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Society · NPR Top Stories

Norway's King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII

King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday.

Society · NPR Technology

What a fake poll reveals about worries around prediction markets and the midterms

While a stunt involving fake polls may not have been an effort to rig prediction markets, concerns are growing ahead of the midterms about other attempts to influence the betting sites.

World · Al Jazeera

US judge blocks Pentagon blacklisting of AI firm Anthropic

Court order rules that Pentagon acted illegally, punishing AI company for criticism of government.

World · Deutsche Welle

Norway's King Harald has died at the age of 89

King Harald, who has been Norway's ceremonial head of state since 1991, has always insisted he will not abdicate, saying his oath as king was for life.

World · Al Jazeera

Armed with a whistle, Gaza’s lifeguards do what they can to save swimmers

Shortages leave Gaza's lifeguards without essential rescue equipment, as Palestinians flock to the beaches.

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

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World · Al Jazeera

Six months on, Iran is still standing, but survival is becoming more costly

Economic pressure is testing Iran where it is weakest and sharpening divisions within its leadership.

World · Deutsche Welle

Nepal-China floods: Death toll climbs amid new flood risk

The death toll from the Himalayan flash flood has climbed to 469, with more than 1,000 still missing. Meanwhile, authorities in China warn an overflowing lake formed by debris could trigger a second wave of flooding.

World · Al Jazeera

Death toll from Nepal-Tibet flood passes 470 as barrier lake threatens

Over 1,500 people remain missing as rescue paused near the Nepal-China border amid fears of further flooding.

AI · OpenAI News

Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX

Our decision to wind down our contract providing OpenAI models to Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX.

World · Al Jazeera

Record drought grips Europe as rivers and crops dry up

Drought and extreme heat are drying up rivers and farmland across Europe.

World · Al Jazeera

Six months of war between Iran, US leave Arab states facing tough questions

The Iran war is settling into attrition, with no regime collapse and Gulf economies facing growing uncertainty.

World · Al Jazeera

Algeria residents mourn neighbours lost in wildfire aftermath

Residents of Algeria’s northeastern Jijel province are inspecting the aftermath of wildfires.

Society · BBC Technology

Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning

The performers are asking the government to give every person in the UK a legal right to own their voice.

Developers & Open Source · JetBrains Blog

Project Loom in IntelliJ IDEA: Virtual Threads, Scoped Values, and Structured Concurrency

Java concurrency is a powerful feature, but it can be difficult to get right. Writing correct multithreaded code requires a deep understanding of thread pools, synchronization, cancellation, and error propagation. Even experienced developers regularly introduce subtle bugs like thread leaks, swallowed exceptions, and race conditions that only surface under specific circumstances. Traditionally, Java concurrency has […]

World · Al Jazeera

DRC begins vaccinating front-line healthcare workers against Ebola

Trials for a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain are ongoing as DRC authorities try to control the Ebola outbreak.

Society · NPR Technology

Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'

A judge issued a written order Thursday night that the Pentagon acted illegally by punishing the AI company for its criticism of the Department of Defense's views on AI use. The government is expected to fight the ruling.

World · Al Jazeera

Nepal’s mudslide wiped out areas of eastern China, army helps search

China has dispatched hundreds of military personnel to the border town of Gyirong in Tibet, after a deadly mudslide.

World · Al Jazeera

Indonesians march on parliament to demand crackdown on corruption

Thousands of Indonesians demand harsher penalties for corruption during protests outside parliament in Jakarta.

World · The Guardian World

What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?

Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the Netherlands In October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father, a professor of chemistry in Ethiopia’s northern town of Bahir Dar, was shot at close range and died outside his family home. This was in the middle of the country’s civil war. For weeks, Facebook’s algorithm had actively promoted posts calling for the academic to be murdered, according to Meareg and Foxglove, a nonprofit organisation supporting Meareg’s lawsuit against the company in Kenya. These posts included photos of his father and his home address. Continue reading...

Business · CNBC Technology

OpenAI rolls out ads on select ChatGPT plans in India to boost monetization, support wider access

Ads have been rolled out for free users and those on the 399 rupee ($4) per month 'Go' plan.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Anthropic was illegally blacklisted by the Trump administration, court rules

On Thursday, a judge ruled that the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic earlier this year was unconstitutional, delivering the AI lab a win in a monthslong rollercoaster of a battle with the Trump administration. The lawsuit, filed in March in a California district court, accused the Trump administration of unlawfully retaliating against Anthropic for setting "red […]

Business · BBC Business

Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules

The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military.

Business · CNBC Technology

Judge blocks Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic as supply chain risk

The Defense Department had barred the U.S. military from using Anthropic's Claude in March