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Lindsey Graham’s sudden death sends shockwaves through Congress as politicians mourn and mull his replacement – as it happened U.S. launches fresh strikes on Iran as Tehran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank Toronto shooting: two dead and four injured at Salsa on St Clair street festival Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people, officials say US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’ Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets Lindsey Graham tributes from Israel and Ukraine point to complicated, often bloody legacy Girl, 9, among at least six killed in Israeli Gaza attacks - say Palestinian officials Largest housing affordability bill in decades becomes law without Trump's signature Ukraine's prime minister steps down as country 'is changing its political strategy' Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy South Korea chip maker SK hynix rides AI boom raising $26.5bn in huge US listing China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall Mitch McConnell reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silence US chemical accidents rising as Trump rolls back protections, report finds Scoop: Platner privately told staff he'll formally exit Senate race Monday How former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani built Qatar’s economy Vapes to have less enticing names and flavours to protect children Lindsey Graham’s sudden death sends shockwaves through Congress as politicians mourn and mull his replacement – as it happened U.S. launches fresh strikes on Iran as Tehran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank Toronto shooting: two dead and four injured at Salsa on St Clair street festival Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people, officials say US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’ Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets Lindsey Graham tributes from Israel and Ukraine point to complicated, often bloody legacy Girl, 9, among at least six killed in Israeli Gaza attacks - say Palestinian officials Largest housing affordability bill in decades becomes law without Trump's signature Ukraine's prime minister steps down as country 'is changing its political strategy' Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy South Korea chip maker SK hynix rides AI boom raising $26.5bn in huge US listing China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall Mitch McConnell reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silence US chemical accidents rising as Trump rolls back protections, report finds Scoop: Platner privately told staff he'll formally exit Senate race Monday How former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani built Qatar’s economy Vapes to have less enticing names and flavours to protect children
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Lindsey Graham’s sudden death sends shockwaves through Congress as politicians mourn and mull his replacement – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. Graham’s death triggers a scramble to replace him – what happens next?. US politicians and foreign leaders pay tribute to Graham. Sign up for the…
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US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’

US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’

American and Iranian forces exchange heavy missile and drone attacks over control of strait of Hormuz, increasing pressure on truce. The US military has launched a new wave of…
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Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting

Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting

The reporters received the legal summons after they reported on alleged security issues with the president's new plane, which was gifted by Qatar
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Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets

Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets

Suit claims OpenAI poached Apple workers, coaxing them to share confidential material in bid to create hardware. Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday alleging the…
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Lindsey Graham tributes from Israel and Ukraine point to complicated, often bloody legacy

Lindsey Graham tributes from Israel and Ukraine point to complicated, often bloody legacy

Republican senator, who died Saturday, had a global reach few could rival and was vital in shaping Trump’s worldview. It was revealing that one of the first tributes to Lindsey…
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Girl, 9, among at least six killed in Israeli Gaza attacks - say Palestinian officials

A nine-year-old girl was among at least six people killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza on Sunday, according to Palestinian health officials
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Largest housing affordability bill in decades becomes law without Trump's signature

Largest housing affordability bill in decades becomes law without Trump's signature

President Trump refused to sign the bill without Congress first passing his sweeping voter ID bill
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Ukraine's prime minister steps down as country 'is changing its political strategy'

Ukraine's prime minister steps down as country 'is changing its political strategy'

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down on Sunday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reshapes his Cabinet amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of the eastern…
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Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy

Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy

Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accounts. Meta has said ⁠it is discontinuing…
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South Korea chip maker SK hynix rides AI boom raising $26.5bn in huge US listing

South Korea chip maker SK hynix rides AI boom raising $26.5bn in huge US listing

SK hynix, a supplier of advanced memory chips, has seen profits skyrocket thanks to the global race to build AI datacentres. South Korean chip maker SK hynix set pricing for its…
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China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall

China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall

Schools, work and outdoor activities have been suspended in Zhejiang province and many transport services cancelled
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Mitch McConnell reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silence

Mitch McConnell reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silence

Senator says in statement he has undergone battery of tests after weeks of mounting speculation about his health. The US senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first…
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US chemical accidents rising as Trump rolls back protections, report finds

US chemical accidents rising as Trump rolls back protections, report finds

Deaths and injuries up as critics condemn administration’s ‘appalling’ plan to gut federal disaster management system. The number of US chemical accidents is rising just as the…
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Scoop: Platner privately told staff he'll formally exit Senate race Monday

