✓Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Trump say Putin ally paid for some wedding festivities as a 'gift'
An Instagram post from the couple said two nights of their wedding festivities in the Bahamas were partially funded by Umar Kremlev
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Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
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Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs call for AI development to slow down, OpenAI to delay IPO
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Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
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Voting rights advocates welcome supreme court decision to stop Trump administration from restricting mail ballots – as it happened
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Anthropic blocks efforts to use AI to research weapons development and carry out cyber attacks
Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led to the creation of biological weapons
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✓AI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them?
Alarming warnings from industry insiders increase pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligence. Does artificial superintelligence really pose a risk greater than nuclear…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Democrat sends letter to White House over Trump Jr wedding bankrolled by Russian oligarch
Robert Garcia expresses concern over ‘any possible foreign entanglement’ between White House and Umar Kremlev. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, is…
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✓Matthew Rhys’s alma mater pays tribute to ‘loyal pupil’ and Welsh language devotee
Actor, who made history at the Emmys, thanked the ‘great and the good people of Wales’ for nurturing his talent. When Matthew Rhys made history as the first actor ever to win two…
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✓At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say
Search and rescue agency says 107 people brought to safety from vessel hit by bad weather in Java Sea. Rescue workers in Indonesia said at least six people had died and 130 others…
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✓Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation
Crude jumps above $107 a barrel amid concerns over Middle East conflict and out-of-control government borrowing. Nervous investors across big economies have been dumping…
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✓US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs
Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, rose to 2.4%. US consumer prices remained stubbornly high in August as…
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London misses out as major sports event to be held in Africa for first time
London has lost out to Nairobi in its bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Africa for the first time
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Athletes share ‘what women in sport look like’ to rebut Sydney Sweeney ad
Female athletes are against a sports-betting ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney
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✓Zelenskyy says Ukraine will pause attacks if Russia spares infrastructure
Zelenskyy insists de-escalation depends on US ensuring Russia's genuine readiness to stop war and attacks on Ukraine
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✓Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO's call to curb China's AI development
China's Foreign Ministry called the Anthropic CEO's warning about the dangers of Chinese-developed AI "fearmongering," as the Chinese and U.S. leaders prepare to meet in…
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✓Technology
US confirms it has weapons in space to counter 'hostile' enemies
America has deployed weapons in space to guard against "hostile adversary action", the US military confirmed for the first time
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August was world's joint hottest month on record, say scientists
August was the world's joint hottest month ever recorded - at 1.65C above pre-industrial times, according to scientists
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✓Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China
The US president said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen"
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Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher
The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal. Recently, I overheard a…
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Health secretary says plans for cot cams in baby wards being developed ‘urgently’ after Lucy Letby inquiry report – latest updates
Yvette Cooper says this must ‘be a turning point for the NHS’ and tells the Commons she is ‘profoundly sorry’ for mistakes highlighted in Thirlwall report. Three babies may have…
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We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney
There are several answers, and none of them will be provided by tech. One thing we must do is identify the ingredients for human flourishing. Imagining the future as almost…
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Pauline Hanson’s daughter Lee working for a NSW One Nation senator remotely from Tasmania without ministerial approval
Exclusive: Lee Hanson also appears to be regularly campaigning for party during work hours, social media shows. Listen to Guardian Australia’s podcast The Populist here. Get our…
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Playing With Fire review – like Disney’s Fantasia on steroids as a virtual Yuja Wang plays amid luminous dreamworlds
Southbank Centre, London Wang’s avatar performs music from Ravel and Debussy to Prokofiev and Liszt while dizzying virtual worlds take shape around her in this virtual reality…
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Europe’s summer emergency was a dire warning for Australia. What can be learned before it’s too late? | Nick Rowley
Between 2000 and 2018, extreme heat caused more deaths in Australia than all our bushfires, floods, storms and cyclones combined. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse. If you think you have heard…
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How the fate of a small furry animal reveals the ecological tragedy of Israel’s war on Lebanon | Hisham Younes
The Syrian rock hyrax depends on the fragile landscapes of the border region. Alongside other environmentalists, I have been documenting the destruction of its habitat. Wars are…
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‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’
Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand. In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room…
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Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset
Digital-age Australian psychodrama tracks the shut-in mania of dangerously disaffected male fan, but doesn’t get inside his mind. If the parasocial phenomenon is a kind of hell,…
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Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if
Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed. Social media could become a “choose your own…
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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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Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide
Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life. Indonesian police are investigating the…
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Datacentre giant accused of using AI while lobbying for Victorian minister’s support for hyperscale factory
Exclusive: Correspondence requests state MP Melissa Horne to lobby on NextDC’s behalf – but contains alleged AI-created errors. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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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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World’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report finds
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Australian fashion brands Cue and Veronika Maine face collapse after ‘difficult period’ – as it happened
Today’s blog is closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas , says there is optimism that steel making…
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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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‘We were bored of traditional fantasy cliches’: inside Playground Games’ 10-year effort to revive Fable
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Disaster insurance, datacenters, right to repair: meet the midterm candidates running on green policies
Some of the everyday struggles animating voters have a climate link lurking in the background. When Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a law erasing the words “climate change”…
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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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