Lush paid managers £5m in bonuses after taking £5m in state support (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
‘Alarming’ rates of babies with antibiotic-resistant bugs in Asia-Pacific, Australian study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Climate crisis will make Europe’s beer cost more and taste worse, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
World’s largest offshore windfarm project starts powering UK grid (www.theguardian.com)
The project, jointly developed by Britain’s SSE and Norway’s Equinor and Vårgrønn, will produce 3.6 gigawatts of power, enough for 6m homes a year, when it is completed in 2026....
People may suffer ‘long colds’ more than four weeks after infection, study shows | Medical research (www.theguardian.com)
I had a cold last month, but I’m still getting rid of a mild cough. This seems pretty timely for me....
Sean Penn: Will Smith slap wouldn’t have happened if Oscars had let Zelenskiy speak (www.theguardian.com)
Indefinite immigration detention ruled unlawful in landmark Australian high court decision (www.theguardian.com)
Decision overturns 20-year-old precedent and could trigger immediate release of 92 people, with detention of 340 others also in doubt
Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down (www.theguardian.com)
Police investigating after former tree of the year winner, estimated to be several hundred years old, felled...
‘Buying influence’: top US nuclear board advisers are tied to arms business (www.theguardian.com)
‘Hamas has created additional demand’: Wall Street eyes big profits from war (www.theguardian.com)
Top UN official in New York steps down citing ‘genocide’ of Palestinian civilians (www.theguardian.com)
Invasive species cost humans $423bn each year and threaten world’s diversity (www.theguardian.com)
Invasive species are costing the world at least $423bn every year and have become a leading threat to the diversity of life on Earth, according to a UN assessment....
News Corp profits dive 75% as Rupert Murdoch-owned company hints at AI future (www.theguardian.com)
At least 36 killed as wildfire sweeps through Maui (www.theguardian.com)
‘We’re angry’: Israel tensions mount as army reservists threaten to refuse duty (www.theguardian.com)
Conflict over Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul judiciary is leading to new levels of civil disobedience – and potential security risks
Revealed: UK coastguard downgraded 999 calls from refugees in days before mass drowning (www.theguardian.com)
Top UN official in New York steps down citing ‘genocide’ of Palestinian civilians (www.theguardian.com)
Craig Mokhiber, director of human rights body, accuses the US, UK and much of Europe as ‘wholly complicit in the horrific assault’
New York animal control officer arrested in yorkie dognap plot (www.theguardian.com)
A New York state animal control officer was arrested after selling a stolen pet and telling the owner that the animal had died, authorities have said.
Met only authorised baton rounds for black-led events, FOI reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Metropolitan police approved their use at Notting Hill carnival and Black Lives Matter protests in 2020
Kenya makes 13 November nationwide tree planting day a public holiday (www.theguardian.com)
Canada assassination claim sparks rare consensus in India’s polarised politics and media (www.theguardian.com)
Twitter ranks worst in climate change misinformation report (www.theguardian.com)
The Climate of Misinformation report by Climate Action Against Disinformation looked at Meta, Pinterest, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter for their content moderation policies and efforts to mitigate inaccurate information such as climate denialism. The group, which is made up of dozens of international climate and...
At least 320 people killed after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan, UN says (www.theguardian.com)
At least 320 people have been killed after a series of powerful earthquaks hit western Afghanistan, the UN has said....
Apple says software bug and certain apps causing iPhone overheating (www.theguardian.com)
Apple says software bug and certain apps causing iPhone overheating::Company says it will update iOS 17 to fix bug and is working with developers of apps that overload handsets
