Mediators are working to broker a US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain
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OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns
OpenAI will not release its new AI model - GPT-6.1 Astra - due to safety concerns, the ChatGPT-maker confirmed on Tuesday. The AI system - which performs tasks like browsing the web and using apps by itself - "didn't quite meet the bar" of the company's standards, Saachi Jain, head of safety systems at OpenAI, said. On Tuesday, OpenAI also issued an update on incidents - that occurred in June but were not made public until last week - in which its models accessed Australian government websites and systems without authorisation.
Hurricane Polo threatens Southwest U.S. with flooding. See its path.
Hurricane Polo could bring "life-threatening winds and flash floods" to Mexico's Baja California Sur and nearby Sonora and then heavy rain and flooding to parts of the U.S.
New giant pandas from China arrive in Atlanta zoo
Zoo Atlanta said giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Sunday morning.
Russia hammers Ukraine's capital with major daytime drone strike
A wave of Russian strikes hit Ukraine Monday, killing at least 7 people, including a woman hit by a daytime strike on the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv.