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U.S. launches strikes after Iranian attack kills 2 American soldiers. Supreme Leader says US breaches show Trump’s signature is ‘worthless’—AND MORE
New York Times: Two U.S. soldiers were killed and a third service member was missing after an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan on…
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Leak of San Francisco police drone footage exposes new reality of urban surveillance
Wired: The archive Curry and Robert captured offers a detailed record of SFPD drone operations over about 48 hours in mid-June. It includes 60…
Sara Khan interview: ‘Idiot Muslims silence the moderates within our community’
Telegraph: Khan, who is the daughter of Pakistani Muslims, knows whereof she speaks. She has herself experienced abuse from almost every…
Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘cult’
BBC: “I’m still struggling to reconcile with the fact that I was abused for years,” Anya says. “You were not chained to a door or something,…
Germany’s CDU parliamentary leader resigns after using surrogacy to become parent
The Guardian: After writing, in 2015, that “as a gay man and a Christian I find it personally very hard to warm to the idea of a rented womb”,…
Farage’s furious clash with Times editor stuns figures close to him
The Guardian: The exchange, which is said to have included an expletive aimed at Tony Gallagher, was triggered by the Reform UK leader’s…
They were charged with assaulting ICE agents. The cases are crumbling.
New York Times: The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times…
How presidential travel is ultimate expression of political power
New York Times: Mr. Trump complains that the current planes are old and not as impressive as the luxury jets flown by Arab royals. “It’s like…
Washington pushes EU to announce import rules rollback
Financial Times: According to three people familiar with the negotiations, the US sent a proposal to European officials in recent weeks…
Zelenskyy considers sacking commander-in-chief as protests swell
Financial Times: That person said Zelenskyy was open to removing Syrsky from his post if he could find a commander who would ensure a smooth…
Trump to fund Maga-aligned projects in Europe as he reorders US aid
Financial Times: The proposed grants include $2mn to “counter censorship” stemming from EU regulations, including the Digital Services Act and…
Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says
The Guardian: In a letter to its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, the Republican senator Josh Hawley demanded to know what measures Meta had taken to…
Pentagon dangles $400,000 salaries to recruit Wall Street bankers
Wall Street Journal: The Pentagon has spent the past few months amassing a small army of bankers, consultants and hired specialists. Their…
China’s Moonshot unveils world’s largest open AI model, closing in on U.S. rivals
Reuters: The launch, which comes a month after Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models were abruptly withdrawn by the U.S. government due to…
Andy Burnham declared leader of UK’s Labour Party, pledges to restore hope
ABC: Burnham brings a more relaxed style of leadership than the rather stern Starmer, and is regarded as one of the Labour Party’s best…
Apple targets dozens of OpenAI employees with legal letters
Financial Times: Apple has targeted dozens of OpenAI employees who once worked for the company with personal legal warnings as it looks for…
Trump Media pitched $100,000 monthly fee for fast feed of president’s posts
Financial Times: Trump Media & Technology Group has quoted the six-figure monthly sum in talks with prospective buyers of the “Truth API” data…
China’s leader pitches ‘openness’ in push to shape A.I.’s future
New York Times: Xi Jinping said the development of artificial intelligence systems should be a “symphony of global collaboration.”…
Meta in talks to lease computing power to Anthropic in potential $10 billion deal
New York Times: A deal would underline how scarce computing power is for artificial intelligence development, and could create a new business…
America’s enterprising spirit booming after decades-long slump
New York Times: Hundreds of thousands of people are creating companies each year, ending a decades-long drought…
Trump regulator orders Kalshi to defy Michigan court – escalating battle over prediction markets
CNN: The Trump administration took an extraordinary step this week to escalate its nationwide efforts to prevent states from regulating…
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