Fake and divisive ads proliferate in Israel's first AI election Artificial intelligence-crafted distortions are saturating the Israeli information environment just weeks before the country's most consequential elections in decades. In a recent video widely circulated online, Israel's top justices and its attorney general are seen being dragged by security guards from a chaotic anti-government protest that never took place. The 33 seconds of emotionally-charged footage was originally posted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a fierce opponent of the judiciary, and triggered an immediate backlash. Critics said it incited violence, while supporters said it was justified because they accuse the leaders of Israel's legal system of a left-wing plot to stymie the government's policies. But the depicted scenes are fake -- no such protest took place and the video carries a tell-tale watermark to identify content made using artificial intelligence.

Image caption, Sir Jim said Ineos was being'forced' to pause production at the three plants Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe's industrial giant Ineos is pausing production at its three plants in Hull, blaming high UK gas prices. The firm said gas prices in the UK are twelve times higher than in the US, and eight times more expensive than the coal-based processes used by Chinese competitors. Sir Jim said: We are being forced to mothball some of the most efficient plants in Europe, but with gas prices now 12 times the level in the US and 8 times that of China, we just cannot compete. The facilities produce raw materials used to make pharmaceuticals, clothing, cosmetics, detergents, construction materials and military explosives in the UK and Europe. Gas is a key ingredient in production.

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From the Chargers to the Colts and Falcons, which of the NFL's eight winless teams are already in panic mode Giants' season-opening high comes crashing down as Jaxson Dart's knee injury overshadows Rams' blowout win Chiefs coach suggests Taylor Swift has sparked Travis Kelce's performance in first two weeks of season Michael Penix Jr. officially named Falcons starter for a short-week trial by fire against Packers ESPN deserves credit for pushing back on Dan Le Batard's false accusation of racism Jerry Jones issues'dangerous' warning after Cowboys topple Commanders behind Dak Prescott's historic day Craig Carton roasts Bears' Caleb Williams for emotional reaction to hamstring injury against Vikings Commanders face critical decision on Jayden Daniels' elbow as specialists review MRI results Colin Kaepernick says NFL and slavery are part of the'same process' in interview with Ryan Clark El-Sayed's numbers could drop'precipitously' with Kamala Harris endorsement, writer predicts Brit Hume questions effectiveness of Trump's White House media ban Brit Hume questions effectiveness of Trump's White House media ban Gov. Maura Healey sparks outrage with home visit plan for new moms Trump has laid'formidable' groundwork against China ahead of meeting: Katie Zacharia OutKick Sports Giants' Jaxson Dart tried to reenter game with knee injury but had jersey taken away: reports Expect a'big game' from Jaxson Dart & Giants, Are the Broncos or Texans Defenses still elite? Danny Parkins lists the Coolest Stats entering Week 2 of the 2026/27 NFL season, including Jaxson Dart being primed for a great performance vs. the Los Angeles Rams, and the questions surrounding the defenses of the Denver Broncos and Houston Texa... Jaxson Dart reportedly wanted to show just how much of a gamer he really is after going down with a knee injury in the first quarter of the New York Giants' loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday. The quarterback tried to reenter the game in the first half in spite of the knee issue but the team wouldn't let him, ESPN reported . A separate ESPN report added that the Giants went as far as taking Dart's jersey from him to prevent any inkling that he would be able to play. New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart walks off the field with an injury during the first half of an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams in Inglewood, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026.

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Don't be fooled by this summer of AI hype Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny. It's been a busy few months for AI hype. At the end of April, Anthropic claimed that its model Claude Mythos is better at finding software vulnerabilities than most security experts. Then we had the OpenAI-Hugging Face hacking incident, after which Anthropic (proudly) and Meta (reluctantly) disclosed similar incidents involving their models. This was followed by Anthropic's claim that one of its models had made a mathematical breakthrough; soon OpenAI claimed a mathematical breakthrough of its own. Most recently, Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon went viral announcing his departure from the company, claiming that it and OpenAI are "racing straight towards self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives."

Andy Burnham once kept Palantir out of Greater Manchester. His first test as prime minister is whether to cut the company's £330 million NHS contract--and risk a rupture with Big Tech and Washington. When Andy Burnham sat in his office in Manchester as the regional mayor, building an unrivaled power base on Britain's left that ultimately catapulted him into the prime minister's office, he did so in the only region of England that refused Palantir access to its data. Now, as Burnham enters his first parliamentary session as British leader, Palantir could prove to be his first major test in office, as sources in Westminster tell WIRED the prime minister is under significant pressure from his new colleagues to break the company's contentious contract with the National Health Service. The dispute could become the first major crisis of Burnham's premiership, with those sources saying pressure is mounting on him to decide the future of Palantir's growing role across the British state in the coming weeks.

Public disagreement about whether political violence is rising and who is responsible for it stems not from ideology alone but from competing definitions about what should be counted. It could have been a scene from: a quiet evening, an ordinary home, a sudden intrusion by a stranger convinced that the law has betrayed him. In early July 2022, Democratic representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington and her husband were watching television at their Seattle home when men drove past their house screaming threats: vile, racialized, and unmistakably political. Thirty minutes later, one returned, blasting music and approaching the porch. When officers arrived, they found him armed with a loaded handgun, a round already chambered.

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UK not'on the slide', Burnham to tell UN as he gears up for first meeting with Trump - UK politics live No 10 confirms Manchester to host next year's G20 summit Burnham plays down past critical comments about Trump, saying it's right to'move beyond' them UK not'on the slide', Burnham to tell UN as he gears up for first meeting with Trump No 10 confirms Manchester to host next year's G20 summit Burnham plays down past critical comments about Trump, saying it's right to'move beyond' them UK not'on the slide', Burnham to tell UN as he gears up for first meeting with Trump He has posted a video on social media in advance, which features him walking on Brighton beach and musing on how the Lib Dems are facing "the fight of our lives". They spoke out after Emmanuel Macron, the French president, summoned all the country's main political leaders for a briefing on how Russia is now ramping up its aggression towards Nato countries. Asked about this on his huddle with journalists on his flight to New York, Burnham did not accept that he was being complacent. But he said he did not want to escalate the problem. In a video that he recorded on the plane, he says the fact that he is going shows that AI is now "top of the international agenda".