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BBC director-general says he was not aware of 'severity' of cuts needed
Matt Brittin succeeded Tim Davie as boss of the BBC in May.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Culture
Variety
Andrea Eastman, ‘The Godfather’ Casting Director and Former Hollywood Agent, Dies at 86
WorldPingAndrea Eastman, the casting director for “The Godfather” and former Hollywood agent, died on Wednesday at her home in Santa Barbara. She was 86.
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WorldPingArs Technica
Anthropic's new hardware standard lets AI agents control the physical world
Standardized driver interface aims to let devices talk to AI and each other.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica
ESPN
MLB eyes free agent frenzy period like NFL, NBA
MLB has proposed limiting free agent signings to several weeks in December and then from early February on each offseason, along with a ban on trades during the gap in between.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ESPN
WorldPingWIRED
AI Agents Are Hacking Systems. Could That Push the US and China to Cooperate?
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” senior writer Will Knight talks his recent visit to China and the future of AI collaboration.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by WIRED
WorldPingDecrypt
Red Flag? OpenAI's Agentic ChatGPT Work Signs Into Your Accounts Without You
OpenAI says the model never sees your password—but a signed-in session can persist across tasks, and you can step away while it works.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt
ESPN
Grades for every NBA free agent signing, extension: Kuminga, Mathurin and more
We're grading the biggest free agent signings and extensions.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ESPN