Urgent research needed to tackle AI threats, says Google AI boss

Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent, at COP30 in Belém, Brazil Chris McGrath/Getty Images Turkey has proposed holding the 2026 climate talks in Antalya The COP31 climate meeting is now expected to be held in Turkey after Australia dropped its bid to host the annual event. Under the UN rules, the right to host the COP in 2026…

The five-week shutdown of Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) factories following a cyber-attack drove car production down by more than a quarter in September. JLR facilities did not produce a single vehicle last month, after the cyber-attack forced the car maker to shut down its IT systems and halt its global manufacturing operations, including at its…

Google will stop sending out dark web reports starting early next year, as it shuts down the free tool that can tell you if your personal information has appeared on the seedy underbelly of the internet. The tool used to be exclusively available to Google One subscribers until the company opened it up to everyone…

On Tuesday, Anthropic unveiled its new enterprise agents program, its most aggressive push yet to integrate agentic AI into everyday workplaces. In an official briefing, Anthropic’s head of Americas, Kate Jensen, told reporters that the new system would finally deliver on the promise of agentic AI. “2025 was meant to be the year agents transformed…

Within the Met Office yellow warning area, 15-20mm of rain could fall in just an hour, with 30-40mm possible over several hours. Flash flooding is possible, especially in areas where the ground remains very hard after the prolonged hot, dry spell. Lightning and hail will bring additional hazards and there is a chance of power…