AI Has Lost Its Magic (www.theatlantic.com)
Bullying in Open Source Software Is a Massive Security Vulnerability (www.404media.co)
‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli and foreign human rights groups have documented a long history of snipers firing on unarmed Palestinians, including children, in Gaza and the West Bank....
Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond to avert asset seizure as he appeals NY fraud penalty (apnews.com)
Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond on Monday in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals, according to a court filing....
Song lyrics getting simpler, more repetitive, angry and self-obsessed – study (www.theguardian.com)
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Report – Unsafe: Meta Fails to Moderate Extreme Anti-trans Hate Across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads | GLAAD - might be a reason to defederate from Threads (glaad.org)
Censorship of Palestine: Is Tiktok paying the price for surge in pro-Palestinian content? (www.tbsnews.net)
'We are essentially in a new Gilded Age’: As workers get laid off, CEOs and shareholders gobble up hundreds of billions in profits (fortune.com)
GitHub Copilot will respect your privacy! (sopuli.xyz)
Let’s not make the same mistakes with AI that we made with social media (www.technologyreview.com)
From the article: “In particular, five fundamental attributes of social media have harmed society. AI also has those attributes. Note that they are not intrinsically evil. They are all double-edged swords, with the potential to do either good or ill. The danger comes from who wields the sword, and in what direction it is...
Long Lost Star Trek: The Next Generation Captain's Chair Will No Longer Go Up For Auction (gizmodo.com)
New Zealand to seize black boxes from LATAM Boeing 787 as passengers recount incident (www.reuters.com)
Firefighters booed New York attorney general who sued Trump for fraud. Officials are investigating (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week....
U.S. ‘prepper’ culture diversifies amid fear of disaster and political unrest (www.nbcnews.com)
Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for Ukraine (www.cnn.com)
Russia appears on track to produce nearly three times more artillery munitions than the US and Europe, a key advantage ahead of what is expected to be another Russian offensive in Ukraine later this year....
Trump tightens grip on US Republican Party as daughter-in-law takes key post (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump cemented his grip on the Republican National Committee on Friday after his daughter-in-law and another ally assumed top leadership posts amid a debate among members over whether the organization should help pay his legal bills....
Google just took down IPAs (Apple equivalent of APKs) of popular YouTube tweaks (github.com)
Only the downloads were taken down...
UN Body Reaffirms That Marijuana Legalization Violates International Treaties, While Addressing Germany Cannabis Reform And U.S. Psychedelics Movement - Marijuana Moment (www.marijuanamoment.net)
Marjorie Taylor Greene lashes out as Emily Maitlis asks about conspiracy theories (www.theguardian.com)
Far-right Republican congresswoman, Trump ally and potential vice-presidential pick Marjorie Taylor Greene told a British interviewer to “Fuck off”, when asked about her frequent repetition of conspiracy theories....
Russia and China plan to install a nuclear power plant on the Moon (intlmonitor.com)
If you think your commute is bad now…
Green Energy (slrpnk.net)
Exxon CEO blames public for failure to fix climate change (thehill.com)
Woods argued the “dirty secret” is that customers weren’t willing to pay for the added cost of cleaner fossil fuels....
Trump gave top US firms staggering tax cuts, with some paying $0 or less – report (www.theguardian.com)
Among lowest taxpayers were companies whose CEOs have become high-profile advocates for corporate social responsibility...
Trump is prepared to post $100 million bond but not the full $454 million judgment, lawyers say (fortune.com)
New York AG Letitia James has said that she will seek to seize some of Trump’s assets if he’s unable to pay the judgment....
Macron refuses to rule out putting troops on ground in Ukraine in call to galvanise Europe (www.theguardian.com)
Speaking at the end of the meeting, Macron warned: “There is a change in Russia’s stance. It is striving to take on further territory and it has its eyes not just on Ukraine but on many other countries as well, so Russia is presenting a greater danger.”...
