North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly selected his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his heir, according to South Korea's spy agency. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the assessment based on a "range of circumstances," including her increasing public presence at official events, as reported by BBC World.
The NIS's assessment comes after Kim Ju Ae has been seen accompanying her father at high-profile events in recent months, including a visit to Beijing in September, her first known trip abroad. The agency stated it would continue to monitor whether she attends North Korea's party congress. Little is known about Kim Ju Ae.
In other news, Apple and Google have agreed to make changes to their app stores in the UK following an intervention from the UK markets regulator, as reported by BBC Technology. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the tech giants committed to not giving preferential treatment to their own apps and would be transparent about how others are approved for sale. The CMA's head, Sarah Cardell, stated the proposed commitments "will boost the UK's app economy."
Meanwhile, an AI safety researcher has resigned from US firm Anthropic with a warning that the "world is in peril," according to BBC Business. Mrinank Sharma shared his resignation letter on X, citing concerns about AI, bioweapons, and the state of the wider world. He plans to pursue writing and poetry and move back to the UK. This follows a similar resignation from an OpenAI researcher who expressed concerns about the company's decision to deploy adverts in its chatbot.
In Barbados, Prime Minister Mia Mottley secured her third election victory, with her Barbados Labour party winning all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, as reported by The Guardian. The opposition leader was ousted in the election.
Finally, Canadian police have identified the suspect in a school massacre in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, that left nine dead, according to The Guardian. The suspect, an 18-year-old with a history of mental health problems, is believed to have killed six people, including a teacher and five students, in the attack on Tuesday.
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