French lawmakers urged a social media ban for under-15s and "digital curfew" for older minors
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Source: Commission of inquiry into the psychological effects of TikTok on minors.
Recommended reads in french:
- TikTok Commission of Inquiry: Report recommends banning social media for under-15s;
- TikTok Commission of Inquiry: "We saw an ocean of harmful content," says rapporteur Laure Miller.
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Imposing the ban and a 10 pm to 8 am curfew for 15- to 18-year-olds would "send a signal both to children and parents" that social media "is not harmless" for the young, Laure Miller, the MP who compiled a parliamentary inquiry's report, told AFP.With more than 1.5 billion users worldwide, TikTok -- owned by China-based ByteDance -- has been especially under fire from Western governments in Europe and the US in recent years.
Concerns raised over the platform have included content encouraging suicide, self harm or an unhealthy body image as well as its potential use for foreign political interference.
French President Emmanuel Macron has already backed a social media ban for children and young adolescents, following in the footsteps of Australia which started drafting its own landmark ban for under-16s last year.
Meanwhile TikTok is in legal limbo in America, as President Donald Trump has permitted the platform to continue operating there despite a law requiring its sale.
The service was also singled out as a vector for Russian influence when Romania's presidential election was controversially annulled last year by the country's supreme court.
Launched in March, the French parliamentary committee set out to examine TikTok and its psychological effects on minors after a 2024 lawsuit against the platform by seven families accusing it of exposing their children to content pushing them towards suicide.
Members put forward Thursday's recommendations -- welcomed by Laure Boutron-Marmion, a lawyer representing the families -- after months of testimony from families, social media executives and influencers.
Commission d'enquête TikTok : "On a vu un océan de contenus néfastes", témoigne la rapporteure, Laure Miller
Laure Miller (Ensemble pour la République) et Arthur Delaporte (Socialistes) ont présenté les conclusions de la commission d'enquête sur TikTok, lors d'une conférence de presse à l'Assemblée nationale, ce jeudi 11 septembre.Raphaël Marchal (LCP - Assemblée nationale)
Over 300 South Korean migrants released after being detained at Ga. Hyundai plant
After federal law enforcement officials said they conducted a raid at a Georgia battery plant that they called the "largest single-site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security Investigations," over 300 South Korean migrants have been released from U.S. custody.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, the migrants will board a plane and fly back to South Korea on Thursday, nearly a week after being detained. The operation took place at a Hyundai plant in Bryan County, Georgia. Officials said that 475 people — mostly South Korean nationals — were apprehended. Some of those present had entered the U.S. illegally, overstayed their visas, or did not have proper work permits.
Over 300 South Korean migrants released after being detained at Ga. Hyundai plant
More than 300 South Korean migrants were released after a record Homeland Security raid at a Georgia Hyundai plant. Most will return home nearly a week after being detained.Justin Boggs (News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF))
DeSantis administration now housing immigrant detainees in north Florida prison
Florida on Tuesday started bringing immigrant detainees to the second migrant detention center the state has established this summer.
About 115 people are being held at the north Florida facility now, according to a Fox News clip shared by a spokesperson for the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
The spokesperson did not answer whether there have been any deportation flights out of the nearby Lake City airport.
The Fox News clip shows rows of bunk beds with twin-sized green mattresses in one room.
The north Florida detention center can hold about 1,300 people, according to the governor’s office.
