Roads Turn Into Ice Rivers After Summer Storm In US’s Idaho
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning on Saturday for parts of eastern Idaho.
Month: June 2026
No direct meetings between U.S. and Iranian officials scheduled this week, Qatar says
There will be no direct technical talks or meetings between Iranian and U.S. officials while both sides are in Doha, Qatar, this week, the country’s Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday.
Horror as man mauled to death by crocodile that dragged him out to sea
The 28-year-old’s body was recovered about 1,000 feet offshore after an overnight search.
Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption case
Indonesia’s anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister.
Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption case
Indonesia’s anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister.
SAS orders 18 Airbus A330neo to accelerate growth and fleet modernisation
Copenhagen, June 30, 2026. Scandinavian carrier SAS has placed a firm order with Airbus for 18 A330-900 aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet renewal strategy. The agreement was signed during a ceremony in Copenhagen by Anko van der Werff, SAS CEO and …
Spain to slap 21 percent VAT on tourist lets as part of new housing crisis plan
The Spanish government is to present a new set of housing measures in parliament this July to combat the worsening property crisis, including benefits for renters and the imposition of VAT payments on all short-term accommodation owners.
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The Realities of AI Video Surveillance
The Financial Times has a good article on how AI is changing the capabilities of video surveillance, with information from both Israel/Iran and Russia.
I wrote about this sort of thing a few years ago, how AI enables mass spying in the way that computers and networks enabled mass surveillance. The interesting development in the article is that AI allows people to ask natural language questions about video footage to AIs—and AIs can answer them.
In contrast with older tools restricted to a few dozen preset searches, these new tools allow an almost unlimited range of enquiries by enabling language-based searches on video…
An Indonesian court sentences Gojek co-founder and ex-education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison for power abuses over a Chromebook contract (New York Times)
New York Times:
An Indonesian court sentences Gojek co-founder and ex-education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison for power abuses over a Chromebook contract — The case against Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of Gojek, has …
South Africa deploys police as anti-immigrant protests prompt fears
Anti-migrant groups have demanded undocumented foreigners leave the country by Tuesday.