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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 12h
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White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 17h
The acceleration of the birth rate fall since the advent of the smartphone may have less to do with time spent on screens distracting from romance and more to do with negative images of childbirth and positive ones about being single ft.trib.al/BXPZlVw
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 17h
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Anne Carson: 'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres
The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Paramount-Warner Bros merger: Four ways the deal could affect you
The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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No 10 says RAF Fairford is 'safe' after US withdraws bombers
US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Pentagon stops using Anthropic tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 05/10/2026
Giorgia Meloni has applied to the EU's intellectual property office to trademark her voice. While entertainers such as Taylor Swift have applied to trademark their voices, Italy's prime minister is the first major politician known to have sought to do so. ft.trib.al/DPhWp5i
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Nobel Prize for Medicine for showing inner workings of the brain
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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OpenAI Says It Will Not Release Newest Astra A.I. Model Over Safety Concerns
The company’s researchers raised questions about the security of the model, known as GPT-6.1 Astra.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/09/2026
President Trump has asked Xi Jinping, the leader of China, whether he would like to buy American weapons, David Perdue, the American ambassador to China, said in a television interview on Sunday.
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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News media must stay relevant or 'society will struggle', says World News Day boss
World News Day aims to highlight the role of news providers in investigating and explaining important events.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Five arrested as counter-terror police investigate major incident near RAF Fairford
The men have been detained on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act after three suspicious vehicles were reported to be travelling towards the base.
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The Economist @economist.com · 25/09/2026
As with military rearmament, countries are boosting intelligence services to prove their value to America—and to protect themselves if it turns away
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How middle powers are rethinking espionage
Allies are grappling with threats from Russia and China—and perhaps America
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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OpenAI bots meddled with US government agencies, including SEC and Census
OpenAI said its bots accessed public data from the US Census and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulates US stock markets.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Xi visit to Washington all pomp but little progress so far
The summit so far has focused on "positive vibes", says one analyst, with several pressing issues awaiting discussion.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Xi Jinping got the red carpet treatment from Trump - but not everything he wanted
China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for.
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The Economist @economist.com · 25/09/2026
In 35 rich countries, a typical 15-year-old now reads no better than a 14-year-old did a decade ago. A slow-motion disaster is under way. We explain what must be done to stop it
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Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe
Machines are getting brighter. Teens are getting dimmer. Schools must act now
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/09/2026
EU urges Britain to raise tariffs on Chinese cars, FT says reut.rs/4yaGrJf
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EU urges Britain to raise tariffs on Chinese cars, FT says
Brussels has told British Prime Minister Andy Burnham that Britain needs to raise tariffs on Chinese ​cars and align more closely align with EU trade ‌policy to avoid “made in Europe” barriers on key exports, the Financial Times said on Friday.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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FBI investigates apparent breach of its employee database by hackers
The hackers claim they have every agent's name, role, badge number and personal details including home address, phone numbers and spouse information.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Australia launches urgent review after OpenAI program hacks government health portal
Experts believe it's the world's first known AI breach of a government system.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Trump and Xi meet as AI rivalry reshapes global power dynamics
The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Trump welcomes Xi to Washington as his trade secretary says US and China agree to extend trade truce - live updates
Scott Bessent says the agreement, which suspends some tariffs, would be extended to 10 January. It was set to expire in November.
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The Economist @economist.com · 24/09/2026
On this week’s “Drum Tower” podcast: why big progress on AI is unlikely at the Trump-XI summit
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Mr Xi goes to DC
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, what to expect from Xi Jinping and Donald Trump’s upcoming summit
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 24/09/2026
Donald Trump and his wife Melania greeted the Chinese delegation at Joint Base Andrews — the first time a US president has welcomed a visiting world leader there for more than six decades. ft.trib.al/V4Sjntc
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Trump reveals millions of dollars' worth of share deals in big tech and AI
Stock in major firms such as Microsoft, Nvidia and SpaceX was bought and sold on behalf of the US president.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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German state elections: Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' in polls
Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 19/09/2026
Google’s Gemini agents hacked three companies in new AI safety incident ft.trib.al/VW2J2pv
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Google’s Gemini agents hacked three companies in new AI safety incident
Breakout during training exercises follows instances at rivals OpenAI and Anthropic as concerns grow over safety of frontier systems
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security after Trump threats
Trump said the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics haven't been confirmed by Danish officials.
