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Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

This is very sad, but also not surprising. The science has warned for a long time, including in IPCC reports, that even modest levels of global warming will devastate virtually all coral reefs.
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OMG You cannot know how much this means to me … my two radio husbands @robbieb.bsky.social and Paul Holmes (2DayFM Morning Crew) meet for the very first time ❤️

NEWS: Trump just announced the U.S. will impose a 100% tariff on all Chinese goods starting November 1

On my way! 🎉

Biased online images train AI bots to see women as younger Age and gender bias in online images feeds into AI tools, revealing stereotypes shaping digital systems and hiring algorithms, researchers report.

I'll be talking about this in a series of speeches in the coming weeks.

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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

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Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry Exclusive: Earlier that day, four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

Sportsbet was invited to a Labor party fundraising dinner with an Albanese government minister earlier this week, despite bipartisan calls for the party to ignore lobbying from the wagering industry and introduce tougher regulation.

@henrybelot.bsky.social

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You are lovely - and will do. x

Godfather of AI Says We're Barreling Straight Toward Human Extinction AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio says building machines smarter than us will ultimately lead to the end of humanity.

Not so good...

futurism.com/artificial-i... #ai #artificalintelligence #broligarchy @traceyspicer.bsky.social @janecaro.bsky.social

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Wht a lovely and generous message. Thank you. 🙏🏻

Thanks Belinda!

Thank you! 🙏🏻

No - it’s March next year 🙏🏻

OK. It’s time to ‘spill the tea’, as our kidults say.

I’ve been invited by UN Women to attend the 70th annual Commission on the Status of Women in New York City in March next year.

I cannot think of a more important time for us to gather to talk about how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go.

California bill regulating top AI companies signed into law The law is one of the first in the U.S. to place new regulations on AI companies.

While this is a welcome development, it should be stronger. And it needs to be national.

If only the world paid attention to the EU's AI Act, which provides an excellent template.

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Congratulations! Well deserved.

A grid of words including “BUFFALO,” “LIGHTNING BOLT” and “TRIDENT” for the Connections puzzle for Sept. 28, 2025.

Connections is a daily game about finding common threads between words. Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. Play now. nyti.ms/3IHy8A9

Whale and her calf entangled in shark net off Queensland coast ‘Heartbreaking’ drone footage has captured the moment a mother and calf became trapped. Four humpbacks have been snared in recent days

One mother and calf trapped for five days ... in distress all this time. FOUR whales now caught in these filthy nets and no way to free them.
Drowning!
Heartbreaking 🥵
BAN shark nets!!!!

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This is a declaration of war against United States citizens

We watched this extraordinary documentary at an event last night, supported by ActionAid.

Created by a Palestinian-Israeli collective, it's compelling, moving and utterly harrowing: a deserving winner of the best documentary feature film at the Academy Awards.

You can watch it on Apple TV.

Huge congrats, Nicolette!

Brava, legend.

Calls to ban use of NDAs in sexual harassment cases in the private and public sector Crackdown on the use of nondisclosures could include the APS.

Crackdown on the use of nondisclosures could include the APS www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907412...

My Generation Is Afraid of Thinking Without AI As a recent high school graduate, I've seen firsthand how my peers use AI. But what happens when we can't think for ourselves?

This is disturbing.

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ABC ordered to pay Antoinette Lattouf another $150,000 for unlawful termination over Gaza Instagram post Dispute began when radio presenter’s on-air shifts were cut short in 2023

"In a strongly worded judgment the court found the broadcaster had “abjectly surrendered” to pro-Israel lobbyists and “let down the Australian public badly”.

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Where do you reckon we are on the AI hype cycle?

I'd say in the trough.

Kamala Harris: "We used to compare the strength of our democracy to communist dictators. That's what we're dealing with right now in Donald Trump. And these titans of industry and not speaking up ... at some point they've gotta stand up."

Patient feels 'abandoned' as NSW's first long COVID clinic closes A patient of NSW's first dedicated long COVID clinic in Sydney says she is "devastated" and "bewildered" that it will close at the end of the month.

This is devastating.

Thinking of everyone suffering from long COVID: abandoned.

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I know it's a tiny issue, in the scheme of things. But I'm consumed with rage after receiving a new bank card from ANZ with the honorific 'Mrs' instead of 'Ms'. Women fought long and hard to be defined as individuals, rather than in relation to a man/partner. Anyone else in a similar situation?