✓TikTok agrees to $400m settlement to resolve US children’s privacy litigation
The DoJ sued TikTok and its former parent company in August 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy and collecting their information. TikTok and its Chinese…
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UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza
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Trump threatens Iran’s trade partners, as military strikes make way for economic pressure
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Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports
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Tiananmen Square vigil organisers in Hong Kong found guilty of ‘inciting subversion’
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✓Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande sentenced to life in prison
Hui's sentencing marks a key moment in the fallout from Evergrande's collapse, which shook China's property sector
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One dead after teenager carries out sword attack at Swedish school
One person has died after an 18-year-old man armed with a sword carried out an attack at a school in Sweden, police have said
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Trump talks up White House ballroom and says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’ – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Read the latest here. Pentagon fires publisher and editor of Stars & Stripes. Backlash as navy carrier set to honor Black war hero could be named…
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✓Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial
Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children. Meta has taken a “don’t ask, don’t tell” strategy when it…
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✓US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users
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✓Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan allowed brief hospital visit after uproar over health
Supreme court ordered transfer of ex-leader whose health is reportedly deteriorating, but he was returned to prison several hours later. Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister…
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✓Girl, 6, dies three days after Shoreham sea incident that killed parents and sister
Saja El-Khawas had been in critical condition after being pulled from sea in West Sussex. A six-year-old girl has died in hospital three days after being pulled from the sea off…
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✓Watch: What does Harry's return mean for his fractured relationship with William?
The brothers have had a fractured relationship for a number of years
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✓North Korea fires 10 missiles day after Trump curtails South Korea joint drills
Launches, detected by South Korea and Japan, came after US scaled back exercises with South Korea in apparent overture to Kim Jong-un. North Korea has launched about 10…
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Congressional Democrats plan Oman war powers push after Trump threatens bombing
Congressional Democrats are planning a new push to constrain President Trump 's war powers after he threatened Monday to "bomb the shit" out of Oman. Why it matters: War powers…
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✓Meta lawsuit raises questions about social media's impact on young people
A multistate lawsuit against Meta is putting a growing question in the spotlight: How does social media affect young people, and can its use become addictive?
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Five missing after fire 'completely destroys' restaurant with apartments
Five people are missing after a fire broke out in the Swiss town of Thusis, local police have said
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✓Editor of US newspaper Stars and Stripes reportedly fired under Trump
Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin has suggested his firing was retaliation for speaking out about editorial independence
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Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction to proceed for now
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump's sprawling ballroom project can proceed for now, despite a lower court's ruling that halted the administration's plans. Why it…
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✓OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update
OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive
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✓UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits of AI-enabled technology. Cinemas across the UK are considering banning customers from wearing…
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In Big Walk, players just walk and talk – and find joy along the way: ‘Some stories we’ve heard are punch-in-the-gut beautiful’
After their hit Untitled Goose Game, Australian studio House House is back with a new game where your only goal is to go exploring with friends – so we took them on a big walk…
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This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy
The backlash to what some dub ‘pervert glasses’ is growing – but people living with disabilities point out the new tech can also be life-changing. Get our breaking news email ,…
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Humans have learned to fear ‘bugs’, but we shouldn’t – life as we know it hinges on invertebrates | Chris Packham
At this point of the crisis in our relations with the natural world, we’ve got to protect these creatures – and we are running out of time. Read more from the Guardian’s…
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution. Ulez led to better lung size and…
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A fake website and a deluge of CVs: the Australian firm embroiled in an FBI probe into alleged Chinese espionage
Exclusive: Fake consultancy impersonating Brisbane firm online is one of 13 websites seized by the US Department of Justice. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to…
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NSW ‘seeking urgent advice’ on controversial court ruling that found anti-Israel vandalism was not antisemitic
Exclusive: Attorney general considering appeal after justice Desmond Fagan knocks back terror order request for Mohommed Farhat who wrote ‘Fuk Israel’ on cars. Get our breaking…
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‘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…
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Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?
The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine biologists question how booming tourism and conservation can coexist.…
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One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel
What might a modern day equivalent of Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics look like? Guided by the author, I propose the three laws of AI. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk predicted…
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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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Roblox commits to privacy overhaul after eSafety discovers adults can contact children via gaming platform
Regulator says verifiable safety measures are ‘critical’ to the online service’s viability. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our breaking news email ,…
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Labour stalling on Jackdaw and Rosebank because ‘heart’s not really in it’, says Badenoch – as it happened
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'Stop gaslighting me!': Florida Democrats' Senate nominee and party chair have heated call over socialism
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu
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Attack on Ukraine shopping centre that killed 16 is ‘terror by design’, says EU foreign policy chief
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Cults, setups and rumours: years after their downfalls, former NSW Liberal MPs are exacting revenge
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Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
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