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I recognised my sister in video of refugees captured in Sudan war I recognised my sister in video of refugees captured in Sudan war Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Analysis: France's far right now dominant political force Analysis: France's far right now dominant political force Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2024 Rating: 5
More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them on to jeep More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them on to jeep Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2024 Rating: 5
India beat South Africa in thriller to win T20 title India beat South Africa in thriller to win T20 title Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Alphabet's Verily closes its R&D centers in Israel after launching them in August 2021, as part of Alphabet's decision to concentrate all R&D activity in the US (CTech) Alphabet's Verily closes its R&D centers in Israel after launching them in August 2021, as part of Alphabet's decision to concentrate all R&D activity in the US (CTech) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2024 Rating: 5
An interview with Illia Polosukhin, a co-author of Google's Attention Is All You Need paper, on open-source AI, his Web3 company Near, "user-owned AI", and more (Steven Levy/Wired) An interview with Illia Polosukhin, a co-author of Google's Attention Is All You Need paper, on open-source AI, his Web3 company Near, "user-owned AI", and more (Steven Levy/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Far right hopes to make history in snap French poll Far right hopes to make history in snap French poll Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Can Biden be replaced as Democrat nominee? Can Biden be replaced as Democrat nominee? Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2024 Rating: 5
The White House will host the first-ever White House Creator Economy Conference in August to "emphasize the Administration's commitment to creators" (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch) The White House will host the first-ever White House Creator Economy Conference in August to "emphasize the Administration's commitment to creators" (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Kenya protesters traumatised by abductions - lawyer Kenya protesters traumatised by abductions - lawyer Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2024 Rating: 5
At least five dead after train and bus collide at Slovakia level-crossing At least five dead after train and bus collide at Slovakia level-crossing Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2024 Rating: 5
In an interview, Mark Zuckerberg says there will not be "just one AI", disparages closed-source AI competitors as trying to "create God", and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) In an interview, Mark Zuckerberg says there will not be "just one AI", disparages closed-source AI competitors as trying to "create God", and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI details CriticGPT, a model based on GPT-4 to catch errors in ChatGPT's code output, assisting human trainers in assessing and spotting errors (Will Knight/Wired) OpenAI details CriticGPT, a model based on GPT-4 to catch errors in ChatGPT's code output, assisting human trainers in assessing and spotting errors (Will Knight/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Bolivia unrest: Coup or no coup? Bolivia unrest: Coup or no coup? Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2024 Rating: 5
French court confirms Bashar al-Assad arrest warrant over Syria chemical attack French court confirms Bashar al-Assad arrest warrant over Syria chemical attack Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Activist investor Jana Partners announces an investment in Rapid7; sources say Jana plans to push the cybersecurity company to sell itself (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal) Activist investor Jana Partners announces an investment in Rapid7; sources say Jana plans to push the cybersecurity company to sell itself (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Researchers in Rabbit R1's jailbreaking community say Rabbit left critical API keys hardcoded in its code, which would let hackers use Rabbit's internal systems (Jason Koebler/404 Media) Researchers in Rabbit R1's jailbreaking community say Rabbit left critical API keys hardcoded in its code, which would let hackers use Rabbit's internal systems (Jason Koebler/404 Media) Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Users of the popular AI chatbot platform Character.AI are reporting that their bots' personalities changed a few days ago and aren't as fun as they once were (Samantha Cole/404 Media) Users of the popular AI chatbot platform Character.AI are reporting that their bots' personalities changed a few days ago and aren't as fun as they once were (Samantha Cole/404 Media) Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Google will hold a Pixel event on August 13 at 10AM PT in Mountain View, where the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, and Pixel Watch 3 are expected (Abner Li/9to5Google) Google will hold a Pixel event on August 13 at 10AM PT in Mountain View, where the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, and Pixel Watch 3 are expected (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2024 Rating: 5
New York judge partially lifts Trump gag order in hush-money case New York judge partially lifts Trump gag order in hush-money case Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Florence elects first woman mayor Florence elects first woman mayor Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Firefighters battle deadly fire in Moscow office building Firefighters battle deadly fire in Moscow office building Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Klarity, which uses AI to let companies automate reviews of invoices and other documents, raised a $70M Series B led by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross (Kalley Huang/The Information) Klarity, which uses AI to let companies automate reviews of invoices and other documents, raised a $70M Series B led by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross (Kalley Huang/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2024 Rating: 5
China and EU to hold talks on electric car tariffs China and EU to hold talks on electric car tariffs Reviewed by swadu on June 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Interviews with ~12 media executives, including Brian Roberts, John Malone, Barry Diller, and Ted Sarandos, about the future of streaming, bundling, ads, more (New York Times) Interviews with ~12 media executives, including Brian Roberts, John Malone, Barry Diller, and Ted Sarandos, about the future of streaming, bundling, ads, more (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on June 23, 2024 Rating: 5
At least 1,301 people died during Hajj - Saudi Arabia At least 1,301 people died during Hajj - Saudi Arabia Reviewed by swadu on June 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Deadly attacks on Dagestan synagogue and churches Deadly attacks on Dagestan synagogue and churches Reviewed by swadu on June 23, 2024 Rating: 5
How Sweden's push to go cashless has left consumers and the country vulnerable to online fraud; value of fraudulent transactions has doubled since 2021 (Bloomberg) How Sweden's push to go cashless has left consumers and the country vulnerable to online fraud; value of fraudulent transactions has doubled since 2021 (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Iranian rapper's death sentence overturned Iranian rapper's death sentence overturned Reviewed by swadu on June 22, 2024 Rating: 5