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The Economist @economist.com · 15/09/2026
Solutions to the toughest problems in mathematics can win $1m. Register to learn how OpenAI’s agents allegedly answered one, raising questions for the field
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OpenAI's apparent maths breakthrough raises profound questions
It has stirred controversy about how the discipline should work
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Reuters @reuters.com · 15/09/2026
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Key winners at the 78th Emmy Awards
Here are the winners of the Primetime Emmy Awards, television's highest honors.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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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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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Questions mount over what an AI 'slowdown' would look like
While pacing AI development might sound like a quick fix, it is far from an easy solution.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 12/09/2026
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Trump criticizes Smithsonian's focus on oppression
President Donald Trump criticized what he called the Smithsonian's overwhelming focus ​on oppression on Friday and called for a five-year exhibition on George Washington, in ‌his latest critique of an institution he has repeatedly attacked.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 12/09/2026
The evolution of BRICS and its challenges today reut.rs/4rbFrlt
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The evolution of BRICS and its challenges today
Leaders of the BRICS group of nations will meet on Saturday in the Indian capital of New Delhi for their annual summit, amid mounting geopolitical tension, disruptions in energy markets, shipping, and global trade.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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'Never, ever forget' - America marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
In New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania, solemn ceremonies commemorate the landmark anniversary.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 12/09/2026
Anthropic says its AI model Claude has been misused in attempts to develop a wide range of potential military applications, including kamikaze drone swarms, missile navigation systems and biological weapons.
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Anthropic Says US Adversaries Aimed Claude at Weapons Research
Anthropic PBC says its artificial intelligence model Claude has been misused in attempts to develop a wide range of military applications, including kamikaze drone swarms, missile navigation systems and research tied to potential biological weapons.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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UK announces sanctions on Israeli settlements and accuses settlers of 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accuses "settler terrorists" of driving Palestinians from their land in the illegally occupied West Bank.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Opinion | We Can’t Know Our A.I. Future if We Don’t Study It (Gift Article)
Just as A.I. is poised to change the world, we’re losing our best ways of studying what that change will look like.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Opinion | It’s Not Just the West Bank Settlers. It’s Israel. (Gift Article)
Settler violence is reaching new heights.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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AfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Sends a Signal to Europe
A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year, analysts said.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 05/09/2026
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The other side of the 1990s
What a misremembered decade says about the fallibility of memory
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Trump's response is key as Argentina's Falklands demands get louder
With Argentina's President Milei promising "winds of change" over the Falklands, will Donald Trump shift his stance on British rule?
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Norway Seizes Russian Ship, Testing Moscow in the High Arctic
Empowered by an international court order, Norway captured the vessel as part of a global effort to seize Russian assets. The Russians called it “piracy.”
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Rival Ukrainian Intelligence Units Open Fire Against Each Other in Kyiv
President Volodymyr Zelensky described the shootout on the streets of the Ukrainian capital as an “absolutely shameful event” and ordered an investigation.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
The move will trigger a by-election to replace the former prime minister in his London constituency.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society b...
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Europe Protests as U.S. Invites Russian Minister to G20 Finance Meeting
The meeting, which China and Russia are attending, is focused on the ongoing economic shock from the war in Iran, which has driven up oil prices globally.
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Storify @storify.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Nepal-Tibet floods: China suspends rescue efforts at border due to risk of second flood
Flash flooding on Wednesday has killed at least 475 people, as Beijing warns that a newly formed lake of rising water near the Nepal border could burst its banks.
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