Google Workers Revolt Over $1.2 Billion Contract With Israel (time.com)
The protest group, called No Tech for Apartheid, now has more than 200 Google employees closely involved in organizing, according to members, who say there are hundreds more workers sympathetic to their goals. TIME spoke to five current and five former Google workers for this story, many of whom described a growing sense of...
Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry (time.com)
Google provides cloud computing services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and the tech giant has negotiated deepening its partnership during Israel’s war in Gaza, a company document viewed by TIME shows....
U.S. Must Act Quickly to Avoid Risks From AI, Report Says (time.com)
Republicans Worry They Could Lose the House—Before the Election (time.com)
When Republicans gained control of the House in November 2022, many in Washington wondered how they would be able to govern effectively with one of the slimmest majorities in history. Some Democrats even speculated if they might be able to take back the House before the term ended....
Rousseau Predicted a Problem With Sam Bankman-Fried’s Plan (time.com)
The philosopher explained, almost 300 years ago, why something like effective altruism was fatally flawed....
Capitalism Can't Solve Climate Change (time.com)
And the IEA, for its part, expects China to continue to be the sole meaningful over-achiever. It recently revised upwards by 728 GW its forecast for total global renewables capacity additions in the period 2023–27. China’s share of this upward revision? Almost 90 percent. While China surges ahead, the rest of the world...
[Other] Do AI Systems Deserve Rights? (time.com)
The article discusses the possibility of people falling in love with AI machines and the potential consequences of AI systems becoming genuinely conscious. The author presents two main viewpoints: “liberals” who believe that we are close to creating sentient AI systems, and “conservatives” who argue that consciousness...
Why Credit Card Debt Is So High Right Now (time.com)
Food Airdrops Are Falling Short in Gaza (time.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/17490070...
Food Airdrops Are Falling Short in Gaza (time.com)
humanitarian organizations, many of which have been sounding alarms about the hunger crisis in Gaza for months, are not impressed. They argue that air and sea deliveries are not only an insufficient substitute for humanitarian aid delivered by land, but a dehumanizing one that acts as a distraction to the man-made barriers that...
🌲🌳The Quiet Work Trees Do for the Planet🌴🌵 (time.com)
🌲🌳The Quiet Work Trees Do for the Planet🌴🌵 (time.com)
State Dept funded report says AI doom is coming (time.com)
The authors said on Twitter that they aren’t EA’s, but they surveyed people at valley AI companies to write the report, so it’s probably quite influenced by EAs.
Disinformation Is Tearing America Apart (time.com)
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AI grifters con the US gov that AGI poses "existential risk" (time.com)
The grifters in question:...
What Happened When a Man Got 217 COVID-19 Vaccines (time.com)
Spoiler alert: he was fine and it didn’t improve his immunity in a significant way
Young Progressive Activists Lay Out Demands For Biden (time.com)
The First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Is Here (time.com)
The first birth control pill that people can buy without a prescription, called Opill, is shipping to stores this week....
6 in 10 Americans Doubt Biden's Mental Capability: Poll (time.com)
Why Reddit Users Have Turned Against the Company’s IPO (time.com)
Inside the GOP Fight Over Trump’s Mounting Legal Costs (time.com)
Michigan Democrats Threaten to Turn Away from Biden Over Israel Aid (time.com)
A movement in Michigan is calling on Democrats to reject Biden in the primary in an effort to pressure him to end military aid to Israel.
U.S. Serviceman Dies After Setting Self on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy to Protest War in Gaza (time.com)
Today, I am planning to engage in an extreme act of protest against the genocide of the Palestinian people...
Trump Appeals Judgment in New York Civil Fraud Case (time.com)
Trump wasn’t able to appeal the decision immediately because the clerk’s office at Engoron’s courthouse had to file paperwork known as a judgment to make it official. That was done on Friday, starting a 30-day window for Trump to pay up or file an appeal and seek a stay....