Biden administration dramatically softens the sanctions it imposed on the seven Israelis from the Israel Defense Forces and makes it clear that they will be able to use their bank accounts....
Basically, title, here is a link to the Reddit thread for people curious: archive.ph/6mObB...
Now, the words and figures “with the exception of articles 2-c, 4-c, 5-c, 12-c, 13-c, 14-c, 17-c, 21-c and 22-c” have been removed from the Regulation, i.e. everyone will be recognised as fit under the “controversial” articles:...
Four years after the toilet paper shortage of 2020, bidet converts say they’re never going back...
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/830212...
DL: nichegamer.com/sweet-baby-employees-incite-harass…
Romeo Chicco’s auto insurance rate doubled because of information about his speeding, braking and acceleration, according to his complaint.
Original article: washingtonpost.com/…/gaza-rising-death-toll-civil…
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6837465...
Dem Bundesfinanzminister zufolge ist das Bürgergeld in diesem Jahr “überproportional gestiegen”. Zum 1. Januar 2025 soll es deshalb keine Erhöhung geben....
This is something that keeps me worried at night. Unlike other historical artefacts like pottery, vellum writing, or stone tablets, information on the Internet can just blink into nonexistence when the server hosting it goes offline. This makes it difficult for future anthropologists who want to study our history and document...
Former President Trump’s decision to skip the first Republican presidential primary debate is fueling Republican angst that his rivals will have little opportunity to catch up to him in the polls.
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Amazon Prime is a remarkable success but also dystopian. It has made convenience and speed the norm, habituating consumers to buy more products. Prime’s flywheel effect - where more customers lead to more data and scale which attracts more customers - has fueled Amazon’s dominance. Prime subscribers spend twice as much and...
Herbert F. (84) has been in a Taliban dungeon in Kabul for six months: the right-wing extremist blogger from Vienna had traveled to the Islamist country in the Hindu Kush despite warnings. He had wanted to show that, contrary to the opinion of experts, Afghanistan was a safe country of origin and that refugees could be deported...
Researchers found that ChatGPT’s performance varied significantly over time, showing “wild fluctuations” in its ability to solve math problems, answer questions, generate code, and do visual reasoning between March and June 2022. In particular, ChatGPT’s accuracy in solving math problems dropped drastically from over 97%...
Definitely a trend I see around me (Europe, 30 years old)....
Eine Woche nach dem Kabinettsbeschluss bahnen sich neue Konflikte an: FDP-Vize Vogel will Paus’ Sozialreform nur mit einem Gesamtkonzept für stärkere Arbeitsanreize im Sozialstaat beschließen.
Die politische Linke lasse die Solidarität mit Israel vermissen, wird derzeit gerne behauptet. Doch es mangelt an Belegen für die These....