Meta's Llama 3.1 can recall 42 percent of the first Harry Potter book
Meta's Llama 3.1 can recall 42 percent of the first Harry Potter book
New research could have big implications for copyright lawsuits against generative AI.Timothy B. Lee (Understanding AI)
Meta rolled back protections. Now hate is surging - What we're seeing: More hate, more fear, less freedom.
On January 7, 2025, Meta announced sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including the end of third-party fact-checking in the U.S., and rollbacks to its hate speech policy globally that remove protections for women, people of color, trans people, and more. In the absence of data from Meta, we decided to go straight to users to assess if and how harmful content is manifesting on Meta platforms in the wake of January rollbacks.
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Meta rolled back protections. Now hate is surging - What we're seeing: More hate, more fear, less freedom.
On January 7, 2025, Meta announced sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including the end of third-party fact-checking in the U.S., and rollbacks to its hate speech policy globally that remove protections for women, people of color, trans people, and more. In the absence of data from Meta, we decided to go straight to users to assess if and how harmful content is manifesting on Meta platforms in the wake of January rollbacks.
Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families
Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families
Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming careGrace Panetta (The 19th)
Riverside, CA No Kings protestor struck in felony hit and run
Riverside ‘No Kings’ protester struck in felony hit-and-run, suspect at large
A woman participating in Riverside’s “No Kings” protest on Saturday night was taken to a hospital after being struck by what police are investigating as a felony hit-and-run.Lily Dallow (KTLA)
Protester shot and killed at 'No Kings' rally in Utah, police say
A man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City shot at a person who was brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, striking both the rifleman and a bystander who later died at the hospital, authorities said Sunday.
Police took the alleged rifleman, Arturo Gamboa, 24, into custody Saturday evening on a murder charge, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said at a Sunday news conference. The bystander was Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, a fashion designer from Samoa.
Detectives don’t yet know why Gamboa pulled out a rifle or ran from the peacekeepers, but they accused him of creating the dangerous situation that led to Ah Loo’s death. The Associated Press did not immediately find an attorney listed for Gamboa or contact information for his family in public records.
https://apnews.com/article/utah-no-kings-protest-shot-killed-75c777eeedd59c80c85695c45385c507
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Iran Threatens Nuclear Exit And Oil Choke Point As War With Israel Escalates
Iran Threatens Nuclear Exit And Oil Choke Point As War With Israel Escalates
As Israel escalates strikes on Iranian targets, Tehran is weighing a dramatic response: withdrawing from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and possibly closing the Strait of Hormuz -- moves that could further destabilize the region and disrupt glo…Kian Sharifi (RFE/RL)
Iran Threatens Nuclear Exit And Oil Choke Point As War With Israel Escalates
Iran Threatens Nuclear Exit And Oil Choke Point As War With Israel Escalates
As Israel escalates strikes on Iranian targets, Tehran is weighing a dramatic response: withdrawing from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and possibly closing the Strait of Hormuz -- moves that could further destabilize the region and disrupt glo…Kian Sharifi (RFE/RL)
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My Milford classmate was detained by ICE. I live in fear that it could happen to me. - I invite you to open your mind and try to have empathy for a situation you have never had to experience.
Globe Opinion rarely publishes anonymous op-eds, but we made an exception with this piece to protect the writer, an undocumented high school student whose identity is known to us.
Archived at archive.is/VgV73
Opinion | I'm an undocumented Milford student in fear of ICE
I invite you to open your mind and try to have empathy for a situation you have never had to experience.The Boston Globe
‘Not based on science’: documents show internal government scramble to expand Alberta cougar hunt
Alberta cougar hunting increases ‘not based on science’: docs | The Narwhal
A controversial decision to increase cougar hunting in Alberta was ‘based on direction from [the] minister last year and input from stakeholders’Drew Anderson (The Narwhal)
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Russia’s war against Ukraine
At a Father’s Day celebration, children whose fathers died in the war take part in the ‘Native Angel’ art project in Lviv, Ukraine, June 15, 2025. Business representatives, volunteers, military personnel, dog handlers, police officers, partners from the Red Cross, and children’s groups took part in the celebration. (Olena Znak/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Ukrainian agents cause millions in damage during secret sabotage operation in Russia, HUR source says. Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) ignited an electrical substation during a sabotage operation in the Russian city of Kaliningrad, causing $5 million in damage and cutting electricity to a military production site, a source in HUR told the Kyiv Independent.
