19+ hour, 10+ min ago   (664+ words) US President Donald Trump has downplayed the risks of AI, saying “negative forces” were “bringing up things that won’t happen”, after calls by industry bosses to slow down development. Anthropic boss Dario Amodei said he was concerned that since this…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (342+ words) Elon Musk and Sam Altman have backed a call from the boss of Anthropic for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to “slow down” to give safety measures time to catch up. In an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (274+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (377+ words) A care group has appointed a new director to lead its new complex care division. Clare Murray has joined Altrincham-based Compassionate Care Group as director of complex services, bringing 20 years of experience in adult and children’s social care. She has…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (655+ words) Dario Amodei, chief executive and co-founder of Anthropic (Markus Schreiber/AP) The chief executive of Anthropic said on Saturday the artificial intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. Without it, Dario Amodei…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (536+ words) Flight disruption that caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers has eased, as airports said their operations have returned to normal. A technical issue at National Air Traffic Services (Nats) caused more than 2,000 flights arriving or departing the UK…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (325+ words) Budget airline Ryanair has seen more than a third of shareholders vote against pay plans for boss Michael O’Leary that could net him at least 150 million euros (£129 million). The Dublin-based carrier revealed 39% of investors at its annual general meeting failed…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (410+ words) Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said it will be “disputing” that any part of a passenger’s body was sucked out of a window midflight. Ljubisa Karovic, 61, suffered neck and shoulder injuries after the window broke during the flight from the Greek…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (359+ words) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to impose tourist taxes will be “hugely damaging” and hit British holidaymakers hard, hotel and tourism firms have warned. Premier Inn owner Whitbread and Butlin’s are among major businesses to criticise the plans…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (551+ words) Supermarket chain Iceland has confirmed it is to open a store in the Falkland Islands, which it claims will be a first for a UK high street brand in the territory. The new standalone Iceland store is set to open…...