White House spin on Epstein spirals out of control
White House spin on Epstein spirals out of control
Everyone except MAGA media is talking about the "wonderful secret"Sophia Tesfaye (Salon.com)
Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype: The obstacles to scaling up humanoids that nobody is talking about
Humanoid Robots: The Scaling Challenge
It takes more than building a humanoid robot to build a humanoid robot product.Evan Ackerman (IEEE Spectrum)
We Need to Talk About Charlie (& Social Media's Reaction)
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FTC Launches Inquiry into AI Chatbots Acting as Companions
FTC Launches Inquiry into AI Chatbots Acting as Companions
The Federal Trade Commission is issuing orders to seven companies that provide consumer-facing AI-powered chatbots seeking information on how these firms measure, test, and monitor potentially negaFederal Trade Commission
Modern Smartphones Vulnerable to Silent ‘ChoiceJacking’ USB Attacks
Modern Smartphones Vulnerable to Silent ‘ChoiceJacking’ USB Attacks | CyberInsider
A USB attack named ChoiceJacking subverts protections on Android and iOS devices by using malicious chargers to silently access user data.Bill Mann (CyberInsider)
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ChatGPT may start alerting authorities about youngsters considering suicide, says CEO Sam Altman
ChatGPT may start alerting authorities about youngsters considering suicide, says CEO
Sam Altman fears as many as 1,500 people a week may be talking to bot before killing themselves and says company could be ‘more proactive’Robert Booth (The Guardian)
The free market seems to be elated by the death of Charlie Kirk...
Seriously, did anyone else notice when they checked the stock market this morning that EVERY index is up by at least 65 points? My portfolio jumped nearly 3% today.
I'm not saying correlation = causation, but as time goes on, it will be interesting to see if deaths of prominent right wing mouth pieces indicate a bump in the market...
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligentGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
State consider monitoring parolees with artificial intelligence: program would track people on parole and probation using AI to find patterns in where they go and how often they charge their devices.
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37262100
klahoma lawmakers are considering investing in a new platform that aids in parole and probation check-ins through monitoring with artificial intelligence and fingerprint and facial scans
Death of a Troll
The last thing I ever thought I would do would be to write more than a few sentences about someone like Charlie Kirk. I have always found him to be a particularly loathsome coward. He had no values, he promoted nothing of real world worth, he helped no one, and he never provided comfort or support especially during times of crisis. He spent his career using rhetorical tricks to avoid good faith conversations, spreading hateful rhetoric, and incompetently defending Republican orthodoxy any time it was obvious even to young conservatives that Republicans were acting against their interests. His last major political move was to encourage his audience to trust the government regarding the Epstein files. There is nothing left of his legacy but his career of petty contempt and apologetics for heinous actions. No one will miss him. He is highly replaceable in all facets and his children have been saved from years of abuse, neglect, and exploitation which having such a miserable person as a father had doomed them to.
Kirk has never been as important as he has been during the last two days. He is now dominating the headlines of the world’s major newspapers. This is to contrast how unimportant he has been for over a decade. He was originally propped up by the Koch brothers as the dominant anti-intellectual voice of the youth, the face of the organization “Turning Point USA.” The purpose of this organization was(is?) to convince college students that intellectual pursuits were worthless because common sense conservatism already had all answers. This was unconvincing to college students but may have encouraged many impressionable young teenagers to avoid critical thinking and embrace conservative orthodoxy. This was the peak of his career. He aged out of his role almost immediately and has been haunting the background of conservative media ever since. He was no longer a collegiate peer offering an alternative to knowledge, but an aging idiot yelling at kids.
His recent Jubliee “debate” is emblematic of his recent status. For the duration of the video, young people make a fool of him one after another while his lack of any kind of wit, charm, or insight leaves him defenseless. His wordplay fails, his points easily dismantled, and his celebration of his own self-perceived victories are met with open disgust. Kirk was powerless and had lost any influence that he once had. He was on the way out.
On September 10, 2025, a sniper used a high-powered rifle to cleanly dispatch Charlie Kirk at an estimated distance of 200 yards before escaping without a trace. For those unfamiliar with firearms it is extraordinarily difficult to hit a person-sized target at all from this distance, and the shot was an extremely precise killing shot. In my opinion it is extremely unlikely that this shooting was anything but the act of a highly trained individual with extensive resources. I do not believe that this was a sudden act of passion, and I do believe it was a planned and coordinated strike.
Why kill Charlie Kirk? Kirk was a conservative D-lister with no power and waning influence. While alive, he was a political liability and go-to punching bag for political commentators. I can’t think of any reason a terrorist group or actor with the skill and resources they had at their disposal would pick Kirk as a target rather than almost anyone else whose death may have set back Trump’s movement. It is somewhat possible that a skilled veteran was personally offended by something Kirk said or did and used their skills to take revenge, but I’ve not seen this amount of professionalism and precision attached to a motive of this nature before.
