Computer chip with Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration. Steven Mcdowell/science Photo Library | Science Photo Library | Getty Images BEIJING — For Chinese companies wary of U.S. tariffs, the big difference between President Donald Trump’s first and second terms is the emergence of generative artificial intelligence. Chinese companies are hard at work. Nearly every day…
Queensland’s state government has rejected recommendations that would have required victims of crime to be treated with respect, and protected rights to adequate housing and the right to be free from gender-based violence. The recommendations were contained in a review of the state’s Human Rights Act, led by eminent human rights lawyer Susan Harris-Rimmer. The…
UK inflation has fallen back by more than forecast to 2.8%, providing some positive news for Rachel Reeves before she makes her spring statement. The Office for National Statistics said annual inflation as measured by the consumer prices index cooled last month, resuming a downward trajectory after an increase to 3% in January from 2.5%…
Last summer I took my old Kia to a branch of the car broker webuyanycar to sell, only to discover that its database showed a car with my registration number had been “written off” and an insurance claim paid out. This came as a shock. I have not been in an accident nor made any…
Non-monogamous people are just as happy in their love lives as those with only one partner but are not “significantly” more sexually satisfied than traditional couples, research suggests. Polyamory, open relationships and swinging are among the many forms of consensual non-monogamy. Polyamory has become increasingly mainstream, with a recent poll showing that one in 25…
Treasurer says Coalition opposition to tax cuts ‘beggars belief’ Going back to Chalmers at the National Press Club, the treasurer is reacting to the Coalition not supporting the government’s tax cuts bill in the House of Representatives earlier today. Cutting cost of living help is the only motivation that seems to bind together this particular…
Heavy rainfall has closed nearly 200 roads and cut off multiple towns in Queensland as already saturated rivers risk more flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall across normally dry inland areas of central west Queensland, including parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North West, Channel Country,…
Waltz claims ‘full responsibility’ for adding journalist to Signal group but can’t explain how it happened In an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox, Mike Waltz, the national security adviser, insisted that he does not know and has never texted with Jeffrey Goldberg, the well-connected Atlantic editor who was added to his Signal group chat…
A former New South Wales Liberal MP will lose thousands of dollars after being forced to break a newly signed lease due to child sexual abuse allegations. Roderick “Rory” Amon is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy he knew on Sydney’s northern beaches in 2017. The 35-year-old former state MP for Pittwater appeared at…
At least 18 people have died and another 19 injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, according to government officials. Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s prime minister and acting president, said five days of fires had caused “unprecedented damage” and asked agencies tackling the disaster to “assume the worst-case…
