57 minutes ago ‘What many of us feel’: why ‘enshittification’ is Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year

The committee’s honourable mentions went to ‘right to disconnect’ and ‘rawdogging’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“We’re all living through the enshittocene, a great enshittening, in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit,” author Cory Doctorow wrote earlier this year.In 2023, Doctorow coined the word “enshittification”, which has just been crowned Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year. The dictionary defined the word as follows.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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69 minutes ago Trump threatens Mexico, China, and Canada with tariffs over immigration and drugs

Tariffs would likely have major impact on U.S. economy and North American trade agreement Trump helped negotiate

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71 minutes ago Top NATO chief urges leaders to get ready for 'wartime scenario' after Putin 'threatens WWIII' as Germany draws up list of bunkers that could be used as emergency shelters

Speaking in Brussels yesterday, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer warned that NATO members needed to adjust their production and distribution lines in order to be less vulnerable to blackmail.

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76 minutes ago Trump to take drastic action against Canada, Mexico and China to stop the border 'invasion' and issues an ultimatum

President-elect Donald Trump threatened Monday to slap a 25 percent tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods as long as the countries allowed immigrants to flow over the U.S. border.

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90 minutes ago Hulk Hogan hints he could be eyeing a spot in the Trump administration

Wrestling great Hulk Hogan hinted that there may be a future spot for him in the Trump administration.

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2 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Europe to take charge of military aid as Trump era looms

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2 hours ago Harris tells advisers to keep her options open for another run for president – or California governor

The vice president is reportedly mulling how to ‘reassert’ her role in the Democratic Party following her decisive defeat by Donald Trump

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2 hours ago Moment Donald Trump leaves little girl speechless with INSANE question during golf outing

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