Company apologizes after AI support agent invents policy that causes user uproar
Company apologizes after AI support agent invents policy that causes user uproar
Frustrated software developer believed AI-generated message came from human support rep.Benj Edwards (Ars Technica)
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.Michael S. Schmidt (The New York Times)
Oakland uses ranked choice voting, which means that if a candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, that person wins. If not, the last-place candidate is eliminated, and voters who selected that person have their votes counted for their next choice — a cycle that repeats until a candidate gets a majority.
We need this nationwide.
I don't know anything about her, but this sounds all right to me:
As for homelessness, Lee has referred to the crisis as a “moral disgrace.” She said she wants to test a guaranteed income pilot program for homeless people, hire unhoused residents to clean the streets, and work with the Veterans Administration to get veterans off the street.
"Lab Assistant": AI enhancing scientific research with speed, precision
"Lab Assistant": AI enhancing scientific research with speed, precision
"Lab Assistant": AI enhancing scientific research with speed, precision-english.news.cn
For now, Pentagon and DHS won’t recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act
On day 1 of the 2nd term, Trump signed an executive order that asked for a report due 90 days in on additional actions on the southern border. It specifically asked them to write if they thought the Insurrection Act should be invoked.
They aren't going to recommend invoking it. If you heard people concerned about April 20th, this was the report they were talking about
Keep the pressure up. They're starting to feel the pushback. Join the nationwide protests tomorrow April 19th
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/politics/pentagon-dhs-wont-recommend-insurrection-act/index.html
BREAKING NEWS: “DAZI SULL’ESPORTAZIONE IN PDF” / “34% TARIFF ON PYTHON IMPORTS”
L’altro giorno avevo visto questo memino che non solo è reale, come sempre qui, ma anche attuale: “DAZI SULL’ESPORTAZIONE IN PDF“! Esatto, il ciuffone avrebbe insomma conquistato un altro dei suoi soliti infiniti successi per il popolo, mettendo un dazio anche su qualcosa di apparentemente impossibile come i documenti digitali, dopo averlo fatto su qualcosa […]
U.S. House Panel Says China's DeepSeek AI Is a 'Profound Threat' to National Security
U.S. House Panel Says China's DeepSeek AI Is a 'Profound Threat' to National Security
In a new report, the bipartisan House committee came to the unsurprising finding that DeepSeek sends user data back to China.Thomas Maxwell (Gizmodo)
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GitHub has the code. Everyone should fork it to everywhere so they cannot delete it
It is such a lie that data is sent back to china.
It can be run without internet connection.
Presumably this is referring to using the online portal to use it. I don't trust any of those, Chinese or otherwise. I run it locally.
LMStudio is the current software I use to manage LLMs, and I really like it. There's a user-made app for Android that let's you use it if you're on the same network (or if you set it up to use on the internet) There are other options though.
For DOGE, And All Criminal Actors, There Must Be Consequences and Accountability
For DOGE, And All Criminal Actors, There Must Be Consequences and Accountability
For a couple weeks the green world has been rife with rumors that the Trump White House was preparing a series of executive orders to strip climate groups of…Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
The author, Josh Marshall always stops short of accountability for war crimes. He usually concerns himself --at length-- with what Iran and Hamas are plotting, the nature and use of Hamas tunnels, etc. The focus is always on shadowy others. He claims Oslo itself was the fault here, not Ben Gurion's abuse and violations of it. The Nakba? Evidently no Israeli is to be blamed for that. And the attacks on Palestinians are seen as a recognition of reality from the "realist-minded" Israelis, Josh claims.
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While he is against netenyahu and bloodthirsty settlers, he is a pro israeli-state pundit, and wont make any call to halt the IDF war on Palestinian civilians. Cheap logic from a partisan hack who cant admit that whats going on is what he wants. He's drinking tea with his pinky in the air, and a handkerchief at his nose so he doesnt have to smell the disgusting odor of the murdered.
He was rabidly against what he called "rhetorical excesses" in campus protests, not bothering to address why people were protesting. Club those students till they are silent, for their "rhetorical excess" eh Josh. What a fine American.
