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Putin's grip on Russia is shaking, claims minister - as despot comes under increasing pressure from his own Kremlin 'cabal' after Ukraine's surprise invasion
Daily Mail - 24 Aug 2024 02:35Ukraine's surprise assault on Russia earlier this month has weakened Vladimir Putin's grip over Russia, the Defence Secretary has said
US 'kinetic strike' takes out senior leader of terrorist group aligned with al Qaeda in Syria
Fox News - 24 Aug 2024 02:25U.S. Central Command Forces announced Friday that they had killed terrorist group senior leader Abu-'Abd al-Rahman al-Makki in a targeted kinetic strike.
Devs at Asia's top messaging app drowned in Slack, tamed it with ChatGPT
The Register - 23 Aug 2024 05:47LY Corp's QA team struggled to manage projects while wading through prolix posts LY Corp, a joint venture between Japan's SoftBank Group and South Korea's Naver Corporation known for its flagship... messaging app LINE, has detailed how it uses an in-house ChatGPT implementation to keep its quality assurance (QA) tasks on track....
OpenAI, Intel, and Qualcomm talk AI compute at legendary Hot Chips conference
ZDNet - 27 Aug 2024 00:25The Stanford computer conference kicked off with a keynote by OpenAI's head of infrastructure, who explained the logic of building bigger and bigger computers.
Rutgers, UMass women's soccer game devolves into ugly brawl as punches fly
New York Post - 26 Aug 2024 04:19A Rutgers women's soccer game turned into an MMA match briefly on Sunday afternoon.
Middle East conflict explodes as Israel drops bombs inside Lebanon while Hezbollah fires 150 rockets towards the Iron Dome
Daily Mail - 25 Aug 2024 05:55Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that the military had received intelligence that Hezbollah was preparing to strike on Israel causing them to act in 'self-defense'.
The 16 minutes that plunged the Bayesian yacht into a death spiral
BBC - 25 Aug 2024 03:34The BBC's Mark Lowen in Sicily hears how a rapid chain of events in the middle of the night haunts and dumbfounds so many.
Kickers Detroit Lions should target for the practice squad
Sporting News - 29 Aug 2024 04:04The Detroit Lions are rolling with kicker Jake Bates to start the season, but they need another option on the practice squad after he had an up-and-down summer. Here's a look at three kickers the... Lions should target for their practice squad.
'He's 70 and fairly wealthy': I met the love of my life three years ago. How do I politely ask that he include me in his will?
Market Watch - 28 Aug 2024 11:29"His two sons are against any kind of commitment between us, as their dad has had two failed marriages."
'Ridiculous foul': Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler is left furious as new signing Matt O'Riley leaves the ground on crutches following horror challenge by Crawley's Jay Williams
Daily Mail - 28 Aug 2024 02:14O'Riley, who joined Brighton from Celtic this week, was caught by a very late challenge from Crawley's Jay Williams.
Carlton coach Michael Voss tackles armed car thief while doing coffee run
Daily Mail - 27 Aug 2024 03:20Michael Voss has chased down an alleged car thief who crashed a stolen car while the Carlton coach was buying coffee on Tuesday morning.
World's oldest man: 'No special secret to long life'
BBC - 26 Aug 2024 02:18"You either live long or you live short and you can't do much about it," 112-year-old John Tinniswood says.
Jenna Ortega Says She Deleted Twitter After Receiving AI-Generated Explicit Images Of Herself As A Child
Deadline - 25 Aug 2024 04:32Jenna Ortega revealed she deleted her Twitter account after receiving AI-generated pornographic DMs of herself as a child. Speaking to the New York Times in advance of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the... second season of Netflix‘s Wednesday, the actress reflected on growing up in the spotlight and navigating her identity as a young woman in Hollywood. […]
Chris Hemsworth Plays Drums in Surprise Appearance at Ed Sheeran's Romania Concert
Variety - 25 Aug 2024 02:14Chris Hemsworth appeared at Ed Sheeran’s concert in Bucharest, Romania, on Saturday night, where he played the drums in front of an estimated 70,000 attendees. The actor was at Romania’s... National Arena to record an upcoming episode of Season 2 of his National Geographic/Disney+ original series “Limitless With Chris Hemsworth.” The second season will premiere in 2025. […]
An attack at a festival in a German city kills 3 people and wounds at least 5 seriously
Boston - 24 Aug 2024 03:41"None of us knows why" the attack took place, said Herbert Reul, who is the interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia state. The post An attack at a festival in a German city kills 3 people and... wounds at least 5 seriously appeared first on Boston.com.
California woman fed up with stolen mail sends Apple AirTag to herself to catch thief
Phys.org - 23 Aug 2024 08:53A Southern California woman fed up with her packages getting stolen out of her post office box sent an Apple AirTag to the address and cleverly tracked down the suspected thief, police said.
Hot coffee poured on baby in Brisbane by stanger: Tragic new photos emerge
Daily Mail - 29 Aug 2024 01:59Queensland Police on Thursday morning released more images of a man they have wish to speak to in relation to the alleged assault.
AI may soon let you record and rewatch your dreams
BGR - 28 Aug 2024 02:12What if AI could record your dreams and play them back for you? Like many AI topics we cover, that probably sounds like a load … The post AI may soon let you record and rewatch your dreams... appeared first on BGR.
Crystal Palace re-enter race to sign Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah... and line up a potential Marc Guehi replacement amid Newcastle interest
Daily Mail - 26 Aug 2024 02:12SIMON JONES: Oliver Glaser's side are offering a season-long loan with an obligation to purchase next summer but face they competition.
Famine hits Sudan as peace talks fall short yet again
BBC - 25 Aug 2024 06:02Aid begins to trickle in but it is far too little, too late, says analyst Alex de Waal.
Four people including police officer injured after car crash and alleged stabbings in Sydney's south
The Guardian - 25 Aug 2024 03:22NSW police minister says 'no threat to community' with person arrested after two-vehicle crash that closed Princes Highway in Engadine Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our... morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Four people including a police officer have been injured following a car crash and alleged stabbings in Sydney's south, New South Wales police say. Multiple calls were made to triple zero on Sunday morning after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of the Princes Highway and Old Bush Road in Engadine at about 9am, police said in a statement.
Chinese fast fashion giant Shein admits it discovered two cases of child labour in its supply chain last year
Daily Mail - 24 Aug 2024 03:16Scrutiny over Chinese fashion giant Shein has been growing as it nears a £50billion market debut on the London Stock Exchange.
Ukraine prioritising holding on to Russian territory it has already seized following daring 'mini-invasion'... but Zelensky may trade Kursk to recover land captured illegally by Putin's army
Daily Mail - 24 Aug 2024 02:53Ukraine's daring 'mini-invasion' of southern Russia is not expected to push any further into the country, Western officials have said.
Typhoon Shanshan Makes Landfall in Southern Japan
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2024 03:49The risk of life-threatening landslides and floods was rapidly increasing in parts of Kyushu Island as the storm lashed it with relentless rain, the authorities warned.
Where Does Biden's Student Loan Debt Plan Stand? Here's What to Know.
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2024 03:30The Supreme Court refused to allow a key part of President Biden's student debt plan to move forward. Here's what's left of it, and who could still benefit.