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Family of man killed in shooting at Florida State University to sue ChatGPT and OpenAI

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T12:00:32+00:00

Lawyers for Robert Morales’s family said chatbot ‘may have advised the shooter’ on how to carry out shootingThe family of a man who was killed at Florida State University last year plans to sue ChatGPT and its parent organization, OpenAI, for allegedly telling the accused gunman how to carry out the mass shooting.Lawyers for the family of Robert Morales wrote in a statement they had learned the shooter was in “constant communication with ChatGPT” ahead of the shooting, and that the chatbot “may have advised the shooter how to commit these heinous crimes”. Continue reading...

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‘We can’t increase prices any more’: UK hospitality firms hit by cost triple blow

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T12:00:31+00:00

Struggling pubs reel from rising business rates, wages and energy bills, with customers at limit of what they will payNick Evans is staring in vain at columns of numbers, trying to make them add up to a profit. He is a co-owner of the Old Crown Coaching Inn in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, a pub and hotel whose rich history is etched into its crooked wooden beams and cosy snugs.Oliver Cromwell stayed here in 1645. A room believed to have been used by the notoriously severe “hanging judge” Lord Jeffreys to condemn rebels now stages happier encounters: it is the honeymoon suite. Continue reading...

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Guerra in Iran, news. Trump: “Dazi al 50% a chi vende le armi a Teheran”. Prime due navi a Hormuz

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-08T11:58:05+00:00

Ok alla proposta del Pakistan: accordo per una tregua di due settimane, concordata anche la riapertura dello Stretto. Israele: “Avanti con le operazioni in Libano”. Venerdì al via ai negoziati di pace, ci sarà Vance. Pasdaran: “Abbiamo ancora il dito sul grilletto, non ci fidiamo delle promesse Usa”

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Bocciato dal ministero della Cultura anche il film su Federico Aldrovandi

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-08T11:53:17+00:00

Tra i titoli esclusi dal contributo che dovevano essere prodotti in Emilia-Romagna oltre ad “Aldro vive” anche l’ultimo lavoro di Margherita Ferri, l’autrice de “Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa”

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Олександр Кацуба: "Енергонезалежність України - наслідок падіння промисловості, а не зростання видобутку"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-08T11:45:00+00:00

Суттєве скорочення імпорту газу Україною не є ознакою зростання власного видобутку, а радше наслідком скорочення споживання через стагнацію промисловості. Про це розповів підприємець у сфері енергетики...

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EU to ‘convey concerns’ to US about Vance’s Hungary intervention – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T11:43:04+00:00

US vice-president has praised Orbán and criticised EU and UK energy policies in speech at private school in BudapestOh, you can see where this is going to go.In his second question, the moderator tries to bait JD Vance into criticising Ukraine, as the chair asks about what he says are “Ukrainian intelligence services attempting to influence” elections in the US or Hungary.“I’ve also been told that the vice-president of the United States coming and saying that Viktor Orbán is doing a good job and is a helpful statesman to the cause of peace, that’s foreign influence. But what’s not foreign infl

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Middle East crisis live: Iran to stop uranium enrichment and US to ‘work closely’ with country, Trump claims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T11:37:20+00:00

President says ‘deeply buried’ material will be dug up and removed but Tehran has previously refused to agree to such a conditionUS and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of HormuzWhat is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?A genocidal threat, and then the US president, Donald Trump, blinked – without any apparently meaningful concessions from Iran. As in so much concerning the second Trump administration, the two week ceasefire “deal” that will see the strait of Hormuz reopened – if it can be described as such – is maddeningl

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Airing of Bafta racial slur breached BBC standards, corporation finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T11:36:08+00:00

Executive complaints unit finding relates to broadcast of N-word during awards ceremonyThe BBC breached its editorial standards by broadcasting a racial slur during the Bafta film awards ceremony in February, the corporation’s executive complaints unit has found.More details soon … Continue reading...

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Watch: Pro-regime Iranians gather in Tehran

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-08T11:29:33+00:00

Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.

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Перемир’я між США та Іраном: що втратить РФ від паузи у війні

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-08T11:26:00+00:00

Після заяв президента США Дональда Трампа про двотижневу паузу у війні проти Ірану акції летять вгору, нафта падає униз. Скільки від цього ефекту втратить Росія? Ціна Brent різко впала приблизно з пікових...

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What to Know About the U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-08T11:24:46+00:00

The agreement to pause the fighting for two weeks came hours after President Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization.” Much remains uncertain.

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Watch: When will fuel prices go down?

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-04-08T11:23:35+00:00

The BBC's Nick Marsh takes a look at whether fuel costs will get cheaper now the US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire.

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"У росіян настрій - стрілятись": експерт розкрив, як дрони ЗСУ змусили ворога визнати реальність

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-08T11:21:00+00:00

Киричевський назвав позитивною новину про те, що "Генерал Черешня" і хорватська компанія будуватимуть підземний завод компонентів для БПЛА.

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Britons warned about Russian hackers targeting internet routers for espionage

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-08T11:20:45+00:00

Expert stresses importance of keeping routers updated and checking for unusual activity, as hackers could ‘take you to fake sites’Russian hackers are exploiting commonly sold internet routers to harvest information for espionage purposes, the UK’s cybersecurity agency has said.The hack could allow attackers to obtain users’ credentials, redirect them to fake sites, and potentially access other devices on their home network such as phones and PCs, said Alan Woodward, a professor at the University of Surrey. Continue reading...

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