77 m. ago AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say

Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdownWhen HAL 9000, the artificial intelligence supercomputer in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, works out that the astronauts onboard a mission to Jupiter are planning to shut it down, it plots to kill them in an attempt to survive.Now, in a somewhat less deadly case (so far) of life imitating art, an AI safety research company has said that AI models may be developing their own “survival drive”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago TikTok star & model Emman Atienza’s tragic cause of death revealed as she died aged 19 after moving to LA to find fame

TIKTOK star and model Emman Atienza died by suicide at her home in Los Angeles, officials have confirmed. The 19-year-old bravely opened up to her one million followers online about her mental health struggles before her tragic passing. Emman’s famous Filipino father, TV host and weatherman Kim Atienza, announced the death of his young daughter on Friday. The beloved...

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2 h. ago Worrying hidden signs in 'fake mum's' shock apology after fooling family with baby DOLL

Kira Cousins confessed to faking her pregnancy and the birth of her 'daughter', with the truth unravelling after a newborn doll was found in her bedroom

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2 h. ago Top talent agent Melanie Blake quits day job to be 'queen of the bonkbuster'

Melanie Blake opens up exclusively about clawing her way to success after a difficult upbringing and giving up a long career as a talent agent to the stars to focus on her bestselling novels

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2 h. ago WWE icon about to murder daughter's killer inside court until desperate act

The WWE icon was left devastated when his daughter Marissa was murdered by her boyfriend Charles Warren Reynolds, who strangled her to death in 2003

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2 h. ago James Martin shares huge TV secret going back 20 years that 'a lot of people don't know'

James Martin has been a mainstay of Saturday morning TV for two decades, but the TV chef has now shared a major secret that he has kept throughout his 20-year television career

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2 h. ago WWE icon smuggled blade into court for horrifying purpose during trial

The Iron Sheik was a WWE champion who was known for his feuds with the likes of Hulk Hogan and Sgt Slaughter, but his life spiralled out of control after the murder of his daughter

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas hidden health battle she's kept secret for years

Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas has been taking on a whole new role while taking a break from the BBC dance show, and she has now opened up about her own personal experiences

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2 h. ago Ghost hunter captures moment 'Ed Gein's spirit' talks to him after Netflix smash

EXCLUSIVE: Lee Steer said he made contact with the notorious serial killer on October 7 - days after Charlie Hunnam's portrayal of him in 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' hit UK screens

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2 h. ago Top celebrity agent Melanie Blake quits day job to be 'queen of the bonkbuster'

EXCLUSIVE: Melanie Blake opens up exclusively about clawing her way to success after a difficult upbringing and giving up a long career as a talent agent to the stars to focus on her bestselling novels

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2 h. ago Man 'downed Jägerbombs with girlfriend's brother then killed him', court told

Stephen Bates, 42, is on trial accused of murdering Martin O'Donovan, 42, by running him down with his car during an argument in April, Liverpool Crown Court was told

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2 h. ago ‘Lovely’ skip boss, 35, dies after getting caught up in ‘waste sorting machine’ in horror industrial accident

A "LOVELY" skip boss, 35, was killed after becoming caught in a "waste sorting machine" in a horror industrial accident. Daniel Wenn tragically died after becoming entangled in heavy machinery at a depot in Norfolk, an investigation has revealed. Paramedics sadly pronounced the 35-year-old dead at the Norman Wenn Skip Hire site at 9am on Monday....

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3 h. ago 'I hate my girlfriend but we're like fighting tigers in bed – I can't quit the crazy sex'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who hates himself for being addicted to his raunchy lover

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4 h. ago Teenage killer who murdered man on canal towpath tries to overturn conviction

Nasir Al-Shumari was jailed for 14 years for the murder of Ahmed Alsrhan

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4 h. ago Tim Dowling: after a year of ignoring each other, the cat and the dog have declared war

We arrive home from holiday to discover our pets scrapping constantly. Are they enjoying themselves? It’s hard to tellWe arrive home from our holiday to another household altogether: the oldest one, the middle one and the oldest one’s girlfriend have been in charge for more than a fortnight. The food in the fridge is strange, sourced from unfamiliar shops. The kitchen table looks like the centre of a boiler room stock fraud operation, with computer screens everywhere and power cords dividing the space at waist height. Below the sink, the dog and the cat are scrapping. After more than a year of avoiding each other, both animals have suddenly gone on the offensive.“They fight?” I say. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Death row inmate yells 'I didn't kill anybody' in chilling last words before he's EXECUTED after burning man alive over $200

The 54-year-old was convicted in 1995 for helping to kidnap and burn alive 32-year-old George Huguley.

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5 h. ago The new shepherds of Spain: African migrants take up a neglected rural trade

A government program in Spain is training African migrants as shepherds to tackle rural depopulation and job shortages

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5 h. ago Six metres below ground, a hospital treats Ukrainian soldiers injured by Russian drones

Doctors at the secret facility are able to perform amputations while others monitor zigzagging drones overheadScrubby trees hide the entrance. A sloping wooden tunnel descends to a brightly lit reception area. There is a surgery unit, equipped with beds, cardiac monitors and ventilators. And shelves full of medical equipment, drugs and neat piles of spare clothes. In a staff room with a washing machine and kettle, doctors keep an eye on a screen. It shows the movements of Russian spy drones as they zigzag in the sky above.Welcome to Ukraine’s secret underground hospital. The facility opened in August and is the second of its kind, located in eastern Ukraine not far from the frontline and the city of Pokrovsk, in Donetsk oblast. “We are 6 metres below the earth. It’s the safest way of providing help to our injured soldiers. And it keeps medical personnel safe,” said the clinic’s surgeon, Maj Oleksandr Holovashchenko. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Six metres below ground: inside the secret hospital treating Ukrainian soldiers injured by Russian drones

Doctors at the secret facility are able to perform amputations while others monitor zigzagging drones overheadScrubby trees hide the entrance. A sloping wooden tunnel descends to a brightly lit reception area. There is a surgery unit, equipped with beds, cardiac monitors and ventilators. And shelves full of medical equipment, drugs and neat piles of spare clothes. In a staff room with a washing machine and kettle, doctors keep an eye on a screen. It shows the movements of Russian spy drones as they zigzag in the sky above.Welcome to Ukraine’s secret underground hospital. The facility opened in August and is the second of its kind, located in eastern Ukraine not far from the frontline and the city of Pokrovsk, in Donetsk oblast. “We are 6 metres below the earth. It’s the safest way of providing help to our injured soldiers. And it keeps medical personnel safe,” said the clinic’s surgeon, Maj Oleksandr Holovashchenko. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Men in balaclavas with guns and gas masks stormed the caravan to kill husband, but her plan went so wrong

Balaclavas, imitation guns, gas masks, cable ties, and a fake suicide note - the full story of how a wife and her lover planned to murder her husband

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