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• अभियान-वित्त खुलासे के अनुसार, Republicans के साथ जुड़े एक नए गठित Super PAC ने 2026 में Senate में वापसी की कोशिश कर रहे ओहियो के एक मौजूदा Democrat को हराने के उद्देश्य से $140 Million का फंड इकट्ठा किया है। • वह Democrat, जिन्होंने पहले Senate में कई कार्यकाल पूरे किए हैं और जिन्हें अपना बहुमत बढ़ाने की GOP की रणनीति में एक प्रमुख लक्ष्य माना जाता है, एक भीड़भाड़ वाले प्राइमरी का सामना कर रहे हैं और कई नीतिगत मोर्चों पर दबाव में हैं। • Democrats चेतावनी देते हैं कि यह खर्च छोटे-दानदाताओं पर आधारित अभियानों पर भारी पड़ सकता है और राज्य के मीडिया परिदृश्य को नया रूप दे सकता है, जबकि Republicans का तर्क है कि यह पैसा उम्मीदवार के रिकॉर्ड की जांच जारी रखेगा।

अदालत ने सुना कि महिला ने फैशन बॉस को रुकने के लिए कहा लेकिन वह नहीं रुका, तब भी जब वह रोने लगी। जेम्स होल्डर, कपड़ा कंपनी सुपरड्राई के सह-संस्थापक, को ग्लॉस्टरशायर के शहर चेल्टनहैम में एक रात बाहर घूमने के बाद एक महिला से बलात्कार करने का दोषी पाया गया है। ग्लॉस्टर क्राउन कोर्ट ने सुना कि 54 वर्षीय होल्डर को एक पुरुष मित्र के साथ कॉट्सवोल्ड्स स्थित अपने हवेली तक टैक्सी लेकर जाना था। इसके बजाय, दोनों पीड़िता की टैक्सी में बैठ गए और उसके फ्लैट पर चले गए, जहाँ फैशन बॉस ने उसके साथ बलात्कार किया। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

सरकारी एजेंसियों के साथ नए अनुबंधों पर प्रतिबंध लगाने के दबाव के बीच जासूसी टेक फर्म का कहना है कि वह केवल ‘एक सॉफ्टवेयर कंपनी’ है ताजा अपडेट के लिए हमारे Australia न्यूज लाइव ब्लॉग को फॉलो करें हमारा ब्रेकिंग न्यूज़ ईमेल, फ्री ऐप या दैनिक न्यूज़ पॉडकास्ट प्राप्त करें ब्रिटेन के एक MP द्वारा “एक सुपरविलेन की बड़बड़ाहट” के रूप में वर्णित घोषणापत्र में कुछ संस्कृतियों को दूसरों से कमतर बताने के कुछ ही हफ्तों बाद, अमेरिकी जासूसी टेक कंपनी Palantir का कहना है कि वह महज “एक सॉफ्टवेयर कंपनी” है, जबकि ऑस्ट्रेलियाई सरकारी एजेंसियों द्वारा इस विवादास्पद कंपनी के साथ किसी भी नए अनुबंध पर प्रतिबंध लगाने की मांग की जा रही है। ऑस्ट्रेलिया में, Palantir के साथ राज्य और संघीय अनुबंध लगभग $80m तक पहुंच गए हैं, और कंपनी में संघीय निवेश कथित तौर पर $160m से अधिक है। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

• अरबपति Alexei Mordashov का जहाज, Nord, अमेरिकी और ईरानी मंजूरी के साथ नाकाबंदी वाले जलडमरूमध्य को पार करने में सक्षम रहा। • Mordashov के करीबी एक सूत्र ने मंगलवार को कहा कि रूसी अरबपति Alexei Mordashov के स्वामित्व वाले एक सुपरयॉट को दुबई में रखरखाव के बाद नाकाबंदी वाले होर्मुज जलडमरूमध्य से गुजरने की अनुमति मिली, क्योंकि ईरान या अमेरिका में से किसी ने भी इसका विरोध नहीं किया। • यह अभी तक स्पष्ट नहीं हो पाया है कि 500 मिलियन डॉलर (£370 मिलियन) से अधिक मूल्य वाले इस मल्टी-डेक विलासिता जहाज को शनिवार को अमेरिका-ईरान संघर्ष के केंद्र में स्थित इस व्यावसायिक रूप से महत्वपूर्ण जलमार्ग से नौकायन की अनुमति कैसे मिली, जहाँ फरवरी से यातायात पर गंभीर प्रतिबंध लगाए गए हैं।

2026 estimates for wolves on island highest since late 1970s but moose population declining dramaticallyWolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they’re making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report released Monday.Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) national park in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Thunder Bay, Canada. The island is a natural laboratory, offering scientists a rare opportunity to observe wolves and moose largely free from human influence. Continue reading...

