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Jun 11, 2026 - World

Live webcam footage from atop the Washington Monument shows a highly visible ‘8’, while the others appears fainterUS federal authorities are investigating what appears to be a massive etching of “8647” into the grass of the National Mall.Live webcam footage from atop the Washington Monument as of Thursday afternoon shows the markings, with a highly visible “8,” along with less visible “6”, “4” and “7”. Continue reading...

Jun 11, 2026 - World

Suit filed in US alleges chatbot told Alice Carrier, 24, ‘maybe this is just the end’ as she struggled with suicidal thoughtsA Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, in US court on Thursday, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to kill herself. The lawsuit is the latest in a slew accusing the company of failing to address dangerous conversations between users and the company’s chatbot.Kristie Carrier said in a lawsuit filed in San Francisco state court that her daughter, Alice, told ChatGPT about her suicidal ideations more than a dozen times leading up to her death but that OpenAI’s safety systems never flagged the conversations for human review or terminated them. Continue reading...

Jun 11, 2026 - World

John Healey’s complaint is that Starmer sat on this problem for months before making a derisory offerJohn Healey’s resignation as defence secretary on Thursday was a long time brewing, though in the end the denouement was swift. It leaves an already weak Keir Starmer without a defence strategy less than a month before a Nato summit and an unresolved row about spending as Donald Trump threatens to restart the bombing of Iran.On Monday, No 10 finally told Healey how much more money it was prepared to give the Ministry of Defence to fund major projects as part of the defence investment plan (Dip). Continue reading...

Jun 11, 2026 - World

'2 Hellfire Missiles': US Admits Attack On 3rd Ship With Indian Crew In Gulf

Jun 11, 2026 - World

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had earlier identified rising costs as a huge problem.