US government website used Chinese AI tool Alibaba Qwen

43 min agoPreviously redacted court filings made public Thursday revealed OpenAI and Microsoft executives describing their AI products as substitutes for journalism. The New York Times and other news outlets suing the companies say the statements undermine the tech companies' fair-use defense in the copyright case.

1 h agoOn Thursday, China and Russia vetoed a United Nations resolution that would have extended the mandate for experts overseeing sanctions on Iran, which were reimposed a year ago following alleged violations of the 2015 nuclear accord. The veto eliminates the Security Council's monitoring mechanism for Iran sanctions. Both nations contend that Western members have weaponized the Security Council for political purposes.

1 h agoKim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, condemned U.S. maritime exercises and warned that Pyongyang would respond with more offensive measures. She said North Korea's nuclear status is absolutely irreversible and that the current situation, marked by what she called record hostile actions toward the country, demands record-level responses.

2 h agoThe Federal Register, run by the National Archives, deployed a search tool powered by Alibaba's Qwen model for users to search proposed federal regulations. The Qwen-powered search was removed Wednesday around the time social media posts appeared about it. The FBI last week accused Alibaba of copying Anthropic's technology to build its own AI tools.

3 h agoEngland chased down a target of 146 to defeat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second T20 international at Cardiff. The victory sealed the three-match series with one match remaining.

7 h agoPresident Donald Trump said he is approaching a crucial decision on whether to attack Iran, telling Axios that anything could happen. Satellite imagery shows Iran has added new defenses at Pickaxe Mountain, a deeply buried nuclear site near Natanz, while continuing to rebuild the Talqan 2 nuclear facility after earlier air strikes.

7 h agoJoanna Wietrzyk has apologised for continuing to compete in a Hyrox fitness event in Beijing after experiencing faecal incontinence. The Australian athlete has retroactively withdrawn from the race and forfeited her win.

8 h agoA third person has died from malaria near Frankfurt Airport, with two additional cases registered this week in what German officials describe as an extremely rare air-traffic-related outbreak. Cases first emerged two months earlier in the area surrounding the airport.

11 h agoJürgen Klopp, Germany's new head coach, said his team can help ensure national pride is not entrusted to the wrong people following a recent far-right election victory. Klopp made the comments at a Frankfurt press conference announcing his first Germany squad.

12 h agoChina has urged Iran to help restrain Houthi activity following an appeal from Saudi Arabia, which is concerned about threats to its oil exports. Iranian officials said ending the conflict depends on the United States and Israel, while Western assessments suggest China is among the few countries still able to exert pressure on Iran.