A Brazilian au pair is facing sentencing in Virginia after pleading guilty to a murder-for-hire plot, while a prominent AI safety researcher has resigned from Anthropic with a stark warning about the state of the world. In other news, the UK's media regulator, Ofcom, has fined a porn site £800,000 for failing to implement proper age verification measures. Additionally, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Europe, preparing to address the Munich Security Conference.
Juliana Peres Magalhães, the au pair, confessed to scheming with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man. According to ABC News, she testified that she fatally shot Joseph Ryan in February 2023. The judge is scheduled to determine her fate at the Fairfax County courthouse. Magalhães stated she confessed "because she wanted to do good," not to secure her release from jail.
Meanwhile, Mrinank Sharma, an AI safety researcher, resigned from Anthropic, citing concerns about AI, bioweapons, and the broader state of the world. In his resignation letter shared on X, Sharma said he would pursue writing and poetry and relocate to the UK. This resignation follows another from an OpenAI researcher who expressed concerns about the company's decision to introduce advertisements in its chatbot. Anthropic, known for its Claude chatbot, had previously released commercials criticizing OpenAI.
In the realm of technology regulation, Ofcom fined Kick Online Entertainment SA £800,000 for failing to implement effective age verification measures on its pornographic website. The regulator found that the company did not have "highly effective" methods to ensure UK visitors were over 18 between July and December 2025. Message board 4chan is also facing a £520,000 fine for non-compliance with the UK's Online Safety Law, though its lawyer stated the company would not pay. Suzanne Cater, director of enforcement at Ofcom, emphasized that it was "non-negotiable" for adult sites to have highly effective age verification.
On the international stage, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Europe to deliver a major speech at the Munich Security Conference. BBC World reported that Rubio has spoken of a "new era" as he travels to the conference. The event is the first major global gathering since President Donald Trump's controversial remarks regarding Denmark's sovereignty. French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to prepare for independence from the US, while NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has stressed the importance of transatlantic bonds.
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