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OpenAI under investigation by coalition of state attorneys general, WSJ reports

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-13T04:46:43+00:00

OpenAI has been served a sweeping subpoena seeking documents on a wide range of its activities ⁠and the impact on users, including ⁠advertising, user engagement and retention, and the handling of consumer and health data

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Покемоны помогают наводить беспилотники: новости, которые вы могли пропустить

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-13T04:44:25+00:00

На этой неделе стало известно, что кошка умершего миллионера уже семь лет не может получить наследство, ученые испекли хлеб из дрожжей, найденных в мумии, Pokemon Go помогает ориентироваться ударным дронам, венгерские депутаты согласились обеднеть, появилось приложение, где можно заказать еду, которую никогда не доставят, Марк Цукерберг выдал подчиненным защиту от ИИ на полчаса в день, а Google уберет СМИ из ИИ-саммари при поиске.

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Искупительный долгострой: как возведение Саграда Фамилия растянулось на 144 года

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-13T04:39:59+00:00

На этой неделе исполнилось сто лет со дня смерти каталонского архитектора Антонио Гауди, прославившегося благодаря своим необычным творениям. Один из главных его проектов – храм Саграда Фамилия в Барселоне – так и не был завершен при жизни мастера: строительство растянулось на 144 года. Последнюю башню установили в феврале 2026-го, а 10 июня, в годовщину кончины Гауди, ее освятил папа римский Лев XIV. 

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Как приручить погоду: чем разгоняют облака и вызывают дожди

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-13T04:39:28+00:00

С древних времен люди пытались регулировать погоду – прибегали к ритуалам и молитвам. Но в 1946 г. произошел прорыв: ученые нашли способ искусственно вызывать дождь. С тех пор технологии значительно шагнули вперед, и появляются все новые методы воздействия на атмосферные процессы. Как человечество учится управлять осадками – в материале «Ведомостей».

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A policy contradiction at the heart of India’s pulse mission

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-13T04:32:06+00:00

The harder question is whether a policy design that repeatedly suppresses price-discovery infrastructure in response to retail price spikes is compatible with a six-year mission to build domestic supply through farmer-level incentives

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’armée américaine dit avoir intercepté des drones iraniens qui menaçaient des navires dans le détroit d’Ormuz

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-13T04:26:18+00:00

« L’Iran a lancé plusieurs drones d’attaque dans le but de frapper des navires commerciaux transitant par le détroit d’Ormuz », a écrit sur X le Commandement américain pour le Moyen-Orient(Centcom). « Les forces américaines les ont tous abattus ces dernières heures, et le trafic maritime dans le détroit reste fluide », a-t-il ajouté.

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From E20 to E85: India’s next leap in sustainable transportation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-13T04:13:27+00:00

The country is no longer merely preparing for the future of alternative mobility, but actively defining it through a unique blend of regulatory agility and industrial responsiveness

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Downed Iranian drones targeting ships in Hormuz: US Centcom

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-13T04:13:20+00:00

The CentCom said US forces continue to strictly enforce a blockade against Iran, redirecting 139 compliant commercial ships and disabling nine non-compliant ships

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Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-13T04:04:56+00:00

Anthropic stated that the company received an export control directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals, without specific details on the national security concern

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A Family Ravaged by Land Mines in Myanmar

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-13T04:01:06+00:00

Bu Ri lost a leg to a mine in Myanmar decades ago. More recently, six other members of his family have suffered a similar fate or worse, in a sign of the devastation wreaked by civil war.

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Au Tchad, l’armée française prépare un retour à pas feutrés

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-13T04:00:30+00:00

Un an et demi après l’éviction brutale des soldats français basés au Tchad, Paris et N’Djamena avancent sur la reprise de leur coopération militaire bilatérale.

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Dutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T04:00:04+00:00

Geert Wilders’ PVV altered sketch of jailed Syrian brothers to make them look more menacingA Dutch court artist has received damages after an MP for the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) used one of her drawings without permission and manipulated it with AI to make the subjects look more menacing.Petra Urban, a court artist for 19 years, was shocked to discover a drawing she had made last year of two Syrian brothers jailed for the murder of their sister had been reworked and used in a video on Instagram and Facebook by the party’s Noord-Brabant region. Continue reading...

