The head of global ports operator DP World resigned Friday following scrutiny over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while an AI safety researcher quit Anthropic with a warning that the "world is in peril." In other news, the UK's media regulator fined a porn site £800,000 for age verification failings, and a researcher found a popular AI coding platform easily hacked.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem's departure from DP World came after newly-released files revealed he exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein over a decade, according to Reuters. DP World announced his resignation, effective immediately, naming Essa Kazim as chairman and Yuvraj Narayan as chief executive. Being mentioned in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing, and the BBC approached Sulayem for comment.
Meanwhile, an AI safety researcher, Mrinank Sharma, resigned from US firm Anthropic, sharing a cryptic warning that the "world is in peril." In his resignation letter shared on X, Sharma cited concerns about AI, bioweapons, and the state of the wider world. He stated he would pursue writing and poetry, and move back to the UK to "become invisible." This resignation followed a similar departure from OpenAI, where a researcher expressed concerns about the company's decision to deploy adverts in its chatbot.
In other technology news, a BBC reporter was able to hack the AI coding platform Orchids, a "vibe-coding" tool that allows users without technical skills to build apps and games by typing a text prompt into a chatbot. According to a BBC cyber correspondent, the platform's flaws pose a significant cyber-security risk. Experts have expressed concern over the ease with which such platforms can be hacked.
Also, Ofcom fined porn company Kick Online Entertainment SA £800,000 for failing to implement proper age verification measures. The media regulator said the company did not have "highly effective" methods to check UK visitors were over 18. Kick Online Entertainment has since brought in age checks, but was not complying with the law between July and December 2025, according to Ofcom. Message board 4chan will be fined £520,000 for failing to comply with the UK's Online Safety Law, according to its lawyer, who says the company will not pay. Suzanne Cater, director of enforcement at Ofcom, said it was "non-negotiable" for adult sites to have highly effective age verification.
Finally, Heathrow Airport's boss stated that Terminal 5 is not crowded, but people are walking in the "wrong place." Thomas Woldbye told an industry event that the terminal feels crowded because "all the British people keep to the left and all the Europeans keep to the right," and "they do that in both directions, so we get everybody crashing into each other." Heathrow is the UK's busiest airport.
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