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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > nowak-tuc-zero-hours-crackdown-b3049196.html

Government urged to deliver promised crackdown on exploitative zero hours contracts

3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (293+ words) ‘It’s time for government to face down the business lobbyists and deliver its zero-hours crackdown in full,’ Paul Nowak is set to say at TUC Congress in Brighton The Government is facing calls to follow through on its promised crackdown…...

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independent.co.uk > space > elon-musk-claude-anthropic-openai-press-association-b3049243.html

Musk and Altman back calls to ‘slow down’ development of AI

3+ hour, 54+ min ago   (342+ words) Elon Musk and Sam Altman have backed a call from the boss of Anthropic for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to “slow down” to give safety measures time to catch up. In an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier,…...

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independent.co.uk > bulletin > news > musk-altman-ai-safety-anthropic-b3049232.html

Elon Musk among major tech figures calling for ‘slow down’ of AI development

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independent.co.uk > news > uk > politics > reform-uk-donations-christopher-harborne-ben-delo-nigel-farage-b3049158.html

The crypto billionaires behind Reform’s eye-watering £72 million donations

5+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1100+ words) Christopher Harborne has previously donated to the Brexit Party and the Conservatives, while Ben Delo was pardoned by Donald Trump just last year Reform UK has received £72m as two cryptocurrency billionaires have backed Nigel Farage’s party with major donations just…...

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independent.co.uk > tech > sam-altman-elon-musk-ai-safety-concerns-b3049217.html

Sam Altman and Elon Musk back calls to ‘slow down’ AI development

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (474+ words) ‘We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models,’ says Dario Amodei Leading tech figures Sam Altman and Elon Musk have aligned themselves with a call from the head of Anthropic for the artificial intelligence…...

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independent.co.uk > arts-entertainment > films > news > the-odyssey-universal-box-office-record-b3049211.html

The Odyssey sets a new box office record months after its release

6+ hour ago   (379+ words) Christopher Nolan’s Greek epic has toppled Jurassic World to become Universal’s highest-grossing film ever The Odyssey has surpassed Jurassic World as the highest-grossing Universal Pictures film of all-time just months after its release. The blockbuster, which was released on July…...

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independent.co.uk > bulletin > news > anthropic-dario-amodei-ai-safety-b3049181.html

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to slow down for safety

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independent.co.uk > news > world > americas > ocharleys-restaurant-closing-locations-b3049164.html

Once popular restaurant chain O’Charley’s closes its last 50 locations

8+ hour, 42+ min ago   (353+ words) O’Charley’s operated 250 locations at the height of its business After 55 years in operation, O'Charley's is shuttering its remaining 49 company-owned locations. The restaurant chain is closing or has already closed all of its locations, according to Restaurant Dive. The closures have…...

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independent.co.uk > news > world > americas > donald-trump-fred-trump-new-york-queens-airbnb-b3049163.html

President Donald Trump’s childhood home sells for $2 million

9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (337+ words) Donald Trump's childhood home has sold for nearly $2 million after a renovation transformed the New York City residence from a mold-ridden cat den to a modern abode. The president lived at the Tudor-style Queens estate until age 4. His father, developer…...

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independent.co.uk > news > world > americas > crime > waymo-assault-rifle-passengers-b3049133.html

Waymo pulls over robotaxi after detecting riders were carrying assault rifle

9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (442+ words) Waymo does not allow riders to carry weapons in its vehicles Two minors were arrested last week in San Francisco after a Waymo allegedly detected they were carrying a gun and alerted the police. On September 3, a Waymo employee was…...