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Palantir, Geo Group and CoreCivic, cogs in president’s enormous detention and deportation machinery, report ‘unprecedented growth’The tech, surveillance and private prison providers arming Donald Trump’s massive expansion and weaponization of immigration enforcement are running a victory lap after reporting their latest financial results.Palantir, the tech firm, and Geo Group and CoreCivic, the private prison and surveillance companies, said this week that they brought in more money than Wall Street expected them to, thanks to the administration’s crackdown on immigrants. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/10/trump-immigration-companies-profit Author : Johana Bhuiyan and José Olivares Publish date : 2025-08-10 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated

Protesters took to streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose plan to seize control of Gaza City; wider Israeli cabinet expected to approve plan as soon as SundaySee all our Middle East crisis coverageThe Israeli military has just posted to X to say that two projectiles were “likely” launched from Gaza and crossed into Israel.It wrote:Following the alerts activated in the Gaza Envelope, it is likely that two launches from the Gaza Strip crossed into the country’s territory, interception attempts were made, and their results are under review. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/10/israel-gaza-war-protests-aid-latest-news-updates Author : Yohannes Lowe

Whistleblowing complaint warns Alan Turing Institute is in danger of collapse due to government threats over fundsStaff at the UK’s leading artificial intelligence institute have raised concerns about the organisation’s governance and internal culture in a whistleblowing complaint to the charity watchdog.The Alan Turing Institute (ATI), a registered charity with substantial state funding, is under government pressure to overhaul its strategic focus and leadership after an intervention last month from the technology secretary, Peter Kyle. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/10/staff-alan-turing-institute-ai-complain-watchdog Author : Dan Milmo Global technology editor Publish date : 2025-08-10 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Acting prime minister decries ‘misinformation’ regarding arms exports while Greens claim ‘hollow talking points … aren’t washing with the public’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government won’t follow Germany and introduce new export restrictions to pressure Israel, with the defence minister, Richard Marles, insisting no weapons are being sent from Australia to aid the killing in Gaza.Marles, the acting prime minister, said on Sunday that Australia was not exporting any weapons for use by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), a claim rejected by human rights campaigners