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US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz

Today at 00:06 AM, via BBC News

The decision to reduce the US deployment to Germany comes amid a row between the two allies over Iran.

AI Agent Designed To Speed Up Company’s Coding Wipes Entire Database In 9 Seconds

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

joshuark shares a report from Live Science: An AI coding agent designed to help a small software company streamline its tasks instead blew a hole through its business in just nine seconds. PocketOS founder Jer Crane, said that the AI coding agent Cursor –powered by Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 model — deleted the company’s entire production database and backups with a single call to its cloud...

Highlander stars bring Hollywood buzz to Scotland

Yesterday at 23:57 PM, via BBC News

Henry Cavill, Karen Gillan and Russell Crowe are in Scotland filming a remake of the cult 1980s film.

OpenAI Enables Marketing Cookies by Default for Free ChatGPT Users

Yesterday at 23:46 PM, via Wired

ChatGPT’s new privacy policy states how the company uses cookies for tracking, to turn free users into paying subscribers.

Who shot a Secret Service officer at the Trump press dinner?

Yesterday at 23:44 PM, via BBC News

Court papers do not explicitly accuse the suspect of shooting the officer, even as officials say it was not “friendly fire”.

Higgins builds slender semi-final lead over Murphy

Yesterday at 23:43 PM, via BBC News

John Higgins opens up a slender 13-11 advantage over Shaun Murphy heading into the final session of their World Championship semi-final.

Crues retain Premiership status with shootout win over Annagh

Yesterday at 23:43 PM, via BBC News

Crusaders secured their Irish Premiership status for next season after a dramatic penalty shootout victory which sealed the play-off victory over Annagh United.

Norris on Miami sprint pole as McLaren return to form

Yesterday at 23:36 PM, via BBC News

McLaren’s Lando Norris becomes the first driver to beat a Mercedes in qualifying this year with sprint pole at the Miami Grand Prix.

St Helens beat York to keep pace with Leeds at top

Yesterday at 23:30 PM, via BBC News

St Helens keep pace with Leeds at the top of Super League with a hard-fought victory over York where the scoreline fails to do justice to the contest.

Sivo hat-trick sinks Wakefield to keep Leeds top

Yesterday at 23:27 PM, via BBC News

Maika Sivo scores his fourth hat-trick of the season to ensure Leeds Rhinos stay top of Super League with a derby win over dogged Wakefield Trinity.

Leeds beat Burnley to move closer to safety

Yesterday at 23:27 PM, via BBC News

Leeds move nine points clear of the relegation places with a home victory over managerless Burnley.

Bright idea? UK firm pioneers mini data centres using lampposts

Yesterday at 23:23 PM, via BBC News

The solar-powered iLamps will have a built-in Nvidia chip but there are questions over their security and scalability.

Pentagon says US military to be an ‘AI-first’ fighting force

Yesterday at 23:09 PM, via BBC News

The US military has agreed eight new contracts with big tech firms as it expands its artificial intelligence capabilities.

Bard College’s President, Leon Botstein, Will Retire After Epstein Revelations

Yesterday at 23:05 PM, via New York Times

The president, Leon Botstein, who had run Bard for 50 years, faced scrutiny after his connections to Jeffrey Epstein proved to be deeper than previously known.

Pentagon Reaches Agreements With Top AI Companies, But Not Anthropic

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

The Pentagon says it has reached deals with seven AI companies — SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection AI, Microsoft, and AWS — to deploy their tools on classified Defense Department networks. The odd one out is Anthropic, which remains excluded after being labeled a supply-chain risk amid a dispute over military-use guardrails. Reuters reports: SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection,...