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Anthropic becomes the face of AI resistance in DOD feud
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Pete Hegseth pushed the artificial intelligence developer for expansive access to its potentially lethal creation. CEO Dario Amodei isn’t apologizing for pushing back.
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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China could be co-opting ChatGPT to suppress dissidents
In the Spotlight A new report indicates China’s use of AI is significant
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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‘Incredibly terrible’: Russia’s plans for nuclear weapons in space
In The Spotlight Moscow’s ‘alarming ambitions’ could cause a ‘Cuban Missile crisis in space’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Death in Lyon: the growing violence in French politics
Talking Point The death of Quentin Deranque has revealed the violence within the anti-fascist movement, and shown how the Right are ‘shamefully exploiting’ this tragedy
By The Week UK Published
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: ‘author of his own misfortunes’
In The Spotlight Warning signs about the former prince’s profligacy and poor judgment predate Epstein associations
By The Week UK Published
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Pakistan and Afghanistan are in ‘open war’ amid growing regional troubles
In the Spotlight Both sides have fired shots at each other
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Jesse Jackson obituary: charismatic civil rights leader who ran for president
In The Spotlight Jackson was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. before carving out his own place in the African-American struggle
By The Week UK Published
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The end of the infinite scroll?
In The Spotlight European Commission has taken aim at TikTok’s ‘addictive’ design
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why are people nostalgic for 2016?
In the Spotlight If you ask social media, 2026 is the new 2016
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Why Obama’s White House didn’t ‘see Trump coming’
In The Spotlight Newly released oral history of the Obama years suggests Trump was a blind spot for the Democrat
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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NHS vulnerable to ‘fragile’ supply chains
In the Spotlight Short of painkillers, hearing-aid batteries and hip-replacement products, our health service is too dependent on unreliable supplies from overseas
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Palestine Action and the trouble with defining terrorism
In the Spotlight The issues with proscribing the group ‘became apparent as soon as the police began putting it into practice’
By The Week UK Published
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Quentin Deranque: a student’s death energizes the French far right
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Reactions to the violent killing of an ultraconservative activist offer a glimpse at the culture wars roiling France ahead of next year’s elections
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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James Van Der Beek obituary: fresh-faced Dawson’s Creek star
In The Spotlight Van Der Beek fronted one of the most successful teen dramas of the 90s – but his Dawson fame proved a double-edged sword
By The Week UK Published
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A Hitchcockian nightmare: why are we in such a flap about pigeons?
In The Spotlight The birds are ruffling feathers in Norwich and being culled in Manchester
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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