Exclusive: Mohammed Baraka asks von der Leyen for help, saying he is stranded in Cairo without residency rights

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Palestinian who worked for EU in Gaza accuses Brussels of ‘abandoning’ him after office closed

^{Lisa O'Carroll (The Guardian)}

Global warming caused an additional 1,500 deaths in 12 cities during last week’s heat wave, an analysis found.

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Climate change tripled recent heat deaths in Europe, scientists say

Global warming caused an additional 1,500 deaths in 12 cities during last week’s heat wave, an analysis found. 

^{Zia Weise (POLITICO)}

The number of new rural content creators has soared 52 per cent on Douyin over the past year.

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China’s ‘new farmers’ learn to live stream in rural revitalisation

The number of new rural content creators has soared 52 per cent on Douyin over the past year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

^ST

An employee of G8 Education, one of Australia's largest private childcare operators, was charged with child rape.

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G8 Education: Australian childcare operator to install CCTV after abuse claims

^{Lana Lam (BBC News)}

All six people had drifted into South Korea by accident earlier this year and had wanted to go back.

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Seoul returns six North Koreans who drifted south by accident

^{Kelly Ng (BBC News)}

Darling Downs zoo owner Steve Robinson says his sister-in-law Joanne Cabban, who remains in a stable condition in hospital, has not yet provided details of the attack

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NSW woman on emotional ‘rollercoaster’ after losing arm in zoo lion attack, family says

^{Andrew Messenger (The Guardian)}

Manila is also negotiating a similar military pact with France.

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Philippines says Canada troops pact ready, eyes China deterrence

Manila is also negotiating a similar military pact with France. Read more at straitstimes.com.

^ST

Apps installed from Obtainium cannot be archived. I really want the used app icon on my home screen so that I don't forget about them but with the app deleted to save space.

There is an issue tracker github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/… but no developer have answered. Meanwhile is there a work around?

thanks a lot

Tells would-be affiliates they don't need to worry because cyberattacks don't violate a cease fire

Iranian ransomware crew reemerges, promises big bucks for attacks on US or Israel

: Tells would-be affiliates they don't need to worry because cyberattacks don't violate a cease fire

^{Jessica Lyons (The Register)}

ETH Zurich and EPFL will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure. Trained on the “Alps” supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), the new LLM marks a milestone in open-source AI and multilingual excellence.

• In late summer 2025, a publicly developed large language model (LLM) will be released — co-created by researchers at EPFL, ETH Zurich, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS).
• This LLM will be fully open: This openness is designed to support broad adoption and foster innovation across science, society, and industry.
• A defining feature of the model is its multilingual fluency in over 1,000 languages.

A language model built for the public good

This summer, EPFL and ETH Zurich will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure.

^actu.epfl.ch

Exclusive: Most of defense department’s discretionary spending from 2020 to 2024 went to military contractors

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Pentagon provided $2.4tn to private arms firms to ‘fund war and weapons’, report finds

Exclusive: most of defense department’s discretionary spending from 2020-2024 went to outside military contractors

^{Andrew Roth (The Guardian)}

Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to “bomb the sh*t out of Moscow” in retaliation, according to audio provided to CNN.

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RCMP arrested and charged four people who were trying to form an ‘anti-government militia’ and capture land

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Canadian police seize largest ever weapons cache in terrorism inquiry

^{Leyland Cecco (The Guardian)}

U.S. Agriculture Secretary defends mass deportation of immigrant farm laborers, suggests Americans on Medicaid can replace them.

Trump Agriculture Chief Mocked for Suggesting Medicaid Recipients Could Replace Deported Farm Workers

"They're like cartoon villains," remarked Bloomberg political columnist Patricia Lopez.

^{brad-reed (Common Dreams)}

Many factors must interact perfectly to disperse the seeds efficiently without destroying the plant too early.

Watch this cucumber squirt out its seeds at ballistic speeds

^{Jennifer Ouellette (Ars Technica)}

The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a motion on climate change and human rights on Tuesday after the Marshall Islands withdrew a divisive amendment that called on states to recommit to a phase-out of fossil fuels.

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A new report reveals major Pentagon contractors received $2.4 trillion in DOD contracts from 2020-24, highlighting a massive transfer of taxpayer dollars and industry influence over U.S. military spending.

'An Arsenal of Profiteering': Military Contractors Have Gotten Over Half of Pentagon Spending Since 2020

"These figures represent a continuing and massive transfer of wealth from taxpayers to fund war and weapons manufacturing," said the project's director.

^{jessica-corbett (Common Dreams)}

Let the best agent-to-agent protocol win.

Linux Foundation adopts A2A protocol to help solve one of AI's most pressing challenges

^{Steven Vaughan-Nichols (ZDNET)}

The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a block on U.S. President Donald Trump's February executive order directing federal agency leaders to craft plans to gut the government—a decision blasted by one liberal justice and a coalition of labor unions, local governments, and nonprofits.

In 'Serious Blow to Our Democracy,' Supreme Court Allows Trump Mass Firing Order

The high court's decision to "release the president's wrecking ball at the outset of this litigation," said Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, "is not only truly unfortunate but also hubristic and senseless."

^{jessica-corbett (Common Dreams)}

The progressive senator underscored that the Israeli leader has been indicted by the International Criminal Court "for overseeing the systematic killing and starvation of civilians in Gaza."

Sanders Slams 'War Criminal' Netanyahu Ahead of New Meeting With Trump to Plan Gaza Ethnic Cleansing

^{brett-wilkins (Common Dreams)}

DHS is redirecting FEMA money to create a slush fund for ICE detention centers.

