How an AI plot targeted Malaysia’s elections and exposed deep data risks
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How an AI plot targeted Malaysia’s elections and exposed deep data risks

Anthropic’s discovery of an AI-powered election manipulation platform targeting Malaysia offers a glimpse into how the technology can exploit a country’s political vulnerabilities for sophisticated influence operations. The operation’s use of millions of voter records, fake social media accounts, a synthetic news site and fabricated dossiers pointed to a deeper risk, analysts said: weak data safeg...

Beijing hails Taiwanese scholar’s rare proposal on reunification
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Beijing hails Taiwanese scholar’s rare proposal on reunification

Beijing has hailed a “one country, two systems” proposal by a Taiwanese scholar in a rare official statement on an issue regarded as politically sensitive on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. “We are pleased to see that more and more Taiwan compatriots are facing up to reunification, beginning to understand and discuss the specific content of a one country, two systems plan for Taiwan, and offering...

Richard Tice accuses Labour of ‘trying to change rules retrospectively’ after Reform receive £72m in donations – UK politics live
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Richard Tice accuses Labour of ‘trying to change rules retrospectively’ after Reform receive £72m in donations – UK politics live

Labour MPs and unions are pressuring the government to legislate for a stricter cap on political party donationsGood morning. This afternoon peers will debate the second reading of the representation of the people bill. If you hear a loud bang echo around the Lords chamber, it will be the sound of stable door being shut after the horse has bolted.At the end of 2024 the Sunday Times carried a repor...

'State-led discrimination': Turkey detains dozens after raids targeting LGBTQ groups

'State-led discrimination': Turkey detains dozens after raids targeting LGBTQ groups

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Turkish police on Sunday arrested at least 60 people in mass raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, in what authorities said was an operation aimed at boosting traditional family values. The raids sparked condemnation from rights groups and opposition parties, as well as the European Union parliament's rapporteur on Turkey. France 24’s Jasper Mortimer has the latest.

Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide

Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide

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Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life Indonesian police are investigating the deaths of three Australians who died in Bali over the weekend, with initial reports suggesting a father killed his two young children before taking his own life.The man, 57 and his two children, aged seven and four, who a...

How Singapore turned garbage ash into a 350-hectare island where mangroves and coral now flourish

How Singapore turned garbage ash into a 350-hectare island where mangroves and coral now flourish

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Singapore has pioneered a remarkable 350-hectare landfill created from incinerated waste, known as Semakau Landfill. This innovative site not only manages the nation’s scarce land but also provides a habitat for diverse marine life. With migratory birds nesting and corals thriving, this man-made island exemplifies successful waste management, projected to remain operational until 2035.

Reform declines to say whether £72m donors returned to UK in time to meet 12-month limit

Reform declines to say whether £72m donors returned to UK in time to meet 12-month limit

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Richard Tice says donations are legally compliant amid speculation on overseas rules proposed by Rycroft reportReform UK’s deputy leader has declined to say when two crypto billionaires who gave a combined £72m to the party returned to the UK, as the architect of a review into overseas donations said anyone here for less than 12 months would be subject to a limit on donations.Richard Tice said tha...

Indonesia races to find 129 missing after Java Sea ferry capsizes

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Indonesia intensified its search operation on 14 September for 129 people still missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in rough seas in the Java Sea the previous day. By then, 108 survivors had been rescued and six bodies recovered.

One Nation’s plan to cut migration by 750,000 would ‘smash economy’ and force hospitals to close, Labor says

One Nation’s plan to cut migration by 750,000 would ‘smash economy’ and force hospitals to close, Labor says

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Universities Australia says party can’t take skills and jobs out of the country and ‘pretend there will be no consequences’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation’s latest immigration policy would “smash the Australian economy” and force hospitals and aged care facilities to close, Labor has warned, while the unive...

Hong Kong faces pressure to speed up trading hours review after South Korea’s move

Hong Kong faces pressure to speed up trading hours review after South Korea’s move

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Hong Kong’s stock market is facing fresh pressure to accelerate its review of longer trading hours after South Korea’s main bourse extended its session by four hours on Monday, according to an industry player. The Korea Exchange, South Korea’s bourse operator, launched a real-time after-market from 4pm to 8pm in addition to regular trading from 9am to 3.30pm. It also signalled ambitions to expand ...

Fugitive developer tells Icac ‘my money is still in their account’ when pressed on paying ‘the boys’ for political outcomes – as it happened

Fugitive developer tells Icac ‘my money is still in their account’ when pressed on paying ‘the boys’ for political outcomes – as it happened

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This blog is now closedGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastHanson’s comments on Albanese’s mother ‘gratuitous and unnecessary’: HumeJane Hume has joined the pile on, blasting Pauline Hanson for her comments about Anthony Albanese’s mother.I think that these comments were gratuitous and unnecessary. And the idea that you would disparage people that have grown up in social hou...

Oil prices rise after drone attacks shut down Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline

Oil prices rise after drone attacks shut down Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline

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Price spike comes as rebel Houthis in Yemen target oil infrastructure and capture strategic island in Bab al-Mandab straitBusiness news – live updatesOil prices have climbed above $107 a barrel after a series of drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to close its east-west crude pipeline.Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, surged to as much as $108 a barrel at one point on Monday, ...

Thames Water redraws mega-reservoir plan amid local opposition

Thames Water redraws mega-reservoir plan amid local opposition

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A new public consultation has opened on the 150bn-litre above-ground White Horse project in Abingdon, OxfordshireThames Water has amended the blueprint of a planned mega-reservoir in Oxfordshire as the struggling utility tries to convince regulators that construction should go ahead amid warnings of “catastrophic consequences”.The White Horse reservoir near Abingdon is scheduled to hold 150bn litr...

China’s self-powered neural device helps stroke survivors walk naturally

China’s self-powered neural device helps stroke survivors walk naturally

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Scientists have developed a lightweight, battery-free device that could help improve the mobility of people with difficulty walking, such as stroke survivors. Developed by researchers in Hong Kong and mainland China, the neural prosthesis uses energy generated by the wearer’s own movements to electrically stimulate their muscles, helping to flex their ankle and restore their natural walking patter...

Fugitive developer Jean Nassif brags about holding 52% of NSW government’s power in tapped call played to Icac

Fugitive developer Jean Nassif brags about holding 52% of NSW government’s power in tapped call played to Icac

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Jean Nassif tells inquiry his statements were ‘all talk’ borne from frustration with former building commissioner David Chandler and 2GB radio shockjock Ray HadleyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe fugitive property developer Jean Nassif has bragged about taking down his political foes and bolstering the right wing o...