While I agree with Josh that we must all start following our laws, we need to start with the first ammendment protecting political free speech and acknowledging that what Biden did was criminal and violated numerous existing laws implemented for exactly this reason. Biden aided and abeteed war crimes and a massive genocide. And he and congress abridged the publics civil rights, using state violence to silence legitimate and peaceful political dissent, brutalizing students who were concerned about basic human rights. Disagreeing with the way zionists conduct what the world says are war crimes is not antisemitism and it never was. Even if it was antisemitism, it would be protected as political free speech. For many years people openly talked about keeping black skinned people down, even with violence, and it was free speech. But today if you question zioinisms methods at all you are instantly labeled as supporting Hamas. thats unamerican, fascist bullshit and a gross misuse of power by the president and congress-- done during a democratic party administraton no less. Just Shameful.
If we cant be honest about that then our calling out republicans for their own gross lawbreaking falls a little flat. Its always rules for thee and not for me, even within our own party. And then we wonder why the voters lose faith.
While he is certainly well spoken and educated, Josh Marshall is filthy-- he is a disappointment, he is a thug, he is a bad person, and he can suck it.
Is A Two State Solution Really No Longer Possible?
What can be called a “peace process” between Israel and the Palestinians ended with the failure of the Camp David summit and the onset of the Second Intifada in…Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
Sen. Mayes Middleton announces bid for Texas attorney general
Sen. Mayes Middleton launches bid for Texas attorney general
Middleton is the second Republican to join what is expected to be a growing field of candidates angling to succeed Attorney General Ken Paxton as the state’s top legal official.Jasper Scherer (The Texas Tribune)
RFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autism
RFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autism
For someone who's been talking about it for so long, the HHS secretary got many basic facts wrong.Mother Jones
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America, this is an old and brutal tyranny
To claim the authority to send any American, citizen or otherwise, to a distant prison beyond the reach of any legal remedy is to shatter the very foundations of constitutional government in the United States.
Why Trump's embattled US Attorney in DC is talking about Russia
Why Trump's embattled US Attorney in DC is talking about Russia
Ed Martin's latest missive lifts from a 2020 article in a far-right publication to attack a former Mueller prosecutor.Mother Jones
Bluesky restricts access to 72 accounts in Turkey amid government pressure
Bluesky restricts access to 72 accounts in Turkey amid government pressure - Turkish Minute
Bluesky has restricted access to 72 accounts and one post in Turkey, marking a shift for the decentralized social media platform that had previously resisted government censorship, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing a report by the Fre…Turkish Minute (TurkishMinute)
What a boob: Texas school district bans Virginia state flag and seal over naked breast
Students in Lamar can no longer learn about the state of Virginia on their online research database due to the ban
Anti-war graffiti and poetry costs Russian activist nearly three years in prison
The 19-year-old was protesting against the war in Ukraine.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia moved out of notorious CECOT, Van Hollen says
Van Hollen spoke in Washington upon his return from El Salvador to discuss his trip, including his meeting with Abrego Garcia.
Trump to reclassify wide swaths of federal workers to allow for more firings
President announces more employees under ‘Schedule F’ can be hired or fired based on their allegiance to him
A new kids' show will come with a crypto wallet when it debuts this fall
A new animated kids’ series expected to premiere this year won’t be headed for a TV network. Or a streaming service. Instead, the founders of A new animated kids’ series won’t be headed for a TV network. Instead, the production studio plans to launch on a decentralized web platform that uses blockchain technology.
A new kids' show will come with a crypto wallet when it debuts this fall | TechCrunch
A new animated kids’ series expected to premiere this year won’t be headed for a TV network. Or a streaming service. Instead, the founders of A new animated kids’ series won’t be headed for a TV network.Lauren Forristal (TechCrunch)
Italian court upholds life sentence for parents of Pakistani woman killed by her family
An Italian appeals court has upheld life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering their 18-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she refused an arranged marriage
Parents plotted to sexually assault their baby at two months, and began planning before child was born, cops say
The couple was arrested after police found evidence of the sexual assault on Skyler Klassen’s phone
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s from passport changes affecting transgender Americans
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers
US secretary of state confirms to NATO secretary general that US ready to abandon peace efforts in Ukraine
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has informed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a phone call that the United States is prepared to withdraw from its mediating efforts to establish peace in Ukraine if a clear path to peace does not emerge soon.
