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Government use of automated AI decision-making to be curbed under new Australian rules

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-19T12:00:27+00:00

New national plan accompanied by Labor push for digital duty of care legislationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe use of AI in automated decision-making by government departments and agencies will be subject to tough rules under a new national plan, expected to extend to consumer protections, workplace safety and privacy.As the Albanese government grapples with the rapid growth in the use of artificial intelligence and a boom in datacentre construction, senior ministers have begun work to draw up new rules to ensure safety is built into AI processes inside governme

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Trump’s rebranding of Palm Beach airport hasn’t taken off as he planned

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-19T12:00:26+00:00

Changes inside the Florida international airport are hardly evident as state and county hold back funds for full remodelOne of Donald Trump’s most grandiose vanity projects, a multimillion-dollar makeover of Florida’s Palm Beach international airport into a self-aggrandizing, gold-plated transportation hub, is running into turbulence, barely a week after the first plane’s wheels touched the runway.At first glance, the rebranding of the airport less than 5 miles from his opulent Mar-a-Lago resort appears to be complete. Its website bears the name and oversized logo of the President Donald J Tru

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India’s cockroach politics is no joke

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-19T11:57:47+00:00

The Cockroach Janta Party has crept onto the political scene at a time when Indian democracy is struggling.

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South East Water supply disruption hits thousands of properties in Kent

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-19T11:46:19+00:00

People in Tunbridge Wells area face lower pressure, intermittent supply or no water after ‘instrument failure’Thousands of homes and businesses in Kent are facing water supply problems for a second day, including a “complete lack of water” in some cases, South East Water said.About 7,000 properties in the Tunbridge Wells area could face low pressure, intermittent supply or no water, after an “instrument failure” at a nearby water treatment works, SEW said. Continue reading...

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For EVs to grow, more products needed in sub 4-meter category: JSW MG Motor

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-19T11:29:58+00:00

“There is a lot of gap in the sub-4 meter...when you glance through the models, there is a stark difference between SUV style and EV body style” official at JSW MG Motor India said

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Марія Берлінська: "Не можна картонками обирати головнокомандувача"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-19T11:28:00+00:00

Берлінська засудила публічне знецінення Сирського / скриншотВідома військова волонтерка, керівниця Центру підтримки аеророзвідки Марія Берлінська заявила, що в Україні формується небезпечний прецедент,...

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Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-19T11:00:26+00:00

Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’Amid a summer of dangerous heat, drought and floods, a majority of Americans are connecting increasingly severe weather to the climate crisis, new polling shows, despite efforts by Donald Trump to dismiss global heating as a “con job” and a “hoax”.It’s a sign that attempts to suppress polarize climate concerns may not be seeing full success, said Grace Adcox, senior climate strategist at Data for Progress. Continue reading...

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Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-19T11:00:25+00:00

From Nevada to Manchester, developers are trialling innovative solutions to clean energy’s biggest challengeIn the deserts of the United Arab Emirates a sprawling clean energy project, stretching across an area roughly the size of 12,600 football fields, will play host to a breakthrough allowing solar energy to power the equivalent of half a million homes through the night.The Gulf state has been steadily combining 5.2GW of solar power capacity with 19GWh of battery storage to create the largest battery scheme in the world. Continue reading...

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How Trump and his administration have mired the US in multiple crises

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-19T11:00:25+00:00

From manufactured election insecurity to an outbreak of ‘explosive’ diarrhea, Americans are bearing the brunt of harmful policiesBetween widespread cuts to vital government agencies, various disease and illness outbreaks, and new environmental disaster vulnerabilities, the United States is facing a convergence of crises with widespread repercussions.Yet the Trump administration has hamstrung the federal government from addressing these crises – and in some cases is actively fanning them. Over the past year, the administration has moved to shrink the federal workforce, roll back environmental p

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La fine della “Megxit”: Harry e Meghan pensano al ritorno in Inghilterra

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-19T11:00:24+00:00

Secondo i tabloid sta per finire il sogno americano dei duchi del Sussex. Dopo la recente visita a Buckingham Palace, la coppia vorrebbe ricongiungere i figli a re Carlo. Ma resta lo scoglio del fratello William

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Ломаченко повертається в ринг: Усик розкрив деталі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-19T10:59:35+00:00

Колишній чемпіон світу Василь Ломаченко, який раніше оголосив про завершення кар'єри, вже перебуває у тренувальному таборі та готується до повернення на ринг.

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