• Elon Musk's xAI closed a $6 billion Series C on April 25, 2026, backed by Sequoia and a16z, to build a 100,000-GPU supercluster in Memphis, Tennessee. • Funding supports Grok-3 development, targeting 5x faster inference than GPT-5, with first phase online by December 2026. • Initiative aims to repatriate AI compute to US soil, creating 1,200 high-tech jobs amid national security concerns over overseas data centers.

• A $140 million super PAC war chest is poised to challenge Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown's 2026 Senate return. • Funded by Republican donors, the group aims to exploit Brown's vulnerabilities in a key battleground. • This escalation underscores high stakes for Senate control amid Trump's midterm focus.

Alarm caused by posts of Alex Carp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weaponsThe US spy tech company Palantir published a manifesto extolling the benefits of American power and implying some cultures are inferior to others – in what MPs have called “a parody of a RoboCop film” and “the ramblings of a supervillain”.“Some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional and regressive,” wrote Palantir in a 22-point post on X over the weekend, which also called for an end to the “postwar neutering” of Germany and Japan. Continue reading...

Vinegar, Tim Tams and baby rice are among the products to be scrutinised in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s caseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe consumer watchdog is back in court and taking on Australia’s largest supermarket chain, alleging Woolworths deliberately misled shoppers with fake discounts.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) case against Woolworths begins in the federal court in Sydney on Tuesday, almost two months after hearings wrapped up in its very similar case against Coles. Continue reading...

• Elon Musk's xAI announced a $6 billion Series C funding round on April 19, 2026, led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the startup at $24 billion post-money. • Funds will expand the Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, to 300,000 Nvidia GPUs for Grok AI training. • Investment accelerates US AI infrastructure race, countering China's advances and supporting domestic chip production.

Elisabeth Zetland, a senior researcher at MyHeritage, found that the actual Luigi has immigrated to US from ItalyThe Washington state businessman who inspired Nintendo to give the name Mario to its mustachioed, superhero plumber did not have a brother named Luigi like the fictional video game star famously does.But it has only just been determined that Nintendo may have unknowingly named its mascot’s brother after another of the real-life Mario’s close relatives: his father, Luigi, whose biography evokes that of millions of 20th-century US immigrants from Italy. Continue reading...

• Anthropic discovered its AI tool can outperform humans at certain hacking and cybersecurity tasks, marking a significant milestone in autonomous security capabilities. • The findings have prompted discussions among regulators and legislators regarding the implications of advanced AI systems in cybersecurity applications. • The development highlights growing concerns about balancing AI capabilities with security risks, particularly as AI systems demonstrate competency in traditionally human-dominated security roles.

Ministers drawing up contingency plans for ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ if supply of CO2 is disruptedBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK could face some gaps on supermarket shelves this summer if disruption caused by the Iran war continues, with shortages of carbon dioxide potentially hitting supplies of chicken, pork and fizzy drinks.Government ministers are reportedly drawing up contingency plans for a “reasonable worst-case scenario” if the key shipping lane of the strait of Hormuz does not reopen, disrupting supplies of the CO2 required by the food industry. Continue reading...

• Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers created superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) using transition metal silicides, compatible with silicon manufacturing processes. • The technique adapts standard electronics methods, marking a milestone for scalable quantum systems on April 14, 2026. • This bridges gaps in quantum computing hardware by enabling integration with existing semiconductor fabs.

Typhoon expected to make landfall Tuesday in Northern Mariana Islands and bring heavy winds, rain and floodingA dangerous super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is barreling toward a group of remote US islands.Super Typhoon Sinlaku is expected to make landfall Tuesday in the Northern Mariana Islands and bring destructive winds, widespread heavy rain and flooding, the National Weather Service said Monday. Continue reading...

Experts say climate pattern could supercharge extreme weather events and push temperatures to record highsThere is a high likelihood that the phenomenon known as “El Niño” will emerge this summer – and it could be exceptionally strong. A so-called “super El Niño” could supercharge extreme weather events and push global temperatures to record heights next year if it develops, according to experts.Meteorologists are keeping a close eye on the climate patterns developing in the Pacific Ocean that will enable stronger predictions about what’s to come in the year ahead. Continue reading...

Rapidly strengthening storm brings destructive winds, flooding risk and dangerous seas to western PacificThe Mariana Islands archipelago in the western Pacific, home to the US territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, is bracing for extreme weather early this week as Super Typhoon Sinlaku approaches.The system originated as a cluster of thunderstorms over the seas of Micronesia before strengthening into a tropical storm and then a typhoon on Friday and Saturday. Continue reading...

• OpenAI reached an $852 billion valuation and launched the ChatGPT super app on April 4, 2026, integrating chat, coding, search, and AI agents into a unified platform. • The app serves 900 million weekly users, positioning it as a comprehensive AI workspace for enterprise and personal use. • This launch intensifies competition in multimodal AI tools amid surging demand for integrated platforms.