Donald Trump and Nancy Mace have claimed that this was an assassination performed by agents of the Democrat Party. I can’t think of any way that this would benefit the Democrats. However, I can think of who may believe this obvious lie. I was raised a conservative so I understand that a conservative might believe the egghead democrats would want to kill a simple truth-teller to shut him up and stop him from spreading common sense. The belief that enemies of conservatives are motivated by this is conservative orthodoxy which all conservatives are required to believe as proof of their group membership. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this statement makes sense only to orthodox conservatives and to no one else.
Today is September 11th and the headlines are dominated by Kirk’s shooting and Republican vows for vengeance. It appears that this killing has massively supported Trump’s current agenda by providing another justification to bring the military down on US citizens to protect state power. Whether it is a coincidence or not, Trump and only Trump has benefited from this killing. Considering how quickly momentous events have been forgotten in the last several months, I’m hoping this push to make Kirk an angelic martyr of the Trump movement is forgotten as quickly and Kirk resumes his rightful place in obscurity.
The US is now the largest investor in commercial spyware
The US is now the largest investor in commercial spyware
And new countries are linked to the dangerous software.WIRED (Ars Technica)
A quick look at some epic Sanrio Characters!
Today, out of the blue, I discovered that on this planet there exist people of about my generation that don't know any single Sanrio character
Spyware blasts: Strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities
More than twenty countries have signed on to the nonbinding Pall Mall Process Code of Practice for States since it was launched in April 2025 by the United Kingdom (UK) and France. Its focus is to “tackle the challenges posed by the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities (CCICs).” CCICs encompass a broad array of tools, including spyware—a kind of malicious software that allows “unauthorized remote access to an internet-enabled target device” for surveillance and/or data extraction. One of the pillars of the Code of Practice for States is accountability, under which countries are encouraged to establish or apply national frameworks to regulate the “development, facilitation, purchase, transfer, and use of” spyware.Establishing new domestic frameworks or even analyzing which existing national or international frameworks apply to spyware-related activity will take significant time, likely years. Meanwhile, new instances of spyware abuses against journalists and other human rights defenders continue. It is therefore not surprising that the Code of Practice for States also recommends measures to incentivize responsible activity, encourage the use of export control and licensing frameworks, and provide support for victims. It is on one such measure for victim support that this report focuses: “procedures for those claiming redress as a result of the irresponsible use of CCICs, including ensuring access to effective judicial or non-judicial remedies.” Specifically, this report explores how existing tort law relating to abnormally dangerous activities in the United States and the UK could provide a ground for bringing cases related to spyware abuses.
Tort law allows individuals to take accountability into their own hands, which is especially important when processes to enact binding obligations on actors involved in developing and selling spyware can take years and there is no guarantee they will be successful. However, tort law differs by country and, within the United States, even by state. This makes research difficult and, at a larger scale, inconsistent. Additionally, litigation is very resource intensive both in terms of money and time and governments are typically shielded from civil liability. It is simply not possible for every victim of a spyware abuse to bring a case against the actor(s) responsible. In that sense, it is not recommended to rely exclusively on tort law for accountability, but to use it as a supplementary measure while continuing to pursue parallel efforts at regulation.
With that framing, this report looks at the possibility of bringing cases under strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities in California and the UK. These two jurisdictions were chosen because of the similarities in their legal systems, the fact that civil cases have been brought in California against spyware developers, and since the UK is one of the countries that launched the Pall Mall Process. The author is not aware of any previous cases brought under this theory of liability with respect to spyware. Given the six-factor definition of abnormally dangerous activities in California, the fact that a court decides whether an activity qualifies, and recent developments regarding jurisdiction over foreign defendants and significant damages awards, it could be possible, although still difficult, to bring a case there under this theory related to spyware harms. The development of the same doctrine in the UK, however, cautions against attempting this novel argument there. For UK plaintiffs, more research is needed on alternative grounds under tort.
