Israel Lets AI Decide Who Dies in Gaza
The Israeli military has employed yet another AI-based system to select bombing targets in the Gaza Strip, an investigation by +972 Magazine has revealed. The new system has generated sweeping kill lists condemning tens of thousands of Palestinians, part of
In America, A Complex Patchwork of State AI Regulations Has Already Arrived
While the European Parliament passed a wide-ranging "AI Act" in March, "Leaders from Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI have all called for AI regulations in the U.S.," writes CIO magazine. Even the Chamber of Commerce, "often opposed to business regulation, has
Maryland Passes 2 Major Privacy Bills, Despite Tech Industry Pushback
One bill would require apps like Instagram and TikTok to prioritize young people’s safety and the other would restrict the collection of consumer data.
Have Scientists Finally Made Sense of Stephen Hawking's Famous Black Hole Formula?
Slashdot reader sciencehabit shares this report from Science magazine:Fifty years ago, famed physicist Stephen Hawking wrote down an equation that predicts that a black hole has entropy, an attribute typically associated with the disordered jumbling of atoms and molecules in
Israel reduces troop numbers in southern Gaza
Israel's military says it has completed its mission in Khan Younis and its troops will rotate out.
Israel 'can handle' threat from Iran, says military
Iran warns of retaliation for a strike on its Damascus consulate, saying Israeli embassies are no longer safe.
Watch: Moment Russ Cook finishes length of Africa run
Russ Cook, nicknamed "Hardest Geezer", has finished his challenge of running the length of Africa.
President says world failed Rwanda over 1994 genocide
President Paul Kagame addressed world leaders at a ceremony marking 30 years since the brutal killings.
Israel may have started a forever war in Gaza
As Israel continues the war in Gaza, with no indication of a victory, it risks formenting endless conflict.
Israel’s message: ‘Don’t feed the Palestinians’
The killing of the seven aid workers in Gaza is a direct consequence of Israel’s brutal ‘rules of engagement’.
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 184
Indirect talks set in Egypt with CIA director, Qatari PM holding separate meetings with Israeli and Hamas delegations.
Six months of Israel’s relentless war on Gaza
Six months have passed since Israel began its brutal war on Gaza, killing more than 33,000 Palestinians.
Monday’s total solar eclipse is making one former teacher’s 46-year-old promise a reality
In 1978, at 22 years old and in his first year of teaching, earth science teacher Pat Moriarty gave his 9th grade students a list of solar eclipses and told them to circle the one in 2024 expected to pass
This Missouri city is a prime spot to see the eclipse. It vows not to price-gouge visitors.
Businesses in Perryville, Missouri, 80 miles south of St. Louis, are vowing not to price-gouge visitors, hoping they’ll return after the big event is over.
