WATCH: surfers braving the wave during a tidal surge in Brazil
A seasonal surge on a Brazilian river creates a challenge for surfers.
Month: April 2023
The NSA Is Warning AI Startups: ‘China Is Coming For You’
In congressional testimony, intelligence leaders describe highlight China’s artificial-intelligence ambitions.
Watch: balloons take to the skies in a colourful festival in Java
Dozens of homemade balloons fly during the days-long Ansor Kertek Balloon Culture Festival, which is back in full swing this year after a Covid hiatus in 2020 and 2021.
Biden Awards Football Trophy to Air Force Academy
President Joe Biden awarded the commander-in-chief trophy to the Air Force Academy for winning football games against its rival U.S. service academies.
Russian cruise missile strikes kill at least 25 civilians in Ukraine
Russian cruise missiles killed 25 civilians including four children in Ukraine. Twenty-three of the victims lived in a tower block in Uman, which was hit by two missiles.
Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life
The violence in Sudan has claimed the life of a beloved Sudanese American doctor. One of his colleague’s talks about Dr. Sulieman’s legacy — and the devastating toll of the fighting in Khartoum.
Iranian broadcast shows seizure of oil tanker (VIDEO)
Iranian forces seize a Chinese-owned oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, capturing a ship that was bound for the US
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Ex-Google CEO considered AI to win elections for Democrats – media
Tech billionaire Eric Schmidt did not explain why he allegedly opted not to give Democrats an AI boost in 2024
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‘I Let Down the Combatant Commander’: Marine Leader Regrets His Forces Weren’t Available for Recent Crises
The remarks come amid a growing debate in the halls of Congress over how the Navy is meeting the legal requirement to operate 31 amphibious ships for the Marines.
Hacking the Layoff Process
My latest book, A Hacker’s Mind, is filled with stories about the rich and powerful hacking systems, but it was hard to find stories of the hacking by the less powerful. Here’s one I just found. An article on how layoffs at big companies work inadvertently suggests an employee hack to avoid being fired:
…software performs a statistical analysis during terminations to see if certain groups are adversely affected, said such reviews can uncover other problems. On a list of layoff candidates, a company might find it is about to fire inadvertently an employee who previously opened a complaint against a manager—a move that could be seen as retaliation, she said…