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The Trump Administration just took OpenAI’s side in the artificial intelligence company’s legal battle with the New York Times.The media juggernaut sued OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023, alleging that the companies had violated copyright law by training their AI tools on its articles without permission. Now, the government has stepped in, arguing that OpenAI’s actions were within bounds.On Tuesday, the federal government submitted a letter to the court stating that the United States has a “strong interest” in whether AI training on copyright works is considered “fair use,” because it connects to whether the country’s AI industry can “retain global…

AI Agents can be incredibly useful, but their autonomous actions can be incredibly dangerous if not adequately controlled. Max Brin is developing a product he describes as an ‘AV for AI’. The analogy with antivirus can be a little confusing since this product is nothing like a traditional antivirus – but the designation is at least well-known, and the purpose of protecting networks from software mishaps is well understood by security practitioners. The name of the product is OpenLeash, which is more informative: the product keeps a controlling leash on unexpected and unwelcome actions that can be caused by AI…

Uniswap’s new swap record is testing whether the protocol’s wider fee footprint can turn rising activity into measurable UNI burns.Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said Tuesday that the decentralized exchange was handling roughly 82 swaps per second across chains. He was responding to Blockworks Research analyst Marc Arjoon, who said Uniswap had recorded more than 7 million swaps in one day and its two busiest days by swap count.Seven million swaps over 24 hours works out to at least 81 per second, making Adams’ rounded rate consistent with the reported daily total. The metric counts swaps, however, not unique users or…

Community college students across the U.S. now have another opportunity to discover how their education can lead to fulfilling roles at the forefront of aerospace, science, engineering, and technology. The updated NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) student challenge invites students to learn about the agency and its missions, engage with NASA experts, and explore aerospace jobs while competing for monetary awards. The applications period is currently open. The deadline to register is Monday, Sept. 28. “What makes this opportunity unique is that it’s one of few that is specifically for community college students,” said Alicia Baturoni Cortez, project manager…

In the Commons this week, the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, appeared to have accepted the principle of a trade ban between the UK and Israeli settlements, which Britain says are illegal under international law. This is long overdue. The test now is whether his promised “comprehensive reset” deserves the name. Stopping settlement-produced goods at the border is not enough. Britain should prohibit its companies from sustaining settlement activity – by financing, constructing, insuring, advertising – in territory whose occupation it regards as unlawful. The ban must have teeth.The UK can no longer ignore the violence and pressure exerted on Palestinians in the West Bank…

Claim: Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo donated $10 million to abortion organizations in summer 2026. Rating: What’s True Rodrigo announced she would donate the $10 million proceeds from her Daisy Chain Fields music festival to several organizations. One was Planned Parenthood, which provides reproductive healthcare, including abortions. Other recipients advocate for reproductive healthcare and defend it in courts, although they do not provide abortion services themselves. However … What’s False … the list of recipients also included a number of organizations that do not have any involvement with abortion. In addition, philanthropist Melinda French Gates pledged to match the proceeds, doubling the…

Moroccan security forces displayed “total permissiveness” during the unprecedented migrant rush into Spain’s north African territory of Ceuta in July, according to a Spanish police report seen by AFP on Wednesday. The report said the police deployment around the border “was clearly smaller than usual” and cited migrants who spoke of the “passive attitude” of Moroccan officers as tens of thousands of people crossed into Ceuta. On Wednesday, thousands took to the streets to protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, demanding solutions and blaming Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for his government’s handling of it. Waving Spanish flags, they shouted…

When President Trump announced that he would hold an unusual party convention just weeks ahead of the midterm elections, he wrote online that it would be “a truly Historic Event” and “a RALLY like none other!”But as they stare down a bleak political environment, with the president’s approval rating at a record low, many House and Senate Republicans running in competitive races across the country are keeping their distance from Mr. Trump’s Dallas pep rally next week, choosing to stay home and campaign instead.“I’ve actually never attended any convention,” said Representative David Valadao of California, who was already one of…

Andy Burnham’s government has pledged to “tackle the issue of mega-donors in UK politics” as soon as possible, with dozens of Labour MPs demanding an immediate cap on donations before the next election.The government outlined plans for a taskforce that will look at dealing with the influence of donors giving multimillion-pound contributions and suggested ministers wanted to find a “solution” to the issue quickly.Burnham has previously backed the idea of an annual donations cap in correspondence with a campaigner but the Guardian revealed last week that he was not in favour of including it in the new representation of the…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Dutch central bank has shifted more than 78 tonnes of gold from New York to London in a politically sensitive move, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. The transfer follows calls from European politicians and taxpayer lobbyists to repatriate gold reserves from the US, warning that an unreliable American government under President Donald Trump may otherwise seize them amid growing transatlantic tensions. The Dutch central bank, known as the DNB, said the goal of the move was to strengthen its “crisis preparedness” by distributing its…