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US midterm voters reject rapid datacentre expansion across multiple states

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Election results appear to have turbo-charged an already growing social, political and financial market rethink about AI ‘AI clog’: UK battles onslaught of chatbot-generated complaints Editorial: the AI backlash – Silicon Valley’s political power is cracking Last week’s midterms may not have cowed Donald Trump, but they should be a wake-up call for the grinning tech broligarchs who lined up at his inauguration two chaotic years ago. Clearly, the cost of living squeeze unleashed by Trump’s war in Iran was a big driver of the Democrat wave. But AI was also on the ballot – in many places, literally. Continue reading...

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Pakistani astronaut selected for upcoming flight to China Tiangong space station

A Pakistani astronaut will travel to China’s Tiangong space station aboard the Shenzhou-24 mission, becoming the first foreigner to visit the orbiting outpost, Beijing’s manned space agency said on Saturday. Pakistan and China are close diplomatic and strategic partners, and signed a deal in February 2025 setting up a Chinese government training programme for Pakistani astronauts. The statement by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) did not give a date of departure, but the mission is expected to take place by the end of the year. However, earlier in October, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said the space mission would take place on Nov 25 while addressing a ceremony. The Pakistani astronaut, a payload specialist, will join a short orbital flight before returning with the Shenzhou-23 spaceship, which docked at the Tiangong space station in May, according to the CMSA. The agency did not name the Pakistani crew member, but said in April that astronauts Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud had been chosen to start training in China. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met the two in April, and congratulated them on their selection. He said the space mission was a “matter of pride for the entire nation” and further commended their “round-the-clock efforts” in achieving the milestone. PM Shehbaz hoped that the space mission would “add new dimensions to the brotherly relationship between Pakistan and China”. Beijing has invested heavily in its space programme in recent years — catching up with its main rival the United States — and aims to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030. Pakistan is a natural partner, given the countries decades-long, “all-weather” friendship. China is Pakistan’s largest trading partner and a major foreign investor. In February 2025, Suparco and CMSA had signed a cooperation agreement. Under the pact, two Pakistanis were to train in China, with one joining a mission on the Tiangong space station operated by Beijing. China has been barred from participating in the International Space Station since 2011, when the US prohibited Nasa from collaborating with Chinese space agencies. Since then, Beijing has sought to build partnerships with other countries — including Pakistan — in its expanding space programme.

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TikTok accused by EU regulators of exposing users to harmful content loops

Regulator’s initial ruling says algorithm ‘can be harmful’ and led young and vulnerable viewers ‘down rabbit holes they can’t easily escape’ Business live – latest updates TikTok has been charged by the European Commission with failing to protect users’ mental health by exposing them to a relentless stream of content that risks worsening eating disorders and anxiety in a case that strikes at its business model. Issuing a preliminary ruling on Friday, the EU regulator said TikTok’s algorithm “can be harmful” and was leading young and vulnerable users “down rabbit holes they cannot easily escape from”. Continue reading...

Science· Verified

Brazil concludes COP30 term with climate blueprints for energy and forests

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Brazil is ending its year-long presidency of the UN climate process with roadmaps aimed at curbing deforestation and accelerating a shift away from fossil fuels to help governments deliver on past climate agreements. COP30 President AndreCorrea do Lago, who led last November's UN climate summit in Belem, said governments must integrate climate goals into policymaking.

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Australia social media ban faces high court challenge from Reddit

Reddit challenges ban on grounds it impinges implied freedom of political communications for teens The Australian government’s rush to pass the under-16s social media ban legislation in 2024 led to “ill-thought-out, over-broad legislation” that has since been narrowed after Reddit sued the government, lawyers for the social media company told the high court on Tuesday. Reddit, one of the top 10 websites visited in the world, has challenged the teen social media ban on the grounds that it impinges the implied freedom of political communication for under-16s. Continue reading...

Technology· Developing

Homeland Security staff records exposed after non-profit posts data on 40,000 workers

Information released by Distributed Denial of Secrets is the third such government data disclosure in the last month The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets said on Wednesday it has released data on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including details about officials working in sensitive fields such as surveillance and human intelligence. DHS did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Continue reading...

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Starlink users targeted by Israeli ad firm in suspected surveillance campaign

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Experts at a digital defense firm recently found that an Israeli ad tech company was heavily targeting users ofStarlink's satellite internet service in a likely effort to spy on them, according to six people familiar with the matter.

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Greenhouse gas concentrations reached unprecedented peaks in 2025, UN reports

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere rose to record highs in 2025, locking in climate impact that will persist for centuries to come, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Levels of the three main greenhouse gases – the climate-warming carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – all rose to unprecedented figures in 2025, the UN’s weather and climate agency said. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the rise would lead to more long-term temperature increases for the...

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Anthropic says Claude AI skirted paywall to reach Georgia vote figures

Latest example of unauthorised behaviour shows AI model bypassed paywall to access data as part of statistics project Business live – latest updates Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis songs to train AI models Anthropic’s Claude model accessed voter data in the US state of Georgia, the AI company has confirmed, in the latest example of unauthorised behaviour by the technology. The AI model managed to bypass a paywall to reach data that is publicly available but is typically accessible only after paying a fee. Claude accessed aggregate vote counts as part of a statistics project at Anthropic, which is preparing for a $1.5tn (£1.1tn) flotation. Continue reading...

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