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Trees may store less planet-heating carbon than hoped, study suggests

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T04:00:04+00:00

Photosynthesis does not always result in wood growth, a key factor in carbon dioxide sequestrationTrees may not be able to store as much planet-heating carbon as hoped, a study suggests, with researchers finding photosynthesis does not always lead to wood growth.Scientists studied 137 sites across the US and found trees stopped growing months before the point in the year at which photosynthesis stopped. Continue reading...

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Pak PM Shehbaz says final text of US-Iran peace deal agreed upon

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-13T03:43:19+00:00

“We can confirm that a final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached and Pakistan is now working closely with both sides to finalise the next steps," he said

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US military says it downed Iranian attack drones – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T03:42:30+00:00

This blog is now closed – see our latest full report on the Middle East crisisIran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has cautioned against media speculation about a potential memorandum of understanding to end the war, particularly on claims regarding the strait of Hormuz.IRNA reported that Iran will not surrender its control of the strategic waterway and the US will have no role in its future management.Contrary to some bizarre claims in the media, Iran in no way makes a commitment in this text to hand over its management or to restore the strait of Hormuz to the state before the

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Au Royaume-Uni, la renaissance de Manchester, une réussite revendiquée par son maire, Andy Burnham, rival de Keir Starmer

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-13T03:30:20+00:00

L’édile travailliste gouverne depuis 2017 la métropole anglaise qui, après un long déclin post-industriel, a renoué avec un dynamisme impulsé par ses derniers maires. Le 18 juin, Andy Burnham tentera de retrouver un siège de député lors d’une élection partielle difficile, afin d’essayer, ensuite, de remplacer Keir Starmer au poste de premier ministre.

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Aux Etats-Unis, l’Eglise catholique fait le plein de jeunes recrues

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-13T03:30:05+00:00

Les paroisses du pays attirent de nouveaux fidèles en mal de religion. Le culte catholique, pourtant minoritaire, n’est pas en reste. Comme à Washington, où l’une des églises, qui organise « happy hours » et « speed dating », séduit de nombreux adeptes issus de la « gen Z ».

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Tres derrotas (y una victoria) de Putin

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-13T03:30:01+00:00

El resultado desfavorable para el Kremlin de las elecciones en Armenia se enmarca en una pauta esperanzadora para el proyecto europeísta

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Cabo Verde, la rareza democrática de África

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-13T03:30:01+00:00

El archipiélago se encamina hacia su cuarta alternancia electoral pacífica en 35 años gracias a una cultura de consenso y un sólido régimen parlamentario

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El ‘youtuber’ comeperros de Marruecos

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-13T03:30:01+00:00

Encarcelado un creador de contenido con más de dos millones de seguidores por difundir un vídeo en el que descuartizaba, cocinaba y degustaba un can callejero en plena Fiesta del Cordero

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Anthropic « désactive brutalement » ses deux modèles d’IA les plus puissants, faute de pouvoir se conformer aux ordres de l’administration Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-13T02:13:57+00:00

Invoquant des questions de « sécurité nationale », Washington a ordonné à la start-up américaine d’intelligence artificielle de restreindre l’accès à Claude Fable 5 et Mythos 5 aux seuls ressortissants américains. Une demande impossible à mettre en œuvre, selon Anthropic.

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Woman in critical condition after shark attack at Coogee beach

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T02:03:52+00:00

A woman in her 30s is being transported to hospital with arm and leg injuries after the attack at the Sydney beachA woman in her 30s is being treated for injuries after being bitten by a shark at Coogee Beach on Saturday.A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance said the woman was in a critical condition with arm and leg injuries. Continue reading...

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Crowd gathers at Kennedy Center after court denies Trump’s emergency appeal to keep his name on building – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-13T02:03:34+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Court denies emergency appeal to retain Trump’s name on Kennedy CenterSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments, the Wall Street Journal reported last night, citing people familiar with the matter.“It should be done because I did nothing wrong,” Trump said when asked about the resolution in a phone call this week with the Journal. “It was a rigged deal — it was a whole rigged situation.” Continue reading...

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