‘Strawberry’ models can break down complex problems into smaller logical steps, an area where other AIs stumble OpenAI said on Thursday it was launching its “Strawberry” series of AI models designed to spend more time processing answers to queries in order to solve hard problems. The models are capable of reasoning through complex tasks and can solve more challenging problems than previous models in science, coding and math, the AI firm said in a blog post ..read more

Manager dealing with ‘volatile situation on and off pitch’ Club say Textor remarks ‘merely represent personal view’ Sean Dyche says he cannot focus on his Everton future while dealing with a “volatile situation on and off the pitch” after the club distanced themselves from comments from the prospective new owner, John Textor. Everton travel to Aston Villa on Saturday bottom after losing their opening three Premier League matches. Over the international break the focus has been on Textor’s potential takeover, which he is confident of completing before the 30 November deadline ..read more

Hull to partner Esther Henseleit in opening foursomes ‘Charley and Esther are a good match. They are friends’ Suzann Pettersen has sprung a shock as Europe begin their defence of the Solheim Cup by omitting Leona Maguire for the opening foursomes session in Virginia. Pettersen has turned to Charley Hull to lead Europe off at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on Friday morning. Hull and the European debutant Esther Henseleit will raise the curtain on the event against the world No 1, Kelly Korda, and Allisen Corpuz. Pettersen’s faith in Hull comes after the 28-year-old was pictured lighting up ..read more

UK PM responds to Putin’s threat that use of long-range British missiles inside Russia would put it at war with Nato Keir Starmer has told Vladimir Putin that he started the war in Ukraine and could end it at any time after the Russian leader warned that any use of long-range British missiles into Russian territory would put Nato at war with his country. The prime minister spoke en route to Washington to see US president Joe Biden as he sought to justify a western decision made behind closed doors that would allow Ukraine to attack inside Russia with partly British-made Storm Shadow missiles ..read more

Scott McAfee finds state prosecutors did not have authority to bring charges related to alleged filing of false documents A Georgia judge on Thursday dismissed two criminal counts in the United States’ 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump and one other count against allies of the Republican presidential candidate. The Fulton county judge Scott McAfee found that state prosecutors did not have the authority to bring those charges, which related to the alleged filing of false documents in federal court ..read more

Vice-president travels to swing state of North Carolina as Republican opponent says ‘there will be no third debate’ US politics live – follow updates Kamala Harris embarked on a drive to exploit her strong debate performance on Thursday, as the Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign pledged to intensify efforts to persuade voters in battleground states deemed essential to winning the White House. Meanwhile, her opponent Donald Trump – whose debate performance has been criticized even by some of his supporters – said that he would refuse to debate Harris again. “There will be no third deb ..read more

Marieha Hussain attended a London march against the war in Gaza carrying a sign depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts A woman who held a poster depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts during a London protest against Israel’s war in Gaza has gone on trial accused of a racially aggravated offence. Marieha Hussain, 37, pleaded not guilty as her trial began at Westminster magistrates court on Thursday morning. Prosecutor Jonathan Bryan said the term “coconut” was a “well-known racial slur which has a very clear meaning ..read more

Spaniard ‘disappointed’ to drop out Will ‘cheer Team Europe from afar’ Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week’s Laver Cup as he battles to regain full fitness, the Spaniard said on Thursday. Nadal last played at the Paris Olympics, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in the second round, before skipping the US Open due to concern about his fitness. The 22-time grand slam winner said at the time that he was targeting a return at the Laver Cup, from 20-22 September ..read more

Shows presented by eBay and Oxfam are first on-schedule at fashion week to exclusively feature preloved pieces If vintage fashion conjures visions of tea dresses and sweat stains, it is time to update your thinking. London fashion week kicked off in the capital on Thursday with clothes that might have been secondhand but felt very much of 2024. In an event space underneath a railway arch in Shoreditch, eBay, in partnership with the British Fashion Council (BFC), sent clothes by leading British designers from different decades down the catwalk, in a nod to it being London fashion week’s 40th an ..read more

Yossi Sariel takes responsibility for military surveillance unit’s role in intelligence failures before Hamas-led assault The commander of Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, has announced his resignation, publicly accepting responsibility for failings that contributed to the deadly 7 October attacks. Yossi Sariel said on Tuesday that he had informed his superiors of his intention to step down after the completion of an initial investigation into Unit 8200’s role in failures surrounding the Hamas-led assault last year ..read more