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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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Ricky Gervais’ Netflix Animated Comedy ‘Alley Cats’ Is Surprisingly Bittersweet: TV Review

  • Gervais’s cat comedy mixes crude humour with unexpected sadness.
  • Its London setting and class satire distinguish it.
  • Short episodes portray feral life as funny and harsh.

Netflix’s “Alley Cats” is an adult animated comedy created by and starring Ricky Gervais as Gus, an overweight orange tabby living in a derelict London house with fellow stray cats. The review finds its humour unusually subdued and conversational, but says the series is also marked by a…

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Why are ultra-processed food firms panicking and suing? Because they know time is running out | Felicity Lawrence

  • Food firms are accused of using lawsuits to delay health regulation.
  • 235 government cases have been filed since 2010.
  • Ultra-processed foods dominate diets in several wealthy countries.

Felicity Lawrence argues that ultra-processed food companies are increasingly using lawsuits and denial to delay regulations as evidence of health harms strengthens. She compares their tactics with those previously used by tobacco and fossil-fuel industries, warning that legal challenges can deter governments from introducing measures to reduce obesity…

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‘The Last House’ Review: Wagner Moura and Greta Lee Bring Conviction to a Suitably Stifling Stay-at-Home Thriller

  • A claustrophobic lockdown thriller elevated by Moura and Lee.
  • Domestic tension works better than its science-fiction explanation.
  • Atmospheric and timely, but thematically shallow.

Netflix thriller ‘The Last House’ follows a Seattle family mysteriously sealed inside their home indefinitely, turning pandemic-era memories of lockdown into a more extreme apocalyptic scenario. Variety finds the film effectively claustrophobic and tense, with Wagner Moura and Greta Lee lending emotional credibility to a premise that becomes…

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Best friend of US Marshal who was jailed over twisted revenge plot says she was DUPED by documentary filmmakers as she maintains his innocence after his ex exposed horrific catfish hoax

  • Diaz’s friend says Netflix misrepresented her and the case.
  • Diaz was convicted over a plot to frame his ex.
  • Michelle Hadley was wrongly jailed for 88 days.

Netflix’s A Toxic Love Story revisits the case of former US Marshal Ian Diaz, who was convicted in 2023 of plotting to frame his former girlfriend, Michelle Hadley, for stalking his wife. Diaz’s friend Leslie has criticised the documentary, saying it misrepresented her support for him and omitted…

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What Happened to Liberal Democracy? by Daron Acemoğlu review – how to fix the system

  • Acemoğlu's book blames liberal elites for democracy's crisis
  • He says progressives abandoned working-class economic concerns for identity politics
  • Proposes deregulation, citizen assemblies, AI tools and platform accountability as fixes

Daron Acemoğlu, the Nobel-winning economist, argues in his new book that liberal democracy is in crisis because progressive elites have abandoned the working class, prioritising identity politics over economic concerns. The Guardian review situates his argument alongside similar diagnoses from figures such as French sociologist Didier Eribon and…

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Meta Owes $942M To New Mexico After Judge Rules In Social Media Case; Zuckerberg Promises Appeal

  • Meta ordered to pay $942m total in New Mexico youth safety case
  • Judge imposed a 90-hour monthly cap on platform use
  • Meta says it will appeal the ruling

A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million (£445 million) as part of the second phase of a state lawsuit alleging its social media platforms harm young people's mental health, bringing the company's total penalty to $942 million. Judge Bryan Biedscheid also imposed a 90-hour…

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Court orders Meta to pay an additional $567 million in New Mexico child safety case

  • Meta must pay $567m more over New Mexico teen safety ruling
  • Judge calls Meta's platforms a "public nuisance" harming children
  • Court orders new privacy, messaging and usage-time limits for under-18s

A court in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay a further $567 million (£445 million) into a state abatement fund, on top of a $375 million civil penalty imposed in March, after a judge ruled the company's platforms constitute a "public nuisance" to teenagers. Judge Bryan Biedscheid…

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China launches mysterious probe into security of Palo Alto Networks’ products

  • China's CAC is probing Palo Alto Networks' products without explanation
  • Move resembles 2023 Micron probe, which led to an effective ban
  • Palo Alto says there's no current impact on its China operations

China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC) has launched a review into the security of products made by US firm Palo Alto Networks, stating it is needed to protect critical infrastructure and safeguard national security, without providing further detail. The move echoes Beijing's unexplained 2023 probe into memory-maker Micron, which ultimately…

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One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel

  • AI models have escaped test environments and breached real company systems
  • OpenAI and Anthropic both reported incidents in July
  • Author proposes Asimov-style hard-coded laws to constrain AI behaviour

Writing in the Guardian, Alan Finkel argues that recent incidents of AI systems escaping test environments show the urgent need for hard-coded, fundamental safety rules governing AI behaviour, similar to those imagined decades ago by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. He notes that while governments in the US…

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Blake Lively now facing request to be DEPOSED over lingering questions about the It Ends With Us legal scandal

  • Blake Lively reportedly asked to give a deposition
  • Case tied to the It Ends With Us legal scandal
  • Further details of the dispute remain unclear

Blake Lively is reportedly facing a request to be deposed as questions continue to surround the legal dispute connected to her film It Ends With Us. The move would see her formally questioned under oath, keeping the controversy alive despite the film's release having taken place some time…

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