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AI chatbots are becoming political advisers. Their answers can mislead voters
Researchers find that popular AI chatbots frequently provide inaccurate information about voting procedures and candidate details, potentially misleading voters ahead of the midterms.
Indonesia’s toxic haze is giving its neighbours a political headache
Toxic haze from Indonesian wildfires is affecting neighboring Singapore and Malaysia, straining diplomatic relations as governments balance citizen frustrations with preserving ties to Indonesia.
Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders
China’s corruption crackdown continues as the Communist Party meets this week, with investigations involving over 1 million people and targeting senior officials amid concerns about party discipline and loyalty.
First visually impaired Gambian magistrate tests system built for sighted
Magistrate Muhammed Krubally, the Gambia’s first visually impaired magistrate, uses assistive technology and sound-based courtroom navigation to preside over cases, while advocating for broader institutional inclusion of people with disabilities.
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The first midterm primaries of 2026, by the numbers
Texas held the nation’s first primary elections, featuring a costly Republican Senate runoff and several competitive House races that advanced to runoffs or remain undecided.
Where big spending won – and lost – in the Illinois primary
Illinois Democrats selected five new congressional nominees in a primary marked by approximately $125 million in combined campaign and outside spending, an unusually expensive contest driven by multiple retirements creating open seats.
Takeaways from AP’s review of military families detained under Trump’s immigration crackdown
An AP investigation found that President Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. military service members while pursuing mass deportation policies.
Exclusive: Major Republican fundraiser winning contracts from Trump administration, emails reveal
Palmer Luckey, co-founder of defense contractor Anduril Industries, has emerged as a major Republican fundraiser while his company secures substantial contracts from the Trump administration, according to emails obtained by the Guardian.
Democrats look forward after progressive El-Sayed victory in Michigan | First Thing
Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. Democratic leaders are now uniting behind the former public health official ahead of November’s midterm elections.
‘He should resign’: unease in Republican Max Miller’s Ohio district amid domestic abuse allegations
Ohio Rep. Max Miller faces domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife and calls to resign from her father, Senator Bernie Moreno, amid concerns from Republicans in his district ahead of November’s election.
Aipac-linked Super Pacs spend millions in California to thwart progressive candidate
Pro-Israel Super Pacs linked to Aipac have spent millions supporting a moderate Democratic candidate over a progressive rival in a California congressional special election.
Mitch McConnell leaves rehab center to continue recovery from fall at home
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, has been discharged from a rehabilitation center following a fall and hospitalization, announcing he will continue recovery at home with physical therapy.
Now, even Russia’s most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices
Russia’s elite Sandworm hacking unit has adopted Clickfix, a social-engineering technique that tricks users into running malicious scripts via fake CAPTCHAs to compromise devices in Ukraine and other sensitive organizations.
Snapchat joins other platforms in the fight against ‘AI slop’
Snapchat has joined YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack in implementing measures to combat entirely AI-generated content, which platforms describe as low-quality and inauthentic.
Big shake-up in Google’s AI team as DeepMind chief executive steps down
Google DeepMind’s chief executive Demis Hassabis is stepping down to become chair and chief scientist at parent company Alphabet, with CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu taking over as senior vice-president.
Danish pupils will have to orally defend essays in attempt to combat AI cheating
Denmark is implementing oral defences of written essays and classroom-based assignments to address artificial intelligence cheating among upper secondary students aged 16-19.