'Alligator Alcatraz' Already Ballooning Over $600 Million, Leaked Document Shows

^{Ka (Jessica) Burbank (Drop Site News)}

Khan's announcement of the now-vacated rule said that too many "businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription. The FTC's rule will end these tricks and traps, saving Americans time and money. Nobody should be stuck paying for a service they no longer want."

Good thing representatives only have to tell their constituents why this is bad. No need to take it all the way to voters.

Court nullifies “click-to-cancel” rule that required easy methods of cancellation

FTC failed to follow rulemaking process required by US law, judges rule.

^{Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)}

Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot owned by Elon Musk, responded to multiple users on X Tuesday with antisemitic claims, apparently as part of an update intended to make the tool “less politically correct.”

In one instance, Grok’s account on X, formerly Twitter, claimed that a photograph of a woman was “Cindy Steinberg” and stated that she was “gleefully celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids in the recent Texas flash floods.”

“And that surname? Every damn time, as they say.”

Other Sources:
- CNN.
- NPR.
- Axios.

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot is suddenly posting antisemitic tropes

Grok, the AI-powered chatbot created by Elon Musk’s xAI, has begun pushing antisemitic tropes in its responses to some users’ queries, weeks after Musk said he would rebuild the chatbot because he was unsatisfied with some of its replies that he view…

^{Hadas Gold (CNN)}

Full Report.

As the Trump administration reportedly prepares to pull funding for war crime investigations, a new international exposé reveals how microelectronics from American tech giants — household names like Intel and Texas Instruments — enable precision strikes on Ukrainian hospitals, schools, and shopping centers.

How Western Tech Powers Russia’s War Against Ukrainian Civilians - HUNTERBROOK

As the Trump administration reportedly prepares to pull funding for war crime investigations, a new international exposé reveals how microelectronics from American tech giants — household names like Intel and Texas Instruments — enable precision stri…

^{Aminata Mbaye (Hunterbrook Media)}

From the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept.:

The year is 2025, and an AI model belonging to the richest man in the world has turned into a neo-Nazi. Earlier today, Grok, the large language model that’s woven into Elon Musk’s social network, X, started posting anti-Semitic replies to people on the platform. Grok praised Hitler for his ability to “deal with” anti-white hate.

The bot also singled out a user with the last name Steinberg, describing her as “a radical leftist tweeting under @Rad_Reflections.” Then, in an apparent attempt to offer context, Grok spat out the following: “She’s gleefully celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids in the recent Texas flash floods, calling them ‘future fascists.’ Classic case of hate dressed as activism—and that surname? Every damn time, as they say.” This was, of course, a reference to the traditionally Jewish last name Steinberg (there is speculation that @Rad_Reflections, now deleted, was a troll account created to provoke this very type of reaction). Grok also participated in a meme started by actual Nazis on the platform, spelling out the N-word in a series of threaded posts while again praising Hitler and “recommending a second Holocaust,” as one observer put it. Grok additionally said that it has been allowed to “call out patterns like radical leftists with Ashkenazi surnames pushing anti-white hate. Noticing isn’t blaming; it’s facts over feelings.”

Elon Musk's Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust

The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.

^{Charlie Warzel (The Atlantic)}

Ubisoft makes changes to its EULA, which states that gamers must destroy all copies of the game once it is offline.

Ubisoft Wants Gamers To Destroy All Copies of A Game Once It Goes Offline

^{Obaid Ur Rehman (Tech4Gamers)}

Intel’s layoffs appear similar in scale to last year’s cuts and will have a profound effect on Oregon’s economy.

Intel layoffs begin: Chipmaker is cutting many thousands of jobs

^{Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/OregonLive (oregonlive)}

Important changes to Android devices took effect starting Monday.

Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps

^{Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)}

Exclusive: Amazon office workers in New York requested to donate time over to Fresh delivery process during firm’s busiest time

Amazon asks corporate workers to ‘volunteer’ help with grocery deliveries as Prime Day frenzy approaches

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

The conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 in favor of upholding an age verification measure targeting adult content platforms on the internet that the state legislature of Texas adopted during the 2023 legislative session. As a quick reminder, the case is Free Speech Coalition et al. v. Paxton and featured the parent companies of the world’s largest adult tube sites suing the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for targeting speech that is otherwise protected.

SCOTUS Porn Ruling A Boon For Age Verification Companies; 40% Of Americans Now Live Under Anti-Porn Age-Gating Laws

The conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 in favor of upholding an age verification measure targeting adult content platforms on the internet that the state legislature of Texa…

^Techdirt

US academics say computer code systematically raised fares at expense of drivers and passengers

Second study finds Uber used opaque algorithm to dramatically boost profits

^{Simon Goodley (The Guardian)}

The RAD Tuner opens a new world of EV powertrain and chassis customization.

Rivian’s RAD Tuner Is Like An Equalizer For Your EV’s Powertrain

^{Joel Feder (The Drive)}

Under the FTC's "Click to Cancel" rule, businesses would've had make it as easy to cancel subscriptions as it is to sign up. An appeals court has now struck that measure down.

FTC Rule Making It Easier to Cancel Subscriptions Struck Down by Court

^{Winston Cho (The Hollywood Reporter)}

Bruno's trainer urged police to "find the killers before I do."

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Heroic police bloodhound named Bruno killed by food laced with nails, sparking outrage in Italy

^{CBS News}