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The weekly taz podcast discusses how the internet facilitated the spread of conspiracy theories surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks. It also examines the search for explanations for the political stance in eastern Germany following the Saxony-Anhalt election.
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US President Donald Trump is sending envoys to Moscow and Kyiv to present a proposal to end the war in Ukraine. The UN General Assembly approved a reform of world maps with more realistic size proportions, with 164 states voting in favor.
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An event in Berlin discusses granting legal personhood to bodies of water to enhance their protection. A legislative initiative to recognize the Spree as a legal person has gathered nearly 20,000 signatures, aiming to enable lawsuits against ecological degradation, such as from data centers.
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Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger urged German businesses to be bolder with new technologies like AI and robotics and to drive development themselves. He announced state support through deregulation and infrastructure expansion.
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Meta is deactivating the camera function on smart glasses if physical tampering with the recording LED is detected. Users who permanently damage the LED will lose the function irrevocably. Meta estimates less than 0.1 percent of sold glasses are affected.
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US President Trump is sending negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv to conduct peace talks to end the Ukraine war. This marks the first trip by envoys to the Ukrainian capital as part of these efforts.
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AI company Anthropic has postponed its planned IPO, which aims for a valuation of up to two trillion dollars, to mid-October. The prospectus was originally scheduled for release next week.
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US mediators, including Witkoff and Kushner, will travel to Kyiv on Sunday to present a proposal to end the Ukraine war. President Zelenskyy called on Russia to refrain from airstrikes during the visit.
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DAZN faces a potential court defeat over price increases from 2021 and 2022. The court provisionally sided with consumer advocates, who deem the clauses unfairly disadvantageous. Customers can still join the class-action lawsuit until September 25.
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Germany's KRITIS umbrella law for better critical infrastructure protection has been in effect since March 2023. However, experts criticize that the law is not yet effective due to a lack of ordinances clarifying responsibilities. The water supply, in particular, is considered insufficiently protected.
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