‘Enforcement mode’: Australia must take fight to tech giants to make social media ban stick, experts warn

Doubled penalties will have little effect if platforms not held to account for the content they carry, observers sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government needs to switch into “enforcement mode” and take on tech giant…

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China Confirms Death of Pilot Who Flew Small Plane Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower – The New York Times

China Confirms Death of Pilot Who Flew Small Plane Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower  The New York TimesA small plane slammed into the tallest skyscraper in China’s capital. Hours later, it was like nothing had happened.  CNNBeijing inve…

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Masayoshi Son questioned Musk’s orbital AI data centers, noting electricity is just 7% of costs and the AI race will be won on Earth within a few years (Tim Higgins/Wall Street Journal)

Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal:
Masayoshi Son questioned Musk’s orbital AI data centers, noting electricity is just 7% of costs and the AI race will be won on Earth within a few years  —  SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son thinks the math do…

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A look at a thriving underground economy for Claude access in China, including “transfer station” sites that buy API tokens abroad and distribute them to users (Wired)

Wired:
A look at a thriving underground economy for Claude access in China, including “transfer station” sites that buy API tokens abroad and distribute them to users  —  As Anthropic tightens restrictions on access to Cla…

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Middle East live: Iran threatens a ‘complete halt’ in talks with US following exchange of fire

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatened a ‘complete halt’ in negotiations with the US to end the war if Washington continued its attacks. Iran said it had earlier targeted US forces in Bahrain and Kuwait overnight Sunday in response to US strikes on 10 …

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