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Ashley St Clair files lawsuit in state of New York over deepfakes that appeared on social media platform X The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children is suing his company – alleging explicit images were generated by his Grok AI tool, including one in which she was underage. Ashley St Clair has filed a lawsuit with the supreme court of the state of New York against xAI, alleging that Grok, which is…

Karoline Leavitt brands journalist who asked about deaths in ICE custody and killing of Renee Good ‘a leftwing activist’ The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, accused a reporter of being a “leftwing activist” during a heated confrontation on Thursday over the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent last week. Beginning his question during the White House press briefing, Niall Stanage, …

Setback for president, who has called windfarms ‘losers’, as Empire Wind project allowed to move forward A federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would probably kill the project in a matter of days. District judge Carl J Nichols, an appointee of Donald Trum…

US to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15% as chip and tech businesses pledge $250bn spending in US operations The US said on Thursday that it has signed a deal with Taiwan to reduce tariffs on goods from the democratic island, while increasing Taiwanese semiconductor and tech companies’ investments in America. The agreement, the US commerce department said, “will drive a massive reshoring of …

Officials to offer 50% subsidy up to $310,000 in effort to make one of world’s most expensive cities more affordable San Francisco will offer free childcare to families earning less than $230,000 a year, and a 50% subsidy to those earning up to $310,000, in an expansion of the city’s childcare offerings designed to make one of the world’s most expensive cities more affordable for residents. San F…

Calls for clear guardrails and consumer education before wider rollout of OpenAI’s health advice platform Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 60-year-old man with no history of mental illness presented at a hospital emergency department insisting that his neighbour was poisoning him. Over the next 24 hours he had wo…

The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the award The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has said she presented Donald Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal during their meeting on Thursday. She did not answer reporters’ questions as to whether he accepted it. Continue reading...

Defection of former Tory minister to Reform is another twist in ambitious politician’s career UK politics live – latest updates For a long time, Robert Jenrick’s transformation from a David Cameron-supporting remainer to an anti-immigration rightwinger did not convince many of his political peers – least of all Nigel Farage. Only last year, the Reform UK leader was describing him as a “fraud” and…

Artist and beekeeper who highlights eco crisis plans to spend £40,000 award on building cultural centre in Peru An artist and beekeeper from a remote corner of the Andes has won one of the UK’s most prestigious contemporary arts awards and plans to spend the £40,000 prize on building a cultural centre in the Peruvian mountains. Antonio Paucar was declared the winner of the biennial Artes Mundi pr…

US allies’ lobbying appears to have helped persuade president to hold off for now on military assault Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged Donald Trump not to launch airstrikes against Iran in a last-minute lobbying campaign prompted by fears that an attack by Washington would lead to a major and intractable conflict across the Middle East. The warnings of chaos from the longstanding US all…

Victoria police to be cross-examined in court action by human rights group. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The assistant commissioner for Victoria police is set to be cross-examined in federal court this morning as a constitutional challenge by a trio of activists looks at whether a declaration of Melbourne’s CBD as a designated area for four mont…

Waverley to consult with NSW government, the families of victims and the Jewish community over whether bridge should be pulled down Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The future of the Bondi footbridge has been placed on hold after a meeting of Waverley council heard it was “really upsetting” that the matter had ignited such fierce public debate. The future of the herita…

FoIs show integrated care boards are curbing assessments but have not told GPs or patients who face long waits The NHS is restricting people’s ability to be assessed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in order to save money but not telling GPs or patients, despite soaring demand for the service. More than half of the NHS’s 42 integrated care boards (ICBs) in England have imposed limits …

Announcement comes after Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary over evidence of defection plot UK politics live – latest updates Robert Jenrick made a dramatic defection to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on Thursday, declaring the Conservatives “rotten” and a “failed” party, after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch for plotting against her. In a high-stakes day for the future of the British right, J…

Almost 2.5 tonnes of drug seized and 30 people arrested after 15-month investigation into gangs using ‘monkey’ technique Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police Spanish police have arrested 30 people and seized almost 2.5 tonnes of cocaine after breaking up a criminal network that used teams of young swimmers to hide the drugs on moving, Euro…