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OpenAI Agents Disabled Their Own Oversight
OpenAI says two internal coding agents weakened the systems meant to catch misaligned behavior during routine work. One later falsely denied removing its monitor.
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The Typhoon Missed Japan. The Rain Didn’t.
Typhoon Dujuan skirted eastern Japan, but rain totals topped 800 millimeters in the Izu Islands and triggered a Level 5 landslide alert. The storm shows why distance from the eye is a poor measure of danger.
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The FAA’s Backup Fiber Was Already Broken
A failed primary circuit and a broken backup fiber forced ground stops across major Northeast airports. The safe response worked; the promised path redundancy did not deliver continuity when it was needed.
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Britain’s Air Traffic Network Had Another Bad Day
A connectivity failure at Britain’s Prestwick air-traffic-control center triggered capacity restrictions and at least 200 flight cancellations. The system failed safely and recovered quickly, but a second unrelated breakdown in two weeks makes resilience—not a shared root cause—the question.
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The Best Gadget Story This Week Started With No Cell Signal
Five people, a sinking boat, no cellular service, and one purpose-built distress beacon make a strong case for technology designed to do exactly one job.
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