Spyware blasts: Strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities - Atlantic Council
This report explores applying strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities to spyware abuses in California and the UK.bgronemeyer (Atlantic Council)
Google wasn't against this privacy bill, officially. Behind the scenes, it orchestrated opposition
Google kept its lobbying on California privacy bill super, super quiet
Google organized business owners against California legislation to force its Chrome web browser to safeguard personal data.Yue Stella Yu (CalMatters)
State consider monitoring parolees with artificial intelligence: program would track people on parole and probation using AI to find patterns in where they go and how often they charge their devices.
klahoma lawmakers are considering investing in a new platform that aids in parole and probation check-ins through monitoring with artificial intelligence and fingerprint and facial scans
Oklahoma considers a pitch from a private company to monitor parolees with artificial intelligence
A pilot program would track people on parole and probation using AI to find patterns in where they go and how often they charge their devices.The Frontier
Checkpoint Britain: the dangers of digital ID and why privacy must be protected.
- At their worst, digital ID systems can enable population-wide surveillance; infringe on civil liberties; monitor, predict or influence individuals’ decisions; identify individuals or groups for targeted interventions; and facilitate the tracking, persecution, or differential treatment of marginalised groups.
- There is little evidence to support the government’s claim that digital ID would deter illegal immigration or employment fraud, and many good reasons to believe that mandatory digital ID would burden law-abiding citizens and businesses.
- No matter what is promised at the outset, once in place, a digital ID system is highly likely to be used beyond its initial stated purposes. The government is already considering proposals that would require digital ID for right-to-work and right-to-rent checks. Other reporting suggests that an option under consideration would expand further into everyday interactions such as voting online, signing contracts, paying bills and shopping.
- There are serious doubts about the government’s ability to run an effective and efficient digital ID scheme and prevent against the system failures and inaccuracies that have plagued the eVisa system. There is also significant doubt about the government’s ability to protect the vast amounts of personal data collected in a digital ID scheme – a point which 63% of respondents polled said they were concerned about.
- Far from being a backwards outlier, the UK is in good company with countries that have inherited its legal systems such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in consistently rejecting mandatory ID systems.
China penalises social media app Xiaohongshu(RedNote) over negative posts
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Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is a Tragedy and a Disaster
Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is a Tragedy and a Disaster
The assassination of Charlie Kirk threatens to embolden the far right and provide Donald Trump with a pretext for crushing dissent. Escalating political violence corrodes democratic norms and poses a unique threat to the Left.jacobin.com
The US is now the largest investor in commercial spyware
The US is now the largest investor in commercial spyware
And new countries are linked to the dangerous software.WIRED (Ars Technica)
Smartdomus: il nuovo portale per confrontare prezzi in tempo reale e acquistare in modo sicuro
È online Smartdomus, il nuovo portale italiano pensato per aiutare gli utenti a fare acquisti online in modo più consapevole, veloce e sicuro.
Il progetto nasce per semplificare la vita di chi cerca il miglior prezzo senza perdere tempo tra decine di siti diversi.
La piattaforma integra tre elementi in un unico luogo:
Comparatore prezzi intelligente: Smartdomus consente di confrontare i prezzi di uno stesso prodotto su diversi fornitori in tempo reale, così l’utente può sapere subito dove conviene acquistare.
Blog di approfondimento: guide, recensioni e articoli utili per capire meglio le caratteristiche dei prodotti e fare scelte informate.
E-commerce e link affiliati: possibilità di acquistare direttamente dal portale o tramite link a partner selezionati.
Uno dei punti di forza di Smartdomus è la selezione accurata dei siti e dei fornitori: tutte le fonti utilizzate sono affidabili e verificate, per garantire una navigazione sicura e una migliore esperienza d’acquisto.
L’interfaccia è moderna e intuitiva, progettata per essere semplice da usare sia da computer che da smartphone.
Grazie al sistema di aggiornamento continuo, i prezzi vengono controllati e aggiornati in tempo reale, permettendo all’utente di cogliere subito eventuali offerte o promozioni.
SmartDomus – Confronta Prezzi e Trova Offerte Esclusive
SmartDomus – Confronta Prezzi e Trova Offerte Esclusive. Confronta in tempo reale, trova il miglior prezzo e risparmia sui tuoi acquisti. Solo marchi affidabili Zero complicazioni.SmartDomus
When All Protest Is Terrorism | The groundwork for Trump’s free speech crackdown was laid by the War on Terror.
