EU approves Italian aid for $5.4 bln STMicro energy chip plant (www.reuters.com)
CATANIA, Italy May 31 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday approved Italian state aid for chipmaker STMicroelectronics (STMPA.PA), to build a 5 billion euro ($5.4 billion) plant in Catania, Sicily, to make specialist microchips that boost energy efficiency in electric cars....
Muslim nurse in New York fired after calling Israel's war in Gaza 'genocide' (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - A New York City hospital fired a Palestinian American Muslim nurse after she called Israel’s war in Gaza a “genocide” during an acceptance speech for an award for her work with bereaved mothers who lost their children during pregnancy and childbirth....
Israeli jets kill two paramedics in Rafah after ‘deliberately’ bombing ambulance (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli forces bombed an ambulance in Rafah, killing two Palestinian paramedics on a rescue mission, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS)....
"Mallet Quartet" - Steve Reich (vid.puffyan.us)
Hong Kong government should immediately quash a court’s groundless national security law convictions of prominent pro-democracy activists, Human Rights Watch says (www.hrw.org)
On May 30, 2024, three judges handpicked by the Beijing-controlled Hong Kong chief executive convicted 14 activists and former elected lawmakers under the draconian National Security Law. Two were acquitted. Earlier, 31 other defendants had pleaded guilty in hopes of more lenient sentencing. The court will announce sentences,...
US sues Hyundai, others over child labor at Alabama parts plant (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16294072...
TikTok preparing a US copy of the app’s core algorithm, sources say (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI says Russian and Israeli groups used its tools to spread disinformation (www.theguardian.com)
Networks in China and Iran also used AI models to create and post disinformation but campaigns did not reach large audiences...
Tom Ford Velvet Orchid for Women (www.mindomo.com)
CIA director reviewed Gaza peace proposal accepted by Hamas, sources say (www.middleeasteye.net)
CIA Director William Burns reviewed a Gaza ceasefire proposal approved by Hamas earlier this month before it was submitted to Israeli officials, two current and one former Egyptian intelligence officials told Middle East Eye....
US intelligence officials share evidence that Russia has used North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The U.S. Ministry of Defense’s Intelligence Service reported that Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles to strike Ukraine....
Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv kill 5, injure 25 (kyivindependent.com)
Russian missile attacks on the Novobavarsky neighborhood of Kharkiv killed at least five people and injured 25 others, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on May 31....
Japanese Man Arrested for GenAI Ransomware as AI Jailbreak Concerns Grow (thecyberexpress.com)
Cops Swarm Global Cybercrime Botnet Infrastructure in 2 Massive Ops (www.darkreading.com)
Key misinformation “superspreaders” on Twitter: Older women (arstechnica.com)
PGSub - A Giant Archive of Subtitles For Everyone (gitlab.com)
I’ve been working on this subtitle archive project for some time. It is a Postgres database along with a CLI and API application allowing you to easily extract the subs you want. It is primarily intended for encoders or people with large libraries, but anyone can use it!...
Jenin’s Song by Belly (song.link)
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Google Messages rolling out 15-minute RCS editing (9to5google.com)
This ability to edit RCS — not SMS — is rolling out to stable starting today, but all the Google Messages users in a conversation need to have it enabled.
Here’s what we’re working on in Firefox | The Mozilla Blog (blog.mozilla.org)
Why Detmer & Owosekun Were Missing From Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Explained By Showrunner (screenrant.com)
In https://screenrant.com/star-trek-discovery-season-5-episode-5-ending-explained/, Detmer and Owosekun were assigned to pilot the Mirror Universe’s ISS Enterprise to Federation HQ by Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green). This explained Detmer and Owo’s absence for the rest of Discovery season 5....
Off Leash: Inside the Secret, Global, Far-Right Group Chat (newrepublic.com)
OpenAI says it stopped multiple covert influence operations that abused its AI models (www.engadget.com)
Israeli forces spark devastating fire at Ramallah vegetable market (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli forces ignited a devastating fire at Ramallah and al-Bireh’s main vegetable market in the occupied West Bank on Thursday that has destroyed dozens of shops owned by Palestinians and caused millions of shekels in losses....
Twitch is disbanding its Safety Advisory Council and will replace it with streamers (www.theverge.com)
This might beat OpenAI
