Gulf states, “armed with chips, sovereign wealth, and abundant energy,” could eventually become “the world’s third biggest hub for AI computing power, behind the United States and China,” writes Daniel Benaim.
Federal authorities said they disrupted a plan by an 18-year-old, inspired by the Islamic State, to attack a grocery store and fast-food restaurants in North Carolina.
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NEW A public inquiry has been ordered into the Axel Rudakabana case.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says "it is essential that the families and the people of Southport can get answers about how this terrible attack could take place and about why this happened to their children. "
New meta-analysis shows media literacy & psychological inoculation interventions signifcantly & substantially improve (a) misinformation resilience (d = 0.60), (b) misinformation discernment (d = 0.76) and decrease sharing (d = 1.04).
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🤖 How will AI shape national security? DFRLab’s Democracy + Tech Initiative assembled top industry experts to break down the Biden Admin’s AI National Security Memorandum, exploring strengths, gaps, and what it all means for the future of AI.
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Kingsman: The Secret Service was prophecy
"We a in a grey-zone. We are not at war and not at peace."
Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson, at annual national conference on defense, to public radio news P1 this morning.
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In one 24hr period Musk posted 153 times, 48% of posts about the UK, containing a wide range of misleading and falsified information aimed at disrupting public opinion and destabilising government.
A must watch analysis by the BBC’s @rosatkins.bsky.social
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Meta says it's still rolling out changes to loosen content moderation—but it already updated its Hateful Conduct policy with big changes. For example...it explicitly allows calling someone mentally ill for being gay or trans now www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Ensuring everyone is treated fairly and equitably is just common decency. Companies that politicise this by removing or undermining rights for its employees will become bad places to work and will probably struggle to remain competitive in the long run.
The "censorship" language will grab the headlines but I strongly encourage reporters and commentators to also pay attention to the language on how Meta plans to dilute its community guidelines that protect people and groups from harm daily. That move could have a profound impact.
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