OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity
Disclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents
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The Ebola outbreak in the DRC has spread to two more health districts
The World Health Organization announced that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to two more health districts in the country. The total number of affected areas has reached 63 across se…
Trump administration weighs options to curb record US diesel costs - Bloomberg
Iranian airlines continued operating international flights on Wednesday after a US deadline aimed at grounding the country’s fleet by sanctioning companies that provide services to its carriers, Bloomberg reported.
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Peoples Bancorp Inc.
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application by Peoples Bancorp Inc., of Marietta, Ohio, to merge with Citizens National Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire Citizens Bank of Kent…
Brussels has called on EU countries to reduce their gas consumption due to rising prices
European Union leaders have called on member states to reduce gas consumption due to rising energy prices. This was reported by European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jørgensen in a letter to the heads of relevant ministr…
Burnham pledges extra £210m towards regenerating boarded-up high streets
The UK government has pledged £210m to regenerate high streets by taking boarded-up shops, pubs and clubs and turning them into shared workspaces, cafes and community hubs.
Manchester City found guilty of breaking Premier League’s financial fair play rules
Manchester City have been found guilty of the vast majority of more than a hundred charges related to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules, throwing English football into turmoil.
Putin Announced Plans to Develop a Strategy for the Development of Theaters, Museums, and Archives in Russia
President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is developing strategies for the development of specific cultural sectors. Among them, he highlighted the archival, theater, and museum sectors.
We Manchester City fans fear relegation and losing trophies … but club are bang to rights
It couldn’t have been more prophetic. In 2008, 15 years before Manchester City were charged with financial fraud, fans started singing “City’s going down with a billion in the bank” to the tune of Yellow Submarine. This…
The Guardian view on Trump and Xi: a show of friendship, but no real attempt to address the tensions | Editorial
Within days, two high-profile Chinese visitors will arrive in the US – envoys of friendship, as Xi Jinping described them when he met Donald Trump at the White House this week. The giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang,…
‘Major milestone’: TfL to launch new public bus operator in London
A publicly owned company, Buses for London, will start running services in the capital next year, Transport for London has announced.
Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, adding to election speculation
Ravinder Athwal, the economist who wrote Labour’s 2024 manifesto, is taking on a senior role as an adviser to John Healey, in a move likely to fuel speculation about an early general election.
ITI Capital Ltd enters special administration
On 25 September 2026, ITI Capital Ltd (ITI Capital) entered special administration. Duncan Perring and David Soden, both of Teneo Financial Advisory Ltd (Teneo), were appointed as special administrators.
Euractiv: EU countries to discuss tightening the migration pact
On September 26, the interior ministers of 18 European countries will gather in Munich to discuss amendments to the EU’s new migration and asylum pact. According to Euractiv, the parties, in particular, want to establis…
Twenty-four CFD firms closing in crackdown on misuse of UK authorisation
Twenty-one Contracts for Differences (CFD) firms have closed since 2025, following a FCA crackdown.
TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms
TalkTalk is scrambling to secure its future amid the threat of administration, closing in on deals to sell its consumer and broadband arms as it seeks to save 900 jobs.
David Beckham takes £39m dividend as World Cup deals drive record profits
David Beckham has taken a $51m (£39m) dividend from his business empire after a series of deals with brands for the Fifa World Cup.
NI's economic output rises, but businesses warn of rising costs
Economic activity in Northern Ireland in the second quarter of this year grew faster than the UK and Republic of Ireland, according to official figures.
‘Devastating’: council rejects Frome residents’ bid for regeneration project
Locals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate company
UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn
The gap between Britain’s food and drink exports and imports has neared its highest this century, as a combination of Brexit, war in the Middle East and US tariffs dented deliveries overseas while imports soared.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reportedly to be transferred to halfway home next year
Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022 but has seen her sentenced reduced several times
Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems
A huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s.
France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK
‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competition
Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.