In-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California 29. September 2026 (01:17) Police arrest couple in their 70s after Jonathan McKinsey, 40, found dead in park in Bay Area city of DublinA married couple in their 70s have been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing their son-in-law, a New York Times engineer, in broad daylight at a suburban Bay Area park.A police officer found Jonathan McKinsey, 40, lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds in a park in Dublin, California, a small city about 35 miles (56.3km) east of San Francisco. Around the time the officer discovered him, 911 calls began pouring in from witnesses reporting the shooting. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing 29. September 2026 (01:02) GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behavior and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafeOpenAI is scrapping the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation AI model planned for an October debut, over safety concerns raised by researchers during internal testing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.The model, expected to appear in ChatGPT and Codex, was designed to handle more complex tasks without human assistance, the report said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Samuel Alito steps aside in a major climate case amid scrutiny over oil stock holdings 28. September 2026 (23:47) Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US publicSupreme court justice Samuel Alito recused himself Monday from a major climate-change case after facing calls to step aside due to stock holdings in oil companies.A letter posted in the case did not specify a reason, but the conservative justice has previously recused himself from other cases involving companies where he holds stock. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
