I paid people to try and follow my README
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Trump’s brash remarks entertain crowd at election rally in Tennessee
US President Donald Trump told his supporters they would applaud anything he says.
At least 109 dead, over 100 missing as migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
Search and rescue operations conducted after vessel carrying more than 300 people capsizes near Guhere.
Poland on alert amid possible attack on PM, defense minister
Poland was holding an emergency meeting after police received information about a possible assassination plot against PM Donald Tusk. The meeting comes amid a wave of violence at Polish schools this week.
Pakistan: President puts Khan stronghold province under emergency rule
President Asif Ali Zardari has effectively suspended the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The northwestern state is an epicenter of support for former PM Imran Khan and run by his PTI party.
The scramble to rewrite Biden’s record on Gaza
Former Biden officials are offering their accounts of the Gaza war. Is this a coming clean or revisionism?
A heroic, 7-day bike ride made this teen a global star. Where is she now?
Her epic ride — carrying her injured dad on her $20 hot pink bicycle — made headlines. Promises were made — financial help, training for a cycling career, even a movie deal. Were any of them kept?
Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung
The 71-year-old pontiff said the nodule was identified "at a very early stage".
Liverpool vs Man City live: Premier League
Follow updates from the clash at Anfield, including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game.
‘A life-or-death race’: the volunteers protecting Kyiv’s skies from new jet-powered drones
Russia’s latest weapons have left Ukraine’s civilian air defence teams frantically trying to adapt as winter approaches Several hours into Kyiv’s nightly curfew, much of the capital lay dark and quiet. High above, on the roof of a grey tower block on the city’s outskirts, a small group of men in uniform stood beside two heavy machine guns, scanning the horizon. Soon, a drone appeared. Once, its unmistakable buzz would have sent the men scrambling towards their weapons. Now, the air defence unit will check speed and altitude on a monitor before taking a decision. The Mriya air defence crew on a rooftop in Kyiv. Continue reading...
AI’s quiet safety gatekeepers are stepping into the spotlight
The intensifying AI safety debate is bringing a small group of third-party evaluators into the center of a multitrillion-dollar industry.
Learning to use local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating
I'm embarking on a journey I've so far been hesitant to go on: actually using AI on the regular. Giving my most personal data to cloud services has been a major hold up for me, but it's increasingly possible to run powerful models locally to see what they're capable of. Is this tech so useful […]
Mohamed Salah sets Turkish Super Lig record for Trabzonspor
Salah becomes first player with 10 goal contributions, seven goals and three assists after Trabzonspor beat Samsunspor.
Nitter: Update Oct 10th seeking funding and legal help
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Yandex bot traffic down 99% after data center attack
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Britain stands behind Zelenskyy, says Streeting after Trump’s call for new leader in Ukraine
Defence secretary backs Ukrainian president and says priority is to maintain western unity over Russia conflict Britain stands behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the defence secretary has said, after Donald Trump called for the Ukrainian president to be replaced and the US announced a controversial agreement to buy Russian diesel. Wes Streeting said Ukrainians alone should be able to decide who leads their country as he indicated Trump was facing domestic political pressure over fuel prices before next month’s midterm elections. Continue reading...
Sweating the details: Sauna's potential health benefits draw scientists' interest
A group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat therapies. They hope to bring scientific legitimacy to the age-old practices.
Photos: Thousands detained in police crackdown on India’s youth protest
Demonstrators intercepted and detained as authorities crack down on 'cockroach' movement rally in central New Delhi.
Cheaper AI tokens are driving more demand, and that's Jensen Huang's best-case scenario
Data from a16z shows a Jevons paradox in the AI market: token prices keep falling, but H100 GPU rental prices hold steady or climb. Cheaper AI drives demand faster than costs drop. If that demand flattens, the chain from chip makers to cloud providers takes a hit. The article Cheaper AI tokens are driving more demand, and that's Jensen Huang's best-case scenario appeared first on The Decoder .
Germany sticks to Russia sanctions after Trump diesel deal
After Washington announced a sanctions pause on Russian diesel, Germany has said it remains committed to pressuring Moscow and supporting Ukraine. More on DW.
‘She was swaying, zoning out’: UK pets poisoned in record numbers by illicit drugs
Toxicology helplines report 42% increase in calls involving animals poisoned by drugs and nicotine A record number of pets are ingesting recreational drugs and requiring veterinary care in the UK, figures shared with the Guardian reveal. Last year, the UK’s only emergency poison centre for animals received its highest ever number of calls involving animals poisoned by cannabis, cocaine, magic mushrooms and nicotine, and it is on course to do so again this year. Continue reading...
ArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server
Starting October 2026, arXiv will cap submissions at two per person per month. Monthly submissions have doubled in two years, and in the cs.AI category they've grown more than sixfold. According to arXiv, a small fraction of authors are flooding the platform with low-quality papers, overwhelming its volunteer moderators. The article ArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server appeared first on The Decoder .
Microsoft's Nadella bows to Trump's language diktat on "Super Intelligence" and uses it to attack OpenAI and Anthropic
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella now calls artificial intelligence "super intelligence" instead of artificial intelligence, falling in line with Trump's preferred language. In his latest blog post, he frames AI models as insider security threats, taking yet another shot at OpenAI and Anthropic. The real motive is business: Microsoft risks falling behind as AI labs turn their models into the primary computer interface. The article Microsoft's Nadella bows to Trump's language diktat on "Super Intelligence" and uses it to attack OpenAI and Anthropic appeared first on The Decoder .
Talent becomes media
Rivian has a new ad, starring Bill Murray. It’s not a great ad (more on that below) but the remarkable thing is that it features the quirky, beloved and scarce Bill Murray. Between the movie rights, music and Bill, they had to have spent many millions of dollars, and it doesn’t look like they bought […]