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After industry-wide calls for regulation, what's concerning isn't that the problems are real. It's that there are no guaranteed solutions. That's how people talk in " Neuromancer," William Gibson's seminal science-fiction novel, from 1984. In the book's imagined future, a police force prevents artificially intelligent computers from getting too smart. Turing agents carry guns and have powers of arrest.

Lie down in a car, and you're more likely to get seriously hurt in a crash. But a driverless future is forcing governments to revisit long-standing safety issues. In a video posted on X, a Tesla enthusiast hops into what was once the driver's seat of a new matte gold Cybercab . "Once" because the vehicle, which officially hit the streets earlier this month as part of Tesla's Robotaxi ride-hail service, doesn't have a steering wheel or brake pedals . For the person in the front seat, this opens up new possibilities.

At least 20 people have been killed, including five children, and dozens are missing after a war-damaged building collapsed in the Gaza Strip, according to local rescue teams. Video footage shows the search for bodies and survivors continuing in the rubble of the multi-storey building in the Tal al-Hawa area of Gaza City, its floors sandwiched together. Locals said 10 families had been living in the apartments despite warnings that they were unsafe. Members of the Hamas-run Civil Defence rescue service said they had initially been working with empty hands due to tight Israeli restrictions on equipment allowed into Gaza. However, they have since been able to borrow some heavy machinery.

EU chief opens door for Canada to become'associate member' The president of the European Commission has backed proposals for Canada to become the EU's first associate member. Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday she wanted to work on opening the door for Canada, which would involve closer ties on various key sectors. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney last week spoke of seeking a unique alliance with the EU, coming as he faces tense relations with the US and Donald Trump. Without mentioning the US president by name, von der Leyen said offering Canada some sort of EU membership was not a partnership against anyone else, but for our common strength. She added: Partnerships are a strategic choice for Europe.

Tall athletes can't stretch their legs in container beds at Asian Games, official says Wooden container huts meant for thousands of athletes have become the subject of heated criticism ahead of the opening of Japan's Asian Games on Saturday. Jung Jae-yong, vice-president of the Korea Basketball Association, told AFP news agency the accommodation was the worst it has ever been. Athletes who are over two metres (6ft 7in) tall cannot even stretch their legs out on the beds. The Games, held in the city of Nagoya and wider Aichi prefecture, have faced weeks of concern about a potential shortage of beds. More than 17,000 athletes and officials are attending - exceeding the initial 15,000 expected.

Is the war entering a new phase? Ukrainian officials say that a Russian drone strike on a bus near the front line in southern Ukraine has killed at least five people and injured seven others. The attack on Wednesday hit an area around the city of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region governor Oleksandr Hanzha said on the Telegram messaging app. Photos posted by Ukrainian officials showed windows blown out of a white minibus, with a trail of blood streaming down the side of the vehicle. "Russians cynically struck a passenger bus. They targeted a minibus which carried people going about their daily business," said Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipropetrovsk region council.

The US and China agree that advanced AI poses serious risks. But Beijing is deeply skeptical of a deal that prioritizes keeping US companies ahead. For years, many of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley have argued that the US is locked in an AI arms race with China, and that the consequences of losing would be disastrous. But over the past week, those same executives have started emphasizing a different message. AI has the potential to become so dangerous, tech leaders say, that the two countries urgently need to work together to slow the race down.

Baby born during Harry Potter screening has'Cineworld' on birth certificate A woman gave birth in a cinema after going into labour in the middle of a movie, with the newborn's birth certificate officially recording the unusual place of birth. Molly Connah, 32, had been overdue by a day when she took her nine-year-old son Alfie to see Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Baby Elsie Lamb was born in the Cineworld at Broughton, Flintshire, with staff assisting and paramedics arriving moments later. Molly said the whole family had been in complete utter shock at the 7lb (3.2kg) arrival. Molly said that when she went to register the newborn, she was asked where the baby was born.