OpenAI disbands mission alignment team, which focused on ‘safe’ and ‘trustworthy’ AI development OpenAI has disbanded a team that focused on — as the company itself described — ensuring that its AI systems are “safe, trustworthy, and consistently aligned with human values.” At the same time, the team’s former leader has been given a new role as the company’s “chief futurist.” OpenAI confirmed...

Lyft opens its ride-hailing app to teens Lyft launched teen accounts on Monday, a product that allows minors as young as 13 to hail a ride without an adult in 200 U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, and New York. The official launch comes two weeks after Lyft CEO David Risher announced on X plans to open the ride-hailing service to teenagers. Like its rival Uber, which also...

Stephen Colbert says network blocked interview with Democrat. CBS denies itStephen Colbert says CBS spiked interview with Democrat over FCC fearsGetty ImagesLate-night host Stephen Colbert has accused his network of refusing to broadcast his interview with a Democratic politician over fears of retaliation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).CBS, the network which hosts the programme,...

Will the transatlantic alliance survive? Will the transatlantic alliance survive? U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate NATO Observer Group, sit down with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly at the Munich Security Conference.

Australia police charge man with abuse of 459 childrenGettyAustralian police have charged a 27-year-old man with 596 child-abuse-related offences against hundreds of children.A man who "actively targeted" children on social media and gaming platforms has been charged with hundreds of child-abuse related offences against 459 victims in Australia and 15 other countries, Queensland police have...