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US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional Monaco in shock after parcel bomb injures Ukrainian-born business leader Thousands of anti-migrant protesters march in South Africa amid heavy police presence Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say ‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasies Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases Reporter urges US supreme court to halt ruling forcing her to reveal sources or pay $800-a-day fine YouTube settles social media addiction lawsuit brought by teenager amid tidal wave of court cases Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing Live updates: Supreme Court set to issue rulings on birthright citizenship, transgender athletes Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight Supreme court expected to rule on birthright citizenship and trans athletes – US politics live Donald Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz – as it happened Amber extreme heat warning extended before cooldown ends record-breaking heatwave Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to years in jail for corruption Trump threatens 100% tariff on European countries that impose digital tax US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional Monaco in shock after parcel bomb injures Ukrainian-born business leader Thousands of anti-migrant protesters march in South Africa amid heavy police presence Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say ‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasies Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases Reporter urges US supreme court to halt ruling forcing her to reveal sources or pay $800-a-day fine YouTube settles social media addiction lawsuit brought by teenager amid tidal wave of court cases Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing Live updates: Supreme Court set to issue rulings on birthright citizenship, transgender athletes Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight Supreme court expected to rule on birthright citizenship and trans athletes – US politics live Donald Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz – as it happened Amber extreme heat warning extended before cooldown ends record-breaking heatwave Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to years in jail for corruption Trump threatens 100% tariff on European countries that impose digital tax
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US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional

Justices find president does not have constitutional authority to fire Federal Reserve governor without cause. US supreme court decisions – live updates. Sign up for the Breaking…
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‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasies

‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasies

The writer who coined the word ‘enshittification’ tells us why AI will never deliver what it promises – and why it still appeals so much to those in power. A “centaur”, in…
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Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases

Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases

Police say there are similarities but no evidence of links between Thunchanok Donhomla’s alleged murder and two other deaths in past two years in same region. Get our breaking…
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Reporter urges US supreme court to halt ruling forcing her to reveal sources or pay $800-a-day fine

Reporter urges US supreme court to halt ruling forcing her to reveal sources or pay $800-a-day fine

Catherine Herridge makes final bid to stave off penalty related to series of stories she wrote in 2017 for Fox News. More than two years ago, a US district court judge took the…
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YouTube settles social media addiction lawsuit brought by teenager amid tidal wave of court cases

YouTube's owner, Google, has settled a lawsuit brought by a teenager suing the world's biggest social media companies over their role in the youth mental health crisis
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Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing

Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing

President Trump canceled a signing ceremony for the bill Wednesday, saying Congress must first pass a strict voter ID bill
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Live updates: Supreme Court set to issue rulings on birthright citizenship, transgender athletes

The Supreme Court will issue its final rulings of the term on Tuesday morning, with a heavy-hitting lineup of cases birthright citizenship, transgender athletes and campaign…
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Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight

Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight

US commerce department accuses state of ‘environmental terrorism’ and plans to evaluate its coastal agency. The Trump administration plans to evaluate the performance of the…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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World

Supreme court expected to rule on birthright citizenship and trans athletes – US politics live

Anger grows over Monday’s ruling over Trump’s power to fire agency heads as court due to rule on president’s desire to withhold citizenship from those born in US. Sign up for the…
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Donald Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz – as it happened

Iran attacked Bahrain and Kuwait after US strikes, and threatened a ‘complete halt’ to talks. US and Iran trade strikes as both sides accuse the other of endangering ceasefire. We…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Amber extreme heat warning extended before cooldown ends record-breaking heatwave

Amber extreme heat warning extended before cooldown ends record-breaking heatwave

The record-breaking heatwave is set to end with cooler and more unsettled weather by Sunday
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Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction

Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C

Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that Europe is not prepared for high temperatures
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Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest

Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest

Officials say 31-year-old woman’s arm was severed in attack at a river in Seminole county’s Little Big Econ forest. A woman swimming in a Florida river was killed recently in a…
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Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to years in jail for corruption

Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to years in jail for corruption

The case against Gojek founder Nadiem Makarim relates to a laptop deal made during his term as Indonesia's education minister
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Trump threatens 100% tariff on European countries that impose digital tax

Trump threatens 100% tariff on European countries that impose digital tax

US president says levy would be imposed immediately and supersede pre-existing trade deals with the country. Donald Trump has threatened to place a 100% import tariff on any…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
British American Tobacco to slash 9,000 jobs as it turns to AI

British American Tobacco to slash 9,000 jobs as it turns to AI

Dunhill maker to cut about a fifth of workforce, aiming to reduce costs and become more ‘technology enabled’. Business live – latest updates. British American Tobacco (BAT) will…
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World

Venezuela earthquakes aftershock hits near capital city as man rescued from rubble after being trapped for 106 hours – as it happened

No damage reported in 4.6 magnitude aftershock; At least 1,450 people are known to have died in initial quakes but number is expected to rise. In an update to X, El Salvador’s…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
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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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Australia’s next summer isn’t guaranteed to be the hottest yet – but it’s looking likely | Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie

Australia’s next summer isn’t guaranteed to be the hottest yet – but it’s looking likely | Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie

A warm start to winter is part of a global trend of extreme and unseasonable temperatures caused by global heating. Many parts of Australia have already broken early winter…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier

Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier

While we do not outright oppose the taking of AI company stock, or of a US a sovereign wealth fund, there are better ways to achieve the senator’s goals. Let no one accuse Bernie…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone

A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence

The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence

A vivid and entertaining polemic on the economics of the tech revolution, filled with righteous ire. As former Google CEO Eric Schmidt could tell you, AI is a hard sell these…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy | Heather Stewart

Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy | Heather Stewart

As extreme weather events become more common, economists say government will need to take more active role to protect consumers. Anyone attempting to notch up a productive day’s…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
‘I felt like Orpheus’: how the designer of Gears of War bounced back from studio closure by producing Hadestown

‘I felt like Orpheus’: how the designer of Gears of War bounced back from studio closure by producing Hadestown

After suffering the schadenfreude of gamers online, the Tony-winning Broadway musical offered redemption to Cliff Bleszinski. ‘It was utterly heartbreaking, to be honest, and it…
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Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?

Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?

They’re a key part of the digital and AI economy but they come at a high environmental cost and offer few operational jobs. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates.…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites. An opaque White House office staffed largely by veterans of…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI

‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI

Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Ed Miliband as chancellor would benefit every part of the UK – and the bond markets | Josh Ryan-Collins

Ed Miliband as chancellor would benefit every part of the UK – and the bond markets | Josh Ryan-Collins

If Andy Burnham chooses the energy secretary, Labour could fully use the benefits of net zero to promote growth and jobs. It should have been a great week for Ed Miliband and his…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Josh Burns says partner Georgie Purcell faces antisemitic abuse because he is Jewish, commission hears

Josh Burns says partner Georgie Purcell faces antisemitic abuse because he is Jewish, commission hears

The royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion hears how witnesses are subjected to hate speech amplified by misogyny. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
World

Defence secretary updating MPs after Starmer unveils extra £15bn for armed forces – UK politics live

Starmer confirms rise but says defence spending cannot be ‘bottomless pit’ and MoD has to ‘spend better’. Keir Starmer is speaking now. They are at Malloy Aeronautics, a firm that…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
NSW’s deadly one-in-100-years floods could have been slashed by two metres using dams, CSIRO finds

NSW’s deadly one-in-100-years floods could have been slashed by two metres using dams, CSIRO finds

Governments have not committed to measures modelled in the report on Lismore’s 2022 floods, which led to the deaths of 13 people. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional

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Monaco in shock after parcel bomb injures Ukrainian-born business leader

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Thousands of anti-migrant protesters march in South Africa amid heavy police presence

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Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say

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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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Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier

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