Reduced public holiday services and school holidays heighten pressure on network, leading to overcrowdingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPassengers have been forced to stand for hours and many were unable to board services over Easter as Victoria’s regional train system strained under the combined weight of a long weekend, school holidays and fare-free services.Reports of overcrowding on V/Line services escalated on Friday and Saturday as public holiday timetables reduced services, amid increased demand after the state government introducing free travel during April. Continue reading...

• On March 10, the University of Houston announced researchers at its Texas Center for Superconductivity broke the ambient-pressure temperature record for superconductivity, potentially enabling more efficient energy generation, transmission, and storage. • Superconductivity is a quantum phenomenon where materials exhibit zero electrical resistance and expel magnetic fields when cooled below a critical temperature threshold. • This breakthrough represents a major advancement in materials science that could have significant implications for energy infrastructure and technology development.

• The U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, led by Dr. Dario Gil (formerly IBM senior vice president), is deploying AI supercomputing infrastructure to transform American science and engineering across fusion, energy, and national security. • Argonne National Laboratory will deploy approximately 10,000 state-of-the-art GPUs this year via Nvidia and Oracle, with a comparable AMD-HPE cluster launching at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, and a planned 100,000-GPU cluster at Argonne in 2027. • The mission aims to produce 50 to 100 comparable breakthroughs across all scientific domains within three to five years, creating a durable platform of AI supercomputers and next-generation quantum computers for the scientific community.

Rachel Reeves will address concerns about price rises and shortages with retailers as energy costs surgeThe bosses of the UK’s biggest supermarkets are to meet the chancellor on Wednesday as the government seeks to gauge the extent of potential price rises and shortages of household essentials amid a surge in energy, fuel and fertiliser costs.Rachel Reeves is meeting the bosses of Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons as concerns rise about the potential impact on the cost of living – including higher food prices – as a result of the Middle East conflict. Continue reading...

Scientists tracked bird population in Canberra’s botanic gardens and found climate impacts starting to affect themFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA common and well-loved bird of bush and garden could go extinct within 30-40 years due to the weather impacts of climate change, researchers say.Data derived from nearly 30 years of weekly observations tracked the lives of superb fairy wrens in Canberra’s botanic gardens, noting the changing weather’s impacts on them. Continue reading...

As living costs rise, the state where Gates and Bezos made billions is targeting top earners – could other states follow?Noel Frame knows exactly how difficult it is to raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy, because she has been trying to do just that – first as an activist, then as a state legislator – for the past 15 years. And until recently almost all of her efforts ended in failure.She lives in Washington, a solid blue state that should, in theory, be hospitable to the idea of more progressive taxation and has plenty of multi-millionaires to target, since it is the home of Microsoft, Amazon and an array of other tech-driven corporations. While the wealth of these tech giants has grown exponentially in recent decades, the state – which levies no income taxes – has struggled to bring in enough revenue to pay for basic services like public schooling and long-term healthcare. Continue reading...

Nigeria and UK look to strengthen trade and economic ties amid growing calls from Africa and Caribbean for reparative justice“There are chapters in our shared history that I know have left some painful marks,” King Charles said during a state banquet to welcome the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, to the UK, in a year in which the monarch is expected to come under renewed pressure to make a formal apology for transatlantic slavery and colonialism.But while demands grow from African and Caribbean nations for the UK to further reparative justice, Nigeria and the UK are looking to the future of global trade. Continue reading...

• NASA's X-59 Quesst low-boom supersonic demonstrator had its second flight on March 20, 2026, cut short after just 9 minutes due to a cockpit warning light. • The aircraft returned to base immediately, marking another delay for the already behind-schedule program. • NASA plans a speedy return to flight testing to advance quiet supersonic technology over land.

• US prosecutors in the Southern District of New York charged three individuals affiliated with Super Micro Computer, including co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw, with smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China. • The scheme involved illegally diverting billions in advanced semiconductors intended for US servers to unauthorized Chinese entities, violating export controls. • This case highlights escalating US efforts to curb AI technology transfers amid national security concerns over China's military advancements.

• AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warns Big Tech prioritizes quick profits and narrow research goals like image recognition over long-term superintelligence implications. • Hinton advocates AI safety measures like video/image provenance to combat deepfakes, noting each AI risk requires distinct solutions amid cybersecurity concerns. • He proposes modeling superintelligent AI as protective 'mothers' to humans as 'babies,' urging regulation beyond current industry practices.

Labor should urge Australians to rethink purpose of super, Tracey Burton says, so country’s $4tn in superannuation could help plug funding shortfallsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor should more actively encourage wealthier Australians to spend more of their superannuation on their own care, an industry leader says, to help free up capacity in the struggling system to protect elderly people without means.Tracey Burton, the chief executive of Uniting NSW and ACT, will tell an industry event next week that some wealthier people believe they are entitled to fully publicly funded aged care – even while they maintain large superannuation balances with the intention of leaving the money to their next generation. Continue reading...