When all protest is terrorism
The groundwork for Trump's free speech crackdown was laid by the War on Terror.Mother Jones
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Non ne avevo minimamente voglia, ma stamattina ho dovuto necessariamente attivare la versione meno ortodossa dei miei poteri di ragno e creare una fottutissima crisalide… sopra all’alimentatore del WiiU, che si rifiutava di funzionare. Infatti — e non ne ho mai parlato direttamente, ma menzionai la cosa un annetto fa di corsa parlando di altro […]
Firefox Finally Introducing Matroska / MKV Playback Support
Firefox Finally Introducing Matroska / MKV Playback Support
Within the nightly builds of the Firefox web browser is finally the ability to support playback of Matroska 'MKV' content.www.phoronix.com
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Russia’s war against Ukraine
Firefighters stand near aerial ladder damaged as result of double tap strike in the yard of damaged school after a Russian drone attack on Sept. 10, 2025 in Kramatorsk. (Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Russia ‘deliberately targeted’ Poland’s airspace, Sikorski says. “Last night, Poland’s airspace was breached 19 times by drones manufactured in Russia. The assessment of Polish and NATO air forces is that they did not veer off course, but were deliberately targeted,” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in a video statement.
NATO engages Russia for first time ever as Poland downs drones amid mass attack on Ukraine. Poland confirmed downing Russian drones in its airspace during a mass aerial attack on Ukraine overnight on Sept. 10 in what is the first case of a NATO member engaging Moscow’s military assets over its territory during the war.
Belarus expands military infrastructure near Ukraine, may host Russian Oreshnik ballistic missiles. One site south of Minsk is being rebuilt on the grounds of a former Soviet missile base, and analysts believe it could house Oreshnik.
NATO activates Article 4 after Russian drones entered Polish airspace, Warsaw says. Article 4 of the NATO treaty allows member states to request consultations with the allies if they believe their security has been threatened, without triggering a military response.
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‘Extremely dangerous’ — European leaders, Trump react to downing of Russian drones over Poland. European leaders denounced Russia on Sept. 10 after Poland downed multiple Russian drones in its airspace, marking the first time a NATO member has destroyed Moscow’s military assets over its territory during the war in Ukraine.
EU weighs 6.6 billion euros fund to buy US weapons for Ukraine, Kyiv says. “During the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, we received an important signal that support for Ukraine will continue and grow stronger,” Ukraine’s Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
7 drones, projectile fragment of unknown origin found in Poland after Russian incursion. The remains of a projectile of an unknown origin were found in the Lublin province, Polish Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka said.
Moscow claims ‘no evidence’ drones downed over Poland were Russian. “No evidence has been presented that these drones are of Russian origin,” said Andrei Ordash, Moscow’s charge d’affaires in Poland.
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Poland confirmed downing Russian drones in its airspace during a mass aerial attack on Ukraine overnight on Sept. 10 in what is the first case of a NATO member engaging Moscow’s military assets over its territory during the war.
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Russian drones have entered several NATO countries’ airspace. Far more may be within their range
The latest massive aerial attack on Ukraine hit a new milestone in the continuing escalation of Russian bombardments, after Poland announced that it had closed airports and downed Russian drones in its airspace overnight on Sept. 10.
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In largest drone breach into NATO territory, Russia appears to be probing Polish resolve
Nineteen Russian drones were recorded crossing into Poland on Sept. 10, in what became the largest attack on a NATO member state since the start of Moscow’s all-out war against Ukraine.
Photo: Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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Human cost of Russia’s war
‘Pure terrorism’ — At least 25 killed in Russian air strike on Ukrainian village during pension payouts. The bombing took place around 11 a.m. while local residents lined up to receive pensions, according to officials. The casualties included local pensioners and employees of Ukrposhta, Ukraine’s national post service, who were delivering the payments.
