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The Seattle Times and Newsday have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that their journalism was used to train artificial intelligence systems without permission. The publishers warn in their lawsuit that the rapid expansion of generative AI could leave the news industry “broken beyond repair” by allowing technology companies to profit from work produced by news organisations. The claim describes generative AI as “a snake eating its own tail”, arguing that the technology could ultimately “destroy the very organizations” responsible for creating the journalism on which it relies. It alleges that products including ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot consume large volumes of…

Three members of a family, including a child, have been found dead with apparent gunshot wounds inside a burning home in Maywood, California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies and firefighters were called to a property in the 5000 block of East 61st Street at about 2.30am on Saturday after reports of a structure fire. Once the flames had been extinguished, emergency crews searched the house and discovered the bodies of a man and woman in their late 40s and a boy aged under 10 in a bedroom. All three were pronounced dead at the scene. The…

Taylor Fritz’s US Open challenge ended in dramatic fashion as the ninth seed surrendered a two-set lead against Francisco Cerundolo, leaving only four of the men’s top 10 seeds still in contention at Flushing Meadows. The American appeared in control after taking the opening two sets, but Argentina’s 24th seed fought back to win 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in a four-hour contest on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Cerundolo raised his level as Fritz began to make uncharacteristic errors, completing one of the tournament’s most significant comebacks so far. The result brought an early end to the home hope’s campaign and…

Chancellor John Healey will attempt to reassure jittery financial markets on Monday when he sets out Labour’s plans for economic growth in his first major speech since taking charge of the Treasury. The address comes as rising government borrowing costs threaten to squeeze the room for manoeuvre ahead of the Government’s first Budget on October 28. Investors have been selling bonds amid concerns over inflation, public spending and the wider global economic outlook. Healey is expected to stress that fiscal discipline remains central to the Government’s approach, while presenting growth as the route to stronger public finances and higher living…

A boa constrictor named Princess has won a role at New York’s Metropolitan Opera after auditioning for a part in Mozart’s Così fan tutte. The snake will appear briefly in the production, which relocates the 1790 opera to a Coney Island-inspired amusement park in the 1950s. A second boa, Nala, has been chosen as understudy. Princess wins the Metropolitan Opera audition The auditions were overseen by Zoe Ziegfeld, a carnival performer and opera actor who plays a snake charmer in the production. Each animal was handled, lifted and observed under conditions designed to resemble its appearance on stage. Ziegfeld assessed…

Noel and Liam Gallagher appear unexpectedly generous towards one another in a new Oasis documentary, offering a striking contrast to the 15-year estrangement during which the brothers traded a succession of public insults. Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, where the Gallaghers arrived together to promote the film documenting their reunion tour. The documentary follows the brothers as they returned to the stage for Oasis Live ’25, while also examining the relationship that brought the band to an acrimonious end in 2009. It includes the pair’s first joint interview in more than…

Earth Garden is an interactive globe that lets users explore the world through field recordings, replacing traditional radio broadcasts with the sounds of natural and urban environments. The project draws on recordings uploaded to Freesound, an open audio platform, and links them to locations around the globe. Visitors can move across the map to hear everything from waves breaking on remote Atlantic islands to crickets in Tanzania and rain falling on the streets of Manhattan. Its concept is similar to Radio Garden, which allows users to tune into live radio stations by rotating a digital globe. Earth Garden instead uses…

Grand Canyon officials are to shut off drinking-water supplies at three points along the Bright Angel Trail on Sunday, as the park conserves limited reserves following last week’s deadly flash floods. From 10am on 6 September, potable water will no longer be available at the 1.5-Mile Resthouse, the 3-Mile Resthouse, or the Havasupai Gardens day-use area and campground. The National Park Service has not said when supplies will be restored. The restrictions come as crews assess extensive damage to trails, bridges, utilities and other infrastructure in the inner canyon. A flash flood on 29 August damaged the Transcanyon Waterline, the…

At least 22 people have died after a fire tore through a wedding reception in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, during the night of Friday 4 September into the early hours of Saturday. The blaze broke out at the Panacée reception hall in Lingwala, northern Kinshasa, while guests were celebrating. Several others were injured and taken to hospitals across the city, according to the local authorities. Norbert Mushinga, mayor of Lingwala, said the provisional death toll stood at 22 but warned that it could rise. The building, located near the National Museum of the Democratic Republic…

A 16-year-old boy has died after the scrambler he was riding was struck by another vehicle in County Clare, with the driver leaving the scene. Bryan Lowe was found unresponsive beside the L3050 at Cottage Cross, near Cloonlara, shortly after 11pm on Friday, September 4. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The collision happened close to the Clare-Limerick border, around 7km from Limerick city, where Bryan attended secondary school. Gardaí said a second vehicle was involved but failed to remain at the scene. Officers from Henry Street Garda station in Limerick are leading the investigation. The road was preserved…