German court opens trial against left-wing ‘hammer gang’
The woman and six men are accused of being behind a string of attacks between 2018 and 2023 that injured several people.
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Four Ways AI Is Being Used to Strengthen Democracies Worldwide
Democracy is colliding with the technologies of artificial intelligence. Judging from the audience reaction at the recent World Forum on Democracy in Strasbourg, the general expectation is that democracy will be the worse for it. We have another narrative. Yes, there are risks to democracy from AI, but there are also opportunities.
We have just published the book Rewiring Democracy: How AI will Transform Politics, Government, and Citizenship. In it, we take a clear-eyed view of how AI is undermining confidence in our information ecosystem, how the use of biased AI can harm constituents of democracies and how elected officials with authoritarian tendencies can use it to consolidate power. But we also give positive examples of how AI is transforming democratic governance and politics for the better…
Destroying Boats, Killing Crews, Escalating Risks: The Venezuela Gambit
OPINION — “Does the Coast Guard have legal authority to destroy a boat or to kill the crew with lethal force if there has not been a provocation?”That was Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), last Wednesday, questioning Adm. Kevin E. Lunday during the latter’s con…
Gaza women are ‘last line of protection’ for their families amid attacks, hunger and harsh winter
Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands” while violence continues and essentials remain in short supply, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday.Read the full story, “Gaza women are ‘l…
Gaza facing worst economic collapse ever recorded, UN trade agency warns
The Occupied Palestinian Territory is now in its deepest economic crisis ever recorded, with Gaza suffering an “unprecedented and catastrophic” collapse, according to a new report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) presented in Ge…
Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN
Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience and ingenuity, backed by United Nations support, can turn promising ideas into successful companies, even in societies w…
Trump ‘wants us to capitulate’ to Russia: Ukrainians aghast at peace plan
Ukrainians, troops, experts and a former Russian diplomat say a new proposal threatens Ukraine’s sovereignty.
Tool Sprawl Taxes Your Business More Than You Think
Ross Brouse has a name for what he sees every day. The Frankenstack. “The lack of operational simplicity comes from piling on tools, building that Frankenstack, as I call it,” says Brouse, President and COO of Continuous Networks, an MSP se…
Fake “Windows Update” screens fuels new wave of ClickFix attacks
A convincing (but fake) “Windows Update” screen can be the perfect lure for tricking users into infecting their computers with malware. Add a multi-stage delivery chain with some offbeat techniques, and infostealer operators have everything…
A look at how tech executives use “delay, deny, and deflect” when pressed on user safety and what it means for journalism, as shame loses power over public life (Casey Newton/Platformer)
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A look at how tech executives use “delay, deny, and deflect” when pressed on user safety and what it means for journalism, as shame loses power over public life — What is the role of tech journ…