French air traffic controllers call off strike – sparing disruption for thousands of travellers | Money News

French air traffic controllers call off strike – sparing disruption for thousands of travellers | Money News

French air traffic controllers have called off their upcoming strikes, sparing travellers across Europe from disruption. The SNCTA (syndicat majoritaire des controleurs aeriens) union said it was halting its forthcoming industrial action from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 October, following agreements and the French prime minister’s postponement of the French finance bill parliamentary debate….

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These people turned to ChatGPT for information. They say it warped their reality: “Why would the AI lie to me?”

These people turned to ChatGPT for information. They say it warped their reality: “Why would the AI lie to me?”

On an April evening last year, 54-year-old Micky Small headed to the beach for a sunset date with a fellow Los Angeles-based writer named Aven. But her date never showed. “I was flipping out,” she said. “I was bawling, I was shaking.” Small wasn’t stood up β€” her “date” was a nonexistent character conjured by…

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Khamenei’s son is selected as Iran’s supreme leader; 7th U.S. service member killed

Khamenei’s son is selected as Iran’s supreme leader; 7th U.S. service member killed

WASHINGTONΒ β€”Β The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran entered its ninth day Sunday with no clear path toward de-escalation, as the U.S. announced a seventh American service member had been killed and Iranian state TV reported the selection of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son as his successor. Meanwhile, the price of oil surpassed $100 a…

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Budget 2025: Reeves vows to ‘defy’ gloomy forecasts – but faces income tax warning | Politics News

Budget 2025: Reeves vows to ‘defy’ gloomy forecasts – but faces income tax warning | Politics News

Rachel Reeves has said she is determined to “defy” forecasts that suggest she will face a multibillion-pound black hole in next month’s budget, but has indicated there are some tough choices on the way. Writing in The Guardian, the chancellor argued the “foundations of Britain’s economy remain strong” – and rejected claims the country is…

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