Ethiopia PM meets Tigray leaders for first time since peace deal
Abiy Ahmed holds first face-to-face talks with Tigrayan leaders since a peace deal was agreed in November.
Day: February 3, 2023
US sec of state Blinken speaks with senior Chinese official over cancelled visit
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has spoken with a senior Chinese official about his postponed trip to the country.
New England knows winter, but why so dangerously cold?
New Englanders are accustomed to cold weather, snow and ice, but Friday night’s combination of extreme cold and powerful winds is enough to make even bundled-up skiers shelter indoors.
Israel’s judicial overhaul disconnects it from democracy, Macron warns
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Italy’s privacy watchdog orders San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker Replika to stop processing local users’ data over concerns its tech poses risks to minors (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Italy’s privacy watchdog orders San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker Replika to stop processing local users’ data over concerns its tech poses risks to minors — San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker, Repli…
A Hacker’s Mind News
A Hacker’s Mind will be published on Tuesday.
I have done a written interview and a podcast interview about the book. It’s been chosen as a “February 2023 Must-Read Book” by the Next Big Idea Club. And an “Editor’s Pick”—whatever that means—on Amazon.
There have been three reviews so far. I am hoping for more. And maybe even a published excerpt or two.
Amazon and others will start shipping the book on Tuesday. If you ordered a signed copy from me, it is already in the mail.
If you can leave a review somewhere, I would appreciate it.
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Vaccine Makers Kept $1.4 Billion in Prepayments for Canceled Covid Shots for the World’s Poor
As global demand for Covid-19 vaccines dries up, the program responsible for vaccinating the world’s poor has been urgently negotiating to try to get out of its deals with pharmaceutical companies for shots it no longer needs. From a report: Drug compa…
High court overrules Bournemouth’s unlimited strip club policy
Judge rules Bournemouth, Christchuch and Poole council unreasonable to dismiss women’s safety concerns as ‘moralistic’A council’s policy on lapdancing and strip clubs was overturned by a high court judge, after a challenge by a sexual abuse survivor wh…
The World Has Forgotten About the Conflict in South Sudan. Enter Pope Francis
The Pope is on a “pilgrimage of peace” to shine global attention on protracted conflicts in the two countries.