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New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate6:34 New warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway6:34 Amazon says it has suspended its partnership with 21 Air after one of the cargo carrier’s planes careened off a Miami runway last week and killed five people Russians are still fleeing abroad, citing fears of a new mobilization and a loss of freedom6:34 Some Russians have left the country this year amid rumors of a new mobilization of troops for the war in Ukraine as well as a crackdown on their personal freedoms What to Stream: 'Dancing with the Stars,' Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Tony' and 'Marvel's Wolverine'6:03 This week's streaming releases include the return of “Dancing with the Stars” with a two-night premiere on ABC and Disney+ Iran-US war latest: Houthis claim drone attack on Saudi base as military advance in Yemen intensifies6:03 The US military, which has previously struck Iranian vessels in the region, did not issue an immediate statement Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes6:03 Indonesian authorities have intensified efforts to find dozens of people missing a day after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry overturned in the Java Sea Losing a friend to suicide inspired me to skateboard the world’s longest coastal route5:31 Becky Gilmour has now tackled two monumental adventure challenges across Ireland in support of mental health charities – she tells Emma Henderson about how it has helped her to overcome grief North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated 'huge destructive power'3:55 North Korea says it has conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “the huge destructive power of concentrated fire.” Electric mobility brings Africa’s energy transition into the wild3:55 Electric motorcycles are bringing Africa’s energy transition into Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve, where rangers are using solar-charged bikes to patrol wildlife areas more quietly, and to pursue suspected poachers Japan’s biomass energy boom threatens further deforestation in Indonesia3:24 Expanding deforestation in Indonesia caused by the country’s wood pellet and chip industry is putting further pressure on tropical forests, Key Biodiversity Areas, and Indigenous territories in the archipelago, according to new satellite analysis from Indonesia-based nongovernmental organizations 12 crowd-free state parks that are just as beautiful as U.S. national parks — and they’re free2:52 The unsung heroes of the U.S.’s natural landscapes offer up everything from miles of hiking trails to rare wildlife and fairytale-worthy castles — and you don’t have to stand in line to enjoy them |