping through the speakers, my tires hugged the … Read more

DOJ appeals Biden-appointed judge’s block on third-country deportations after Supreme Court steps in — twice

The Department of Justice is turning to an appeals court for relief after a Biden-appointed federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting illegal immigrants to countries not designated in their paperwork, arguing the judge had already twice been overruled by the Supreme Court on the issue. DOJ lawyers urged the U.S. Court of Appeals … Read more