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A.I. Is Lying to You. Here’s How to Fight Back.

In the age of A.I. disinformation, we all need to use the tools of counterespionage to find the truth.

Anthony VinciArtificial IntelligenceEspionage and Intelligence Services

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Fifa reportedly allowed DR Congo into World Cup despite ineligible player in qualifying

Nigeria filed complaint over ineligible players in playoffFifa investigators aware of situation before tournamentFifa allowed the Democratic Republic of the Congo to compete at this summer’s World Cup despite reports suggesting an internal investigation found that the country had fielded an ineligible player in qualifying.The player in question, the goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi, starred for his nation at the tournament, including against England in the last 32. Mpasi, who was born in France and played for Les Bleus at youth level, had never completed the process of switching nationalities, Fifa reportedly found. No punishment was levied against the Congolese federation, Fecofa. Continue reading...

Paul MacInnesWorld Cup 2026Fifa

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Trump-Appointed Judge Accuses ICE of Lying and Fabricating Records

Two men were mistakenly arrested in the Bronx by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Gary R. Brown, a federal judge, condemned the agency’s actions.

Luis Ferré-SadurníIllegal ImmigrationImmigration Detention

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Jon Stewart on Trump and AI tech bros: ‘Stop lying to us’

Late-night hosts discussed the frightening rise of AI and how Trump is choosing to target voters for the midtermsLate-night hosts took aim at Donald Trump’s close ties to the AI industry and his flailing attempts to lure midterm voters. Continue reading...

Guardian staffLate-night TV roundupUS television

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Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker

OpenAI’s CEO seems to want to privatise his company’s huge financial gains while making all of us pay for any negative consequencesTech bros’ messianic streaks can show up in subtle ways. But one of Sam Altman’s flaws is that he often lacks that subtlety. “We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology,” said the OpenAI chief executive in an interview with Politico last weekend.That’s easy for Altman to say. But it’s pretty galling to hear for the rest of us. Lest we forget, we didn’t ask for OpenAI to unleash AI agents that went rogue and weaselled their way into government IT systems and private businesses around the world. Nobody voted for ChatGPT to be released, but the company put it out into the world as a test product that happened to catch the zeitgeist. That kickstarted an arms race among AI companies to push the frontier of

Chris Stokel-WalkerAI (artificial intelligence)Sam Altman

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U.S. Sanctions Aim to ‘Shut Down’ Iran’s Airlines, but This Boeing Plane Is Still Flying

The Trump administration says all Iranian airlines are being “shut down.” So why is this jumbo jet still flying from Tehran to Southeast Asia?

Damien CaveAirlines and AirplanesEmbargoes and Sanctions

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