WEBVTT 1 00:00:14.250 --> 00:00:18.520 Good morning. It's quarter past six in the morning on Saturday the 17th of October. 2 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:21.590 This is Not Perfect News. I'm James. 3 00:00:21.710 --> 00:00:22.490 And I'm Julie. 4 00:00:22.610 --> 00:00:24.620 Here are today's main stories. 5 00:00:24.740 --> 00:00:30.130 A fatal shooting has occurred at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. 6 00:00:30.250 --> 00:00:35.600 A Russian national has been arrested in connection with the major Synnovis hospital cyber attack. 7 00:00:35.720 --> 00:00:42.550 The British government is considering imposing new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles amid trade talks. 8 00:00:42.670 --> 00:00:49.640 Coming up, artificial intelligence, technology, and today's feature: Meta releases Muse Spark Open AI model. 9 00:00:49.760 --> 00:00:54.860 This programme is researched and voiced using AI, and every source is on our website. 10 00:00:54.980 --> 00:00:56.450 Here's Julie with the world news. 11 00:00:57.150 --> 00:01:07.510 Thanks, James. A sixteen year old former pupil has killed three children and a teacher at a school in Oregon. The gunman was fatally shot by a parent, Kaylub Giamanco, who entered the building. 12 00:01:07.630 --> 00:01:16.650 A twenty eight year old Russian man has been arrested in Japan. Police say he is connected to the cyber attack that disrupted pathology services at London hospitals. 13 00:01:16.770 --> 00:01:28.660 Donald Trump has denied allegations that he influenced SpaceX to limit Ukraine's satellite internet access. Reports suggest the company imposed speed restrictions on military drone operations used by the country. 14 00:01:28.780 --> 00:01:30.730 Here's James with the UK news. 15 00:01:31.430 --> 00:01:42.890 Thanks, Julie. The government says it could impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to join the European Union manufacturing scheme. France and Germany have reportedly agreed to grant the United Kingdom partner status. 16 00:01:43.010 --> 00:01:52.650 Prime Minister Andy Burnham has invited the Scottish government to discuss deeper devolution for the region. He says he wants to move away from the singular focus on independence. 17 00:01:52.770 --> 00:02:03.610 Thames Valley Police feared Prince Andrew might obstruct property searches by citing royal authority. The High Court recently quashed those search warrants after police admitted they were unlawful. 18 00:02:03.730 --> 00:02:06.970 Here's Julie with the technology and AI news. 19 00:02:07.670 --> 00:02:24.700 Thanks, James. The Australian government has introduced the Digital Duty of Care Bill. It requires social media platforms to let users turn off algorithmic feeds in favour of chronological ones. Officials are also considering doubling maximum fines for companies that fail to comply with these safety rules. 20 00:02:24.820 --> 00:02:44.440 Researchers have confirmed an Israeli advertising firm used online adverts to deliver spyware to mobile devices. Citizen Lab says at least forty-five devices belonging to Al Jazeera staff were compromised. Industry experts warn this incident highlights a wider and systemic weaponisation of the digital advertising ecosystem. 21 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:47.430 Here's James with some updates on stories we've been following. 22 00:02:48.130 --> 00:03:02.050 Thanks, Julie. The White House previously ordered restrictions on Ukraine's access to the Starshield satellite network. While the service is now restored, Elon Musk maintains that usage limits are set by the United States government. 23 00:03:02.170 --> 00:03:08.930 Donald Trump has now issued a formal denial that he was involved in ordering any reduction in these services for Ukraine. 24 00:03:09.630 --> 00:03:15.330 Meta has officially launched a new artificial intelligence model named Muse Spark Open. 25 00:03:15.450 --> 00:03:19.560 This is an open weight model that uses a mixture of experts architecture. 26 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:25.810 The company describes it as the most capable open weight model currently available in the United States. 27 00:03:25.930 --> 00:03:32.960 It is designed for complex tasks like coding and agentic workflows where software performs actions for a user. 28 00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:36.700 This follows the release of the smaller Muse Glimmer model back in August. 29 00:03:36.820 --> 00:03:43.200 For developers, this release is a significant moment as it challenges the dominance of closed source AI providers. 30 00:03:43.320 --> 00:03:50.810 Optimists argue that providing such high capability tools to the public democratises access and accelerates innovation. 31 00:03:50.930 --> 00:03:57.130 They point out that the mixture of experts architecture allows for high performance without massive computational costs. 32 00:03:57.250 --> 00:04:03.690 However, some sceptics worry that these models could be used to generate harmful content without strict guardrails. 33 00:04:03.810 --> 00:04:09.360 Others question Meta's strategy, suggesting this might be a tactical move to influence industry standards. 34 00:04:09.480 --> 00:04:15.950 There is also an ongoing debate about what the term open weight actually means compared to open source. 35 00:04:16.070 --> 00:04:21.990 Independent verification of the model's performance against proprietary systems is still underway. 36 00:04:22.110 --> 00:04:28.560 The community is currently testing the hardware requirements needed to run such a large model on consumer devices. 37 00:04:28.680 --> 00:04:35.410 Reports suggesting a collaboration with Apple to optimise the software for Mac Studio hardware have not been confirmed. 38 00:04:35.530 --> 00:04:41.590 This release shifts the frontier of what is available to independent developers with the power to run it. 39 00:04:41.710 --> 00:04:46.970 It is certainly changing the landscape for anyone building agentic AI applications. 40 00:04:47.090 --> 00:04:53.040 The model is specifically built to handle long horizon tasks that require multiple steps to complete. 41 00:04:53.160 --> 00:04:59.430 This represents a departure from earlier models that were limited to simpler or single turn interactions. 42 00:04:59.550 --> 00:05:05.660 Researchers are now focused on how this architecture manages complex reasoning over extended periods of time. 43 00:05:05.780 --> 00:05:11.260 Some industry observers note that the training data for Muse Spark Open remains proprietary to Meta. 44 00:05:11.380 --> 00:05:16.540 This restriction is a key factor in the ongoing debate about the true nature of open weight systems. 45 00:05:16.660 --> 00:05:22.530 The release is expected to trigger a wave of new experiments from independent developers across the globe. 46 00:05:22.650 --> 00:05:28.690 Many are eager to see if it can perform as reliably as established closed source alternatives. 47 00:05:28.810 --> 00:05:34.440 The industry will be watching closely to see how this impacts the broader development of agentic software. 48 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:39.340 I suppose we will soon see just how much power these models really need to run smoothly. 49 00:05:39.460 --> 00:05:44.050 Indeed, my desk might need a serious cooling upgrade before I try running it. 50 00:05:44.170 --> 00:05:47.800 Let us hope it does not end up as a very expensive heater. 51 00:05:48.500 --> 00:05:52.200 Thanks, James. Before we go, a reminder of today's main stories. 52 00:05:52.320 --> 00:05:58.580 Police are investigating a fatal shooting at the Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon today. 53 00:05:58.700 --> 00:06:04.140 Officers have also arrested a Russian national in connection with the recent major cyber attack on hospitals. 54 00:06:04.260 --> 00:06:09.890 You'll find all our sources, the transcript and chapters at news.notperfect.biz. 55 00:06:10.010 --> 00:06:14.560 This programme is made with AI, so please check the linked sources for anything important. 56 00:06:14.680 --> 00:06:17.110 That's all from us this morning. I'm Julie. 57 00:06:17.230 --> 00:06:20.290 And I'm James. Thanks for listening, and goodbye.