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Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

Article URL: https://www.investigatetv.com/2026/09/08/flock-worker-calls-police-investigatetv-reporter-filming-public-camera-installation/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49683853 Points: 309 # Comments: 204

World · Al Jazeera

Villagers in India tie technician to cell tower over 5G failure

Villagers in India tie technician to cell tower over 5G failure

Business · CNBC Technology

The wages of American workers are under pressure. AI's potential role is drawing more attention

Wage growth for workers has slowed and is struggling to keep up with inflation, drawing attention to AI's potential role even as evidence remains incomplete.

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says AI Industry Needs to Give Safety Measures Time to Catch Up

Dario Amodei warned that within six to 12 months AI could be capable of leading a swarm of agents that could take over the entire internet. The post Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says AI Industry Needs to Give Safety Measures Time to Catch Up appeared first on SecurityWeek .

World · Al Jazeera

Renewed fighting worsens Yemen’s humanitarian crisis

Renewed fighting worsens Yemen’s humanitarian crisis

World · Al Jazeera

How Israel’s destruction of south Lebanon is making displacement permanent

With lost livelihoods, destroyed homes and little security, many displaced Lebanese are facing an entrenched reality.

Society · The Guardian Society

Director who oversaw Grenfell cost-cutting given senior council housing role

Fire survivors and bereaved urge Barnet Group to ‘reconsider’ appointment of Laura Johnson, who pushed for cheaper contractor Grenfell survivors and bereaved relatives have criticised the “outrageous decision” to hire a director who oversaw cost-cutting at Grenfell Tower in a £150,000-a-year senior council housing role. Laura Johnson, the director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) at the time of the 2017 Grenfell fire, has been appointed the permanent director of development and property at the Barnet Group, which manages the borough’s 13,000 council homes. Continue reading...

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will make you forget all about Marvel’s Blade disaster

Marvel's mishandling of its Blade reboot will likely go down as one of the studio's biggest mistakes. There was a great actor in place to play the vampire hunter (Mahershala Ali), and a promising director set to take over the reins (Bassam Tariq). In retrospect, though, the disappointing demise of Blade might not be such […]

AI · The Decoder

Iris-mini and Iris-pro are the strongest open-weight search agents in their class

The AllSpark team has released Iris-mini and Iris-pro, two open-source search agents built on Qwen models that lead benchmarks among open-weight models in their size classes. According to the paper, the training data and models also improved performance on tasks they were never trained for, including general tool use and office work. The article Iris-mini and Iris-pro are the strongest open-weight search agents in their class appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Al Jazeera

India vs Sri Lanka live: Asia Cup final

Follow our live build-up, team news, predictions, scores, photos and text commentary stream from the final in Dubai.

World · Al Jazeera

BRICS summit 2026: What are the key takeaways?

The 11-nation bloc avoids condemning the US-Israel war on Iran, showing the divisions among the members.

Society · NPR Technology

Could AI kill us all? Professor weighs in on former Anthropic employee's claim

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks University of Southampton's Thomas Dekeyser about worries AI is becoming fatally out of control.

Society · NPR Top Stories

Politics chat: Trump's $5,000 promise to voters, Vance invokes Charlie Kirk

Following the midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump's $5,000 campaign promise has generated attention, but not belief. And, Vice President JD Vance characterizes Democrats as extremists.

Society · NPR Technology

From fracking to data centers: Hearing from people on both sides of the opposition

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with environmentalist, Bill McKibben, and public relations specialist, Frank Maisano, about opposition to industrial development projects like fracking and data centers.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Your car is selling your data

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on cars, data privacy, and autonomous vehicles, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission […]

World · Al Jazeera

Philippines set for historic vote in Bangsamoro after decades of conflict

Philippines set for historic vote in Bangsamoro after decades of conflict

World · BBC World

Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions

Brics members agree they need a new global order but it's harder to answer what should replace it and how to get there.

Society · The Guardian Society

Only slim chance target of building 1.5m homes in England will be met, minister says

Angela Rayner says manifesto pledge is not being dropped but focus is now on building council houses UK politics live – latest updates The government is unlikely to meet its target of building 1.5m homes in England, Angela Rayner has acknowledged, saying there was only a “slim chance” enough houses would be built before the next election. The manifesto pledge to build 1.5m houses by the next election was a “stretch target”, the communities secretary added, but said it was not being ditched and she was “definitely not giving up”. Continue reading...

Business · CNBC Technology

Xi says China will take lead to foster AI, tech cooperation among BRICS countries

China will take the lead to help foster artificial-intelligence collaboration and development among developing-economy countries, President Xi Jinping said.

World · Deutsche Welle

Croatia: 'Monster' fire triggers evacuation on Brac island

A rapidly spreading wildfire threatened homes and tourist accommodations on the Croatian island of Brac, with firefighters battling the blaze overnight.

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.

The manufacturer has a service that lets owners repair their own equipment.

Society · NPR Top Stories

Can you imagine a universe without a new 'Star Trek' on the horizon?

As Star Trek celebrates its 60th birthday, the long-running franchise is also grappling with the challenges of timing and technology. "Its audience is aging," says Strange New Worlds star Anson Mount.

AI · The Decoder

GPT-6 Astra pilots a surveillance drone and runs a business on its own

GPT-6 Astra earns nearly three times as much as Claude Fable 5.1 on Andon Labs' Vending-Bench agent benchmark and refuses illegal price-fixing deals that Fable agrees to. On drone control, Astra is the first model to beat the human baseline on all five subtasks, including finding and following individual people. The article GPT-6 Astra pilots a surveillance drone and runs a business on its own appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Al Jazeera

Fighting continues between Yemen gov’t forces, Houthis: What is the latest?

Government forces and Saudi Arabia carry out air attacks to stop Houthis' advance as thousands displaced by conflict.