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Google launches "platform properties" in the Google Search Console, letting creators and website owners see which search terms lead to their social platforms (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/961955/google-search-console-reach…

Google Search lets creators know more about their reach
The Google Search Console’s new platform properties feature will give content creators and website owners a better idea of how people find their social media profiles through search.

Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/chemical-accidents-rise-as-trump-administration-proposes-weakening-safety-rules/

Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules
Chemicals from accidents that injured or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.

Google launches "platform properties" in the Google Search Console, letting creators and website owners see which search terms lead to their social platforms (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/961955/google-search-console-reach…

Google Search lets creators know more about their reach
The Google Search Console’s new platform properties feature will give content creators and website owners a better idea of how people find their social media profiles through search.

We do need to ask the question here, who is taking the decision to operate this practice? Is it council staff or elected councillors? Frankly, it has echoes of state-sponsored #ghettos of the 1940s.
Vulnerable families illegally ‘dumped’ hundreds of miles away by London councils

Julie Bishop has resigned as Chancellor of the Australian National University, seven months before her term was due to finish. 🎉
#ANU #Bishop #Canberra

Julie Bishop resigns as Chancellor of ANU | Canberra Daily
Julie Bishop has resigned as Chancellor of the Australian National University, seven months before her term was due to finish.

A special counsel has been appointed to investigate a Trump administration lawyer for possible misconduct. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/07/us/trump-news#special-counsel-lawyer-misconduct

Survey: 59% of Gen Z users in the US, UK, and AU actively add and drop streaming services to view a single movie or series, 71% stopped buying physical music (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/gen-z-cancels-streaming-sub…

Gen Z Cancels Streaming Subs for One Show, Don't Buy Full-Price Games
A study has found that more than half of Gen Z cancels and renews streaming subscriptions based on the availability of one TV series or film.

Lisbon-based Bizay, a customized products marketplace for SMBs, raised a $55M Series D led by Indico, as it aims to accelerate its US expansion (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2026/07/07/bizay-secures-55m-to-fuel-us-growth-and-industry-…

BIZAY secures $55M to fuel US growth and industry consolidation
BIZAY, a Portugal-based technology platform for customised products, has raised $55 million in a Series D funding round. The investment was led by existing investor Indico Capital Partners, with participation from Lince Capital, Cedrus and BPF.Founded in 2014 by Sérgio Vieira, José Salgado and Jorge Correia and headquartered in Lisbon, BIZAY operates a digital platform serving small and medium-sized businesses in more than 50 countries. The company offers a broad catalogue of customised…

“We’re concerned that if Rebekah Brown is gone, then job cuts are back at the table,” Dr Lachlan Clohesy, ACT Division Secretary of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), said. “Frankly, ANU needs to be protected from this Chancellor, and needs to be protected from ANU Council.”
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ANU governance crisis: staff back interim vice-chancellor | Canberra Daily
ANU accused of scapegoating interim Vice-Chancellor Rebekah Brown, and calls for Chancellor and Council to resign.

Viewpoint discrimination.
Judge Rules Trump Administration's Cancellation of Humanities Grants Was Unconstitutional
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington-dc/articles/2026-05-07/judge-rules-trump-administrations-cancellation-of-humanities-grants-was-unconstitutional