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• The U.S. Defense Department announced AI procurement contracts with seven companies: Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Reflection AI, which raised $2 billion in funding last year. • The AI products will be deployed in Impact Level 6 and 7 Defense Department systems capable of storing classified information, with access provided through an internal portal called GenAI.mil. • Anthropic notably was excluded from the contracts after the Trump administration designated it as a supply chain risk in February, though the Pentagon reportedly continues using Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview model.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences também reescreveu as regras sobre a elegibilidade de filmes internacionais The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences anunciou uma série de mudanças importantes para o Oscars na sexta-feira, incluindo uma nova política que permite múltiplas indicações para um único ator em uma categoria, bem como a proibição de prêmios de atuação e escrita para trabalhos realizados por AI. De acordo com os novos estatutos decretados pelo Board of Governors do grupo, apenas performances “demonstravelmente realizadas” por humanos com seu consentimento serão elegíveis para o Oscars de atuação, enquanto apenas roteiros de autoria humana poderão concorrer a prêmios de escrita. Continue lendo...

Segundo relatos, Islamabad passou a adotar um papel de perfil mais baixo, mas acredita que a paz pode progredir sem reuniões presenciais. O Paquistão está mediando propostas entre o Irã e os EUA para manter as negociações vivas nos bastidores e avançar gradualmente em direção a um acordo de paz, afirmam autoridades e especialistas. Autoridades paquistanesas dizem estar conscientes de que o que está em jogo não é apenas a paz regional, mas a saúde da economia global e o sustento de milhões das pessoas mais pobres do mundo — inclusive no Paquistão, cuja fatura mensal de importação de energia quase triplicou como resultado da guerra. Continue lendo...

Aumento de 3% em abril, o ritmo anual mais rápido em 11 meses, deixa o imóvel típico valendo £278.880, afirma a Nationwide Business live – últimas atualizações O crescimento do preço das casas no Reino Unido surpreendeu corretores de imóveis e economistas ao saltar em abril no ritmo anual mais rápido em 11 meses, de acordo com a Nationwide. A maior sociedade de crédito imobiliário do Reino Unido afirmou que seus dados de hipotecas mostraram que os preços dos imóveis subiram inesperadamente 3% em abril em relação ao ano anterior, ante 2,2% em março, deixando o imóvel típico do Reino Unido valendo £278.880. Continue lendo...

• O Departamento de Justiça anunciou uma investigação criminal ampliada sobre os padrões de arrecadação e gastos da campanha presidencial de 2024 de Donald Trump e de comitês de ação política relacionados, focando na conformidade com as leis federais de financiamento de campanha e de doadores estrangeiros. • Os investigadores estão examinando pelo menos uma dúzia de grandes doações que podem ter sido encaminhadas através de contas de empresas de fachada ou entidades vinculadas ao exterior, de acordo com autoridades de aplicação da lei informadas sobre a investigação. • Porta-vozes da Casa Branca descreveram a ação como parte de uma “revisão pós-eleitoral de rotina”, enquanto aliados de Trump acusam o departamento de viés partidário e alertam que quaisquer acusações podem desencadear uma tempestade política antes das eleições de meio de mandato de 2026.

• Meta relatou US$ 107 bilhões em compromissos contratuais para serviços de nuvem no 1º trimestre de 2026 para impulsionar o desenvolvimento de modelos de IA. • Investimentos agressivos incluem expansões de datacenters e acordos na cadeia de suprimentos para componentes de hardware de IA. • A empresa espera avanços significativos em IA no final de 2026, buscando monetizar pesquisas avançadas.

• Preços anunciados para novos anúncios de aluguéis subindo no ritmo mais rápido desde outubro de 2024. • Acompanhe as atualizações • Receba nosso e-mail de notícias de última hora, aplicativo gratuito ou podcast de notícias diárias

Esperança de que sessões de terapia assistida por MDMA possam ajudar soldados a lutar por mais tempo, ajudando-os a processar traumas À medida que a guerra contra as drogas se aproxima do fim, uma nova doutrina poderá em breve se consolidar: drogas psicodélicas para soldados na ativa que sofrem de PTSD. Em dois estudos financiados pelo Department of Defense (DoD), 186 militares com PTSD provavelmente passarão por múltiplas sessões de terapia assistida por MDMA no próximo ano. Continue lendo...

Decisão esvaziou disposição destinada a prevenir a discriminação racial na votação. Além disso, o petróleo ultrapassa US$ 126 o barril para atingir o nível mais alto desde 2022. Bom dia. A Suprema Corte dos EUA esvaziou uma seção importante da Lei dos Direitos ao Voto por meio de uma decisão histórica sobre o mapa distrital da Louisiana, em uma grande reviravolta na lei de direitos civis dos EUA que ameaça enfraquecer o poder de voto das minorias. Como os legisladores reagiram? Terri Sewell e Shomari Figures, que agora correm o risco de perder seus assentos nos distritos eleitorais negros do Alabama, condenaram a decisão, afirmando que ela faz a nação retroceder. Como a decisão ocorreu? É o ápice da campanha conjunta dos juízes John Roberts e Samuel Alito para reverter a legislação de direitos civis. Como os mapas das eleições de meio de mandato poderiam ser alterados pelo redistritamento? Embora a decisão da Suprema Corte deixe pouco tempo para redesenhar os mapas antes das midterms, veja como os mapas das eleições de meio de mandato poderiam ficar se ambos os partidos alcançarem todas as suas ambições atuais de redistritamento. Continue lendo...

Porta-voz afirma que apenas dois dos 14 australianos permanecem em comunicação, após imagens de CCTV mostrarem a marinha israelense abordando embarcações em águas internacionais Receba nosso e-mail de notícias de última hora, aplicativo gratuito ou podcast diário de notícias A família de um homem de Newcastle, entre pelo menos seis australianos a bordo de barcos que foram interceptados por pessoal da marinha israelense em águas internacionais, fez um apelo emocionado por sua segurança e criticou duramente o governo australiano por não intervir. Mais de 50 barcos partiram da Itália para Gaza na segunda-feira como parte da flotilha Global Sumud, na esperança de entregar 500 toneladas de ajuda e voluntários à Faixa de Gaza, que permanece sob bloqueio naval por parte de Israel. Continue lendo...

Magnata da mídia homenageado in absentia enquanto críticos denunciam sua sentença de 20 anos sob a lei de segurança nacional O empresário de mídia preso Jimmy Lai foi agraciado com o prêmio de liberdade de expressão da Deutsche Welle por sua contribuição ao movimento pró-democracia de Hong Kong. A emissora pública alemã informou na quinta-feira que Lai receberia in absentia a 12ª edição do prêmio em 23 de junho no DW Global Media Forum em Bonn. Continue lendo...

Programme of events announced on anniversary of Bristol bus boycott aimed at inspiring societal manifesto for cityBristol has long been a city of activists prepared to work for change, from followers of John Wesley in the 18th century to the 21st-century citizens who toppled the statue of slave trader Edward Colston.On Wednesday, a new campaign was launched – on the anniversary of the start of the groundbreaking 1963 Bristol bus boycott – aimed at making the city the UK’s capital of civil rights. Continue reading...

• The FCC announced it will review eight broadcasting licenses owned or managed by Disney due to the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. • The move came one day after President Trump called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over a controversial joke likening First Lady Melania Trump to an 'expectant widow.' • Kimmel faces backlash amid debates on whether his late-night monologue could incite political violence following recent assassination attempt charges.

Prime minister says the middle of a global fuel crisis is ‘the worst possible time to jeopardise’ Australia’s partnerships with Asian trading partnersThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has confirmed next month’s federal budget will not include a new tax on existing gas export contracts as he criticised the “populist” campaign calling for a levy on producers.As reported last week, Albanese was poised to reject pressure to introduce a 25% tax on gas exports amid concerns the intervention could alienate the same Asian trading partners Australia is relying on for supplies of diesel and petrol. Continue reading...

Niesr says even under best-case scenario, economy would grow at slower pace in 2026 and 2027 because of conflictBritain is facing a £35bn economic hit and the risk of a recession this year as the fallout from the Iran war adds to the pressure on Keir Starmer’s government, a leading thinktank has warned.The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said that even under a best-case scenario the UK economy would grow at a much slower pace this year and next because of the Middle East conflict. Continue reading...

A Nevada judge sentenced Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls.

