Google updates its spam rules to include attempts to ‘manipulate’ AI
Google updated its spam policy to mark attempts to "manipulate" its AI model in search results as spam, including results in AI Overview or AI Mode in...
Live Updates: Trump Says He and Xi Talked Extensively About Taiwan
As President Trump left Beijing, he and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, played up stability. There was no indication that they had resolved any major poin...
Live Updates: China’s Xi Warns Trump on Taiwan at Beijing Summit
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, told President Trump that Taiwan, if handled poorly, could lead to a clash with the United States. The two leaders are als...
Budget 2026 live updates: Coalition pledges to repeal Chalmers’ tax reforms amid mixed reception for ‘difficult’ budget
Shadow treasurer Tim Wilson says his objective is to ‘defeat’ changes to capital gains and negative gearing. Follow today’s news liveSee all our Austr...
Iran War Live Updates: Truce Hangs in the Balance as U.S. and Iran Trade Warnings
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. military could escalate the war “if necessary.” An Iranian official raised the prospect of increasin...
Live Updates: Britain’s Starmer Says He Will Not Resign
Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to continue in office as he met with cabinet members. Dozens of Labour Party lawmakers had urged him to step down af...
Federal budget 2026 live updates: treasurer Jim Chalmers to present budget speech tonight – latest news
Deputy Liberal leader says Coalition should listen ‘very carefully’ to results of Farrer byelection. Follow the latest updatesFederal budget 2026: wha...
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Lists Demands That Trump Deemed ‘Unacceptable’
Tehran said its conditions for a peace deal include U.S. war reparations, recognition of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Ameri...
Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hun...
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Insists Cease-Fire Holds Despite Exchange of Fire
The United States said it had attacked Iranian military targets in response to strikes on American ships. Washington and Tehran are debating a peace p...
Live Updates: Early U.K. Election Results Point to Big Losses for Starmer’s Party
Votes are still being tallied in thousands of local races across Britain, but hundreds of candidates from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party h...
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Awaits Tehran’s Response to Peace Proposal
An Iranian official said that Tehran would convey its reply through Pakistan, a key mediator. Another Iranian official had earlier dismissed a reporte...
Iran War Live Updates: Iranian Official Warns of Escalation in Strait of Hormuz Standoff
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator, accused the United States of violating the shaky cease-fire, after Iranian forces fired at vessels th...
Ministers under pressure to tackle antisemitism after Golders Green terror attack – live updates
The government has announced £25m to increase security for Jewish communitiesMorning. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said she understands the fe...
Two people stabbed in Golders Green, north London – latest updates
Man arrested after two people were attacked in Golders Green, Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim has saidKeir Starmer described the Golders Gre...
Microsoft will let you pause Windows Updates indefinitely, 35 days at a time
Windows users will no longer be forced to run automatic updates in the middle of a game or a busy day. Microsoft is rolling out some long-awaited chan...
Iran War Live Updates: Reported Ship Seizures Add to Anxiety in Oil Markets
Oil was hovering above $100 a barrel and there were no public signs of a breakthrough in peace efforts. The White House said President Trump does not ...
Iran War Live Updates: Vance Is Expected to Lead Talks in Pakistan, U.S. Officials Say
Vice President JD Vance was set to return to Islamabad, the officials said, as the end of the U.S.-Iran cease-fire drew near. Iran has not said whethe...
Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Rise as Iran Vows Retaliation for Cargo Ship Attack
Oil prices rose to $96 a barrel after the U.S. attacked and seized an Iranian cargo ship. President Trump said American negotiators were heading to Pa...
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Closed Again as Ships Report Attacks
Iran reversed course on reopening the strategic waterway, warning it would continue to block transit as long as the U.S. blockade of ships from Irania...