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Society · NPR Top Stories

Photos: See the aftermath of deadly flash floods in Nepal

Nepal officials say the death toll has continues to rise in Wednesday's floods that washed away communities in Nepal and Tibet, which is held by China. About 2,500 people are missing in both areas.

World · Al Jazeera

Liverpool net late in Forest draw to avoid Anfield debut defeat for Iraola

Victor Munoz scores late goal to secure 2-2 draw for Liverpool after Nottingham Forest scare in Premier League.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Debian votes to allow "responsible use of generative AI"

Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/1091231/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49489982 Points: 453 # Comments: 399

World · Al Jazeera

People stranded for days on dilapidated Nigerian highway

Al Jazeera asked people on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road how they view this infrastructure crisis.

Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

Commits on GitHub have doubled in four months. Verification capacity has not.

I have been waiting for agent-generated code to show up in public infrastructure data rather than in vendor benchmarks. In The post Commits on GitHub have doubled in four months. Verification capacity has not. appeared first on The New Stack .

World · The Guardian Ukraine

Russian drone strike on Kyiv warehouse storing weapons kills at least 37

Ukrainian prosecutors open investigation into why munitions were stored so close to residential buildings At least 37 people have been killed after a Russian drone struck a warehouse near Kyiv’s western suburbs that was storing “explosive objects”. The attack damaged at least 50 residential buildings, including a care home for elderly and disabled people, and sparked a huge fire and explosions in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region. The regional governor, Tymur Tkachenko, said a further 42 people, including four children, had been injured in the strike. Continue reading...

World · Al Jazeera

Mladic died a happy man. He won

He fought for fascism to triumph. And it did.

AI · The Decoder

AI-generated videos are already displacing actors and livestreamers across China's entertainment industry

In China, 95 percent of the 128,000 short dramas released in Q1 2026 were AI-generated. Some actors are being forced to hand over their voice and likeness to AI tools before getting fired, the Financial Times reports. AI-related labor disputes are rising fast. The article AI-generated videos are already displacing actors and livestreamers across China's entertainment industry appeared first on The Decoder .

Business · CNBC Technology

The big lesson from this week's earnings: The AI buildout is not a zero-sum game

Salesforce, CrowdStrike, and Nvidia all faced major tests with investors and crushed expectations.

Society · The Guardian Society

Cells for arrested offenders may run out without early prison release, says Labour

Bridget Phillipson says government would not have to consider releasing prisoners early if Tories had created more capacity Cells to hold newly arrested people could run out without the early prison release scheme, a minister has said. Bridget Phillipson defended the plan to address the prison capacity crisis in England and Wales by releasing thousands of prisoners early, which has been criticised by domestic abuse charities , bereaved families and probation officers among others. Continue reading...

World · Al Jazeera

Israeli settlers surround Palestinian home in occupied West Bank’s Qusra

At least four people trapped inside their home, as earlier siege on Palestinian families has continued for three weeks.

World · Al Jazeera

Chinese rescuers race to reach mudslide survivors in Nepal-China border

Rescuers raced to clear roads leading to the mudslide-hit border port of Gyirong, China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Business · CNBC Technology

Op-ed: Salesforce just revealed the next battleground in AI — and it's not the models

For the past year, markets have vaporized roughly $2 trillion in software value by asking the wrong question about AI.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

The Galaxy Z Flip 8 is at its best when there’s friction

What do you want from a flip phone when it's closed? A simple interface, perhaps notifications and a widget or two, for handling the basics? Or a fully fledged Android experience shrunk down for the Flip form factor? For years, Samsung has insisted on the former, even as some fans - and Razr rival Motorola […]

Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

The 3 roles AI agents play in your developer platform

Engineering organizations are trying to deliver as fast as technology allows, bringing agentic AI into their developer platforms and working The post The 3 roles AI agents play in your developer platform appeared first on The New Stack .

AI · TechCrunch AI

Nvidia’s AI advantage is moving beyond the GPU

The new generation of data center systems is increasing efficiency with smarter traffic control instead of just more processor cycles.

World · Al Jazeera

Gaza farmer returns to the grapevines he couldn’t bear to abandon

After nearly three years of war, a farmer returns to Sheikh Ijlin’s renowned grape fields.

AI · The Decoder

Google's WikiSkill gives AI agents a persistent memory of past mistakes to sharpen future performance

Google Research has introduced WikiSkill, a framework that gives AI agents a persistent knowledge base. Instead of discarding what they learned after each run, agents document both failures and successes in a wiki-like structure and use that knowledge to get better over time. Larger models benefit more, but smaller models with WikiSkill can match the performance of larger ones without it. The article Google's WikiSkill gives AI agents a persistent memory of past mistakes to sharpen future performance appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Al Jazeera

Indonesia sets up shelters for babies, children affected by wildfire smoke

Indonesia sets up shelters for babies, children affected by wildfire smoke

World · Al Jazeera

Formula One champion Lando Norris extends McLaren contract until 2030

Last season, 26-year-old Norris delivered McLaren's first drivers' title since Lewis Hamilton won it in 2008.

World · Deutsche Welle

Niger's defense ministry says soldiers attempted mutiny

Gunfire and explosions were heard across Niamey overnight. The attack posed the latest threat to Niger's military junta, led by Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in a 2023 coup.

Business · CNBC Technology

Tech backlash reaches fever pitch as AI angst collides with social media fears

With data center concerns becoming a major election issue and Meta reaching a landmark settlement in a social media case, the tech backlash is gaining steam.

World · Deutsche Welle

Germany news: Sick leave wage bill doubles in 15 years

German firms paid out a record €86 billion in wages to employees on sick leave last year, according to new research. Meanwhile, dozens of firefighters tackled a blaze at a refugee home in Berlin overnight. DW has more.

World · Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe minibus carrying church members crashes, killing at least 27

The crash occurred when a truck overtook another vehicle and struck the minibus, police say.