Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to'public benefit fund' Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund that will make donations for the public good. The announcement comes as Anthropic lays the ground for a potential blockbuster stock market listing that could value the firm at more than $1tn (£750bn). The AI industry has come under intense scrutiny recently over safety concerns and fears about its impact on society and the economy. Anthropic reportedly said in its initial public offering (IPO) filing that AI could pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity. Anthropic said its proposed fund could support nonprofit organisations, and efforts to address AI's impact on the jobs market.

Many residents are concerned about the health and environmental issues a datacenter could bring to the community. Many residents are concerned about the health and environmental issues a datacenter could bring to the community. Inside the long, bitter fight over one man's quest to build the biggest AI datacenter in California Sat 17 Oct 2026 09.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 17 Oct 2026 09.01 EDT Sebastian Rucci zoomed in on a map in late 2024, looking closely at a large block of brown earth. The barren plot sandwiched between sprawling alfalfa fields and sleepy desert suburbs was exactly what he'd been searching for - the perfect place to realize his dream of building the largest artificial intelligence datacenter in California. It was in the Sonoran desert, just north of the Mexican border, where temperatures regularly rose past 100F (37.8C). Water was scarce in the once-booming agricultural area, which gets its supply from the beleaguered Colorado River.

Barnabas and Mainspring grew up near at hand, about an hour apart with good traffic, but for a long time they weren't close. They traded glimpses and occasional hellos and then went about their business. Both of them carried on livelier conversations with farther-flung neighbors, who were richer and had more to offer. When Mainspring did interact with Barnabas, it was cringe. Mainspring liked to puff themself up, to strut around like a big deal--an innovator, a titan of industry--but they would turn shy at the worst moments, especially in any intimate conversation. Barnabas, meanwhile, had a dancer's flair, an artsy, enigmatic glamour, except that when they tried to talk about real life, they'd blurt out hundreds of rapid-fire words--overtalking, overthinking, and generally overwhelming whomever they were trying to impress. So when Barnabas and Mainspring were young, they minded their own business. Until they'd both come into their own, and they saw each other properly. A group of geographers got together every year in a different place to talk about everything they had learned, and they were considering coming to visit either Mainspring or Barnabas. Both of them put on their best faces and tried to coax the geographers into choosing them as host. "Uh, hi-hello," Mainspring said haltingly to Barnabas, whose full official name was St. Barnabas. "I really think it would be better if those geographers came to my place. I have more space, you see, and and I am a titan of industry. I can show them practical applications of their research. It just makes more sense." Barnabas laughed, making Mainspring more antsy. "Well, can give them an elevated, artisanal experience. I have fresh croissants that were just written up in the . And I have plenty of space! I have so many friends who are great thinkers and architects. Barnabas carried on, basically calling Mainspring uncultured. Mainspring had a prickly feeling, like the worst heat dome of midsummer. For their part, Barnabas couldn't bear the meanness they were inculcating inside themself. This feeling that they were small-time, no-account, a dilettante. At last, Mainspring had had enough--with the help of their city council and mayor, they offered the geographers a much-too-lavish deal that Barnabas could never hope to match. Totally worth it to hear Barnabas's stream of self-aggrandizing nonsense peter out as they realized they'd been defeated. "I'm going to show these geographers a time they'll never forget.

The sixth century monastery on the remote Isle of Lismore played an important role in medieval Scotland. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The Isle of Lismore in northwest Scotland is only slightly bigger than Key West and far less populated. This 14th century castle, Castle Stalker, is some 800 years younger than the monastery local residents found on the remote isle. About 100 miles northwest of Edinburgh in a rural corner of Scotland sits a tiny island with only 190 residents.

Work Won't Somebody Please Think of the Data Centers? Almost everyone hates them--and what they represent. I went inside the shadow industry that's trying to change your mind. Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. You're already subscribed to the aa_Christina_Cauterucci newsletter. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again, or manage all your newsletter subscriptions here .

Is the war entering a new phase? On the day of her 41st wedding anniversary, Vera Gulyaeva recalled her husband's life and death. In March, a Russian drone plunged into a bread line in the southern Ukrainian town of Oleshky, killing several people and wounding Serhiy Gulyaev, a retired 63-year-old driver. The Gulyaevs, who had met at a friends' wedding in 1985, lived in a small house they had built. They were reluctant to leave even after their children fled to Kyiv-controlled areas.

Court of Appeal to hear residents' parade challenge over Drumcree dispute A challenge to the decision to allow a controversial Orange Order parade to go down a predominantly nationalist road is due to be heard in court later. The deadlock over the proposed march in Portadown - opposed by residents of the Garvaghy Road - has lasted since last Sunday morning. The stalemate has reopened what was once the most bitter parading dispute in Northern Ireland, with stand-offs in the mid-to-late 90s accompanied by riots, roadblocks and killings. The fresh Court of Appeal application argues that the Parades Commission, the organisation that approved the march, had materially misdirected itself on the police assessment of the potential for disorder. The application also said the commission had not given an accurate representation of PSNI evidence in its decision.

Forced to call him'Dad': The trial over sexual abuse in a disabled care home that has shocked South Korea I was hurting inside, so I came to tell my story. These were Seo Mi-hyeon's first words to the police. Seo, who has an intellectual disability, struggles to form long sentences and can only communicate through brief words and gestures. But her memories of the abuse inflicted upon her were clear. She was one of three residents at a state-run care home in South Korea who were sexually assaulted by the home's director, in a case that has shocked the country and raised serious questions about state care for the disabled.

Image caption, The hikes are part of immigration policy changes introduced to manage Japan's growing foreign population Japan has raised fees for foreigners looking to reside in the country, with the cost of permanent residency going up 20 times to 200,000 yen ($1,270; £955). Those seeking permanent residency must now also meet new income, pension and Japanese-language requirements. Long lines formed outside immigration offices earlier this week as applicants sought to beat the fee hikes, with Tokyo's main immigration bureau reporting wait times of over seven hours. The fee increases are part of a series of changes to Japan's immigration policy under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, which aim ito manage its rapidly growing foreign population. In July, Japan implemented a five-fold increase in visa fees for all foreigners - its first visa fee hike in 50 years.

Loudoun County homeowners say noise from nearby Amazon Web Services and Microsoft data centers is constant and growing. Residents are urging sound barriers and property tax relief.