Russian strike hit Boeing office in Kyiv in deliberate attack on US business, FT reports. “This is not just an attack against Ukraine, but also an attack where American business is being hit,” said Andy Hunder, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine.
Russia reports Ukrainian drone attack on drone factory in Tatarstan. The drones were shot down, but the debris fell on a plant in the town of Yelabuga, where Shahed-type attack drones are manufactured, causing a fire.
Another 1,200 bodies of fallen Ukrainians return home after exchange with Russia. Law enforcement investigations and institutions from Ukraine’s Interior Ministry will examine and identify the bodies in the near future, the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said.
Russian mass attack hits energy infrastructure in Poltava Oblast. Of the 183 drones Russia launched, Ukrainian air defense neutralized 159, Ukraine’s Air Force said. Ukraine also shot down 2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles and six out of eight cruise missiles.
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Trump says he’s ‘open to’ Putin mediating between Israel, Iran. “Yeah, I would be open to it,” U.S. President Donald Trump said. “He is ready. He called me about it. We had a long talk about it. We talked about this more than his situation. This is something I believe is going to get resolved.”
‘Spit in face’ — Zelensky condemns Russia’s mass attack, dismisses idea of Putin as peacemaker. “This is Russia’s spit in the face of everything the international community is trying to do to stop this war … At the same time as Putin tries to portray himself as a mediator for the Middle East. The level of cynicism is staggering.”
North Korean losses exceed 6,000 in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, UK intelligence reports. North Korea has lost over 6,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk Oblast—more than half of its deployed force, according to a June 15 UK defense intelligence report.
Ukraine catches Russian agent secretly filming airfield, Ukrainian Security Service says. If found guilty, the 24-year-old native of Rivne Oblast faces life imprisonment for high treason.
Trump arrives at G7 summit ahead of high-stakes meeting with Zelensky. The anticipated third meeting, scheduled for June 17, will focus on sanctions, peace talks, weapons purchases, and economic relations — and may shed light on the future of U.S. support for Ukraine.
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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv strikes Russian drone factory, Moscow targets Boeing’s office
Ukraine launched drones at Russia’s Tatarstan region on June 15, targeting a drone factory in Yelabuga that produces Shahed-style attack drones. The site is around 1,500 km from Kyiv.
Photo: Florent Vergnes / AFP via Getty Images
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With no new US aid packages on the horizon, can Ukraine continue to fight Russia?
“While Ukraine’s dependence on the U.S. has lessened, U.S. aid remains pivotal for maintaining battlefield effectiveness,” Finnish military analyst Emil Kastehelmi said.
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Human cost of Russia’s war
5 Ukrainians dead in Israel after Iranian missile strike. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry told the Kyiv Independent that the five Ukrainian citizens, including three children, came under fire in an attack on a residential building in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv.
Ukrainian actor Yuriy Felipenko killed on the front line. Felipenko was well known for his role in the 2024 series “A Promise to God” before joining the Achilles Strike Drone Battalion, part of Ukraine’s 92nd Assault Brigade, in April 2024.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,003,860 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022. The number includes 1,170 casualties that Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
International response
EU leaders call for tougher sanctions on Russia at G7 summit. “We must put more pressure on Russia to secure a real ceasefire, to bring Russia to the negotiating table, and to end this war. Sanctions are critical to that end,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
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EU leaders call for tougher sanctions on Russia at G7 summit
"To achieve peaceful strength we must put more pressure on Russia to secure a real ceasefire, to bring Russia to the negotiating table, and to end this war. Sanctions are critical to that end," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
geteilt von: feddit.org/post/14273969
This is a paper for a MIT study. Three groups of participants where tasked to write an essay. One of them was allowed to use a LLM. These where the results:The participants mental activity was also checked repeatedly via EEG. As per the papers abstract:
EEG revealed significant differences in brain connectivity: Brain-only participants exhibited the strongest, most distributed networks; Search Engine users showed moderate engagement; and LLM users displayed the weakest connectivity. Cognitive activity scaled down in relation to external tool use.
