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The X-ification of Meta

Wired

It’s a social networking company with close ties to the incoming Trump administration. It deploys a “community notes” system to fight misinformation and lets hateful comments fly under the banner of “free speech.” It’s got a hefty side-gig in AI. Meta this week said it would torpedo its fact-checking partners in favor of X’s “community notes” model and used the …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Now scientists say redheads don't feel pain the same as other women - after studies find they also have higher sexual desire and more orgasms

Daily Mail

Red-headed women have genetically different pain thresholds to the rest of the female population, according to a leading neuroscientist. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today, Oxford University vice-chancellor Professor Tracey said ‘good science and good therapies’ should give hope to people coping with chronic pain, ‘one of the largest problems in the developed world’. 'There’s often a comment about women with …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Permissive no more: on places of worship and the Supreme Court’s interim order

The Hindu

The Supreme Court’s interim order halting the registration of fresh suits across the country regarding disputes of places of worship is a welcome departure from the permissive approach of the judiciary in recent times towards such motivated litigation. A Division Bench, headed by the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, has done well to stop the flow of litigation and …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Meta Unveils Open-Source Tool To Watermark AI-Generated Videos, Here's What We Know About 'Video Seal'

ABP News

Meta is introducing a new tool called Video Seal, designed to embed an invisible watermark into AI-generated videos. While Meta has indicated plans to make Video Seal open-source, the code has not yet been released. Meta has now joined this effort with its Video Seal tool, designed to embed imperceptible watermarks in every frame of AI-generated videos. Although Meta plans …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Before voting on assisted dying today, I urge MPs to remember the definition of insanity

The Independent

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In 2016, the year after the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vintage Digicams Aren’t Just a Fad. They’re an Artistic Statement

Wired

Lee’s beloved Kyoceras are one such victim of the ravages of time. "I love that there are more people interested in this, because when I was first getting into it I was considered totally crazy," she says. "I'm rather permissive in allowing people to explore what they consider is right," says Lee. While not every camera is "right" for every …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Movie Review: Daniel Craig is a revelation in ‘Queer,’ a trippy tale of longing

Associated Press

One of the first real signs that “Queer” is going to be an unconventional movie is when Daniel Craig in a linen suit saunters through Mexico City during the early ‘50s and the soundtrack blasts a song by Nirvana. He doesn’t just sound like a William S. Burroughs hero, he’s partly Burroughs himself — “Queer” was a confessional novella written …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

South Africa amended its research guidelines to allow for heritable human genome editing

Raw Story

A little-noticed change to South Africa’s national health research guidelines, published in May of this year, has put the country on an ethical precipice. Alignment with the law Further, there is a significant problem with the seemingly permissive stance on heritable human genome editing entrenched in these research guidelines. Ethical concerns The question that concerns us is: why are South …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hungarian official criticizes Biden decision allowing Ukraine to use US weapons to strike Russia

Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s foreign minister lashed out on Monday at U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to authorize Ukraine to use missiles supplied by Washington to strike deeper inside Russia, saying the move could serve to escalate the war and threaten the outbreak of a global conflict. The decision allowing Kyiv to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMs, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump vs media moves back to the White House

Live Mint

Donald Trump has filed lawsuits against Disney’s ABC and Paramount Global’s CBS, railed against “fake" and “failing" news organizations, and called for the government to revoke some broadcasters’ licenses. Trump will return to office as a handful of major deals await U.S. approval, including Skydance Media’s merger with Paramount Global and the union of satellite broadcasting companies DirecTV and Dish. …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Nuclear Adventurism: The Rise of a New Nuclear Era

Hindustan Times

The article discusses the resurgence of nuclear adventurism due to several factors, including the fading optimism about nuclear disarmament, the absence of great power consensus on nuclear issues, the deep institutional decay in the non-proliferation order, and the rising belief that nukes provide security guarantees.

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3 months ago

Bridget Phillipson urged to take immediate action to curb use of smartphones in schools until age 16

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an open letter to the education secretary, 30 education …

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3 months, 1 week ago

J.D. Vance makes stunning abortion admission about a woman who was 'very dear' to him

Daily Mail

Vance said during the vice presidential debate on Tuesday that Republicans needed to do a better job of talking about abortion, as many women did not feel like they had a choice. JD Vance spoke about a woman he knew who was 'very dear' to him that had an abortion He supported the idea of states setting abortion law, but …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Trump will vote against Florida amendment enshrining abortion rights

The Telegraph

Donald Trump said on Friday that he would vote against an amendment in his home state of Florida that would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution and overturn a current six-week abortion ban. “So I’ll be voting no for that reason.” The Florida ballot measure would legalise abortion until fetal viability, a term used by health care providers to …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

