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Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach
The companies hope to follow in the footsteps of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and soared to a $2.1tn valuation after it listed on public markets in JuneGet our breaking news email, …
Great Barrier Reef microbiome mapped as researchers discover 500 bacterial species previously unknown to science
Research identifies 808,585 viral genomes belonging to what scientists estimate to be 362,802 different virusesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than…
Andy Burnham’s domestic revolution could unobtrusively pull Britain closer to Europe
The new PM talks less about the continent than his predecessor, but his agenda is more closely aligned with the EU’s• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up her…
Mamdani taps Lina Khan and Tony Shorris for key New York economic posts
The appointments mark a shift at the state’s powerful development agencies as the mayor reshapes his economic agendaSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email New York City…
Salman Rushdie attacker faces US terrorism trial
Hadi Matar, already serving 25 years for attempted murder, denies federal charges that could bring a life sentenceThe man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in the eye on stage in 2022 is…
Venezuela’s Maduro in court for pre-trial hearing in US drug trafficking case
Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held at Brooklyn jail and both have pleaded not guiltyNicolás Maduro returns to court with his lawyers Wednesday and is …
US teen buys Wilt Chamberlain jacket in thrift store that sells for $89,600
The $3 purchase was authenticated as a rare piece from Chamberlain’s final NBA seasonAn Oregon teenager admitted “I got very, very lucky” after a basketball legend’s jacket he pic…
Fifth person dies in New York City amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak
Outbreak has been traced to Upper East Side cooling towers, but Mamdani says source of exposure has been eliminatedA fifth person has died in New York City in connection with the …
Europe’s heatwave in June cost grain farmers €2bn in lost revenue and crop damage
EU set for worst crop harvest in decade after total grain yield estimated to be 9m tonnes smaller than expected, analysis findsThe heatwave that swept across Europe in June is est…
Bus fare cap coming from aid budget will hit world’s poorest, Burnham told
Funding proposal for cost of living policy ‘throws global south countries under the bus’, says ActionAid UK directorBurnham announces bus fares to be capped at £2UK politics live …
Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris
Daniel Siad faced allegations of rape and trafficking in France and appeared in more than 1,000 documents in Epstein filesA modelling scout who recruited women for Jeffrey Epstein…
Nicaragua’s congress announces ‘work plan’ to suspend elections
US secretary of state says international community should ‘join forces’ against authoritarian Ortega regimeNicaragua’s congress, controlled by the country’s long-serving president…
Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement
Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed within settlement between AI startup and authors over use of protected workThe publisher of Harry Potter has received a multimillion-pound payo…
Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover
Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was closeSperm whales produce a specific pattern of …
Former Southern Water employees to face trial over alleged cover-up in wastewater testing
Ex-chief executive Matthew Wright among those named in criminal proceedings by Environment AgencyBritain’s Environment Agency (EA) is bringing a fraud case against four former…
ALP announces sweeping changes to student work placements as Gaza war looms large at party conference
Anthony Albanese will cast ‘practical’ policies as the key to countering the anxiety and frustration in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastStudent…
British woman jailed in Hong Kong after making false rape allegations
Isabel Rose, 26, given six-year sentence for blackmail and perverting course of justice after accusing British bankerA British woman who reported being raped to police in Hong Kon…
Jessica Morgan named new Tate director – with ‘big pay cut‘ to take job
Clear frontrunner leaves lucrative role at New York’s Dia Art Foundation to join UK arts organisation at critical junctureJessica Morgan has been confirmed as the new director of …
NHS trust investigated for corporate manslaughter after Nottingham attacks
Police open investigation into Nottinghamshire service that treated Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in 2023The NHS trust that treated the triple killer Valdo Calocane in t…
Trump administration says 15 agencies will get $5bn in ‘AI for science’ effort
Administration will also overhaul how US government funds federal research by supporting individual scientists and AI over universitiesThe US will spend $5bn to tackle longstandin…
$37.5bn cost of Iran war revealed as senator warns of ‘another forever war’ | First Thing
Pete Hegseth reveals costs so far as Trump administration seeks more funding. Plus, rediscovered plane wreck that changed flying for everGood morning.The US defense secretary, Pet…
Andy Burnham announces review of prisoner early release scheme
PM says he wants to be sure everything concerning controversial policy has been looked at before it goes aheadUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he will review…
Six beluga whales finally leave embattled Canadian marine park
Whales flown to US aquariums after long-running saga in which Marineland had threatened to euthanise themSix beluga whales have at last left Marineland, the embattled Canadian mar…
Mahmood and Streeting accused of making ‘cheap jokes’ about prisoner early release scheme
Victims of crime say it’s ‘no laughing matter’ after ministers caught on hot mic ‘ribbing’ about schemeUK politics live – latest updatesVictims of crime have accused ministers of …
Lloyd’s of London says ex-boss broke compliance rules with ‘close relationship’
John Neal failed to disclose relationship with female colleague that risked triggering conflict of interest concernsLloyd’s of London has ruled that its former boss John Neal brea…
‘Our hearts are crushed’: Hannah Rapp’s violent death sparks outpouring of grief
Family and boxing community grieving deeply after Rapp was killed by motorist while she was cycling in TexasThe violent death of the US boxer Hannah Rapp, whom authorities say was…
Australia to warn China it won’t be bulled by ‘provocative‘ actions as it builds military and nuclear arsenal
Foreign minister Penny Wong will deliver speech criticising China’s recent launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missileGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new…
Trump ally pledges to ‘work with people’ he disagrees with after Arizona primary win – US politics live
Andy Biggs – a hard-right congressman endorsed by Donald Trump – won the Republican nomination for Arizona governorHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Andy Biggs – a ha…
Michelin-starred restaurant owner in South Korea faces jail for serving ants in dessert
Fine of 20m won (£10,108) could also be imposed for serving insect not approved for consumption under local lawProsecutors in South Korea have asked a court to sentence the owner …
Wetherspoon’s issues fourth profit warning in seven months
Pub chain blames worse-than-expected sales on rising costs for workers, food, energy and property taxesBusiness live – latest updatesJD Wetherspoon has issued its fourth profit wa…