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed three sessions under the same condition.arXiv.org
This mother relies on SNAP to help feed her kids. Now, she's bracing for cuts
Millions of people who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are facing changes, not only to what kinds of food they can buy, but how much money they receive, what they have to do to be eligible for the program, or if they qualify for benefits at all.
The Trump administration last week allowed more states to stop people from using benefits to buy sugary food and drinks. And the budget reconciliation bill currently includes deep cuts to the program. Some say they cannot imagine how they will keep themselves and their families fed if these new proposals are approved.
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Vitomir Maričič broke the world record for longest breath holding today... 29:03
The source is in Dutch,but it's a short form video. Nothing special. Any other sources I could find are in Croatian (which I can't read), like:
kanal-ri.hr/2025/06/vitomir-ma…
Adem inhouden
De Kroatische freediver Vitomir Maričić heeft het wereldrecord adem inhouden in handen.nos.nl
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Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children
Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children
Repeatedly mass infecting kids with COVID is not a public health strategy. It's a fast pass to declining population healthJulia Doubleday (The Gauntlet)
n = 6
(or n = 12)
Very interesting. But at best a potential fact that needs to be replicated in a large cohort. Don’t assume it’s a proven fact just from this study.
FediForum Keynote: Christine Lemmer-Webber (co-author of ActivityPub)
cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/3855969…
Keynote by Christine Lemmer-Webber (@cwebber@social.coop, @dustyweb.bsky.social) at FediForum June 2025.More info: fediforum.org/2025-06
FediForum Keynote: Christine Lemmer-Webber
Keynote by Christine Lemmer-Webber (@cwebber@social.coop, @dustyweb.bsky.social) at FediForum June 2025. More info: https://fediforum.org/2025-06PeerTube.wtf
Microsoft reiterates: European data will remain in Europe
This year, Microsoft is busy charming European policymakers. It is doing so again by insisting that Europeans’ data will remain on the continent, regardless of whether the US government requires access to it.
Microsoft reiterates: European data will remain in Europe - Techzine Global
Microsoft promises that European customer data will remain in Europe under European law. Is this enough to allay sovereignty concerns?Erik van Klinken (Techzine)
Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials
President Donald Trump's administration has released to deportation officials the personal data for millions of Medicaid enrollees, including their immigration status.
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-deportation-immigrants-trump-4e0f979e4290a4d10a067da0acca8e22
‘A very Finnish thing’: Big sand battery starts storing wind and solar energy in crushed soapstone
The 15 metres wide battery can store a month's heat demand in summer - how does it work?
DARPA sets new records for sending power wirelessly
Looking forward to a future where laser beams replace power lines, DAPRA's Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program has set new records for transmitting more power wirelessly over longer distances.
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Processo a Giordano Bruno: arresto, accuse, condanna a morte
Processo a Giordano Bruno: arresto, accuse, condanna a morte
Il processo a Giordano Bruno porta con sé dubbi, incertezze e una serie di personaggi che giocano un ruolo centrale nella condanna al rogo del filosofo nolanoDaniele Martinelli (Fatti per la Storia)
VMware and Siemens spar over where to stage software licence showdown
German giant wants case heard in Germany, not the USA
VMware and Siemens spar over where to stage software licence showdown
: German giant wants case heard in Germany, not the USASimon Sharwood (The Register)
Israel furious as France shuts four weapons stands at Paris Airshow
LE BOURGET, France/JERUSALEM, June 16 (Reuters) - France has shut down the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow for apparently displaying offensive weapons, in a move condemned by Israel that highlights the growing tensions between the traditional allies.
A source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday that the instruction came from French authorities after Israeli firms failed to comply with a direction from a French security agency to remove offensive or kinetic weapons from the stands.
Three smaller Israeli stands, which didn't have hardware on display, and an Israeli Ministry of Defence stand, remain open.
