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New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources minister told AFP on Tuesday.

New Zealand has released its Paris Agreement emissions target for 2035, aiming to cut greenhouse gases by 51 to 55 per cent.

Minister of Resources and of Regional Development Shane Jones has been busy boosting the prospects of an expanded mining and oil industry in Aotearoa New Zealand. A new mining policy is “long overdue”, he has said, and will counter the country’s “excessive levels of environmental protection”.

The government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill has been widely criticised for potentially handing too much power to three cabinet ministers, and raising the risk of conflicts of interest and political interference in environmental management.

Plan to double mineral exports by 2035 and proposed law to fast-track major projects stir fears over environmental impact

When Resources Minister Shane Jones recently unveiled his draft strategy for mineral mining, it was quickly criticised by the Labour opposition as “taking New Zealand backwards”. One environmental group even called it a “love letter to mining companies”.

Microsoft's Copilot Designer, a free text-to-image tool, generates anti-Semitic stereotypes despite guardrails.

Microsoft is blocking prompts and tightening controls to prevent misuse of its AI tool, Copilot Designer after facing safety concerns.

Microsoft has blocked several prompts on its AI image generation tool within Copilot. The change comes shortly after a Microsoft employee wrote to FTC chair Lina Khan about Copilot being able to make violent and vulgar images.