23+ hour, 48+ min ago   (509+ words) New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes Labour’s AI policy, which will support a future where technology works for people. “Artificial intelligence tools are becoming widely used in many industries. As a country, we need to ensure…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1756+ words) In June, we highlighted the dire situation that Putin has created for Russia by invading Ukraine, and predicted volatility as Russia’s cornered leader tries to ‘reset’ the situation.[i] Recent weeks have not disappointed, Russia’s hybrid activity has increased[ii]…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (599+ words) 25 years on from the horror of 9/11 and what do we have? Trump pretending he was saved during the attack… Fact check: Trump’s story about being carried away by firefighters after the 9/11 attack President Donald Trump has for years told false…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (330+ words) ‘Love to see better numbers’: Chris Hipkins on Labour’s 25.9% poll result Labour leader Chris Hipkins has refrained from branding a second consecutive poor result in a Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll as “rogue”, but concedes he’d “love to see better numbers”. This…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (1488+ words) The ‘veil of good intentions’ is an interesting phrase that does not have a specific meaning. Rather it is more metaphorical or symbolic associated with modesty, purity and mystery. Ben Rhodes is a former Deputy National Security Adviser in the…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (824+ words) Here is the news from the US: Woke 1.0 is over. But what did progressives do wrong? A movement with safety, dignity and equality at its heart may now be blamed for the rightwing backlash. But within it were principles worth…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (941+ words) Trump Declares Bush-Style “Mission Accomplished” in Iran President Donald Trump appears to be declaring a George W. Bush-style “Mission Accomplished” moment in Iran, posting an AI-generated meme showing himself standing and leaning on his fists between images of Bush and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (547+ words) Greenpeace says that a retrospective law change, which makes it illegal to sue climate polluters over the damages caused by climate change, is yet more evidence of corporate capture within the Coalition Government. The Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment…...