Malaysia asks Interpol to help track down NY comedian who made MH370 joke
New York-based Jocelyn Chia has stirred controversy after posting on social media a clip where she joked about the plane that went missing nine years ago.
Day: June 14, 2023
‘Hidden’ California beach open to the public for the first time in 40 years
Access to Escondido beach was cut off in the 1980s by wealthy homeowners who craftily hindered the path to the coastlineCalifornia’s “hidden” beach will now be fully accessible to the public for the first time in 40 years, after the state approved an a…
A US federal judge asks the SEC and Binance to strike a compromise over the Binance.US asset freeze, while criticizing the SEC’s use of its enforcement powers (New York Times)
New York Times:
A US federal judge asks the SEC and Binance to strike a compromise over the Binance.US asset freeze, while criticizing the SEC’s use of its enforcement powers — A judge urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to…
Trump’s Maga army fails to materialise outside of Miami federal court for ex-president’s arraignment
Most of Donald Trump’s supporters didn’t seem to be listening to his calls to turn up outside the Miami federal courthouse
Marine Corps commandant nominee lays out case for more ships amid transition
General Eric Smith, President Biden’s pick to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps, told Congress on Tuesday that he needs a minimum of 31 amphibious ships in order to carry out the service’s mission as it undergoes a major transformation of its …
UK government to invest in film and TV AI special-effects research
Almost £150m to be spent on research labs to help future-proof industry and lift creative economyThe government is seeking to future-proof the UK’s multibillion-pound film and TV production industry by investing almost £150m in a network of research la…
UK government to invest in film and TV AI special-effects research
Almost £150m to be spent on research labs to help future-proof industry and lift creative economyMinisters are seeking to future-proof the UK’s multibillion-pound film and TV production industry by investing almost £150m in a network of research labs a…
A Controversial Court Ruling Has Britain’s Abortion Rights Groups Up in Arms
A 44-year-old woman was controversially jailed on Monday for using drugs to induce a medical abortion past legal term limit.
Disney delays Avatar, Marvel and Star Wars movies as it shuffles releases
Disney reorganized its movie release calendar, pushing back various installments in the Avatar, Avengers, and Star Wars franchises.
AMD previews its Instinct MI300 accelerator family, including the MI300X, a high-performance GPU with 192GB of HBM3 memory aimed squarely at the LLM market (Ryan Smith/AnandTech)
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AMD previews its Instinct MI300 accelerator family, including the MI300X, a high-performance GPU with 192GB of HBM3 memory aimed squarely at the LLM market — Alongside their EPYC server CPU updates, as part o…