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US secretary of state confirms to NATO secretary general that US ready to abandon peace efforts in Ukraine
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has informed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a phone call that the United States is prepared to withdraw from its mediating efforts to establish peace in Ukraine if a clear path to peace does not emerge soon…Khrystyna Bondarieva (Ukrainska Pravda)
HP agrees to $4 million settlement over inflated PC prices on its website
HP agrees to $4 million settlement over inflated PC prices on its website
The lawsuit accused HP of using strike-through pricing – showing a higher, crossed-out price next to a lower sale price – to suggest that shoppers were getting...Skye Jacobs (TechSpot)
Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'
A top housing official in the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James over a real estate transaction
Tesla’s Cybertruck is getting deeper discounts and production cuts
The “best-selling” electric truck is sitting on lots, unsold.
Tesla’s Cybertruck is getting deeper discounts and production cuts
Tesla is slowing down production of Cybertrucks and discounting some inventory by almost $12,000.Umar Shakir (The Verge)
Regrets: Actors who sold AI avatars stuck in Black Mirror-esque dystopia
Is $1,000 worth being the AI face of obvious scams? Rueful actors say no.
Russia court removes Taliban regime from terrorist list
The Russian Supreme Court officially lifted the designation of the Taliban as a terrorist organization on Thursday, marking a significant shift in Moscow’s diplomatic stance toward Afghanistan’s de facto rulers.
Russia court removes Taliban regime from terrorist list
The Russian Supreme Court officially lifted the designation of the Taliban as a terrorist organization on Thursday, marking a significant shift in Moscow's diplomatic stance toward Afghanistan's de fa...Sandar Linn | Newcastle Law School, GB (- JURIST - News)
Elon Musk Suffers Embarrassing Blow as His IRS Chief Forced Out
Elon Musk Suffers Embarrassing Blow as His IRS Chief Forced Out
Gary Shapley lasted just three days.The New Republic
US appeals court rules assault weapon ban not unconstitutional
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Thursday held that a Massachusetts law banning the sale, transfer, or possession of an assault weapon is not unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. This decision comes after Massachusetts resident, Joseph Capen, contended that he was planning on purchasing items covered by the law for purposes of self-defense.
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US appeals court rules assault weapon ban not unconstitutional
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Thursday held that a Massachusetts law banning the sale, transfer, or possession of an assault weapon is not unconstitutional under the Second Amendmen...Morgan Polen | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US (- JURIST - News)
Trump’s DOJ claims academic journals hold "partisan" stance in scientific debates
The medical journal CHEST received a letter seeking information about how it handles "controversial viewpoints."
Julian Fernandez and Olivier de Frouville, law experts: 'What the Israeli defense minister has said is a transparent expression of genocidal intent in Gaza'
Julian Fernandez and Olivier de Frouville, law experts: 'What the Israeli defense minister has said is a transparent expression of genocidal intent in Gaza'
In a post on X on March 19, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz offered Gazans a false choice: leave or die.Julian Fernandez (Le Monde)
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in reply to Australis13 • • •AFAIK it's the most known infectious.
Covid, or at least one of the omicron variants is next i think, but one might argue its more since the infection cycle was faster leading to larger numbers, but in terms 1 person infecting X people, it's Measles.
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in reply to Jesus • • •Forty years of Republican brain rot and systemic cutting of education.
If your country has conservatives that look up to the United States, stamp it out now.
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in reply to vegeta • • •I'm very familiar with the world of academia. To be honest, many of them/us are surprisingly stupid, but for a reason. To get a doctorate in a field is no easy task. Your lack of knowledge in much else is because you spent all you had being knowledgeable in a specific thing.
So even if you think a doctor is a stupid person in general, there is NO EXCUSE for them being stupid in the one thing they spent years becoming an expert in.
So, is this "doctor" actually holding a doctorate in this field? Let me check....
...god, he has the most generic name it's impossible to know.
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in reply to barnaclebutt • • •For what it's worth on the voice thing, assuming that's what "he sounds like that" refers to: npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-52791…
If you've got any evidence that it was heroin that caused that neurological condition I'm all ears, but we have a pretty reliable source on this one.
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