A government review of the Personal Independence Payment (Pip) has concluded the system is "unfit for purpose" and "dehumanising" for claimants. The interim report highlights deep-rooted problems and suggests radical reform is needed, while stressing any changes must be financially sustainable.
OpenAI will release its GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna models to the public on Thursday, two weeks after a limited rollout to trusted partners at the U.S. government's request. The company believes in broad access and is expanding preview access globally.
A federal report identifies telemarketers, advertising staff, and accountants as most exposed to AI job displacement. While widespread losses haven't occurred, the government plans to regulate AI and support workers with training.
The Timms review, established to reform the Pip benefit system in England and Wales, releases an interim report this week. Aiming for fairness and future fitness, the review addresses long-standing criticisms of complex assessments and inconsistent awards, following a controversial attempt to cut benefits.
Hungary's new government, led by Prime Minister Peter Magyar, is reviewing the financing of the Paks-2 nuclear power plant project, a Rosatom initiative, as part of efforts to address the state budget's "terrible state" and a projected 7% GDP deficit.
President Trump signed an executive order requiring AI companies to voluntarily submit new models for government review 30 days before public release, a reduction from previous proposals due to industry pushback.
Graduates feel exploited as "cash cows" to fund pensions due to student loan changes, MPs heard. Critics compare the "sneaky" alterations to loan terms to mis-selling scandals, with interest rates increasing debt beyond original amounts.
Google, Microsoft, and xAI have agreed to provide the US government with early access to their AI systems, including models with reduced safeguards, for national security risk assessment by the Commerce Department's CAISI.
UK government is urgently reviewing sentences for three teenage boys convicted of rape, deemed "unduly lenient". The victims' families and officials express concern over the focus on rehabilitation over custody, with one victim detailing lasting trauma.
The UK government is urgently reviewing the sentences of three teenage boys who avoided custody for raping two girls, after widespread criticism that the youth rehabilitation orders were too lenient.
The Trump administration is drafting legislation that would require AI companies to submit powerful models for government review before public release. The policy reversal was triggered by Anthropic's Mythos, an AI model capable of autonomously finding tens of thousands of software vulnerabilities across every major operating system—too dangerous, Anthropic decided, for public release.
A Filipino mother reveals her teenage son endured six months of bullying after standing up for a classmate, including name-calling, social isolation, and suicidal thoughts. The school's only response was a discipline committee talking-to with no meaningful consequences. The case emerges amid new government measures following two high-profile school bullying incidents, introducing a clearer punishment framework allowing suspensions of 5-14 days for repeat offenders.