An interview with Netflix's senior encoding technology director Anne Aaron about the company's cutting-edge codecs, preparing for livestreaming, and more (Janko Roettgers/The Verge) An interview with Netflix's senior encoding technology director Anne Aaron about the company's cutting-edge codecs, preparing for livestreaming, and more (Janko Roettgers/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Ireland protests over suspended term for assault by soldier Ireland protests over suspended term for assault by soldier Reviewed by swadu on June 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Barcelona mayor vows to abolish holiday lets Barcelona mayor vows to abolish holiday lets Reviewed by swadu on June 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Change Healthcare says the February ransomware attack on its systems resulted in the theft of medical records of a "substantial proportion of people" in the US (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) Change Healthcare says the February ransomware attack on its systems resulted in the theft of medical records of a "substantial proportion of people" in the US (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 21, 2024 Rating: 5
UK's richest family convicted of exploiting servants UK's richest family convicted of exploiting servants Reviewed by swadu on June 21, 2024 Rating: 5
How some Meta users in the US are turning to small claims court, often successfully, to recover their Facebook or Instagram accounts; some won financial damages (Karissa Bell/Engadget) How some Meta users in the US are turning to small claims court, often successfully, to recover their Facebook or Instagram accounts; some won financial damages (Karissa Bell/Engadget) Reviewed by swadu on June 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Donald Sutherland on a career that defied convention Watch: Donald Sutherland on a career that defied convention Reviewed by swadu on June 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Filipino soldiers fought off Chinese coast guard 'with bare hands' Filipino soldiers fought off Chinese coast guard 'with bare hands' Reviewed by swadu on June 19, 2024 Rating: 5
China's top-valued AI startup, Moonshot AI, recently debuted a role-play chat app and music maker app in the US; Chinese rival MiniMax also expanded to the US (The Information) China's top-valued AI startup, Moonshot AI, recently debuted a role-play chat app and music maker app in the US; Chinese rival MiniMax also expanded to the US (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on June 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Macron condemns antisemitism after Jewish girl is raped Macron condemns antisemitism after Jewish girl is raped Reviewed by swadu on June 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Forbes demands Perplexity not infringe on Forbes IP and drop Forbes-sourced articles; Perplexity-made content remains without attribution, including on YouTube (Sara Fischer/Axios) Forbes demands Perplexity not infringe on Forbes IP and drop Forbes-sourced articles; Perplexity-made content remains without attribution, including on YouTube (Sara Fischer/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on June 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Putin arrives in North Korea ahead of talks with Kim Jong-un Putin arrives in North Korea ahead of talks with Kim Jong-un Reviewed by swadu on June 18, 2024 Rating: 5
HPE and Nvidia unveil private cloud offerings for generative AI workloads coming this fall, including HPE Private Cloud AI, a co-developed "turnkey" option (Larry Dignan/Constellation Research) HPE and Nvidia unveil private cloud offerings for generative AI workloads coming this fall, including HPE Private Cloud AI, a co-developed "turnkey" option (Larry Dignan/Constellation Research) Reviewed by swadu on June 18, 2024 Rating: 5
DeepMind is developing AI tech to take raw pixels of videos and generate synced soundtracks; it's not too convincing, and there are no plans to release publicly (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) DeepMind is developing AI tech to take raw pixels of videos and generate synced soundtracks; it's not too convincing, and there are no plans to release publicly (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: 'There goes the trampoline, goodbye' Watch: 'There goes the trampoline, goodbye' Reviewed by swadu on June 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Apple says it will no longer offer Apple Pay Later, the BNPL service launched in the US in 2023, and will focus on installment loan features coming this year (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Apple says it will no longer offer Apple Pay Later, the BNPL service launched in the US in 2023, and will focus on installment loan features coming this year (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on June 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand Reviewed by swadu on June 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Kids are interacting with AI in school and online, serving as testers for a new generation of tech, making them the ones to experience some of its worst effects (Caroline Mimbs Nyce/The Atlantic) Kids are interacting with AI in school and online, serving as testers for a new generation of tech, making them the ones to experience some of its worst effects (Caroline Mimbs Nyce/The Atlantic) Reviewed by swadu on June 16, 2024 Rating: 5
At least 14 Hajj pilgrims die in intense heat At least 14 Hajj pilgrims die in intense heat Reviewed by swadu on June 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Apple added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility feature in iOS 18 that lets users give Siri a new wake word, such as "hello, computer" (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Apple added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility feature in iOS 18 that lets users give Siri a new wake word, such as "hello, computer" (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2024 Rating: 5
How Duolingo uses streaks and notifications to keep users coming back to the app; 5M of Duolingo's 30M+ DAUs have one year streaks and 70% have weeklong streaks (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal) How Duolingo uses streaks and notifications to keep users coming back to the app; 5M of Duolingo's 30M+ DAUs have one year streaks and 70% have weeklong streaks (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Eight Israeli soldiers killed in Rafah operation, IDF says Eight Israeli soldiers killed in Rafah operation, IDF says Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Putin peace terms slammed as Ukraine summit begins Putin peace terms slammed as Ukraine summit begins Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based LLM developer founded last year by Google alumni, is raising ~$100M at a $1B valuation in a round led by NEA, Khosla, and Lux (The Information) Sources: Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based LLM developer founded last year by Google alumni, is raising ~$100M at a $1B valuation in a round led by NEA, Khosla, and Lux (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on June 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Mustafa Suleyman's presence at Microsoft is causing some awkwardness with OpenAI, as he looks at the algorithms behind models like GPT-4 (Reed Albergotti/Semafor) Sources: Mustafa Suleyman's presence at Microsoft is causing some awkwardness with OpenAI, as he looks at the algorithms behind models like GPT-4 (Reed Albergotti/Semafor) Reviewed by swadu on June 14, 2024 Rating: 5
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