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Co-presenter of former BBC motoring show given penalty after being caught twice in three weeksThe former Top Gear host Richard Hammond has been fined £999 by a court after he was caught speeding twice in three weeks while driving his luxury cars.The 56-year-old was in a Porsche when he broke the speed limit on 2 December last year, and was caught out again just 20 days later while driving a Bentley. Continue reading...

• Former President Trump intends to proceed with plans to paint the grey granite Eisenhower Executive Office Building white. • The administration is proposing a ten-mile buffer zone around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico to prohibit oil, gas, and mineral extraction. • These actions highlight a continued focus on both aesthetic changes to federal architecture and environmental protections for culturally significant sites.

Almost 55% of homes at auction were sold, weekend figures show. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRichard Scolyer to have state memorial service at Sydney Opera HouseRichard Scolyer, the 2024 Australian of the Year, will be honoured with a state memorial service on Monday, after his death from brain cancer on 7 June. He was 59.Every day, this remarkable man – the cancer specialist who became his own subject – took us into his confidence and he lifted us all in the process. Continue reading...

Rise in share price adds nearly $1bn to tech giant’s market value while White continues on as a board director and chief innovation officerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRichard White has resigned as executive chair of WiseTech, the Australian tech company he co-founded, denying allegations he exploited a worker’s financial and visa status for sex.White will stay on as a board director and chief innovation officer, with Raelene Murphy replacing him as chair, the company announced on Tuesday. Continue reading...

• Amazon has scrapped a forthcoming film featuring Andrew Garfield that focused on the co-founder of OpenAI. • On the podcast *The Rest is Entertainment*, Richard Osman and Marina Hyde linked the decision to Amazon's partnership with OpenAI announced in February. • Osman argued that "billionaires with thin skin" are increasingly controlling cultural narratives by suppressing critical media.

• Huawei is attempting to revitalize its PanguLM large language model to regain competitiveness as China's AI race enters a more challenging phase. • The company's recovery strategy relies heavily on the leadership and profile of Richard Yu to restore the model's credibility. • This push comes at a critical time when domestic AI developers are facing increased pressure to deliver practical, scalable results.

Australia’s defence minister had been due to visit a naval base in Portsmouth with British defence secretary John Healey. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.We kick off with news from the UK, where our deputy PM and defence minister, Richard Marles, was visiting for a ministerial summit but had the wind taken from his sails when his British counterpart abruptly quit over defence funding. Continue reading...