You know how Google’s new feature called AI Overviews is prone to spitting out wildly incorrect answers to search queries? In one instance, AI Overviews told a user to use glue on pizza to make sure the cheese won’t slide off (pssst…please don’t do this.)...
Hamas says it has launched a rocket attack towards the Tel Aviv area in central Israel for the first time in nearly four months. At least eight rockets were launched from the Rafah area in southern Gaza and several were intercepted, the Israeli military says. No injuries have been reported.
Israel has urged what it called “nations of the civilised world” to refuse to implement any international criminal court arrest warrants issued against its leaders....
This comes after Trump promised the oil executives he’d end all decarbonization efforts in exchange for a billion dollars, and made it possible for Trump to start outraising Biden for the first time...
As police cracked down on anti-war protests on college campuses across the US in recent weeks, among those arrested were a pair of silver-haired 65-year-old professors armed only with their cell phones....
A Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage on social media a decade ago, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, reversing a judge’s earlier decision....
AUSTIN, TX—In the latest round of layoffs for the company’s struggling automotive division, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla fired the entire team behind brakes, sources confirmed Wednesday. “As we continue to rightsize the Tesla workforce, we have come to the decision that stopping the car is no longer a critical...
CEO of Google Says It Has No Solution for Its AI Providing Wildly Incorrect Information (futurism.com)
You know how Google’s new feature called AI Overviews is prone to spitting out wildly incorrect answers to search queries? In one instance, AI Overviews told a user to use glue on pizza to make sure the cheese won’t slide off (pssst…please don’t do this.)...
Hamas launches rocket attack towards Tel Aviv area (www.bbc.com)
Hamas says it has launched a rocket attack towards the Tel Aviv area in central Israel for the first time in nearly four months. At least eight rockets were launched from the Rafah area in southern Gaza and several were intercepted, the Israeli military says. No injuries have been reported.
Israel Threatens 'Severe Consequences' for Nations Who Recognize Palestine (www.commondreams.org)
Unless you've got a better plan in the next 6 months, grab a fucking bucket (lemmy.world)
Israel calls on ‘civilised nations’ to boycott ICC arrest warrants against its leaders (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has urged what it called “nations of the civilised world” to refuse to implement any international criminal court arrest warrants issued against its leaders....
Biden’s Marijuana Policies Help Business But Not the Victims of the War on Drugs (truthout.org)
Oil and Gas Billionaires Drum Up Dollars for Trump (www.nytimes.com)
This comes after Trump promised the oil executives he’d end all decarbonization efforts in exchange for a billion dollars, and made it possible for Trump to start outraising Biden for the first time...
FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery (www.404media.co)
Scarlett Johansson denied OpenAI the right to use her voice. They used it anyway. (boingboing.net)
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)
NYPD officer caught on video punching pro-Gaza protester during Brooklyn rally (www.independent.co.uk)
Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say (apnews.com)
Am I doing this right? (lemmy.ml)
Marvels Rivals requires creators to sign a contract that removes your right to give a negative review in order to access the playtest (files.catbox.moe)
On today’s episode of “This shouldn’t be legal”…...
California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices (www.wshu.org)
Need this nationwide. I hate having fees added on to the price of what I’m ordering.
Dozens of professors among those arrested in campus protests | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
As police cracked down on anti-war protests on college campuses across the US in recent weeks, among those arrested were a pair of silver-haired 65-year-old professors armed only with their cell phones....
Justice Clarence Thomas calls criticism of him ‘nastiness’ and ‘lies’ (www.washingtonpost.com)
Court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online (apnews.com)
A Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage on social media a decade ago, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, reversing a judge’s earlier decision....
A Majority of Democratic Voters Believe Israel Is Committing Genocide (zeteo.com)
Mehdi’s Memo on the results of our new poll on Gaza and Iran
Tesla Lays Off Entire Team Behind Brakes (www.theonion.com)
AUSTIN, TX—In the latest round of layoffs for the company’s struggling automotive division, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla fired the entire team behind brakes, sources confirmed Wednesday. “As we continue to rightsize the Tesla workforce, we have come to the decision that stopping the car is no longer a critical...
Trump Hints Another January 6 Could Happen If He Loses the Election (newrepublic.com)
The former president made multiple chilling warnings during an interview with Time magazine....
Trump threatens to prosecute Bidens if he’s re-elected unless he gets immunity (www.theguardian.com)
Time magazine called the ex-president’s plans ‘an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world’...
Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai-led company fires entire Python team for ‘cheaper labour’ (www.hindustantimes.com)
Google layoffs: The company plans to set up a new team in Munich, Germany which would act as “cheaper” labour, the report claimed.