Five arrested over an alleged terror plot near a UK air base; OpenAI pauses training of AI models over security concerns; The Wallabies pull off a stunning upset over the world champion Springboks.
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- Five arrested over an alleged terror plot near a UK air base.
- OpenAI pauses training of AI models over security concerns.
- The Wallabies pull off a stunning upset over the world champion Springboks.
Five men have been arrested near a British air base used by the United States during its war with Iran, on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.
Police were called after three suspicious vehicles were seen travelling towards RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
An army explosives disposal unit is examining the vehicles, while people from around 85 homes are unable to return home.
US President Donald Trump has praised the joint British and American response.
“The arrest in the UK was fantastic --- working with Britain. It was an amazing job. We had them under investigation. They, they were looking to do big damage to our fort. And working with the British, worked out great. It may have been Scotland Yard, I don't know. We worked with a lot of them. We had them under view for a long time, and we got them. Thank you.”
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OpenAI says it has halted training on its latest models, while the company reviews a growing list of incidents involving AI agents searching government websites in unexpected ways.
Since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed one of the company's agents had accessed non-public Medicare data, similar concerns have emerged overseas.
The CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic have both been called to appear before an Australian Senate inquiry, although they can't be compelled to give evidence.
Senior lecturer in software engineering at Monash University, Dr Chetan says OpenAI should clarify the instructions its agent was given.
"Were there specific guardrails put around these AI agents that seem to have breached the Services Australia service? So, essentially the way I see it is it was not really a hack. It was a permissions problem. So, what I would ask them is if somebody had explicitly specified whether these agents should not do certain things and one of them being access such portals like Medicare portal."
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Businesses will soon be banned from adding a surcharge when customers pay by card, under changes coming in on October 1.
The Reserve Bank of Australia estimates the change will save consumers around $1.6 billion a year.
With the surcharge removed, businesses will need to choose to either absorb the cost themselves or lift prices slightly for consumers.
Pizzeria owner Paolo Meccariello says while he doesn't want to raise costs for customers, it might be the only option for his business to stay afloat.
"We heard the news. It's for sure it wasn't, you know, we started considering, what to do because it's, if you think about it day by day, it might seem like not a lot, but once you do the math for at the end of the year - it's a lot of money. So, it was like okay. That's another thing we have to consider to make the, you know, make the business work."
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At least 27 people have been killed in two mass shootings in South Africa, within hours of each other.
Seventeen people were killed and 15 wounded when several gunmen opened fire at a tavern in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg.
A second shooting near Cape Town left another 10 people dead and 11 wounded, with police still hunting for suspects in both attacks.
Wedela resident and eyewitness Siyabonga Vokwana says he saw eight masked gunmen.
“There are eight members, they put balaclavas and boots and they start shooting. And then they go and they come back for the second time, outside the cars are burning. People they are running all over the area but they are getting shot”.
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In sport, the Wallabies have defeated world champions the Springboks 42-38 in Perth in what’s been described as one of the most “chaotic” test matches in rugby history.
The Wallabies were shown four yellow cards late in the match, leaving the hosts with 11 players on the field.
Australia's lead was slashed to just four points in the final minutes, but the Wallabies managed to hold on in front of a crowd of more than 54.
The Wallabies will next face the All Blacks in Auckland on 10 October for the Bledisloe Cup Test, before a return clash on home soil on 17 October.