Graham Platner privately told staff that he is planning to officially file paperwork to end his Senate campaign on Monday — the drop-dead deadline for him to exit the race. Why it…
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How former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani built Qatar’s economy

How former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani built Qatar’s economy

Sheikh Hamad, who passed away aged 74 on Sunday, reshaped Qatar's economy by building lasting wealth and growth
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Vapes to have less enticing names and flavours to protect children

Vapes to have less enticing names and flavours to protect children

People are being consulted about plans to stop vape companies using enticing flavour descriptions that "attract" children into experimenting
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Planes sent to tackle wildfires of 'exceptional scale' near Paris

Planes sent to tackle wildfires of 'exceptional scale' near Paris

It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region
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Deadly Bangkok pub blaze revives concerns over fire safety lapses

Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports from the site where a deadly fire tore through a Bangkok pub around midnight on Monday
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In my years of spearfishing, I’ve never encountered more sharks than now. But I know where I stand in the underwater pecking order | Clarke Gayford

In my years of spearfishing, I’ve never encountered more sharks than now. But I know where I stand in the underwater pecking order | Clarke Gayford

Below the surface is one of the only places I can switch my brain off. Coming face to face with a shark comes with the territory – and we all have to adapt to this new normal. The…
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I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett

I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett

Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertips. I am not, by nature, an early…
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‘It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market

‘It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market

With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to provide a roof over their heads. Skye has…
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‘A lot of red flags’: plans for New Zealand’s first AI datacentre spark concern as locals demand greater transparency

‘A lot of red flags’: plans for New Zealand’s first AI datacentre spark concern as locals demand greater transparency

Plans to build a NZ$3.5bn datacentre in Makarewa in the country’s south has drawn concern about electricity and water use, and potential noise pollution. People living near the…
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Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment. Every…
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Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar

Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar

Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage. We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a…
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The fight against AI data centers is important – but it’s just a starting point | Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders

The fight against AI data centers is important – but it’s just a starting point | Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders

AI companies want to capture the value created by entire industries. That concentration of wealth and power is society’s greatest risk. Opposition to AI datacenters has emerged as…
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‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres

‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres

In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s…
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Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’ | Arwa Mahdawi

Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’ | Arwa Mahdawi

The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth. For 12 glorious days in June, Elon Musk experienced something…
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AI models already ‘doing things their creators never intended’, Australia’s assistant technology minister warns

AI models already ‘doing things their creators never intended’, Australia’s assistant technology minister warns

Andrew Charlton says artificial intelligence ‘cheating, deceiving, going their own way’ – and time to get ahead of it is during testing. Follow our Australia news live blog for…
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Shark ChillPill 3-in-1 fan review: the handheld fan I’d pack for every trip – at a price that’ll make you sweat

Shark ChillPill 3-in-1 fan review: the handheld fan I’d pack for every trip – at a price that’ll make you sweat

With three ways to cool down and a cold plate that can lower skin temperature by up to 9C, Shark’s latest fan is a standout if you can justify the cost. • The best handheld fans,…
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‘These are some of the most complex structures ever created’: how tech reporting moved into the physical world

‘These are some of the most complex structures ever created’: how tech reporting moved into the physical world

The Guardian’s global tech reporting team are investigating the impact of the vast datacentres being built to power the AI revolution. We spoke to them about how their beat has…
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Trump’s consumer protection head has earned grudging respect – but does he have the authority to do his job?

Trump’s consumer protection head has earned grudging respect – but does he have the authority to do his job?

Chris Mufarrige has taken aim at Facebook scams and junk fees, but consumer advocates say he has an uphill climb. As the director of the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer…
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced review – bootyful high seas adventure, now with 20% more swashbuckling

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced review – bootyful high seas adventure, now with 20% more swashbuckling

PS5, PC, Xbox Series X/S; Ubisoft Singapore/Ubisoft Ubisoft has removed all the boring parts of pirate life from its fantasy RPG, creating something more focused and fun. Edward…
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…
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Lindsey Graham’s sudden death sends shockwaves through Congress as politicians mourn and mull his replacement – as it happened

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U.S. launches fresh strikes on Iran as Tehran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz

✓ 93% agree · 5 sources
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US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank

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Toronto shooting: two dead and four injured at Salsa on St Clair street festival

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Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets

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Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy

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I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett

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Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

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