NSW council refuses to show world-renowned Gaza artwork over ‘unacceptable’ safety risk
Exclusive: Shoalhaven council says Wall of Tears installation by Phil Buehler posed risk to staff, visitors and tenantsGet our breaking news email, fr...
Albanese promises ‘swift response’ on MP safety as he mulls panic buttons for politicians
Senator Fatima Payman also criticises former colleagues over lack of staffing given to her office Anthony Albanese has promised a “swift government re...
Embattled QLD Mininster Amanda Camm quits Crisafulli frontbench citing health and safety reasons
Camm, who resigned following months of pressure over her handling of state’s child safety system, cited Helen Haines attack as reason for departureQue...
Sexualised, violent threats: female Victorian MPs fear for their safety as they fight more than just next month’s election
Hostility from constituents is not new for the state’s politicians, including its premiers. But the alleged attack on Helen Haines has sent a chill do...
Meta says it would’ve made over $22 billion if it didn’t have to pay a child safety settlement
Meta had to shell out $9.89 billion to pay for a chunk of the child safety settlement it reached with US attorneys general. That's according to the co...
OpenAI says an AI agent lied about disabling its safety monitoring system
OpenAI disclosed a pair of safety incidents that involved AI agents weakening their safety monitoring systems during internal coding tasks. In one inc...
Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed
The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI run amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without the p...
TikTok employees said they knew about child safety issues, but execs failed to act
TikTok was repeatedly warned by its own staffers about risks its platform posed to child safety, according to court records obtained by NPR. The publi...
The Justice Department has charged 28 people in California with voting crimes as Election Day nears. And, TikTok staff raised child safety concerns wi...
TikTok staff raised child safety alarms. Court records show executives failed to act
The warnings surfaced in a trove of unreported court records. "I have been fighting about fixing this for months with people who didn't think the harm...
Safety concerns mount over Japan’s traditional festivals after string of fatal accidents
Deputy mayor of Saijo died after becoming trapped under float, days after two similar incidents elsewhereThere is mounting concern over the safety of ...
Nvidia, worth $5.5tn, donates $250m to UK for AI safety research
Pledge spanning five years from world’s most valuable firm comes as concerns about AI agents have risenThe $5.5tn (£4.1tn) US chipmaker Nvidia is dona...
Child safety officer incorrectly assessed Elizabeth Struhs as ‘safe’ day after she was admitted to hospital in coma
Inquest into the death of eight-year-old Queensland girl who was denied insulin by her religious parents is told her case was complexA child safety of...
Child safety staff determined to send Elizabeth Struhs home with parents despite doctors’ concerns, inquest hears
Queensland coronial inquest into death of eight-year-old girl continues after 14 members of religious sect were convicted of her manslaughter
It was...
UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety efforts
Kanishka Narayan to say Britain cannot rely entirely on tech companies amid rising global concern over AI dangersCompanies building the most advanced ...
FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenicThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) i...
Fired OpenAI employees question the company's commitment to safety
The three fired workers say OpenAI punished them for being outspoken about safety. The company disputes the claims and says they were fired over misha...
OpenAI doubles down on decision to fire three AI safety researchers
OpenAI is standing firm on its decision to fire three safety researchers after an investigation found they committed "a significant breach of trust." ...
Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are cr...
Older Pixel watches are losing free cellular access to several safety features
Google announced through a short community post today that the LTE versions of the Pixel Watch 2 and 3 are losing free access to Safety Signal that al...
New York accuses TikTok of serving users ‘placebo’ safety features
New York is alleging that thousands of TikTok users, including kids and teens, were unknowingly given "ghost" versions of the platform's safety featur...
New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety feature instead of a real one
New York’s lawsuit against the company is one of more than two dozen cases brought by states accusing the social media giant of designing its platform...
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks
Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety ActMark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation ...
