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I can excuse shit and late trains, but mispronouncing Northern train stations? An abomination. (www.theguardian.com)

Woman’s iPhone photo of son rejected from Sydney competition after judges ruled it could be AI (www.theguardian.com)

iPhone Photo Rejected from Photo Contest for Suspected AI Use (www.theguardian.com)

Always love when self agrandized authorities act like idiots. Feels like the box wine wins wine competition article....

Big oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumble (www.theguardian.com)

The indie publishing mavericks shaking up the UK books world (www.theguardian.com)

Last year, all of literature’s big prizes went to small publishers. In a risk‑averse climate, edgy debuts and ‘tricky-to-sell’ foreign titles have found a home at the likes of Fitzcarraldo Editions and Sort Of Books – and the gamble has paid off.

Woman’s iPhone photo of son rejected from Sydney competition after judges ruled it could be AI (www.theguardian.com)

Florida rocked by home insurance crisis: ‘I may have to sell up and move’ (www.theguardian.com)

Soaring hurricane-cover premiums are bad news for the state’s homeowners – and Ron DeSantis is accused of dragging his feet

‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’: Italy struggles as temperature tops 40C 118f (www.theguardian.com)

‘Hell on earth’: Phoenix’s extreme heatwave tests the limits of survival (www.theguardian.com)

Putin says he tried but failed to oust Prigozhin after Wagner mutiny (www.theguardian.com)

Victims of Brazil dam disaster accuse mining giant BHP of ‘environmental racism’ (www.theguardian.com)

Aspartame is safe in limited amounts, say experts after cancer warning (www.theguardian.com)

So maybe the huge worry people had after the news that WHO would classify it as cancerous was a little too much. I think the media could have reported on it in a bit more responsible way.

Hollywood actors announce strike in first joint action with writers in 60 years (www.theguardian.com)

The union representing Hollywood actors formally announced a strike on Thursday, expanding the standoff between Hollywood workers and studio executives over wages, AI technology, and how to divide the profits of the new digital streaming era....