The long simmer of political violence in America

The Hindu

It has been close to five decades since a presidential candidate was injured or assassinated in an attack in the United States. This indicates how political violence is inextricably linked with American society and has come to cut across America’s partisan political divide. A major shift happened from the 1980s leading up to 2010s with the right co-opting political violence …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan under Taliban remains ‘permissive haven’ for al-Qaeda: UNSC report

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: Many nations have concerns about Afghanistan being a source of insecurity for the region even as the country continues to be used by al-Qaeda as a “permissive haven” under the Taliban, according to a new United Nations Security Council report. Taliban security personnel stand guard near a poppy field in Argo district on May 12, 2024 The Islamic …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Janet Planet' review: Playwright Annie Baker's stunning debut

LA Times

“Janet Planet,” the stunning debut film by Annie Baker, one of the most marvelously inventive playwrights of her generation, might strike some as exceptionally quiet. The title may be “Janet Planet,” but it’s Lacy’s movie. Julianne Nicholson, left, and Zoe Ziegler in the movie “Janet Planet.” In the film’s middle section revolving around Regina, an old theater friend of Janet’s …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

This California city is letting owners sell ADUs as starter homes. Will it be a housing revolution?

LA Times

Some cities are moving to let homeowners sell their backyard cottages and converted garages separately from the houses they live in, potentially transforming ADUs into a new generation of starter homes. Now, a handful of cities are moving to let homeowners sell their backyard cottages and converted garages separately from the houses they live in, potentially transforming ADUs into a …

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7 months ago

Abandoning drug decriminalization is a mistake — the drugs were never the point

Salon

Attempts to roll back drug prohibition in North America are being met with fierce opposition and even repeal in some cases, delivering severe blows to progressive groups arguing that drug use should not be a crime. “Yeah, sure,” you might say, “except everyone knows where to find their nearest bar, but not everyone knows the kind of lowlife that’ll sell …

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7 months ago

Ukraine attacks Russia with American-supplied weapons: Will Vladimir Putin escalate the war?

Slate

For the first time since President Joe Biden gave them permission to do so, Ukrainian soldiers have fired an American-supplied weapon at a target inside Russia. Yet until now, Biden had forbidden Ukraine from taking this step out of concern that doing so might cross a “red line,” pushing Putin to launch missiles against a NATO country’s territory or even …

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8 months ago

Police clearing pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University, 33 arrested

New Indian Express

WASHINGTON: Police began to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested 33 protesters, hours after dozens left the site and marched to President Ellen Granberg's home. "While the university is committed to protecting students' rights to free expression, the encampment had evolved into an unlawful activity, with participants in direct violation of multiple university …

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8 months ago

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. “The protesters’ cause is important — bringing attention to the killing of innocent people,” university President Michael Roth wrote to the campus community …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Afghan resistance leader warns attack on American soil ‘not a matter of if but when’

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Massoud told the Daily Mail the region around …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Shock poll reveals what Americans really think about criminals slipping into the US among record migrant flows

Daily Mail

Even 69 percent of Joe Biden's Democrats say too many crooks are coming in Americans of all stripes are scared about criminals slipping in to the US among the influx of migrants, suggesting Donald Trump's rhetoric about the border resonates with voters, our poll shows. Fully 76 percent of voters said they were worried about killers, rapists, and thieves sneaking …

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The X-ification of Meta

Now scientists say redheads don't feel pain the same as other women - after studies find they also have higher sexual desire and more orgasms

Permissive no more: on places of worship and the Supreme Court’s interim order

Meta Unveils Open-Source Tool To Watermark AI-Generated Videos, Here's What We Know About 'Video Seal'

Before voting on assisted dying today, I urge MPs to remember the definition of insanity

Vintage Digicams Aren’t Just a Fad. They’re an Artistic Statement

Movie Review: Daniel Craig is a revelation in ‘Queer,’ a trippy tale of longing

South Africa amended its research guidelines to allow for heritable human genome editing

Hungarian official criticizes Biden decision allowing Ukraine to use US weapons to strike Russia

Trump vs media moves back to the White House

Nuclear Adventurism: The Rise of a New Nuclear Era

Bridget Phillipson urged to take immediate action to curb use of smartphones in schools until age 16

J.D. Vance makes stunning abortion admission about a woman who was 'very dear' to him

Trump will vote against Florida amendment enshrining abortion rights

The long simmer of political violence in America

Afghanistan under Taliban remains ‘permissive haven’ for al-Qaeda: UNSC report

'Janet Planet' review: Playwright Annie Baker's stunning debut

This California city is letting owners sell ADUs as starter homes. Will it be a housing revolution?

Abandoning drug decriminalization is a mistake — the drugs were never the point

Ukraine attacks Russia with American-supplied weapons: Will Vladimir Putin escalate the war?

Police clearing pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University, 33 arrested

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests

Afghan resistance leader warns attack on American soil ‘not a matter of if but when’

Shock poll reveals what Americans really think about criminals slipping into the US among record migrant flows