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David Jones’ future looks grim. Is Myer next?
Economy

David Jones’ future looks grim. Is Myer next?

With Myer’s profitability battered and share price languishing near all-time lows, DJs’ slide into administration raises an uncomfortable question

Jonathan Barrett Business editor

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Philippines’ Carmelle wins first Eurovision contest in Asia
CulturePhilippines’ Carmelle wins first Eurovision contest in Asia

Filipino entry, pop and rap song Sobra-Sobra, takes 19-year-old to victory at grand final in Bangkok

Raphael Rashid
UK-EU deal will ‘dissolve’ £60m a year of costs for plant trade, says Angela Eagle
EconomyUK-EU deal will ‘dissolve’ £60m a year of costs for plant trade, says Angela Eagle

Signing of agreement to smooth movement of food, plants and animals next week will not recoup huge sums firms were forced to spend

Joanna Partridge
Banned books from Ireland’s room of ‘evil literature’ finally see the light of day
WorldBanned books from Ireland’s room of ‘evil literature’ finally see the light of day

Censored books spanning 1926-96 contained themes ‘likely to corrupt or deprave’, or references to contraception or violence

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
Storm Charles causes floods and flight cancellations across southern Europe
ClimateStorm Charles causes floods and flight cancellations across southern Europe

Heavy rain and strong winds have also caused disruption across British Columbia, Canada, over the last week

Ed Walton and Alice Nightingale-Smith for MetDesk
A baffling trail from Australia to Singapore: what is Megaspeed, the company implicated in downfall of Nvidia’s Jensen Huang?
TechnologyA baffling trail from Australia to Singapore: what is Megaspeed, the company implicated in downfall of Nvidia’s Jensen Huang?

Few solid clues have emerged as to the true nature of Megaspeed, whose former director Alice Huang has been accused of being a Chinese spy

Kate Lamb, Josh Butler and agencies
Nvidia scandal sparks US national security furore and calls to take tough line on China
TechnologyNvidia scandal sparks US national security furore and calls to take tough line on China

Former CEO Jensen Huang and US commerce secretary to appear before Congress amid bipartisan concern that America’s security was put at risk

Jonathan Yerushalmy and agencies
Children’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as traffic exhaust, study suggests
ClimateChildren’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as traffic exhaust, study suggests

Research finds highest levels of cancer-related PAH pollutants in cities that have widespread wood heating

Gary Fuller
More than 60% of Germany’s female soldiers report harassment or abuse
WorldMore than 60% of Germany’s female soldiers report harassment or abuse

Defence minister says extent of sexual misconduct found by study is ‘unacceptable’, as military tries to attract more recruits

Kate Connolly in Berlin
‘Looks like we’ll have to talk to people’: Australia sent back to time before email with major Microsoft outage
Technology‘Looks like we’ll have to talk to people’: Australia sent back to time before email with major Microsoft outage

Government services and schools impacted by Outlook and Teams issue as company says fix not ‘taking as expected’

Jordyn Beazley, Josh Taylor, Adeshola Ore, Achol Arok and Josh Butler
‘Win-win’ deal with EU could be done, Andy Burnham says
Politics‘Win-win’ deal with EU could be done, Andy Burnham says

Prime minister says reset could be a deal ‘like the Brexit people thought they were voting for in 2016’

Jennifer Rankin in Dublin, Jessica Elgot, Lisa O’Carroll and Pippa Crerar
China rules out hosting Cop33 climate summit in 2028
ClimateChina rules out hosting Cop33 climate summit in 2028

Decision disappoints experts hoping for world’s biggest emitter to take global lead on climate crisis

Fiona Harvey in Antalya
Microsoft ‘restarting’ as outage impacts global users, with Outlook and Teams affected
TechnologyMicrosoft ‘restarting’ as outage impacts global users, with Outlook and Teams affected

An alert on Microsoft’s site said it was ‘aggressively pursuing all pathways to reduce impact’ and blamed a server issue

Guardian staff
Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza cleared of using AI to write prize-winning story
CultureZimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza cleared of using AI to write prize-winning story

After a month-long investigation it was concluded that Kundizeza’s story The Blue Fighter, which won the £10,000 Caine prize, was ‘human-written’

Rachel Savage in Johannesburg and agencies
Fewer hours and higher wages – or more burnout and surveillance: employers told to prepare for AI
TechnologyFewer hours and higher wages – or more burnout and surveillance: employers told to prepare for AI

Workplace relations minister Amanda Rishworth launches best practice guide on AI adoption after Qantas and Canva job cuts

Josh Butler
Thursday briefing: What we do (and don’t) know about Alice Huang and the Nvidia affair
WorldThursday briefing: What we do (and don’t) know about Alice Huang and the Nvidia affair

In today’s newsletter: US intelligence reportedly believes the former tech executive was recruited by Beijing, raising questions about the security of the AI industry and Trump’s close ties to Nvidia chief Jensen Huang

Hettie O'Brien
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