ICC prosecutor to step aside until probe into alleged misconduct ends
ICC says Karim Khan will take a leave of absence pending the conclusion of UN-led investigation.
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Meta delays ‘Behemoth’ AI model, handing OpenAI and Google even more of a head start
One of the ‘smartest LLMs in the world’ is reportedly not significant enough to justify a public release just yet.
Charter Communications to buy rival Cox for $21.9bn
The proposed merger, which would create the largest cable provider in the US, could face antitrust hurdles.
Sophisticated NPM Attack Leverages Google Calendar2 for Advanced Communication
A startling discovery in the npm ecosystem has revealed a highly sophisticated malware campaign embedded within the seemingly innocuous package os-info-checker-es6. First published on March 19, 2025, with initial versions appearing benign, the package …
Clark County settles lawsuit over fatal 2021 traffic stop
The lawsuit alleged that Jenoah Donald, a 30-year-old Black man, was “unlawfully stopped for suspicion of drug use under the pretext of a defective rear light.”
Large Language Matchmaker: DIU tests AI to automatically bring innovators, agencies together
The “Digital OnRamp” will use Large Language Models to recommend which companies’ technologies might meet a given DoD organization’s needs.
Venezuelans deported by Trump are victims of ‘torture’, lawyers allege
Lawyers hired by Venezuela have been unable to confirm ‘proof of life’ for 252 migrants imprisoned in El SalvadorLawyers for 252 Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration and imprisoned in El Salvador for two months have alleged that the migrant…
Bangladeshis drove a people-power movement. Not all people won.
People-power movements can break the grip of authoritarianism. But as is clear in Bangladesh, not everyone in society wins amid the sweeping change.
xAI publishes system prompts for Grok on GitHub, including telling Grok to be “extremely skeptical” and not to “blindly defer to mainstream authority or media” (Emma Roth/The Verge)
Emma Roth / The Verge:
xAI publishes system prompts for Grok on GitHub, including telling Grok to be “extremely skeptical” and not to “blindly defer to mainstream authority or media” — The instructions tell G…
Russia, Ukraine Agree To Swap 1,000 Prisoners Of War From Each Side
Russia said on Friday that the first direct talks with Ukraine in more than three years had yielded a deal to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each soon and to resume talks after each side had set out its vision for a future ceasefire.