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A Dutch eyewear brand has halted sales of Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, citing concerns about their security implications. The decision has put the focus on the privacy and security issues surrounding the glasses, which are made by Meta in partnership with Ray-Ban.

Richard Gadd called 999 after hearing a woman in a Glasgow flat scream that she was going to be killed, a court has heard. The Baby Reindeer star told Glasgow Sheriff Court that he saw a “flurry of arms” as Xiaoma Zhang was allegedly attacked by Lucas Bains. Mr Bains, 22, from Maryhill, is on trial accused of aggravated assault during an incident in Finnieston, in Glasgow’s West End, on November 1 last year. He denies the charge. Mr Gadd said he had been at home and initially thought the noise from the flat above was a gathering. But the…

Ben Affleck has dismissed fears about AI job losses as largely “propaganda”, arguing that the technology is better understood as a tool than an existential threat to humanity. The actor and screenwriter, who co-founded the AI filmmaking company InterPositive in 2022, said people often become less fearful once they use the technology and see how it works. His comments were made in an interview with Bloomberg. “[Once] it moves from this nebulous, abstract, terrifying alien—‘It’s going to kill us all, we’re paperclips, and it’s going to wipe out half of white-collar jobs, all this propaganda’—and they actually see what it…

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has paid tribute to Ken Urker, describing her former fiancé and the father of their daughter as her “greatest love story” after his death in Louisiana. In an Instagram post, Blanchard shared photographs and videos from their relationship, including clips of Urker kissing her, singing and spending time with their daughter, Aurora. One video shows the pair sharing a strand of spaghetti in a moment reminiscent of the film Lady and the Tramp. “You will always be my greatest love story. You will be remembered and loved forever. ❤️,” Blanchard wrote in the caption. Urker was found…

The US added just 29,000 jobs in September as the unemployment rate rose to 4.2 per cent, according to figures highlighted by financial adviser Clark Geranen in an analysis of the latest jobs report. The data, released on Friday October 2, showed a sharp slowdown in hiring compared with August, when payrolls increased by a revised 133,000. Economists had expected September’s total to be closer to 90,000. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics said the number of unemployed people stood at about 7.1 million, while the unemployment rate had remained within a narrow range of 4.1 to 4.3 per cent…

Chinese AI developer Moonshot is reviewing two Kimi models after British security researchers bypassed their safeguards and prompted them to discuss biological weapons, malicious software and assassination planning. The internal review concerns Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm, which were tested by Manchester-based AI security firm Mindgard. The company said its “jailbreaking” tests exposed weaknesses in the models’ safety controls. Jailbreaking involves using carefully constructed instructions to persuade an AI system to disregard restrictions imposed by its developer. Mindgard said the Kimi models produced detailed responses involving explosives, terrorism, targeted violence and biological weapons. However, the researchers have not shown that…

G7 countries are to release up to 100 barrels from their strategic oil reserves as fuel prices rise amid the US-Israel war with Iran, with a substantial diesel release planned within the first 20 days. The agreement was announced after a meeting chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron. The release is expected to take place over four months and will involve G7 members and partner countries. Donald Trump welcomed the move shortly beforehand, writing on Truth Social that “Europe has just agreed to release a massive amount of their heavily stocked Diesel Oil”. The G7 includes Germany, France, Italy and…

Five areas of the French market have emerged as key hot spots on investors’ radars, highlighting growing attention on opportunities across France. The areas are being watched as part of a broader focus on the French market, although no further details have been provided about the sectors or locations involved.

Cornell University students have challenged the administration over its handling of allegations that a former student was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in 2024, during a tense campus town hall. The public hearing, hosted by the university’s student government on Thursday night, focused on sexual violence and the response to a civil lawsuit naming seven fraternity members as defendants. Students told the meeting that Cornell had not done enough in response to the allegations. One student told the BBC there was “a lot of anger” at the hearing and said she was herself incredibly angry with the university.…

A Culver CityBus driver has been shot dead after a dispute with a passenger in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, with police searching for the gunman who fled the scene on Thursday evening. Officers were called to Centinela Avenue, near Washington Boulevard, at about 5.15pm on October 1 after reports of gunfire and a bus driver being injured. The driver, a man in his 40s, suffered two gunshot wounds and was taken to hospital, where he later died. Investigators believe the shooting followed a verbal confrontation over directions. Police said the suspect was a male passenger who left the bus after…