Barcelona is parched — and angry at quenched tourists (www.politico.eu)
The yawning gap between locals’ and visitors’ consumption is stoking long-standing resentments ahead of an election....
Builder AI | Builder.AI | Builder.AI News | Sachin Dev Duggal News (www.businessoutreach.in)
As Builder.ai’s founder and Chief Wizard Sachin Dev Duggal mentioned we are in the AOL phase of AI. That's a fitting comparison to where artificial intelligence stands today...
Africa Requires $277B Annually to Achieve 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Says Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024 Panel (townflex.com)
Molly Gbodimowo, Strategy Director at Africa50 Infrastructure Investment Platform, underscored Africa's vast renewable energy resources, particularly its high
A Ukrainian recon commander in Kharkiv said its first line of defense was missing, in a 'betrayal' that allowed Russian troops to just walk in (www.yahoo.com)
IDW Celebrating 500th Star Trek Comic With Big Era-Spanning Anthology (trekmovie.com)
TIL Many bronze age peoples forgot what stone age tools were, and thought discovered ones as some kind of mystical talismans or signs from a thunder god (www.theguardian.com)
Also mistaken for fulgurite by the more naturalistically minded, apparently. Maybe most common in the Nordics, based on viking references?...
consider the implications for a post scarcity future (slrpnk.net)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/8471507
Steve Buscemi victim of random street attack in New York City (www.theguardian.com)
Philippines’ Marcos ‘horrified’ by Xi-Duterte ‘gentleman’s agreement’ for status quo in disputed waters (www.scmp.com)
Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in iOS and Android (www.apple.com)
Apple and Google have teamed up to deliver support for unwanted Bluetooth tracking alerts in iOS and Android.
Poland to scrutinize digital game platforms like Steam and PSN on suspicion of anti-competitive practices | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)
Comcast to Launch Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ Bundle at a ‘Vastly Reduced Price’ (variety.com)
Comcast later this month will launch a streaming bundle with Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ at a deep discount, Comcast chief Brian Roberts said.
Man gets boat painted on fence meant to hide boat. (www.nbcnews.com)
World Warned to Prepare for Today's Severe Geomagnetic Storm, First in 20 Years (www.yahoo.com)
Palestinian truckers fear for safety after aid convoy for Gaza wrecked (www.reuters.com)
HEBRON, West Bank, May 14 (Reuters) - Palestinian hauliers said on Tuesday they feared for the security of aid convoys to Gaza, a day after Israeli protesters wrecked trucks carrying humanitarian supplies bound for the enclave, which is facing a severe hunger crisis....
The new APT 3.0 solver (blog.jak-linux.org)
Belgium university to quit project with Israeli institutions (www.newarab.com)
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel said it would pull out of an AI project it was working on in collaboration with Israeli institutions, amid the Gaza war....
Russia reportedly finds vast oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory (www.offshore-mag.com)
I have worked in the world’s most dangerous combat zones. Never have I felt as unsafe as I did in Gaza | Amy Neilson (www.theguardian.com)
I have worked in medical humanitarian aid in Sierra Leone, Lebanon, South Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Libya and Jordan throughout the last decade. Some of these jobs have been imbued with serious, tangible risk to life and limb, or of kidnap, but never have I felt as unsafe as I did in Gaza....
It's Time to Bring Back the Steam Machine (steamdeckhq.com)
Yacht sinks after latest incident involving orcas in strait of Gibraltar (www.theguardian.com)
An unknown number of orcas have sunk a yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the strait of Gibraltar, Spain’s maritime rescue service has said, in the latest in a series of similar incidents involving the animals....
2 French prison officers killed, 3 injured in attack on prison van (www.voanews.com)
Algorithms are like small AIs (sh.itjust.works)
Postgres Updated (hub.docker.com) German
cross-posted from: lazysoci.al/post/13565893...
Italy: Police arrest over 100 mafia members in mass raid (www.dw.com)
The Calabrian 'Ndrangeta is known to be one of the most powerful crime organizations in the world. But now Italian authorities are trying to loosen its grip....
