ai-in-politics:-is-albania-the-eu’s-testing-ground?

Albania is experimenting with artificial intelligence in politics., NewsFeed Albania is experimenting with artificial intelligence in politics — from a jailed mayor communicating through an AI-generated avatar to the appointment of the world’s first “AI minister”. But the country’s ambitious digital push has faced criticism and technical challenges. Nafisa LatićContinue Reading

local-ai-weekly-#5:-ai-gets-a-desk-job

This week, AI went to the “office”. Linus Torvalds says he actually likes using AI, and his new kernel branch credits Claude Code for the code, the tests and even a draft of the commit message. Office suites are being rebuilt so agents can edit your documents. And Big TechContinue Reading

linux-mint-23-is-no-more.-a-new-release-takes-its-place

In the project’s September monthly update, Linux Mint lead, Clement Lefebvre (clem), says that the distro’s version number now reflects the upcoming year and that point releases aren’t a thing anymore. Releases will come once a year, so 28 follows this one, and users upgrade from the current year’s toContinue Reading

colombia-inaugurates-embassy-to-israel-in-jerusalem

Palestinian officials slam move by Colombian government that marked major shift after ex-president had cut Israel ties., Palestinian officials condemn move by Colombia’s new government that marked a major shift after former President Petro had severed ties with Israel. Colombia has opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, joining aContinue Reading

two-scenarios-for-the-yemen-war

What comes next is either a retreat for the Houthis or a war of attrition., The attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia have pushed the war in Yemen to a new level. The targeting of civilian infrastructure, including airports, which has killed at least a dozen people andContinue Reading