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• Security failures at immigration detention centers managed by a prison multinational have been revealed, with warnings that current conditions are putting both staff and detainees at risk. • Concerns are rising over the emergence of "prediction markets," with experts fearing these platforms could trigger a new wave of gambling harm. • In sports, Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) have successfully secured their survival in their current competition.

Charity Commission inquiry into William Blake House in Northamptonshire resulted in rescue planA group of “accidental activist” families have succeeded in their efforts to secure the future of their children’s care home after uncovering serious alleged management failures that took the charity to the brink of bankruptcy.The families launched a campaign after discovering that William Blake House, a residential learning disability care home charity in Northamptonshire, owed £1.5m in unpaid taxes, had paid its former chair £1m in fees, and was close to bankruptcy. Continue reading...

• Europe is initiating a strategic rearmament process to enhance its own defense capabilities amid spreading global conflicts. • This shift is driven by a decline in trust toward Washington and the growing necessity for the EU to protect its interests independently. • The move matters as it signals a departure from long-term reliance on the US for security, reflecting a new era of "great power politics."

US president says there ‘won’t be anything left’ of country if it does not reach agreement. Plus, how to become emotionally mature at any ageGood morning.Donald Trump has voiced impatience at the deadlock over peace talks with Iran, posting on social media: “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!”What else is happening in the region? The United Arab Emirates has blamed a fire near its nuclear power plant on a drone launched by Iran or one of its proxies, describing the incident as a “dangerous escalation”.Why is Massie Trump’s nemesis? Massie has been a consistent thorn in Trump’s side, voting against his signature tax and spending cuts bill, helping to force the justice department to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, and insisting on congressional oversight over the military actions in Venezuela and Iran. Now he faces a bruising primary against his Trump-endorsed challenger, Ed Gallrein. Continue reading...

• Chinese robotics startup Linkerbot has completed a Series B+ funding round, achieving a $3 billion valuation, according to a Reuters report covering the company's expansion in industrial robotics. • The funding round reflects strong investor appetite for advanced robotics solutions in Asia, where manufacturing automation and industrial AI applications are driving significant venture capital deployment. • Linkerbot's valuation milestone positions the startup among China's leading robotics firms, competing in the growing market for intelligent automation systems across manufacturing, logistics, and service sectors.

• London-based startup Fractile raised $220 million in a Series funding round led by Accel, Factorial Funds, and Founders Fund to develop specialized AI chips for inference acceleration. • Founded in 2022 by Oxford researcher Walter Goodwin, Fractile is building hardware architectures designed to increase inference performance from 40 tokens per second to approximately 1,200 tokens per second. • The company claims its systems could compress workloads that currently take a month into a single day, addressing a critical bottleneck in AI deployment.

Health minister Mark Butler says six passengers who have tested negative for hantavirus will land in Western Australia on FridayFour Australian citizens who were aboard the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the centre of the hantavirus outbreak, will soon be home after the government secured a suitable aircraft and crew for the journey.The health minister, Mark Butler, said the citizens, along with a permanent resident and a New Zealand citizen, were due to take off from the Netherlands on Thursday evening local time and would land in Perth on Friday afternoon. Continue reading...