France probes baby formula producers over contamination recallsGetty ImagesProsecutors in Paris have opened investigations into five baby formula manufacturers after several issued mass recalls over concerns their product contained a toxin.Nestle, Lactalis, Danone, Babybio and La Marque en moins will be probed over whether there was any criminal wrongdoing in distributing baby formula that may...

Anthropic’s India expansion collides with a local company that already had the name As Anthropic expands into India, a local software company has filed a court complaint saying it was already using the name “Anthropic,” spotlighting how the rapid global push of AI firms can collide with local incumbents. The filing comes amid Anthropic deepening its focus on India, announcing an India office...

The trap Anthropic built for itself Friday afternoon, just as this interview was getting underway, a news alert flashed across my computer screen: the Trump administration was severing ties with Anthropic, the San Francisco AI company founded in 2021 by Dario Amodei and other former OpenAI researchers who left over safety concerns. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had invoked a national security...

Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisisPaul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent Getty ImagesThroughout his two terms in office, US President Donald Trump has not been shy to criticise – even to attack – Washington's Nato allies.But his latest suggestion – that failing to secure the Strait of Hormuz would be "very bad for the future of Nato" – implies an understanding of the...

Azerbaijan says Iran struck its territory, as war spills over borderKönül KhalilovaNews editor, BBC AzerbaijaniSocial MediaThe airport in Nakhchivan sustained a direct hit and Ilham Aliyev said the strike would not go unansweredThe war in the Middle East has spilled over Iran's northern border, with Azerbaijan saying Iranian drones struck its Nakhchivan exclave on Thursday. The airport terminal...