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How can you vote in an election if you can't tell what is real?
Elections are more impacted by artificial intelligence than ever before, with millions being spent on ads to try and win over voters.
This week AI Decoded investigates how artificial intelligence is transforming modern elections, and whether democracy is prepared for the consequences.
Joining us are Oren Etzioni, one of America's leading AI scientists and founder of TrueMedia.org, Sahil Shah, co-founder of Say No to Disinfo, and Priya Lakhani, CEO of Century Tech and a regular contributor to AI Decoded.
In this video:
0:00 - AI election ads
7:40 - Who is funding them?
9:47 - Is it legal?
12:55 - Can you avoid AI influence?
The death toll is continuing to rise after two trains collided south of Madrid in Spain. Watch live for updates on what we know so far.
More than 500 passengers were travelling on the trains involved, and the death toll "will almost certainly rise", according to the spokesperson for the regional government.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he is "shocked by the serious train accident" and is in constant contact with the transport minister.
Rail operator Adif says the incident occurred between a Renfe train and another of the Iryo company, which covers the Madrid to Seville route.
A spokesperson for the Spanish emergency services tells AFP "all resources are currently being deployed" including "several fire crews, three helicopters, and two mobile intensive care units".
Death toll rises to at least 30 after a collision between two trains in Spain's Toledo province. It's the third rail disaster in the country this year. Follow live updates. https://t.co/00lAVd3FIW https://t.co/KwXvn8Ow1N
AI Decoded looks at the surprising alliance between Meta and Apple raises one of the biggest questions facing the AI industry. As technology companies invest hundreds of billions into ever-larger data centres, two former Silicon Valley rivals are backing a different vision: powerful AI models that can run locally on advanced desktop computers rather than relying entirely on the cloud.
For years, bigger AI has meant bigger infrastructure. Vast data centres now consume enormous amounts of energy, water and land, while communities around the world are increasingly pushing back against their expansion. But what if there was another way? What if businesses could run powerful AI systems from their own offices, on machines sitting beneath their desks?
Host Marc Cieslak is joined by Ben Hatton, consumer technology specialist and Nate Soares, AI safety researcher and author, for a fascinating discussion on whether Apple's hardware and Meta's open-weight AI strategy could signal a major shift in the future of computing.
Russia and Ukraine have both praised a surprise statement from US First Lady Melania Trump.
The first lady "successfully secured" a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, the White House said.
It said the truce in the "front-line war city on the brink of disaster" without medicine, food and clean water would begin on 29 October.
Ukraine and Russia confirmed the deal was agreed to evacuate residents and deliver aid. They both said their forces would stop firing at 02:00 GMT on 27 October.
🇺🇸 The White House says First Lady Melania Trump brokered a temporary humanitarian ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in Oleshky to allow aid and civilian evacuations. Russian and Ukrainian military leaders say they will observe it. #Oleshky https://t.co/a9gMv7bk9z
Organisations around the world have been scrambling to protect their websites from attacks, after what's being called an "unprecedented flaw" was found in the PHP programming language that runs much of the internet.
AI had a role in discovering the flaw but just how vulnerable is the internet?
In this video…
1:07 - What is PHP
1:36 - How the flaw was found
3:01 - What if it's not fixed
3:33 - Impact worldwide
4:23 - Advice for website owners
5:08 - The man who found the flaw
5:35 - Is this good news?
6:34 - Is the internet at risk?
8:21 - Could we see more flaws?
#CyberSecurity#PHP#bbcnews
Using PHP in Blogger
Blogger does not allow the use of PHP directly, but there are methods to integrate PHP into Blogger.
Websites have been taken down worldwide after critical weaknesses were revealed in a programming language which powers much of the internet. Governments and agencies are urging websites to address the problem immediately.
The vulnerabilities were found within the PHP programming language. The flaws were discovered by AI, with cyber-security experts saying are were the most severe vulnerabilities ever discovered by the technology, which is reshaping the cyber security landscape.
The US National Security Agency issued a warning for organisations to take their systems offline if they are unable to immediately apply a fix, which has now been issued. The governments of France and Finland were among those ordering shut down of some web services, along with many private organisations around the world. Japan’s prime minister urged people to check if their publicly accessible websites ran on PHP.
The vulnerabilities were discovered by cyber-security researchers at the firms Calif and Wiz and were part of a program started by the internet firm OpenAI, called Patch the Planet. They discovered the issue after being given access to the AI company's advanced AI tools, in order to find and fix flaws in web development language.
OpenAi said the discovery was "one of the most impactful security issues in recent memory". The flaws had gone undetected for more than a decade. It’s estimated that around 70% of the internet could be vulnerable to the threat.