Home secretary is challenging high court decision that PA’s proscription interfered with freedom of speechThe ban on Palestine Action has created a “culture of fear” among those campaigning for Palestinian rights and judges were right to deem it unlawful, the court of appeal has heard.Shabana Mahmood is challenging the high court’s decision in February that Palestine Action’s proscription, the first of a direct action protest group, represented a “very significant interference” with the rights to freedom of speech and assembly. It also found that the ban, which remains in place pending the appeal, was a breach of the home secretary’s own policy on proscription. Continue reading...

Shareholder agm briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into songThe chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a chaotic annual shareholder meeting, which was temporarily suspended owing to singing protesters.Not long after the meeting began in Edinburgh, it was adjourned for about half an hour after a protester interrupted Rick Haythornthwaite’s opening speech. Continue reading...

Exclusive: State government commits to strengthening laws as Higgins labels Albanese government’s response to women’s safety issues ‘disheartening’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government will strengthen laws regarding the use of victim-survivors’ confidential communications after a push by advocates including Brittany Higgins, who described her experience of having counselling records subpoenaed as a “violation”.In an interview with Guardian Australia, Higgins was also critical of the federal government’s lack of action following a sweeping review into the justice system’s responses to sexual violence, saying it had “completely fallen off the agenda”.Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Continue reading...

Lawsuit alleges DoJ breached transparency law by withholding records on Jeffrey Epstein and over-redacting disclosuresTodd Blanche, the acting attorney general, engaged in a “brazen, shocking, and ongoing violation” of a law requiring the justice department (DoJ) to release the entirety of the so-called Epstein files, a lawsuit filed in Washington DC alleges.The action on Monday by Katie Phang, an investigative journalist and legal analyst, seeks to hold Blanche personally responsible for the DoJ’s alleged failure to publish all the documents the government holds about Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender. A full release was mandated by a landmark transparency act passed by Congress in November, with a deadline of 19 December. Continue reading...

Neither political party is immune to conspiracies in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say After an armed man attempted to breach the ballroom where Donald Trump was set to speak to White House journalists on Saturday, conspiracies immediately spread about whether the event was staged.The rhetoric has become a common refrain from both sides of the aisle in an era of deeply fractured politics and intense distrust in political institutions and media, and in the president himself. Continue reading...

Actions expected to exceed 3,000 as unions and groups expand protests inspired by Minnesota ICE crackdownLabor unions, democratic organizations and community groups are organizing an economic blackout this year to commemorate May Day, International Workers Day, inspired by the economic blackout in Minnesota during the massive ICE operation in the state.May Day Strong events are being planned across the US, with organizers calling for “no school, no work, no shopping”, in protest of government policies they say put billionaires’ needs above those of workers. Continue reading...

• The Philippines formally protested on Monday what Manila characterized as 'provocative and illegal' Chinese Coast Guard operations near Second Thomas Shoal, accusing Beijing of obstructing Philippine supply missions. • Philippine Defense Secretary stated that Chinese vessels used water cannons against Filipino boats, damaging equipment and endangering personnel conducting routine resupply operations to occupied Philippine outposts. • The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reaffirmed commitment to freedom of navigation operations, with Pentagon officials stating they will continue sending naval assets through disputed waters to assert international law compliance.

Exclusive: Mayor raises concerns about using public money to support firms ‘who act contrary to London’s values’UK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan may oppose Scotland Yard using Palantir’s AI systems to process criminal intelligence because of his “concerns about using public money to support firms who act contrary to London’s values”.The mayor of London’s office made the statement after the Guardian revealed last week that Palantir, whose software has been used in Donald Trump’s ICE immigration crackdown and by Israel’s military, has held talks with the Metropolitan police over a wide-ranging contract that could run into tens of millions of pounds. Continue reading...

Families say ‘Ulm 5’ have been detained under extreme prison conditions since arrest last SeptemberFive pro-Palestinian activists are due to appear in court over an attack on an Israeli arms company in Germany, in proceedings their families say could become a “show trial”.The Berlin-based activists, who are British, Irish, German and Spanish citizens, have been held in pre-trial detention in separate prisons since 8 September. They are alleged to have broken into Elbit Systems, in the city of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, in the early hours of 8 September, causing hundreds of thousands of euros of damage before calling the police to arrest them. Continue reading...

Trump and first lady were safely evacuated and police arrested Cole Tomas Allen of southern California at eventThe gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, the acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Sunday morning.Blanche also said officials believe that the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest at the hotel where one of the capital’s glitziest annual events was being held, the Washington Hilton. Continue reading...