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I can't see some PieFed posts from Lemmy
I made this post piefed.social/post/931182
But when I browse Lemmy, I can't see it.
aka. it's missing on lemmy.world/c/southafrica@pief…
Is it a ID10T User error? or is something else happening
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There have been some problems with federation lately. I believe the cause is that following piefed communities from other instances has had some bugs, which I've just fixed.
Going to Lemmy, leave the community and then join again will probably help to make future posts arrive. I've already done that for South Africa, you don't need to - I'm just saying it so others can see it.
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Mary Chapin Carpenter – Personal History (2025)
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Personal History (2025)
di Gianni Zuretti Se avessi avuto una sorella minore, avrei voluto fosse Mary Chapin Carpenter! Perché la sessantasettenne singer songwrite...Silvano Bottaro (Blogger)
Creator of roblox thinks he should be able to run the world since he made roblox.
Its real somehow: xcancel.com/Shedletsky/status/…
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A tweet by Jon sheletsky (@shedletsky) saying "Silicon Valley built the modern world. Why shouldn't we run it?. The tweet has 658k views, 70 bookmarks, 70 likes, 460 retweets/quotes and 694 replies. It was posted at 6:52 PM, 2/3/25.
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Is the Gnome Background Apps UI a complete Mess or do I miss something?
Since Gnome 44 there is a new UI to show apps (i.e. messengers, sync clients, ...) that run in the background. It is supposed to take the place of the tray icons. In my experience it's basically not working, though.
The only app I use that uses the UI is the nextcloud client. But that thing's autostart seems to be very unreliable and most of the time I have to start it manually after booting. Could be an issue with the app and not with Gnome, but I don't know.
I also use Telegram and Element, but both still seem to use the old tray icons that you now need to install an extension for to work. Meaning that with vanilla Gnome when you close the Telegram window, the app is stopped and can't receive massages in the background.
Is the new UI broken or are app developers just not implementing it into their apps or what's wrong with the current situaltion?
GNOME 44 Getting New Background Apps UI - OMG! Linux
GNOME devs want to make it easier to monitor and control background apps in GNOME Shell. So to this end, they're exploring a new 'Background Apps' featureJoey Sneddon (OMG! Linux)
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Ariel Vromen, Kevin Costner – „Das Jerico Projekt“ (2016)
Hier begegnen sich Science-Fiction, Spionagethriller und Psychodrama auf eine Weise, die fasziniert, weil sie unkonventionell ist. Der Film ist aus 2016 – moralische Fragen und technologischer Nervenkitzel haben in die Zeit gepasst. Was macht einen Menschen aus? Ich gebe zu: zwischendurch habe ich zwar das eine oder andere Mal den Faden verloren – hatte ein starkes Kopfschmerzgefühl – am Ende war ich ziemlich zufrieden. (@3sat)
Mediathekperlen | Ariel Vromen, Kevin Costner - „Das Jerico Projekt“ (2016)
Hier begegnen sich Science-Fiction, Spionagethriller und Psychodrama auf eine Weise, die fasziniert, weil sie unkonventionell ist. Der Film ist aus 2016…Mediathekperlen (NexxtPress)
Tom Waits - Bas As Me (2011)
Bad as Me è il diciassettesimo album in studio del cantautore statunitense Tom Waits, pubblicato il 21 ottobre 2011 dalla Anti-Records. L'album è noto per essere stato registrato già nel febbraio 2011 e la sua uscita è stata annunciata ufficialmente il 23 agosto 2011 sul sito web ufficiale di Waits e su vari social network... Leggi e ascolta...
Tom Waits - Bas As Me (2011)
Bad as Me è il diciassettesimo album in studio del cantautore statunitense Tom Waits, pubblicato il 21 ottobre 2011 dalla Anti-Records. L'album è noto per essere stato registrato già nel febbraio 2011 e la sua uscita è stata annunciata ufficialmente il 23 agosto 2011 sul sito web ufficiale di Waits e su vari social network. Lo stesso giorno, la traccia che dà il titolo all'album, “ Bad as Me “, è stata pubblicata come primo singolo dell'album su iTunes. L'album è il primo album di Waits composto interamente da materiale nuovo in sette anni da Real Gone (2004). L'etichetta di Waits, aveva recentemente concordato un accordo di distribuzione con la Warner Music Group che consentiva loro di pubblicare l'album a livello internazionale. Questa segna la prima pubblicazione di Waits tramite l'organizzazione Warner dai tempi di Heartattack and Vine (1980). Alla sua uscita, Bad as Me ha ricevuto ampi consensi dalla critica. L'album è stato nominato per un Grammy Award come miglior album di musica alternativa. Dopo l'uscita, Bad as Me divenne il primo album di Waits nella top 10 negli Stati Uniti, raggiungendo il numero 6.
