ANTHROPIC said Claude led the discovery of a molecular machine that the company believes may represent a novel gene‑editing mechanism, but it cautioned the precise biological function remains unclear.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary said advanced US drones and modern combat aircraft were destroyed, exposing Washington's claimed restored military strength as a paper tiger and undermining its self-styled superpower standing.

Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in August, above economists' 4.5% forecast, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. Employment increased by 39,500 versus an expected 20,000, while the participation rate rose to 67.1% from 66.9%. ABS head of labour statistics Sean Crick said the share of people moving into unemployment from outside the labour force was higher than in recent years. The report is the last major data point before the Reserve Bank of Australia's end-September meeting and complicates the RBA's 'slightly tight' labour market assessment: higher participation may reflect a stronger labour supply or rising cost-of-living pressure driving more people to seek work.