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Watch: Moment Caleb Flynn is found guilty of murderA former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on the TV talent competition American Idol has been found guilty of murdering his wife.Caleb Flynn, 40, fatally shot Ashley Flynn twice in the back of the head while she slept at their Ohio home on 16 February this year, then tried to claim that intruders had shot her.Flynn wept in court as the jury delivered its verdict after deliberating for less than three hours. He also was found guilty of the other eight charges against him, which included aggravated murder and tampering with…
ReutersSam Altman has spoken repeatedly in recent weeks about the risks posed by AI agents.OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled “dots,” a new artificial intelligence (AI) assistant they say can proactively carry out tasks on a user’s behalf.At its annual developer day in San Francisco, chief executive Sam Altman referred to “dots” as “remarkably capable, always-on agents that can handle really anything you can think of.”At the same time, OpenAI president Greg Brockman and other tech leaders held a meeting with President Donald Trump as the firm faces intense scrutiny after internal tests of its AI agents revealed unexpected and occasionally harmful…
Getty ImagesOura’s chief executive Tom Hale wears one of the company’s smart ringsOura has pulled its plan to sell shares in its business on the US stock market, in a move which would have valued the firm at $15bn (£11.3bn), just days after announcing it.The maker of smart rings which track their owners’ health said it would postpone its flotation “due to uncertainty in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) market” and did not say when it might go ahead.Oura had filed official documents setting out plans to raise up to $2.2bn by offering shares in the business to investors just…
Watch: How Lindsay Clancy’s return to court after mistrial unfoldedWarning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicideLindsay Clancy, the US woman accused of murdering her three children, has appeared in court for the first time since her murder trial fell apart earlier this month. Her defence team on Tuesday argued the judge should dismiss her case but prosecutors said the state had “met its burden” in proving her guilt. Clancy, 36, does not deny killing her three children in 2023, but her defence team argues she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis at the time. Prosecutors say…
Watch: US journalist Evan Gershkovich describes being detained by Russian agents He was arrested in Russia in 2023 and later sentenced to 16 years on espionage charges.6 hrs agoWorld
Europa Press via Getty ImagesProtests have taken place in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga and Cadiz in response to the housing crisisSpain’s coalition government has approved new housing measures following protests over the country’s housing crisis, sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home in Madrid last week.Ministers met on Tuesday to discuss the proposals, which include a ban on evictions until 2030.Announcing the measures, Health Minister Mónica García said they would bring relief to more than five million people – but opposition politician Míriam Nogueras said the agreement left “small landlords out in the cold”.The proposals -…
ReutersA quantity of petrol but no explosive devices were found during searches of the three vans near RAF Fairford in the west of England, counter-terror police have said.Five men, all UK nationals in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and later terrorism offences after the vehicles were spotted in the early hours of Sunday, sparking a major security incident around the base which is operated by the US military.They were released on bail the following day in what police described as an “investigative decision” which was “grounded in experience and strategy”.It comes after US Secretary of State…
LIVEMan City guilty: ‘Sham’ contracts and £830m overstated income revealedThe Premier League confirms that Manchester City are guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules.
Watch: Videos show the al-Tubasi family’s homes on fire and damage inside one of them before it was set ablazeMore than 100 Israeli settlers have carried out attacks in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, stopping a family escorted by the Israeli military from returning to their homes, which had been seized weeks ago by settlers.Two houses belonging to the al-Tubasi family in Jalud, south of Nablus, were set on fire in the raid on Monday night and Israeli security forces were also targeted by settlers. Human rights groups say the events show how Israeli authorities are failing…
Watch: Evan Gershkovich describes the moment he was detained by masked menUS journalist Evan Gershkovich has said that he knew he was being set up by Russia when he was arrested by FSB agents and accused of being a spy.In an interview with Radio 4’s Today programme, Gershkovich spoke about the moment he realised he had been “lured into a trap” when masked men surrounded him at a restaurant in 2023, and detained him.”I’m not interrogated, I’m not tortured… I’m accused of espionage,” he said, describing a sense of relief: “They’ve set me up and fabricated this case so that…