The rules-based world order no longer exists, the German Chancellor has warned at a major security summit. Opening the annual Munich Security Conference, Friedrich Merz told other world leaders that our freedom is not guaranteed in an era of big power politics, and that Europeans must be ready to make sacrifice. He also admitted that a deep divide has opened between Europe and the United States. The conference is taking place on the backdrop of US President Donald Trump threatening Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland by pledging to annex the Arctic territory and his tariffs on imports from European nations. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was listening to Merz and will deliver his own speech on Saturday, earlier spoke of a new era in geopolitics.

Apart from the snow and the temperature Greenland does not have much in common with the Swiss alps. But the fight for the future of the island looms over the gathering of world leaders and businesses at the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week. Indeed the timing of Donald Trump's extraordinary threat must have had in mind this meeting. And that is beyond strange given the views of his base. Last year, he beamed himself into the WEF from the White House, appearing before an audience of largely bewildered European executives just two days after his inauguration.

Australia must "lean in hard" to the benefits of artificial intelligence or else risk ending up "on the end of somebody else's supply chain", according to the new industry and science minister, Tim Ayres, with the Labor government planning to further regulate the rapidly evolving technology. Ayres, a former official with the manufacturing union, acknowledged Australians remained sceptical about AI and stressed that employers and employees needed to have discussions about how automation could affect workplaces. The minister said Australia had "no alternative" but to embrace the new technology and seek to become a world leader in regulating and using AI. "It's the government's job to lean into the opportunity to outline that for businesses and for workers, but also to make sure that they are confident that we've got the capability to deal with the potential pitfalls," Ayres told Guardian Australia. "I think the Australian answer has got to be leaning in hard and focusing on strategy and regulation that is in the interest of Australians."

Pope Francis accused conservative bishops in the U.S. of holding a "suicidal attitude" in a new interview with CBS News that aired on Sunday. Pope Francis will meet with the leaders of the United States, Ukraine, France and India on the sidelines of the Group of 7 (G-7) summit in Italy's Borgo Egnazia, the Vatican said on Thursday. Francis, who in January warned against the "perverse" dangers of artificial intelligence, is due to take part in leaders' talks on the new technology on Friday. He is the first pope to take part in G-7 discussions. Pope Francis is seen at the weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 12, 2024.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A schoolboy has completed one of his largest portraits yet by using over 1,500 Rubik's Cubes to resemble the prime minister of the United Kingdom. Henil Soni is an 11-year-old from Harwich, Essex, England, who began his infatuation with the handheld puzzle when he was just five years old, according to SWNS, the British news service. Soni, who can now solve the well-known puzzle in mere seconds, is taking his talents to a larger scale by making portraits out of the colors on the cube.

Call it a comeback--with consequences not just for Intel but also the US government's hopes of maintaining a lead in artificial intelligence. The troubled chipmaker's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, announced today that Intel is relaunching and expanding its foundry business, which manufactures chip designs for other companies. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also appeared at the Intel event, where he announced that his company will use Intel's relaunched foundry to make future chips. That's a major coup for the chipmaker as it seeks to become relevant again and compete with the world's leading foundry, Taiwan's TSMC, which makes chips for customers that include Apple and Google. "We will need a reliable supply of the most advanced high-performance and high-quality semiconductors," Nadella said.

The world is heading towards a dangerous place where selective government outrage and "a la carte" application of international law are becoming the norm. The result is already damning: a crisis of credibility and the erosion of trust in international institutions and governments, putting in peril the rules-based world order. As the heads of Amnesty International and Center for Civilians in Conflict, two of the world's most prominent organisations for human rights and protection of civilians, we have a simple demand for the world leaders who will be coming together on Friday for the 2024 Munich Security Conference: Protect international humanitarian and international human rights laws which are the best tools we have for protecting civilians in times of conflict, and stop creating exceptions that weaken rights protection and endanger global security and stability. Unfortunately, in 2023, world leaders responded unevenly to the countless violations of international humanitarian and human rights law we witnessed in various conflicts across the world. They expressed outrage at the crimes committed by some warring parties while offering diplomatic cover for others.

Amid the growing clamor in Congress to regulate AI, the company is bringing in reinforcements. After years of outreach to lawmakers, OpenAI in fall 2023 disclosed its first in-house lobbyist, and reported that it is working with global law firm DLA Piper, according to federal disclosures. OpenAI to date has not advocated for or against any specific bill, Makanju says, but she anticipates that will change in 2024, especially with the Schumer effort that is underway. Makanju's team is also growing around the world, with more than 20 people in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Brazil.

Sam Altman will return to lead OpenAI less than five days after he was pushed out of one of the world's most valuable startups, setting off a shock back-and-forth drama that transfixed Silicon Valley and the global AI industry. Altman is returning as chief executive officer and the initial board will be led by Bret Taylor, a former co-CEO of Salesforce Inc. The other directors are Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary, and existing member Adam D'Angelo, the co-founder and CEO of Quora Inc. OpenAI is now working "to figure out the details," the company said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo. We are collaborating to figure out the details.

In his speech Thursday, Sunak announced a new global AI Safety Institute in Britain that would "carefully examine, evaluate, and test new types of AI." He offered few specifics about how the agency would function, and whether there would be any legal requirements for companies to submit their models for assessments. Sunak said the British government has invested 1 billion pounds in supercomputing, 2.5 billion pounds in quantum computers, and he announced an investment of 100 million pounds into the use of AI to discover treatments for diseases.