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In brief 43 of WorldClaw’s 90 AI models came from Chinese developers. The platform offers models from Alibaba, Baidu, Z.ai, DeepSeek, and Moonshot. WorldClaw accepts World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin as payment. President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial is working with an AI company that offers models from Chinese tech firms his administration has flagged over national security concerns, Reuters reported Monday.According to Reuters, the companies are collaborating to expand the use of World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin, which WorldClaw accepts as payment for access to its AI models. World Liberty executive Ryan Fang also serves as an adviser to WorldClaw.Myriad: Will…

NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and costs by 2035 or sooner. Infrastructure is the foundation of the nation’s strong economy, global competitiveness, and daily quality of life. When that infrastructure is damaged or in disrepair, it restricts the movement of people, goods, and critical resources like water and energy. Inspections are important throughout the lifetime of infrastructure projects, but they often come with challenges. Structures such as tunnels, bridges, highways, railways, and electric grids can be…

Joint management of the Great Barrier Reef is changing, with Traditional Owners playing an increasing role in the conservation of one of the seven natural wonders of the world.Despite climate change continuing to threaten the health of the Reef, the World Heritage Committee has again decided not to put the Great Barrier Reef on its “in danger” list, and has cited increased levels of Traditional Owner management in its decision.Traditional use and management agreements currently cover 43% of the Great Barrier Reef’s coastline and the government has announced new funding and measures to further include Indigenous management.There are still…

C-Job Naval Architects and vessel operator Glomar Offshore have revealed the design of an offshore support vessel (OSV) described as a “Swiss Army knife for offshore work” due to its versatility.Source: C-Job/Glomar The OSV, said to be purpose-built as Glomar’s first vessel of its kind, has been designed for diverse offshore tasks, eliminating the need for multiple, separate specialized ships for subsea inspection, cable trenching and ROV operations. “This project reflects C-Job’s drive to deliver innovative, future-proof vessel designs,” said Job Volwater, CEO and Co-founder of C-Job Naval Architects. “Together with Glomar, we’ve created a flexible, high-performance vessel that meets today’s operational demands while embracing…

In November, Californians will vote on a one-off 5% levy on residents worth more than $1bn. The union-backed plan could raise $100bn, more than enough to replace federal healthcare funding stripped away by Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. About 200 very rich people would pay. But the referendum is becoming a test of whether extreme wealth can buy the political power to defeat a popular redistributive policy. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has already spent $100m backing opposition to the tax – a fraction of the $13bn bill he could face. Other billionaires are joining him. Whether voters can…

Rodri won the player of the World Cup award while helping Spain beat Argentina, and now completes his Barcelona move.Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026Barcelona have made official the signing of Spain captain Rodri, adding the World Cup’s best player to a squad already filled with world champions.The midfielder who helped Spain secure its second World Cup title transferred from Manchester City to join international teammates such as Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Pau Cubarsi, Gavi and Pedri.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe 30-year-old Rodri’s contract will run to 2030, Barcelona said. The announcement was made after the…

Florida is no longer a battleground state that decides presidential elections, but its big and messy politics still says plenty about political parties, American voters and the forces shaping their decisions.Tuesday’s primaries for Senate and governor were not expected to be especially competitive, yet the dynamics in the races have reflected the restive moment in national politics. And that is what keeps fascinating me about covering elections as a political reporter based in Miami.Florida, like the rest of the nation, has leaned to the right. But the state’s diverse voters have remained something of a barometer of more mainstream American…

Donors to Andy Burnham gave almost £350,000 over the months before he became Labour leader and prime minister, with major contributors including his former adviser Sacha Lord as well as billionaires David Sainsbury and Gary Lubner.The new MPs’ register of interests also shows Burnham declaring hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 – many of them relating to Greater Manchester in his former role as mayor but also including £1,500 of Glastonbury tickets in 2025, where he was speaking, and £500 of tickets to Ladies Day at Aintree this year.The register is the first in which Burnham has recorded his…

Apple is once again overhauling App Store rules in the European Union, which the company says will resolve its “disagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution.” As part of the changes, every developer that distributes apps will be moved to a single set of business terms, and digital transactions for apps distributed outside of the App Store will be subject to a Core Technology Commission fee of 5 percent.The new terms go into effect on October 1st. They will include a 26 percent commission for App Store apps that use Apple’s in-app purchase system, or a 20…

Recent analysis from Rapid7 demonstrates the fallacy of defenders continuing to rely on patching their way out of problems. “Q2 2026 was not just another busy quarter in cyber. It felt more like a stress test of the way we currently manage exposure. Traditional patch cycles are being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of vulnerabilities and attacker speed and precision,” writes Rapid7 in its latest report titled ‘the compression era’. “Vulnerabilities are being disclosed at higher volume, proof-of-concept code is appearing faster, exploitability is being tested earlier, and attackers are getting better at turning public information into operational access.” SecurityWeek…