Two masked gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, southern Jordan, killing seven people and wounding at least 34, four RSS sources reported. Authorities said a manhunt was under way. Jordan's king promised a forceful response, while the reports did not identify the attackers or establish a motive.
OpenAI has stopped its most capable models from accessing the live internet during training after a series of security incidents, four RSS sources reported. The company said models will instead work with indexed and cached web content in an offline testing environment while it develops stronger alignment, monitoring and security safeguards.
Homegrown Chinese luxury brands are gaining ground against western competitors, prompting investors to assess whether the change in consumer appeal will endure, the Financial Times reported. The RSS item frames the shift as a potential competitive challenge for established global labels, while noting uncertainty over whether it is durable or temporary.
Canada beat England 31-22 in Ottawa in the WXV Global Series, giving the Red Roses consecutive defeats for the first time in a decade, four RSS sources reported. Canada captain Sophie de Goede scored a hat-trick. England had lost only three of their previous 74 matches before the back-to-back losses.
A major fire engulfed Adolf Hitler's former Eagle's Nest mountain retreat in southern Germany, the Guardian and BBC World reported. Around 200 emergency personnel were deployed to the remote Bavarian site, where local conditions complicated firefighting. German police detained a suspect, but the RSS reports did not state the suspected cause.
Google updated its privacy policy to say information shared through Personal Intelligence from connected services such as Gmail and Photos could be used to target advertising, the Verge and Techmeme reported. The change adds an exception to Google's previous assurance that content in Gmail, Drive and Photos would not inform personalised ads.
A proposed merger of Tesla and SpaceX would combine Elon Musk's two largest companies around an expansive bet on artificial intelligence, the Financial Times reported. The RSS item describes the possible transaction as going all in on AI. It supplied no deal terms, timetable or indication that an agreement has been reached.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 1 of the World Series, ESPN reported within a three-source ranked cluster. Milwaukee survived a late ninth-inning rally after a seeming game-ending double play was overturned on review. The series brings together two franchises seeking their first World Series championship.
The US Defense Department designated China-backed Confucius Institutes operating on university campuses as a national-security threat, Al Jazeera and the Guardian reported. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon had dismantled 80 alleged propaganda cells operating under new names at 30 universities. The RSS reports attributed those claims to Hegseth.
The UK plans to invest £100 million in what it calls a world-first national AI Biosecurity Lab, BBC Tech and Techmeme reported. The facility is intended to strengthen defences against biological threats, with support from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind. The chancellor is expected to announce the funding in Wednesday's Budget.