Anthropic claims Claude AI used for missile projects, global espionage
AI was used to develop missile guidance software and to power state-linked cyber-espionage operations, a new report reveals. Anthropic AI claims to have thwarted multiple malicious operations using its Claude models, ranging from cyber-espionage and weapons design to mass surveillance campaigns. AI-assisted missile and rocket developmentAccording to Anthropic’s threat report, the operators used Claude “in place of human software engineers”, reportedly assigning different instances of the model specific roles to write missile-guidance and flight-control software. The researchers’ warnings have led a growing number of US lawmakers to call for new rules to govern AI systems. Relationship with WashingtonRelations between Washington and the AI company remain fraught following a contentious standoff over ethical guardrails.
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September 11, 2026 04:48 UTC
Trump jokes Republicans can ‘cheat like hell’ in the midterms
Trump jokes Republicans can ‘cheat like hell’ in the midtermsNewsFeed Trump jokes Republicans can ‘cheat like hell’ in the midtermsUS President Donald Trump has jokingly asked Republican voters to ‘cheat like hell’ in the midterms, ‘like Democrats’. He made the comments at the RNC midterm convention in Dallas.
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September 11, 2026 04:07 UTC
Republican midterm convention wraps up in Dallas, Texas: Key takeaways
Dallas, Texas – Night two of the first-of-its-kind Republican midterm convention has wrapped up, with the party officially hitching its wagon to US President Donald Trump as it faces uphill legislative elections in November. Instead, the liberal response was largely contained to a small protest held near the American Airlines Center, where the Republican convention was taking place, with Democrats holding a rally at Dallas City Hall in the evening. “It’s no secret that Texas is generally a red state, so [the convention] may work in [Trump’s] favour,” she said. Texas lawmakers say banning ‘Sharia law’ a Republican priorityTwo Texas officials used their speeches on Thursday to decry “Sharia law“, highlighting the issue as a Republican priority. Republican candidate Mike Rogers criticised El-Sayed over campaign appearances he made with left-wing streaming commentator Hasan Piker.
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September 11, 2026 03:33 UTC
How a community living under demolition orders from Israel view UK sanctions
BBC's Middle East Correspondent Lucy Williamson visits the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar in the so-called E1 area, and the neighbouring Israeli settlement of Maale Admumim.
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September 09, 2026 22:17 UTC
Paul Adams: British-Israeli relations at lowest ebb in decades
Israel's furious response to the British government's decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank testifies to just how important this moment is. Britain took the brunt of Israel's anger, but the fact that 12 countries chose to move together clearly sharpened the sense of outrage. Officials in London always knew that such a dramatic shift in policy towards Israel-Palestine was going to elicit a hostile response, but seemed taken aback by the speed and ferocity of Israel's reaction. They tell you that Israel is deeply troubled by Tuesday's action by the UK and 11 other countries, which include France, Spain and Canada. Products manufactured in settlements may not represent a significant proportion of Israel's exports, but the political symbolism of singling these out for special treatment is powerful.
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September 08, 2026 21:46 UTC