Your opinions on Bend (github.com)
New language promises to reduce compilation times by using all threads and gpu cores available on your machine. What’s your opinions on it so far?
China is eager to show the world that it can lead in generative AI technology. But one of its first challenges is chillingly unique - how to make its chat bots speak like the Communist Party. (chinamediaproject.org)
China is determined not just that it won’t be left behind, but that it will lead the generative AI trends of the future. But this comes with substantial political risk for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership....
Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says (apnews.com)
Egypt agrees to resume aid to Gaza through Israel after U.S. pressure (www.axios.com)
Arizona secretary of state calls threats to election officials ‘domestic terrorism’ (www.theguardian.com)
Kabosu, the Dog Behind the ‘Doge’ Meme, Has Died (www.ign.com)
Not sure if this counts as “world news”, but RIP Doge :(...
Texas doctor who said nine-year-olds can safely give birth appointed to maternal mortality committee (www.theguardian.com)
NOAA predicts above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season (www.noaa.gov)
NOAA is forecasting a range of 17 to 25 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 4 to 7 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Forecasters have a 70% confidence in these ranges.
Naughty Dog Boss Neil Druckmann Says AI Will ‘Revolutionize How Content Is Being Created' (www.ign.com)
Who is Edan On? UCLA Police arrest 18-year-old accused of attacking protesters at campus encampment (haor.org)
Edan On (age 18, born on January 27, 2006) has been identified as a suspect involved in an altercation at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),
Hunter Biden is set to go on trial on June 3 on federal firearms charges (apnews.com)
Sky voice actor says nobody ever compared her to ScarJo before OpenAI drama (arstechnica.com)
OpenAl is sticking to its story that it never intended to copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice when seeking an actor for ChatGPT’s “Sky” voice mode....
Airlines grapple with spike in GPS interference. Experts say it's collateral damage from global conflicts (www.cbc.ca)
Inside the air traffic control tower at Tallinn Airport in Estonia’s capital, a team tracks pilots in training as they fly above the Tartu airport, which lies about 200 kilometres south of Tallinn, and about 45 kilometres west of Russia....
German police investigate 'racist' video on vacation island (www.dw.com)
A viral video shows people singing racist lyrics and performing Nazi salutes at a club on the northern German island of Sylt. The club has condemned the incident...
Money Has Run Out for Fruits and Vegetables for Low-Income Californians. Elected Leaders Are Silent. (capitalandmain.com)
USS Harder: WW2 submarine wreck found off Philippines (www.bbc.com)
The wreckage of a US Navy submarine that sank the most Japanese warships during World War Two has been found in the South China Sea, some 80 years after it was sunk by enemy forces....
Europe’s new political consensus: We need to make more weapons (www.politico.eu)
The war in Ukraine has shifted thinking — both among politicians and the public — on the need to spend more on defense....
Google Tries to Pay Off the Antitrust Division & said juries (normal people) cannot decide hard cases. (www.thebignewsletter.com)
Accusing Mercedes of 'Wanton Lawlessness,' UAW Seeks New Alabama Vote (www.commondreams.org)
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange wins right to appeal extradition from Britain to US (ddnews.gov.in)
Data-Hungry Dating Apps Are Worse Than Ever for Your Privacy | Mozilla privacynotincluded (foundation.mozilla.org)
‘We Have Shot Dead All the People’: Survivors Recount Horror of Myanmar Monastery Massacre (www.irrawaddy.com)
At least 66 members of far-right group in rural Oregon standing for office (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: anti-government People’s Rights Network, founded by Ammon Bundy, appearing to follow ‘entryism’ strategy...
Texas is letting a maternal-mortality skeptic investigate maternal mortality (www.motherjones.com)
KDE's Amarok 3.0 Music Player Released After Six Year Hiatus - Now Ported To Qt5 (www.phoronix.com)
Released back in March of 2018 was the Amarok 2.9 music player for this KDE project. Shipping today is finally Amarok 3.0 as the first major release in six years and now ported to Qt5 and KDE Frameworks 5.
