Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology
First-in-nation law sets up test on states’ power to regulate use of AI as it tries to outlaw fake nude images of real people Elon Musk’s company xAI has sued…
Icac hits paydirt as Reformers’ ‘shit sheets’ are given a very public airing
Dirt files are always damaging – not least those originating in the secretive rightwing Reformers sub-faction of the party Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…
Australia’s swimming momentum shows no sign of slowing down after record haul | Kieran Pender
The six-day swim meet in Glasgow ended with 37 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals, masking a subtle but significant changing of the guard Commonwealth Games medal table Heading…
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested over alleged assault of NT administrator
Member for Solomon has previously denied alleged incident with administrator David Connolly Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily…
Fauci invokes fifth amendment and declines to testify in Senate Covid hearing
Adviser to Trump and Biden for pandemic says Republican senator has ‘unhinged obsession’ with him US politics – live updates Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a high-profile…
Gina Rinehart lobbied for controversial plan to move 2032 Olympic rowing to crocodile-inhabited river
Decision to host event on Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, 600km north of host city Brisbane, prompted significant backlash Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
Middle East crisis live: US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause in attacks
US announces attacks early on Thursday, as experts say strikes carried out by both sides in previous day increase risk of return to all-out war US-Saudi strikes in Iraq push…
Dua Lipa to interview Zadie Smith at London Literature festival
The pop star is curating the 2026 festival, which also features Patti Smith, Mustafa and Ta-Nehisi Coates, as part of the Southbank Centre’s anniversary year Zadie Smith, Patti Smith and…
After eight months, Bikram Lama’s body is going home to Nepal. ‘My heart will finally find some peace,’ his mother says
Exclusive: A funeral director confirms that the remains of Sydney’s ‘birdman’ – a former international student who died while sleeping rough in Hyde Park – will be placed on a…
Australia news live: Icac witness compares Liberal factional fighting to Braveheart; Acma takes Optus to court over triple-zero outage
Follow updates live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Minister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on others…