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Nvidia says U.S. speeded up new export curbs on AI chips (www.reuters.com)

Sahel: Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso (north-africa.com)

Burkina Faso last year experienced two military coups — both triggered in part by discontent at failures to stem a raging jihadist insurgency. More than 17,000 people have died in attacks since 2015, more than 6,000 just since the start of this year, according to a count by an NGO monitor called the Armed Conflict Location and...

Israel-Hamas war: ‘Heavy bombardments’ in Gaza, hospitals at risk (www.aljazeera.com)

UK government keeping files on teaching assistants’ and librarians’ internet activity (www.theguardian.com)

Exclusive: Department for Education monitoring social media posts from England-based staff for criticism of its policies

Slovenia to introduce border checks with Hungary and Croatia after Italy did the same with Slovenia (apnews.com)

Slovenia said Thursday it will introduce border checks with neighboring Hungary and Croatia following Italy’s decision to do the same with Slovenia because of security concerns due to violence in the Middle East....

Inside the psychiatric hospitals where foster kids are a "gold mine" (www.motherjones.com)

India pushes back against Russia's demands to pay for oil in Yuan (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

State Department issues 'worldwide caution' alert amid Israel-Hamas war (abcnews.go.com)

U.S. citizens traveling abroad are urged to “exercise increased caution” in light of the heightened global tensions spurred by Hamas’ terror attack on Israel and the unfolding Israel-Hamas war, the State Department said in a new advisory on Thursday....

Save 100% on CRYPTARK on Steam (store.steampowered.com)

Casually Classic: WoW Classic’s leveling journey shows how much retail has lost its way (massivelyop.com)

First word discovered in unopened Herculaneum scroll by 21yo computer science student (scrollprize.org)

Scrolls count as books, right?...

Spooky time (i.imgur.com)

The effects of unjustifiable hierarchies and asymmetrical violence (medium.com)

Harvard students scramble to take back support for letter attacking Israel as some CEOs look to blacklist them (nypost.com)

‘Daredevil’ Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

Launched during the pandemic with a playbook to shoot $150 million-plus seasons with no pilots, the Disney unit is undergoing growing pains and seeing the logic of "traditional TV culture."...

Erdogan, Putin discuss measures to halt Israeli-Palestinian conflict (www.reuters.com)

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Tuesday, with the Kremlin saying the focus was on an immediate ceasefire and a resumption of talks....

Researcher bags two-for-one deal on Linux bugs (www.theregister.com)

Researcher bags two-for-one deal on Linux bugs while probing GNOME component • The Register

U.S. Continues Push for Saudi-Israel Ties Even as War With Hamas Begins (www.nytimes.com)

As Israel prepares an offensive in Gaza, President Biden and his aides are gauging whether Saudi officials remain interested in opening up diplomatic relations....

[Baby Journal] A private and open source app for tracking your baby activities (baby-journal.app)

I hope the permission I got the last time to post about this app still applies, if not, please do let me know!...