San Diego mosque shooting reflects how online rhetoric is fueling increased Islamophobia
Muslim Americans have been warning that the increased rhetoric targeting Islam and Muslims endangers their community
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Trump hits out at ‘rough regime’ as Cuba plunges into blackout – ‘country needs help’
Donald Trump wants to strike a diplomatic deal with Cuba.
Sources: Google DeepMind has reached a ~$100M deal to hire 20+ researchers from Contextual AI, including CEO Douwe Kiela, and license its technology (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Sources: Google DeepMind has reached a ~$100M deal to hire 20+ researchers from Contextual AI, including CEO Douwe Kiela, and license its technology — Google DeepMind has reached a deal to hire more than 20 researchers fr…
TikToker Gabbie Gonzalez reportedly planned murder-for-hire attack on Jack Avery
TikTok personality Gabbie Gonzalez has been arrested in California, accused of plotting a murder-for-hire against ex-partner and singer Jack Avery. Authorities allege the plan, linked to a custody dispute over their daughter, involved an undercover age…
Logan Paul reacts in disbelief as streamer Clavicular admits extreme body enhancement habits linked to controversial looksmaxxing culture online
Logan Paul was left stunned after influencer Clavicular described extreme body enhancement methods during an Impaulsive podcast episode. The interview quickly went viral because of the influencer’s unusual admissions and controversial opinions. Medical…
US Military Claims Iran Girls School Was Located On Active Missile Base
The incident took place on February 28 on the first day of the conflict and killed more than 175 children and teachers, Iranian officials say.
Joint Nigeria-US strikes kill 175 Islamic State group fighters, both militaries say
Some 175 militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in joint Nigerian-US strikes in Nigeria’s northeast in recent days, both militaries said Tuesday. Washington sent troops to the West African nation in February as armed groups st…
Google unveils Pics, an AI image editor in Workspace that lets users edit specific elements and modify text, rolling out this summer to AI Pro and Ultra users (Mat Smith/Engadget)
Mat Smith / Engadget:
Google unveils Pics, an AI image editor in Workspace that lets users edit specific elements and modify text, rolling out this summer to AI Pro and Ultra users — It’s not Photoshop, but it could be better than w…
Does Ukraine have the advantage at the moment?
Kyiv takes the war deeper into Russia with a huge attack on the Moscow region.
Trump’s past tax returns get protection from IRS enforcement under ‘lawfare’ fund settlement
President Trump agreed to drop his lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a fund that can compensate allies who were targeted under the Biden administration.