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Society · The Guardian Society

Alzheimer’s trial to test drug on people without symptoms to see if it can be prevented

Healthy middle-aged people deemed to be at higher risk of developing condition among those eligible to participate People without memory loss will be offered an experimental Alzheimer’s drug that could stop the development of the condition before dementia symptoms emerge. Healthy middle-aged people deemed to have a higher risk of developing the condition will be eligible to participate in the trial, which is being run by an NHS trust as part of an international clinical trial aiming to prevent dementia. Continue reading...

World · Al Jazeera

LIVE: India vs Pakistan – Women’s T20 Asia Cup

Follow the updates from our live build-up to our text commentary stream coverage of the Group A match in Dubai.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

OpenAI admits to German wiki ‘incident’

OpenAI says it needs to overhaul how and when it reports instances of AI models attacking real-world targets. The acknowledgement comes as the company manages the fallout from reports that a swarm of its out-of-control agents hijacked a German wiki site. Regarding the "'wiki incident,' where our agents wrote to several internet sites," OpenAI wrote […]

World · BBC Europe

US envoys meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine talks

Footage shows Vladimir Putin greeting Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, before saying the current situation "is not so easy".

World · The Guardian Ukraine

Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say

Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right parties Defence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness, a conference on the future of European military coordination heard this week. The pessimism reflects concern that Russia may be winning a so-called hybrid war with Europe, weakening the options available to Nato war planners in the event of military conflict. Continue reading...

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Robotaxis enter their villain era

It's Bullitt meets Christine meets Waymo. A new short film imagines a San Francisco car chase where the other driver isn't human - and the car may be trying to kill you. That a robotaxi can now be cast as the villain with almost no explanation says something about the present moment. Autonomous cars have […]

AI · The Decoder

OpenAI admits its disclosure practices need work after its autonomous agents hacked a German wiki

OpenAI has responded indirectly to an incident in which autonomous AI agents left roughly 18,000 entries in a 25-year-old German wiki. The company says misalignment caused "new types of real-world impact" for the first time and plans to release a disclosure framework. The article OpenAI admits its disclosure practices need work after its autonomous agents hacked a German wiki appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Deutsche Welle

US envoys fly to Russia, then Ukraine with plan 'to end war'

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have reportedly arrived in Moscow to revive Ukraine peace talks. The trip is the pair's first visit to Kyiv since US President Donald Trump's reelection.

World · Al Jazeera

Mudslide in eastern China kills one, leaves 11 missing

A mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain in Jiangxi province, China, has killed one person and left 11 missing.

World · Al Jazeera

At least 5 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as US envoys visit Moscow

Ukrainian armed forces were ordered to follow a three-day ceasefire as US envoys visit Moscow, before trip to Kyiv.

AI · The Decoder

Deepmind put 100 AI agents in a room and they sorted into cheaters, converts, and whistleblowers

Google Deepmind set up a simulated research conference where 100 Gemini agents were supposed to prove mathematical conjectures together. Instead, one agent found a loophole in the grading system, and within 27 minutes every remaining problem was "solved" with fake proofs. The swarm split into cheaters, converts, and whistleblowers. The whistleblowers organized protests and boycotts on their own but failed because they had no way to enforce the rules. The article Deepmind put 100 AI agents in a room and they sorted into cheaters, converts, and whistleblowers appeared first on The Decoder .

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Netherlands pulls gold out of the US

Article URL: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/why-the-netherlands-moved-its-gold-from-us-and-canada/107111990 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49575034 Points: 302 # Comments: 193

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

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Society · The Guardian Society

‘I don’t have any friends’: why do young people today have fewer mates?

Social media, mental health problems, the pandemic and financial instability all contribute to the phenomenon On Tess Lavanda’s YouTube channel there is one video with substantially more views than the rest: it is titled “ I don’t have any friends ” and has been watched more than half a million times since she posted it a month ago. Over on Instagram she has posted dozens of reels with titles like “I turned 22 alone”, “Living alone in London” and “Feeling alone this summer is OK”, each garnering thousands of views and hundreds of comments, many from people feeling the same way. Continue reading...

World · Al Jazeera

Why is Trump threatening to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain again, now?

As oil tanker struck off Kharg island, Trump threatens one of the remaining parts of Iran’s nuclear complex.

World · Al Jazeera

US ambassador to Israel meets Palestinian-Americans in occupied West Bank

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has visited Turmus Ayya in the occupied West Bank.

World · Al Jazeera

Oil and politics: What Trump’s ‘historic’ deal means for Venezuela

Venezuelans are hoping for free and fair elections, but the US may prioritise oil production.

Notable Blogs · Seth Godin

Homo Habilis

We called them this because they used tools. The first proto-humans to clearly do so. The question that we need ask ourselves today, “Are you a tool user or a tool maker?” Everyone uses tools. But only a few people, even with access to AI and systems of leverage, choose to make tools. Part of […]

Society · NPR Top Stories

Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum

As political races heat up heading into the midterms, candidates from both parties are increasingly joining the fray to voice concerns over Flock surveillance cameras.

Society · NPR Technology

Voters are fed up with data centers. Both parties are trying to cash in for midterms

Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in this campaign season. Both parties have poured millions into ads attacking data centers as the public continues to protest the AI facilities.

World · Al Jazeera

Orangutan mother and infant rescued from wildfire-hit forest in Indonesia

A mother orangutan and her infant have been rescued from a shrinking patch of forest threatened by wildfires.

World · Al Jazeera

Mansour Abbas is betting on a Zionist to make Palestinian votes count

By allying with Segalovich in the Israeli vote, Abbas is hoping for greater acceptance in Israeli coalition politics.

World · Deutsche Welle

Iran war: Explosions reported near Kharg Island

Iranian media has reported that a tanker was targeted near the oil hub of Kharg Island. DW has the latest.

World · Al Jazeera

UAE pardons Egyptian dissident-poet al-Qaradawi facing 10 years in prison

Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an arrest warrant by the Arab Interior Ministers Council.