Ascolta: youtube.com/watch?v=hegZcz7Q-b…
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What can I do with this laptop keyboard?
What peertube channel do you recommend?
I'm looking to subscribe to some peertube channels and not go to youtube for entertainment.
Which ones do you recommend?
Thanks in advance
Edit It can be for anything. For example gardening, news, tech, etc.
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What are your interests?
In the meantime you could follow a couple of communities is where people share interesting videos:
- !peertube@lemmy.world
- !peertube@lemmy.wtf
(thanks @asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev for the correction)
She married a U.S. citizen for love. After she alleged abuse, he threatened deportation.
Excerpts:
The Facebook message that popped into her account started as a flirtation: "Hey, how are you?"She had newly arrived from Bangladesh to study for her master's in information technology on a student visa in 2022 and wasn't interested in a relationship.
She liked the message. Then he texted again a few days later, "Hey, I have tickets to a Broadway show."
She had never been to a Broadway show before, so she went — and their whirlwind first date quickly turned to love for her and then marriage. […]
Her new husband filed for a green card for his wife. A temporary one was granted, and she moved to his family's house in Brooklyn.
The future seemed bright. […]
Now, just a little more than a year later, the 31-year-old woman, who asked CBS News not to use her name due to safety fears, has separated from her husband after alleging abuse — and is now worried about being deported.
[…]
Crystal Justice, chief external affairs officer at the National Domestic Violence Hotline, told CBS News in a statement that they have seen abusive partners "threatening to deport a partner or their family or withholding legal documents to limit a person's ability to travel."
She married a U.S. citizen for love. After she alleged abuse, he threatened deportation.
There has been a rise in the threat of deportations by abusers, said Esther Limb, Immigration Practice Director at Her Justice in New York City.Cara Tabachnick (CBS News)
Tilberi, un verme demoniaco ritornato dalla tomba per suggere il prezioso latte bovino - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Tilberi, un verme demoniaco ritornato dalla tomba per suggere il prezioso latte bovino - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Con passo timido influenzato dal disagio, la pastora Guðrún si avvicino alla forma bianca e ricurva conficcata nella terra ai margini del pascolo ereditato dalla sua famiglia.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
China Plays Rare Earths Card in EV Tariff Negotiations With EU
China Plays Rare Earths Card in EV Tariff Negotiations With EU
Negotiations around Beijing's rare earth blockade have now become part of talks on the EU's tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs)Asia Financial
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What the U.S. Feared Is Happening: China’s Chip Empire Is No Longer a Fantasy—Huawei and Xiaomi Just Opened a New Front
What the U.S. Feared Is Happening: China’s Chip Empire Is No Longer a Fantasy—Huawei and Xiaomi Just Opened a New Front
Cut off from U.S. technology, China’s biggest tech giants weren’t supposed to recover this fast. A surprise comeback is reshaping the balance in the chip industry. What Huawei and Xiaomi pulled off is already turning heads in Washington.Evelyn Hart (Indian Defence Review)
Oh good, it will be in the public domain.
OpenAI, which is also fighting a string of copyright lawsuits, donated $50 million this year to a group of research institutions including Oxford University’s 400-year-old Bodleian Library, which is digitizing rare texts and using AI to help transcribe them.When the company first reached out to the Boston Public Library, one of the biggest in the U.S., the library made clear that any information it digitized would be for everyone, said Jessica Chapel, its chief of digital and online services.
“OpenAI had this interest in massive amounts of training data. We have an interest in massive amounts of digital objects. So this is kind of just a case that things are aligning,” Chapel said.
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