Wikipedia is gauging interest for an extension that uses AI to see if any claim is cited on Wikipedia (meta.wikimedia.org)
A prototype is available, though it's Chrome-only and English-only at the moment. How this'll work is you select some text and then click on the extension, which will try to "return the relevant quote and inference for the user, along with links to article and quality signals"....
Karen Ethnic Army Launches Final Push to Capture Myawaddy on Thai Border (www.irrawaddy.com)
Myawaddy is economically vital to Myanmar and the military regime as it is the main conduit for trade between Myanmar and its second largest trade partner Thailand....
‘I run out of money each month’: the Americans borrowing to cover daily expenses (www.theguardian.com)
Study sheds light on the white dwarf star, likely destroyer of our solar system (www.theguardian.com)
Huge gravity of these dense stars, which have burned all their own fuel, rips apart smaller planetary bodies...
Millennials and Gen Z's trendy new splurge: groceries (www.businessinsider.com)
More Americans say they are living paycheck to paycheck this year than in 2023 (www.cnbc.com)
Florida woman shoots interstate drivers, says God told her to because of the eclipse, police say (abcnews.go.com)
Israel's 'Where's Daddy?' AI system helps target suspected Hamas militants when they're at home with their families, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
As civilian casualties continue to mount in the wartorn Gaza Strip, reports of Israel's use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its targeting of Hamas militants are facing increasing scrutiny. A report by the Israeli outlets +972 Magazine and Local Call earlier this month said that Israeli forces had relied heavily on two AI...
U.S. sends Ukraine seized Iranian-made weapons (wapo.st)
The Pentagon has provided Ukraine with thousands of Iranian-made weapons seized before they could reach Houthi militants in Yemen, U.S. officials said Tuesday. It’s the Biden administration’s latest infusion of emergency military support for Kyiv while a multibillion-dollar aid package remains stalled in the Republican-led...
Surveillance as a Service: The Global Impact of Israeli “Defense” Technologies on Privacy and Human Rights | Tor Project (blog.torproject.org)
Motorola confirms April 16 event for Edge 50 series announcement (m.gsmarena.com)
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in fruit and vegetables in UK (www.independent.co.uk)
Long-lasting toxins known as “forever chemicals” have been found in common UK fruits, vegetables and spices, prompting alarm over potential impacts on public health among campaigners....
The Catfish Scandal Rocking an Illinois School Board (www.thedailybeast.com)
Simon Harris becomes youngest-ever Irish prime minister, pledges 'reset' (www.cnbc.com)
The US and Its Allies Face a $10 Trillion Reckoning in the Race to Rearm (www.bloomberg.com)
"A new era of global rearmament is gathering pace, and it will mean vast costs and some tough decisions for western governments already struggling with shaky public finances,” Bloomberg reports....
Dying for a bag of flour: Videos and eyewitness accounts cast doubt on Israel’s timeline of deadly Gaza aid delivery | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
CNN collected testimonies and videos from 22 eyewitnesses, many of whom had traveled from other cities across Gaza in the hopes of finding something for their families to eat. When the convoy passed through an Israeli checkpoint on Al Rashid Street, the main north-south route designated by the Israeli military for humanitarian...
US delivers confiscated weapons to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Beeper is now available, no waitlist! (blog.beeper.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/29046027...
How the xz backdoor highlights a major flaw in Nix (shadeyg56.vercel.app)
The main issue is the handling of security updates within the Nixpkgs ecosystem, which relies on Nix’s CI system, Hydra, to test and build packages. Due to the extensive number of packages in the Nixpkgs repository, the process can be slow, causing delays in the release of updates. As an example, the updated xz 5.4.6 package...
After CPAP Recall, Philips Must Institute New Safeguards in Agreement With U.S. Justice Department (www.propublica.org)
Zelenskyy straight-up said Ukraine is going to lose if Congress doesn't send more aid (www.businessinsider.com)
President Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine would lose the war if the US didn’t send it more aid....
Why is Russia trying to frame Ukraine for concert massacre? (www.bbc.com)
It began with hints. Intimation....