The head of global ports operator DP World resigned Friday following mounting pressure 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 failing to implement proper age verification measures, and a researcher found a popular AI coding platform was easily hacked.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem's departure from DP World, effective immediately, followed the release of files showing he exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein over a decade, according to Reuters. While being mentioned in the files does not indicate wrongdoing, the company announced Essa Kazim as chairman and Yuvraj Narayan as chief executive.
Meanwhile, Mrinank Sharma, an AI safety researcher, shared his resignation letter on X, citing concerns about AI, bioweapons, and the state of the world. He stated he would pursue writing and poetry and move back to the UK. This resignation came in the same week that an OpenAI researcher also resigned, expressing concerns about the company's decision to deploy adverts in its chatbot.
In the realm of technology, a BBC reporter was able to hack the "vibe-coding" platform Orchids, which allows users to build apps and games by typing text prompts. The ease with which the platform could be hacked demonstrated the risks of allowing AI bots deep access to computers, according to experts.
Ofcom, the UK's media regulator, fined Kick Online Entertainment SA £800,000 for failing to implement "highly effective" age verification measures, as required by law between July and December 2025, according to BBC Technology. Suzanne Cater, director of enforcement at Ofcom, said it was "non-negotiable" for adult sites to have highly effective age checks. Additionally, message board 4chan will be fined £520,000 for failing to comply with the UK's Online Safety Law, though its lawyer said the company would not pay.
In other news, Heathrow Airport's boss stated that Terminal 5 was not crowded, but people were walking in the "wrong place." Thomas Woldbye told an industry event that the terminal felt crowded because "all the British people keep to the left and all the Europeans keep to the right," leading to people "crashing into each other."
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