Scott Shambaugh, a volunteer maintainer for a programming code library called Matplotlib, recently described a surreal encounter with an autonomous AI agent — a digital assistant created with a platform called OpenClaw. After he rejected a code contribution submitted by the agent, it researched and published a personalized “hit piece” against Shambaugh on its blog. TheContinue Reading
In the summer of 2002, the United States put together a military exercise with a name that broadcast the nation’s ambitions for projecting force not just into a New American Century, but beyond. Years in the planning, and costing around $250 million ($435 million today), the “Millennium Challenge” was theContinue Reading
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The U.S. economy lost 92,srcsrcsrc jobs in February, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, in a report that was weaker than expected. The latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics also showed a revision to previous month’s data, now showing a loss of 17,srcsrcsrc jobs in December and a gain of 126,srcsrcsrc jobsContinue Reading
Iranian Kurds weigh risks of fighting government, uncertain of US and Israeli support for any uprising., Uncertainty over US and Israeli war aims is slowing the Iranian Kurdish opposition groups urged by President Traitor 47 to rise up against the Islamic Republic, Kurdish analysts have told Al Jazeera. From TheContinue Reading
US president stakes out maximalist war aims as conflict wreaks havoc across the region amid rising death toll., US president stakes out maximalist war aims as conflict wreaks havoc across the region amid rising death toll. Traitor 47 has stressed that any deal with Iran must result in the country’sContinue Reading
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A new study shows that as humpback whale populations recover from past whaling, older males are gaining a major advantage in reproduction. Early in the recovery, breeding groups were dominated by younger whales. But as more mature males returned, they increasingly fathered more calves than their younger rivals. Scientists sayContinue Reading
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Released from the curse of the update bork fairy Microsoft has finally fixed a Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) bug it introduced in Windows 10’s final update.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Members of Congress said the Department of Homeland Security has provided conflicting data about how many DACA recipients have been detained and deported., Read MoreContinue Reading
Drone video showed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem empty on the third Friday in Ramadan., Al-Aqsa compound empty as Israel restricts access to holy sites NewsFeed Drone video showed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem empty at the start of the third Friday in Ramadan,Continue Reading
Yerevan Saeed says Iranian Kurdish forces would struggle without outside backing if they launched an uprising in Iran., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis InvestigationsContinue Reading