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The US is issuing billions in tariff refunds, including 6% interest. More tariffs on way from 24 July (LINK) — 23 July 2026

— The Conversation: Of the roughly US$166 billion due to be refunded, more than US$85 billion has already been returned to businesses after a US Supreme Court ruling in February reversed the tariffs. The US Trade Representative's findings on alleged forced labour have prepared the ground for a 12.5% tariff on exports from 54 countries, including Australia, China, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, starting on July 24 2026.

— Trump's April 2025 tariffs relied on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 law that lets presidents respond to extraordinary foreign threats – yet never mentions the word "tariff". On February 20 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that IEEPA did not authorise tariffs – under the Constitution, only Congress has the power to impose taxes and duties. Trump responded with a temporary 10% global tariff, which expires on July 24 after the statutory 150-day limit. Trump has also pursued more targeted tariffs under laws dealing with unfair trade practices, national security and anti-slavery claims. These require investigations into foreign trade practices and lengthy procedures, which slow the process and also create a record that can be scrutinised in court. The US Trade Representative's findings on alleged forced labour have prepared the ground for a 12.5% tariff on exports from 54 countries, including Australia, China, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, starting on July 24 2026.

Hackernoon critical: UN warns AI is eroding information integrity and undermining public trust: "Unelected globalists want the same power and influence over narratives and information that big tech has for themselves" (LINK) — 23 July 2026

US computer-science enrolment just fell for the first time in 20 years (LINK) — 22 July 2026

UNCTAD: Global trade continues to expand amid rising price pressures: up 12.5% on first 6 months of 2025. Services trade grew by 10.5%. "A significant share of the increase reflects higher prices rather than stronger trade volumes." East Asia was the main engine of global trade growth in the first quarter of 2026 (LINK) — 22 July 2026

Trump's AI safety chief resigns after just 90 days on the job: no reason given (LINK) — 22 July 2026

French lawmakers approve a sweeping social media ban for children under 15: the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban (LINK) — 21 July 2026

UNHCR set for Geneva move from Palais Wilson to Palais des Nations following cuts: around 5,000 UNHCR posts were cut worldwide, including some at headquarters, following reductions in funding from the US and other countries. The move is expected to save around 50% of rental costs (LINK) — 21 July 2026

AI falls short on context and cultural rhetoric in its versions of United Nations speech translations (LINK) — 20 July 2026

Gizmodo: Earth's oceans are rapidly losing oxygen. It could destabilize the planet, says 30 June paper in Limnology and Oceanography (LINK) — 20 July 2026

— Globally, the ocean has lost roughly 2% of its dissolved oxygen since the 1950s, and scientists expect it to lose another 1% to 7% by the end of the century.

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