US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks (www.theguardian.com)
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US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks (www.theguardian.com)
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Tory plan to expand free childcare is ‘undeliverable’, nurseries in England warn (www.theguardian.com)
Survey reveals vast majority of childcare providers won’t increase capacity because of staff, cost or space concerns
‘Something weird is going on’: search for answers as Antarctic sea ice stays at historic lows (www.theguardian.com)
Uncharted territory: do AI girlfriend apps promote unhealthy expectations for human relationships? (www.theguardian.com)
Uncharted territory: do AI girlfriend apps promote unhealthy expectations for human relationships?::Chatbots such as Eva AI are getting better at mimicking human interaction but some fear they feed into unhealthy beliefs around gender-based control and violence
Heat from extinct volcano could be piped into Dutch homes (www.theguardian.com)
What will Spotify’s price rise mean for its recording artists and songwriters? (www.theguardian.com)
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Ancient Roman ship carrying hundreds of jars discovered off Italian coast – video (www.theguardian.com)
‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)
‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools::Major UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices
Threads users decline significantly despite initial surge in sign-ups (www.theguardian.com)
Typhoon Doksuri: ferry capsizes in Philippines, killing dozens – video (www.theguardian.com)
Ancient Roman ship carrying hundreds of jars discovered off Italian coast – video (www.theguardian.com)
July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month on record (www.theguardian.com)
‘Nature is being destroyed’: Russia’s arms buildup in Barents Sea creating toxic legacy (www.theguardian.com)
UFO hearings: whistleblower David Grusch says ‘non-human biologics’ found at alleged crash sites – as it happened (www.theguardian.com)
Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows (www.theguardian.com)
Japan’s population drops by nearly 800,000 with falls in every prefecture for the first time (www.theguardian.com)
July set to be hottest month on record (www.theguardian.com)
UFO hearings: whistleblower David Grusch says ‘non-human biologics’ found at alleged crash sites – as it happened (www.theguardian.com)
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and startup form body to regulate AI development (www.theguardian.com)
a body has been formed to regulate ai development
Leading biologist dampens his ‘smoking gun’ Covid lab leak theory [The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
FYI, this US Nobel Laureate was one of the originators of the China lab conspiracy theory, debunked last year, and failed to be revived this year.
China may be planning overseas naval bases in Asia and Africa, say analysts (www.theguardian.com)
China’s military may be planning to build a host of overseas naval bases, as it hopes to protect shipping routes and strengthen its ability to resist sanctions from the US and its allies, analysis has found....