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 at Anthropic quit with a warning that the "world is in peril." Elsewhere, Amazon's Ring ended a deal with surveillance firm Flock Safety after facing backlash, and the boss of Heathrow Airport said the terminal isn't crowded, but people are walking in the "wrong place." In Bangladesh, a new leader is expected to take power after a landslide election victory.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem's departure from DP World, effective immediately, came after newly-released files revealed the Emirati mogul exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein over a decade, according to Reuters. The BBC approached Sulayem for comment. Essa Kazim was named chairman and Yuvraj Narayan as chief executive.
Meanwhile, Mrinank Sharma, an AI safety researcher at US firm Anthropic, resigned, citing concerns about AI, bioweapons, and the state of the wider world, according to a report by the BBC. Sharma shared his resignation letter on X, stating he would pursue writing and poetry and move back to the UK to "become invisible." This follows another researcher's resignation from OpenAI, who shared concerns about the company's decision to deploy adverts in its chatbot.
Amazon's Ring also canceled a partnership with Flock Safety, a firm that operates a network of cameras and license plate readers, after facing scrutiny over its privacy practices, according to the BBC. The deal, announced in October, would have allowed agencies working with Flock to retrieve video captured on Ring devices. The decision came days after a Ring advertisement aired during the Super Bowl sparked widespread backlash.
At Heathrow Airport, CEO Thomas Woldbye told an industry event that Terminal 5 is not crowded, but people are walking in the "wrong place," according to the BBC. "All the British people keep to the left and all the Europeans keep to the right," he said, making the terminal feel crowded "when it's not actually."
In Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman is expected to become the new prime minister after a landslide election victory, according to the BBC. This marks a shift in Bangladeshi politics, where the Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have alternated holding power for decades.
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