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Heartbreak as suicide prevention campaigner, 22, dies four years after her brother took his own life
Poppy Reynolds, a 22-year-old suicide prevention campaigner from Bundaberg in Queensland, has died, four years after her older brother Harry took his own life in 2022. Her death matters because she had become a passionate advocate and fundraiser for mental health charities following her brother’s loss, making her passing a stark illustration of how grief…
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Blue Origin reportedly raising $10B at $130B valuation
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is reportedly raising $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation, according to The New York Times. The round would be the company’s first external fundraise, drawing in major backers including Coatue Asset Management, Bezos himself, and other large investors, and marking a significant vote of confidence in the…
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L’Rain Plots Tour, Enlists Arooj Aftab for New Video
The “Borderline” video also features Cécile McLorin Salvant and Tasha
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Can AI equalize political campaign ads – or will it remain a tool for spreading lies?
A candidate for a New York City council seat, Jonathan Rinaldi, was arrested in June on misdemeanour forgery charges after using an AI chatbot to fabricate fake news stories and endorsements during his campaign, including a bogus CNN-branded report falsely claiming his opponent had quit the race. The case appears to be one of the…
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Platner campaign putting ‘thumb on scale’ to influence possible replacement, Maine Dem alleges
The Maine Democratic Party has publicly warned US Senate primary winner Graham Platner that he and his campaign will have “no role” in selecting his potential replacement on the ballot. The warning comes as Platner faces mounting pressure from state and national Democrats to withdraw after a former partner accused him of sexual assault in…
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Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
Meta is facing criticism over Muse Image, a new text-to-image tool that can generate pictures using other people’s public Instagram profile photos without notifying them. The feature matters because it feeds into wider concerns about non-consensual AI-altered imagery, arriving as regulators and campaigners intensify scrutiny of such technology. Critics including the tech justice non-profit Foxglove…
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More trouble for Farage as megapoll finds Reform might only come THIRD at general election – with Restore sucking up support
A new “megapoll” by Electoral Calculus has found that Nigel Farage’s Reform party would come only third if a UK general election were held immediately, marking a notable reversal from its previously strong position. The projection puts Labour on 217 seats and the Conservatives on 151, with Reform trailing on 127 — a blow to…
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TalkFuse afternoon briefing, 8 Jul 2026 12:02
Your afternoon briefing: a short audio round-up of 6 top stories, drawing on Daily Mail, Fox News, BBC World.