China’s grip on Hong Kong just became a little tighter (www.vox.com)
21 years ago, half a million Hong Kongers took to the streets to stop Article 23. This month, Beijing finally won....
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger hint at a new west African currency: what it’ll take for it to succeed (theconversation.com)
Niger breaks off military cooperation with US (punchng.com)
Pre-IPO Reddit lets ads be dressed up as promoted user posts (www.theregister.com)
Well, look at that. Ads disguised as posts.
Iceland volcanic eruption: barriers reinforced as lava flows towards town (www.theguardian.com)
Flows pose danger to infrastructure in Grindavik, and hundreds of people are evacuated from nearby Blue Lagoon...
Russia sees polling station protests with Putin set to extend long rule (www.cnn.com)
Russia saw protests at polling stations on Sunday on the final day of voting in an election set to extend Russian President Vladmir Putin’s long hold on power....
Netanyahu Vows Defiance Against Allies Amid Israel-Gaza Conflict Over Rafah Invasion (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his resolve to launch an offensive in Rafah, despite facing international criticism.
"Top Senator Urges Biden to Utilize All Diplomatic Tools to Pressure Israel Regarding Gaza" (www.infoterkiniviral.com) Indonesian
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen has urged President Joe Biden to utilize his influence and legal authority to pressure Israel to change its approa
It’s not you, it’s them: Engaged couples are cutting back on lavish weddings (www.cnn.com)
Multi-tiered cakes, elaborate floral displays and choreographed first dances: The traditional white wedding has been long considered a hallmark of American life....
Fragments - Unattended Generative Modular Ambient // 4 Hour Relaxation (www.youtube.com)
"Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.”—Jean-Michel Basquiat(thanks José Fonseca, I’d never seen that quote before!)Listen to this tra…
Massachusetts town grapples with sea rise after sand barrier fails (www.theguardian.com)
A $500,000 sand dune collapsed in days after being erected, and residents are looking for help to protect their homes...
Extremist groups take aim at middle school teacher, district fighting back (www.msn.com)
Corporations are Making Millions of Dollars from US Prison Labor - Human Trafficking Search (humantraffickingsearch.org)
Cuba Uncovers Russian Military Recruiters Trafficking Citizens To Ukraine (theowp.org)
William Shatner did not like his performance in Generations. Obviously, he blames the director. (www.geo.tv)
David Carson was not the most accomplished feature film director. He only directed one minor film before Generations, so maybe he wasn’t the best choice… but he did direct four episodes of TNG- including Yesterday’s Enterprise- and four episodes of DS9 before filming Generations, so I think he had a pretty good...
Niger breaks off military cooperation with US, as junta moves closer to Russia (www.scmp.com)
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Israel ‘yet to give any evidence’ UN staff were linked to Hamas massacre (www.yahoo.com)
Israel's religious right has a clear plan for Gaza: 'We are occupying, deporting and settling' (www.yahoo.com)
Vaasa police foil student's school shooting plan (Finland) (yle.fi)
“The woman who made the video was taken into custody about an hour later. The detention was made without drama. I can’t go into details, but it happened in Vaasa,” Luoto told Svenska Yle....
Israeli forces shoot dead 12-year-old Palestinian who set off firework (www.bbc.com)
Mercedes is trialing humanoid robots for ‘low skill, repetitive’ tasks (www.theverge.com)
Russia will be asked for ceasefire during Olympics, Macron tells Ukraine interviewer (www.reuters.com)
Today's AI is unreasonable (www.anildash.com)
There’s an extraordinary amount of hype around “AI” right now, perhaps even greater than in past cycles, where we’ve seen an AI bubble about once per decade. This time, the focus is on generative systems, particularly LLMs and other tools designed to generate plausible outputs that either make people feel like the...