29 killed, 34 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 415 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones, 42 cruise missiles, and one Iskander-M ballistic missile overnight.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,091,000 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022. The number includes 990 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
International response
EU may accelerate phase-out of Russian oil and gas, von der Leyen says. The EU banned most Russian oil imports at the onset of the full-scale invasion in 2022 and previously planned to phase out all energy purchases by the end of 2027.
Ukraine receives another $1.2 billion in financial aid from the EU, PM announces. Ukraine receives funds from frozen Russian assets under the Group of Seven’s (G7) Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) mechanism. Within the ERA initiative, Ukraine is expected to get $50 billion in loans that will be repaid using future profits from frozen Russian assets.
EU’s von der Leyen floats new Ukraine reparations loan funded by Russian assets. The proposed solution would stop short of confiscating Russian sovereign assets but provide additional funding to Ukraine as it faces Moscow’s ongoing all-out invasion.
Trump sees no reason to economically isolate Russia outside war in Ukraine, Vance says. Once a settlement is reached, Washington could have “a very productive economic relationship” with both Kyiv and Moscow, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said.
Is Poland ready to face Russian aggression?
In other news
Russian officials named as suspects in killing of EuroMaidan protesters. “The Russians personally visited the central districts of Kyiv, in particular Independence Square, assessed the situation on the spot and further adjusted… the operational plan of neutralizing protest actions with the forceful dispersal of demonstrators,” the State Bureau of Investigation said.
North Carolina man charged for killing Ukrainian refugee, Trump demands death penalty. Decarlos Brown now faces a federal charge of murder committed on public transportation, in addition to an earlier state charge of first-degree murder.
Kyiv court rejects appeal, upholds Ukraine’s first de facto recognition of same-sex couple as a family. The Kyiv Court of Appeal upheld a landmark ruling recognizing a same-sex couple as a family, human rights organization Insight LGBTQ reported on Sept. 10.
American right-wing activist Charlie Kirk killed in Utah, Trump confirms. “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on social media, confirming Kirk’s death.
Anti-corruption detective charged with graft as conflict with security service escalates. The report comes amid an escalating conflict between the SBU, which is loyal to the President’s Office, and the NABU, which is seen as more independent from the executive branch.
‘Unacceptable’ — Ukraine denounces Israeli strike in Qatar. “A strike on the territory of a state acting as a mediator in the Gaza Strip peace negotiations is a gross violation of international law,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
Hours after flying drones into Poland, Russia condemns Israeli strike on Doha as ‘gross violation.’ The “unprecedented violation of Polish airspace” saw NATO activate Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
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Hours after flying drones into Poland, Russia condemns Israeli strike on Doha as ‘gross violation’
The "unprecedented violation of Polish airspace" saw NATO activate Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty.Chris York (The Kyiv Independent)
Microsoft ends OpenAI exclusivity in Office, adds rival Anthropic
Microsoft ends OpenAI exclusivity in Office, adds rival Anthropic
Microsoft will end OpenAI’s exclusive hold on its productivity suite, adding second AI supplier.Benj Edwards (Ars Technica)
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Israeli soldier who fought in Gaza commits suicide on his wedding day, exposing army’s deep crisis
An Israeli reserve soldier who took part in the genocide in Gaza committed suicide on Tuesday in his apartment in the central Israeli city of Rehovot, on the very day of his wedding, according to the Hebrew daily Maariv.
The paper reported that the 31-year-old soldier was scheduled to be married that evening but was found dead in his home after taking his own life. Ambulance crews arriving at the scene pronounced him dead, and police said circumstances remain under investigation.
The incident adds to what Israeli media have described as an alarming rise in suicides among army personnel, especially reservists, since October 2023, when Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza.
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in reply to cm0002 • • •I mean, I wouldn't say "don't celebrate it" but just because someone else is a piece of shit isn't a blank check for you* to be a piece of shit.
*Collective "you"
cm0002
in reply to Iced Raktajino • • •There's a difference between being an asshole and being an asshole while monetizing it and corrupting the next generation.
Even the CEO guy who got Luigi'd was not as bad as Charlie Kirk in my eyes, he just made evil decisions for profit
Charlie Kirk exported his evil. Taught kids how to be evil. To be all manner of phobic. To hate. He actively worked to make the world a worse place
Fuck him