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German electoral reforms aimed at limiting the size of parliament are in parts unconstitutional, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday. The reform, initiated by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left coalition, aims to limit the size of the Bundestag to a maximum of 630 seats. Germany's lower house of parliament is considered the world's largest freely elected legislature. The number of lawmakers elected to the Bundestag in 2021 was 736, due to a complex voting system which allows for

Despite the American perspective of Japan as a technologically forward-thinking nation, new types of motorized vehicles have been heavily restricted in the land of the Motocompacto. This time, electric suitcases are the vehicles in question. Luggage doubling as motorized scooters have become popular in the region and tourists have been bringing them to Japan and breaking the law.

Parents and children separated from family during the evacuation of Kabul can now apply to join them in the UK.

Lawsuit alleges Meta violated state law that prohibits capturing or selling information like faces or fingerprints

Inquiry into 1998 attack will ask whether ‘state authorities’ could have acted to prevent mass killing

Pedro Sánchez taking legal action to prevent judiciary being used for ‘political motives’, spokesperson says

The sentence means Choudary cannot seek to leave jail on licence until he is more than 85 years old.

Adele Rennie, 33, admitted posing as a man to lure an unsuspecting woman into sending her naked pictures.

Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice Dasilva Aguiar and Bebe King had been attending a dance workshop.

Amazon is responsible under federal safety law for hazardous products sold on its platform by third-party sellers and shipped by the company, a U.S. government agency ordered Tuesday.

The Apple Vision Pro is the newest tool for Australians to access three-dimensional, immersive online environments, also known as the metaverse. Released in Australia earlier this month, it allows users to take a (virtual) walk in the savanna from their living room, watch sports matches in an immersive environment, or even buy a house after completing a virtual inspection.

Spain's competition watchdog said Tuesday it had slapped online travel agency Booking.com with a record 413-million-euro fine for "abusing its dominant position" during the past five years.

Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday it's looking into Google's partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny to investment money flooding into the AI industry.

Iran is trying to hinder the Trump campaign and Russia is doing the opposite, U.S. officials indicated in a briefing 99 days before Election Day.

The state of Texas is accusing a Catholic charity of being a "stash house" for migrants. But the shelter says it is simply helping desperate people in need.

Inspired by the map makers of the 20th Century, Imperial researchers have demonstrated a new way to identify copyright holders' work in LLMs.

Public administrations in a growing number of countries around the world are employing algorithms based on artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the allocation of public social services, such as unemployment benefits. The expectation behind this is that AI-based assessment will be more efficient and objective.

Amazon did not endanger warehouse workers at three Washington facilities, a state judge who oversaw a months-long trial on claims brought by safety regulators has ruled.

Apple products are attractive crime targets, and their ubiquity makes them ever-present in other crimes. In this week's roundup, the mastermind of a massive iPhone theft ring has been arrested, a London man filmed and published an attempted iPhone theft, and more!

President Biden is calling on Congress to establish term limits for Supreme Court justices and establish an ethics code for them. He also wants Congress to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity.