Flaws

• The 2026 World Cup is being hailed as a rousing success for FIFA and the U.S., characterized by an ambitious tournament expansion and standout performances from players like Erling Haaland. • The event set new records with over 6.8 million total attendees, averaging more than 65,000 fans per game. • Global viewership reached an estimated 5 billion people across all platforms, with 1.8 billion expected for the final, making it the most-viewed sporting event in history.

• The BBC released a four-minute campaign film titled "What Has The BBC Ever Done For Me?" featuring nearly 100 celebrities to promote the license fee. • The advert has faced heavy criticism, with detractors describing it as "nauseating" and "shameless self-promotion." • Star Romesh Ranganathan acknowledged the corporation's "flaws" while the campaign aims to justify the BBC's funding model.

• The White House has launched "Gold Eagle," a cybersecurity clearinghouse designed to help federal agencies, critical infrastructure operators, and AI developers patch security flaws identified by advanced AI models. • The initiative will utilize leading frontier models, including Mythos, and is the result of several months of collaborative design and conversation between the administration and industry leaders. • This effort matters as it leverages the power of AI to proactively identify and remediate vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by malicious actors.

• New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a nearly 13-minute address criticizing "blind patriotism" for ignoring systemic inequality and the nation's flaws. • Mamdani argued that America's greatest strength is its constant evolution and diversity, rather than a fixed identity. • The speech served as a critique of Donald Trump’s political movement, which Mamdani claims relies on a static notion of Americanism that marginalizes immigrants.

• A group of software and AI companies, led by the Linux Foundation, has formed a new alliance called Akrites to combat security flaws in open-source software. • The initiative establishes a shared security incident response team and a coordinated vulnerability disclosure process to better protect critical infrastructure. • The alliance was prompted by the rise of frontier AI models, which have significantly increased the speed and capabilities of malicious hackers.

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Exclusive: amid unrest, President William Ruto promised to give all Kenyans access to healthcare. But the algorithm favours the rich, an investigation has found An AI system used to predict how much Kenyans can afford to pay for access to healthcare, has systemically driven up costs for the poor, an investigation has found.The healthcare system being rolled out across the country, a key electoral promise of President William Ruto, was launched in October 2024 and intended to replace Kenya’s decades-old national insurance system. Continue reading...