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Online Safety Commission acts against TikTok post linking woman to Faishal's resignation

The Online Safety Commission received a report on the matter and determined that online harmful activity had taken place.

Government moves to buy local strike drones as lower-cost alternative to missiles

It said these would be human-operated systems that delivered an explosive without returning to their launch point, so were a lower-cost alternative to missiles.

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 29

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for July 29.

Some Northern Ireland Loyalists Embrace an Anti-Immigrant Ideology

Northern Ireland’s Protestant loyalists have long felt their identity was under siege. Now anti-immigrant ideology has found a new toehold here.

AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns

‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights Network Flawed and racialised models that underpin the AI-powered age-detection systems…

Saudi Arabian forces join US in strikes on Iran-backed militants in Iraq

Iran-backed militants in Iran recently launched over two dozen drone attacks on US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure.

American billionaire Mark Cuban to CEOs: Stop getting ‘shocked’ by healthcare costs

Mark Cuban advises US chief executives to re-evaluate employee healthcare spending strategies. He highlights that companies often overspend due to complex insurance contract complexities. Cuban suggests using artificial intelligence tools…

NZ to explore long-range strike drones under Defence plan

The Government is beginning the process of acquiring long-range strike drones for the New Zealand Defence Force .

Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy

Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocket Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland and the Northern…

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Mark Zuckerberg slams centralisation of AI power, challenges OpenAI-Anthropic approach

Judge slams law firm over delayed $120m payout to sacked Qantas workers

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has been handling a $120 million payout that Qantas agreed to pay its illegally sacked workers in 2024, with a judge rebuking the delayed compensation.