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Carney’s new love-in with EU has everything to do with Trump
The Canadian PM heads to Strasbourg this week seeking a "unique alliance" - and there is one clear catalyst.
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Turkey arrests dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists
The arrests are an escalation in the Turkish government's campaign targeting LGBTQ+ community and activists.
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NZ apologies to children forced to live in bush for years with fugitive dad
A public inquiry has found that agencies "missed key opportunities" to recover the children sooner.
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Why a US-China AI regulation deal is nowhere in sight
The Hugging Face incident, in which hundreds of OpenAI agents broke out of their sandbox and launched a nation-state-level attack on another site, has dominated discourse within the Artificial Intelligence…
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NBC Los Angeles helicopter crashes while covering fatal bus accident
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass offered prayers to the families and loved ones of the victims as three people were killed when a helicopter from NBC Los Angeles crashed while…
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Federal Reserve to announce interest rate decision as Trump calls for a cut
Wall Street expects the Fed to hike rates Wednesday. The president wants a rate cut.
Posted inASIA NEWS
The climate bill is due. Big Oil needs to pick up the tab
A new report from the UN has concluded that world-changing levels of global heating are now guaranteed. If we do end fossil fuels in the coming years, we can still avert potentially civilization-ending levels…
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Terminator now: China is exploring humanoid robots for war
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, a humanoid robot named Tiangong Ultra ran the 100-meter sprint in a staggering 8.64 seconds, shattering Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s legendary human…
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Plain speak on AI controls: What, exactly, would we have to stop?
In one of our more important write-ups early this year, we discussed how AI is going to be our economics and AI is going to be our politics for years and decades…
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Saudi says Houthis target Mecca, warn of ‘red line’
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthis accused the rebels on Wednesday of targeting Islam's holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world and deepening the conflict roiling the region.…