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Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds #Tasmania

Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds
Tasmania's logged forests burn significantly more severely in a bushfire than old growth, University of Tasmania scientists have found in a study that provides the strongest evidence yet on a question with real consequences for how the state manages its forests. The research team, led by Professor David Bowman from the University of Tasmania's Fire Center, seized on a natural experiment when the 2019 Riveaux Road fire swept through the Huon Valley.

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Israeli startup Raven, which offers runtime monitoring and intervention in attacks as they unfold inside applications, raised a $20M seed (CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hk7q24oqwe

After Symantec exit, Javelin founders raise $20 million for new cyber bet Raven | CTech
The Israeli startup aims to secure applications at runtime as threats accelerate.

Musk v. Altman jury unanimously rejects Elon Musk's claims against Sam Altman (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/musk-altman-openai-trial-verdict.html

Elon Musk loses court battle against Sam Altman and OpenAI after 3-week trial
The jury ruled in favor of Sam Altman and OpenAI in their dramatic court battle with Elon Musk.

India's Telegram ban until June 22 over exam paper leak concerns is a terrible look for the country, sets a precedent, and could happen again if unchallenged (Nikhil Pahwa/@nixxin)
https://x.com/nixxin/status/2067100573648953610

India's Telegram ban until June 22 over exam paper leak concerns is a terrible look for the country, sets a precedent, and could happen again if unchallenged (Nikhil Pahwa/@nixxin)
https://x.com/nixxin/status/2067100573648953610

Nikhil Pahwa (@nixxin) on X
A few additional thoughts on the Telegram ban in India: 1. Is this a permanent ban? It's unusual for the Indian government to issue a press release about the telegram ban: the precedence that I remember is when Chinese apps were banned in India in June 2020 including tiktok. A

The UK government withdraws a proposal to let AI companies train on copyrighted works, unless creators opt out, after a backlash from artists like Dua Lipa (Graham Fraser/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1gr5v333o

Government backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry
However, the government's position is now unclear, saying it "no longer has a preferred option" for what to do next.

Sources: JPMorgan Chase has stopped its staff in Hong Kong from accessing Anthropic's AI models, following a similar move by rival Goldman Sachs (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/de83d303-6a03-456b-bfb9-7b11dd502ab3

Trump, who entered office opposing AI regulation, is shaping the industry through case-by-case interventions without clear rules, creating major uncertainty (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/18/trump-shadow-ai-policy

Trump's shadow AI policy
The Trump administration entered office promising to get government out of the AI industry's way. It hasn't worked out that way.

Former Trump AI adviser Dean Ball is joining OpenAI to lead a new team called Strategic Futures, focused on frontier AI policy and internal governance (Ashley Gold/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/18/dean-ball-openai

Exclusive: AI scholar Dean Ball says he's heading to OpenAI
Dean Ball, who helped shape the Trump administration's early policies on AI, is heading to OpenAI