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Climate Change Authority chair aims jibe at MPs ‘still providing a cover for vested interests’. Follow today’s news liveMore from Climate Change Authority chief Matt Kean yesterdayIn his speech at the Australian Museum, Matt Kean also briefly referred to the Climate Change Authority’s work advising the Albanese government on a 2035 emissions reduction target.Some political or business leaders have suggested if a target appears beyond reach, we should throw in the towel.In fact, there are many ways we can do more, mostly by going with the electron flow. The pace of electrification will determine whether we succeed. Continue reading... Source

Trump administration says project – originally from San Francisco to LA – has no ‘viable path’ to move aheadCalifornia’s years-long effort to construct a high-speed rail faces yet another hurdle as the Trump administration said the project has no “viable path” to move ahead and threatened to pull billions of dollars in federal funding.Sean Duffy, the US transportation secretary, released a compliance review report that said the project is in default of the terms of its federal grant awards, and said it has been beset by mismanagement, waste and ever-growing costs. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/04/trump-administration-california-high-speed-train Author : Dani

Björn Ulvaeus tells audience at SXSW London the technology is ‘very bad at lyrics’ but has helped him break through creative impassesAfter bringing a blockbuster hologram version of Abba to a purpose-built venue in east London, Björn Ulvaeus’s next technological exploration is a musical that he’s written with the help of artificial intelligence.Ulvaeus, 80, told an audience at SXSW London that he was “three-quarters” of the way through writing a new musical which he has created with assistance from AI songwriting tools. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/04/abba-bjorn-ulvaeus-ai-musical-london Author : Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent Publish date : 2025-06-04