Solar geoengineering could buy humanity time against climate change--or trigger a dangerous new arms race. A first-of-its-kind simulation offered a glimpse of what happens when geopolitics takes the wheel. When it comes to deciding the fate of the planet, Colleen Golja always thought science and reason would have a seat at the table. That was until one morning last September in London, when the climate researcher took part in the first in a series of war games. The goal: to prevent an uncontrolled global race to develop a technology aimed at cooling the planet but that comes with vast, unknown risks that could reshape life on Earth. "I thought that would be such an easy thing. Like, we can all agree to do ethical research and make sure it's for the better of all humans," she told WIRED.

An artificial intelligence trial identified almost 19,000 potential driving offences in Birmingham and Wolverhampton in just two weeks. West Midlands mayor Richard Parker called the findings shocking saying the number of drivers putting themselves and others at risk was far higher than we expected. The trial used AI-powered cameras outside Ladywood and Fallings Park fire stations in March to identify potential seatbelt and mobile phone offences. The images they captured included a front-seat passenger holding a small child on their lap without a seatbelt and a driver holding a mobile phone with both hands. Dozens of images showed children travelling without age-appropriate restraints.

The Microsoft president said AI could be both a'tool and a weapon' that should be regulated urgently. The Microsoft president said AI could be both a'tool and a weapon' that should be regulated urgently. Brad Smith adds to calls for tougher rules for AI, including'kill switches' and legal obligation to victims of rogue agents Artificial intelligence is less regulated than milk and washing machines, the president of Microsoft has said, as the tech industry warns over the safety of AI. Brad Smith said there should be more safety rules to govern the technology including a legal obligation to a "victim" if their system was breached by rogue AI agents. He told the BBC: "Right now, your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI. Every carton of milk that you see in the grocery store is subject to safety rules and inspection."

This maxed out iPhone requires two hands to use. This maxed out iPhone requires two hands to use. We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Apple's largest Pro iPhone gets its biggest battery upgrade yet to make it a true two-day phone with new Siri AI and a variable aperture camera. The iPhone 18 Pro Max is the supersized sibling of the regular 18 Pro and, though it is no longer Apple's most expensive phone thanks to the £2,000 iPhone Duo, it has a similarly large price tag to match costing from £1,299 (€1,599/$1,299/A$2,299). The 18 Pro Max follows the familiar formula of its Pro Max predecessors: take everything that's great about the 18 Pro and supersize the screen and the battery.

Milk and washing machines are currently more regulated than AI, the president of Microsoft has said. Brad Smith said there needed to be global safety rules in place, including a legal obligation to tell a victim if their system is breached by a rogue AI agent as well as deciding when outside evaluators should sign off on an AI product before it is released. His comments put him at odds with President Donald Trump, who said the sector should regulate itself so US firms don't lose out to Chinese rivals. But Smith said: Right now, your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI. Every carton of milk that you see in the grocery store is subject to safety rules and inspection. Demands for laws and rules to control AI have grown after experts in the sector said they believed the technology its a threat to humanity.

Narayan will argue the UK needs to build more of its own AI infrastructure. Narayan will argue the UK needs to build more of its own AI infrastructure. Companies building the most advanced AI systems must increase safety efforts, the UK's AI minister will say, as he announces a strengthening of Britain's cyber defences. Kanishka Narayan will call on companies developing frontier AI to do more to make sure it is safe. He will say Britain cannot rely entirely on technology companies to police their own models and will argue the UK needs to build more of its own AI infrastructure. Narayan's speech in west London will be the first since Andy Burnham made AI a cabinet-level brief.

PM says it is'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit vote Andy Burnham has said Russia did interfere with the Brexit referendum and warned that similar activities were taking place in France and Germany. The prime minister told The Rest is Politics podcast, external that upon arriving in No 10, he had asked about possible Russian interference in the 2016 vote, adding: I've had the clear answer that, yes, there was. I think we've been too much on the back foot on that actually and we haven't informed people sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas, he added. Burnham did not provide further details about the type or extent of Moscow's activity during the Brexit referendum. Britain Unbound, a pro-Brexit campaign group, said Burnham's comments were another crude attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the decision that the British people made in 2016.

Image caption, Yandex's data centres have been targeted three times this week - like this one in Sasovo on Thursday Yandex has been forced to pause its operations at a data centre near Moscow after the facility was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike - the third attack on the Russian tech giant's sites this week. The company - dubbed Russia's Google - said no one was injured at the centre in Vladimir, east of the capital, but some of its services were unavailable to users. Earlier this week, Yandex said it was struggling to maintain its services after two of its five data centres were hit in Ukrainian strikes. Sunday's attack came hours after US President Donald Trump warned that Ukraine should damn well stop attacking Russia's oil refineries. Later on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that any de-escalation steps must be reciprocal and backed by real guarantees.

Is the war entering a new phase? Russia's Yandex says data centre in Vladimir shut down after drone attack Share Russia's Yandex says data centre shut down after drone attack on social media A Russian data centre run by technology and AI company Yandex has been shut down after it was hit in a drone attack. No injuries were reported in the attack on the facility in the city of Vladimir, east of the capital, Moscow, the company said on Sunday. "Operations at the data centre have been completely suspended," Yandex said in a service alert on Telegram, advising users to activate disaster-recovery plans as the platform operated in emergency mode. "The remaining resource configuration is considered unstable," it added, warning that technical support communications could also be disrupted as teams assessed the damage.

This is no scoffing matter. The accelerating proliferation of advanced nuclear weapons is bringing'end times' closer by the day H umankind has fearfully and sometimes joyfully anticipated the end of the world ever since it began. The Bible's Book of Revelation speaks of "end times", a period of tribulation, war, famine, plague, floods and environmental catastrophe that may seem a less absurd prospect today than perhaps it once did. Christian evangelicals believe that, in the final rapture, a chosen few - the righteous or the "elect" - will be saved while sinners burn. Matthew's gospel predicts most people will defy, ignore or ridicule warnings of imminent Armageddon.