It had been intended to release details of the issue later this month along with a fix, or software patch, or the problem. However details of the flaw were leaked on social media, forcing PHP Foundation to rush out an announcement of the vulnerability and its huge scale.
Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Tidy.
A small group of U.S. officials has been discreetly advising state governments on how to prepare for the possibility that the Trump administration will attempt to interfere in November’s midterm elections, according to people involved in the effort. https://t.co/Ro1F7JDwbs
Donald Trump is going to be dragged kicking and screaming to give evidence in his own lawsuit against the BBC after dodging a date set to give evidence to the BBC before his trial.
Trump reluctantly cancels live-streamed execution.
And the last remaining vaguely sane person in Trump's administration... might be on her way out.
Hundreds have been arrested across France during a day of major protests over falling education standards and the cost of living.
In Paris, protesters are clashing with riot police - you can watch live above.
A tourism office has been set on fire in Lyon, while protesters have broken into and damaged town hall buildings in Lille and Marseille - the interior ministry condemns what it calls "targeted acts of violence".
Massive protests in France against the high cost of living and the deterioration of public services. https://t.co/H3FUK6kcvC
Masked men have been filmed attacking Palestinians harvesting olives near the occupied West Bank village of Abu Falah.
The footage shows trees being set on fire while gunshots can also be heard. Israeli military vehicles were also spotted at the scene.
According to one Palestinian organisation attacks have affected more than 147,000 olive trees in the occupied West Bank in the last two years.
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks.
Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://t.co/9YLUuU9ktP https://t.co/0SrFcIW4as
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia hit a power plant in Ukraine "immediately after" US President Donald Trump announced what he called an energy ceasefire.
Zelensky said Ukraine is willing to back an energy truce if Moscow does as well, adding that it could "become a major step toward ending the war."
So far, the Kremlin has not commented on the idea, which could see both sides pausing attacks on each other's energy facilities.
Trump has been urging Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian oil infrastructure so Moscow can fulfil a recently struck deal to release diesel to the US and the global market.
The agreement, which the US president said would lower fuel prices, has angered members of his own party, who joined with Democrats in claiming that it was a ‘financial lifeline’ to a murderous regime and a violation of US law. https://t.co/1zeX82j6aZ https://t.co/8cdsI0Vi1H
The primary cause of rising energy costs is the president’s war against Iran, not Ukraine. American voters will punish him
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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election after suffering a major defeat over housing reforms.
It's after protests sparked by the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal after her rent rose sharply.
So - how did we get here?
00:00-01:10 Intro
01:10-02:24 Why did Pedro Sanchez call an election?
02:24-03:53 What's at the heart of the housing protests?
03:53-04:50 What do the polls say?
04:50-05:50 Are Spaniards divided on housing issues?
05:50-06:53 Pedro Sanchez on the global stage
06:53-07:33 What are the key election issues?
07:33-08:19 What happens next?
#BBCNews#Spain#PedroSánchez#BBCNews
OpenAI has announced it will not release its latest AI model due to safety concerns.
Its GPT-6.1 Astra system, which performs tasks like browsing the web and using apps by itself, "didn't quite meet the bar" of the company's standards, according to Saachi Jain, head of safety systems at OpenAI.
It comes as breaches by major AI firms' models intensify the debate about risks posed by the tech - with Anthropic underlining its concerns AI might threaten humanity as it prepares to go public.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly “we have crushed Iran’s military”, after dozens of delegates left the chamber and refused to listen to his address.
In Washington, US President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has asked him to return to the ceasefire agreed with Iran in June.
Meanwhile, Saudi-led forces have said the Iran-backed Houthis fired six missiles at two Saudi Arabian cities. And Iran has threatened to paralyse airports in neighbouring countries if they stop commercial Iranian flights in response to US aviation sanctions.
Police in Spain's North African territory of Ceuta used batons and fired rubber bullets into the air to control crowds, as they moved hundreds of migrants from beaches to a tent camp. Tens of thousands of migrants crossed from neighbouring Morocco to Ceuta in July. At least 100 people died in the attempt. Though most of the migrants went back, several thousand have remained in the Spanish territory.
Also in the Global News Podcast:
03:36 South Korean President Lee Jae Myung rejects Donald Trump’s calls for troops to join the war in Iran
06:20 Russia holds its first parliamentary elections since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
09:49 A deadly attack on a mosque in Pakistan
11:44 More than 30 people accused of illegal mining in Nigeria have died in custody
14:24 Experts tell us whether – and how – AI could try to kill humans
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confirms the UK will ban the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank.
The move by the UK comes as Israel plans to develop 1,200 new homes in the occupied territory.
But what is it?
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen answers questions on its history and its future. #WestBank#Israel#UK#BBCNews
