Slowly, Then Suddenly, the World Is Back at War WSJ12 Reasons why July 2026 has become one of the most dangerous months ever Countercurrents.org
Oregon proposes fees of up to nearly $5 million for undersea cables using its coastal seabed, with payments benefiting public schools
Oregon is introducing new fees for undersea cable installations near its coast. These charges will generate revenue for the state’s public K-12 schools. Existing fees were established about twenty-five years ago and were much lower. The new rates ai…
‘Extremely significant’ car bomb intercepted near border by Irish police
An “extremely significant” car bomb has been intercepted by Irish police near the border with the Northern Ireland.
Russian Hackers Used a Zimbra Zero-Day to Steal Emails Without Link Clicks
Russian hackers from the TA488 group exploited a Zimbra webmail flaw triggered when emails were opened or previewed, stealing credentials and up to 90 days of messages from victims.
Shocking moment vile driver films himself drinking whiskey while speeding before killing girl, 12, in horror crash
THIS is the horrifying moment a driver films himself speeding and drinking whiskey behind the wheel just weeks before he ploughed into a family car and killed a schoolgirl. Shocking footage shows Jordan Kenyon, 31, swigging Jack Daniels and steering wi…
Chairman of South Korean tech giant ordered to pay ex-wife £485m in divorce case
Shares of SK Hynix, SK’s semiconductor affiliate, have surged with the global artificial intelligence boom.
Why AI Needs a “Genie Coefficient”
This essay was written with Barath Raghavan, and originally appeared in The Guardian.
Major benchmarks measure what AI can do. None measure whether it does what you mean: the distance between what you ask an AI to do and the unspoken assumptions about how you want the AI to do it. We propose a new metric: the Genie coefficient.
There’s often a gap between one person’s request and another’s understanding. Most of the time, we bridge it using general knowledge. For example, if you ask a friend to get you coffee, they’ll pour a cup from the pot or buy one from a coffee shop. They won’t bring you a bag of raw beans or snatch a cup from a stranger and hand it to you. You never specified any of this. You never had to…
6 Killed in West Bank Shooting, Officials Say, Among the Deadliest in Months
The authorities said four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed in the incident. The details of events remain unclear, with officials giving differing accounts.
Trump administration drive to seize election powers sparking ‘chaos’ despite pushback
US courts, state officials and Democrats warn that moves are endangering voting rights and the rule of lawThe Trump administration continues to expand its authoritarian and radical drive to revamp voting rules and seize state election powers, though it…
‘Forever chemicals’ linked to gut inflammation in children after early exposure
Researchers tracked mother-child pairs for up to 11 years, finding Pfas mixtures may affect developing gutsPrenatal and early life exposure to Pfas mixtures is probably linked to higher levels of intestinal inflammation in children, new first-of-its-ki…