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  • Three Ivy League Presidents vs Congress on Antisemitism
    Dec 13 2023

    Presidents of Harvard, Penn and MIT were questioned about rising antisemitism on college campuses at a House committee hearing on Tuesday, December 5th. The biggest backlash stems from the question that asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews would violate the university code of conduct. At Tuesday’s hearing Harvard president Claudine Gay said it depended on the context, adding that when “speech crosses into conduct, that violates our policies.” (AP)

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    37 min
  • Weaponizing Migrants: Russia Diverting Asylum-Seekers to Finland
    Nov 30 2023

    In attempts to destabilize the West, Russia and its allies have been using migrants as pawns. After Russia invaded Ukraine and Finland joined NATO, it is clear that this "hybrid [type] warfare" combined with disinformation is becoming the norm.

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    32 min
  • Bing AI Thinks Women are X-Rated
    Nov 24 2023

    Try typing both "photorealistic image of man" and "photorealistic image of woman" into Bing AI and you'll get the image of a man right away -- for woman, not so much. Instead, you'll get an error message saying that the content you requested is inappropriate/explicit.

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    36 min
  • Fake AI Images of Israel-Hamas Conflict Served up by Adobe Stock Photo Service
    Nov 15 2023

    The problem with selling fake photos is that people may not know they are fake. Blatant deception seems to be the name of the game and if money is involved, then it's open season.

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    36 min
  • Modern Warfare: Hacktivists on the Rise in Israel-Gaza Conflict
    Oct 11 2023

    Hacktivists are hitting dozens of government websites and media outlets amid the war in Israel and Gaza, disrupting and overloading targeted systems. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, prominent hacktivist groups like "Anonymous Sudan" and "Killnet" that back Russian interests have emerged; they have also found their way into the current Israel-Gaza conflict.

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    28 min
  • Danish Artist 'Takes the Money and Runs'
    Oct 4 2023

    A Danish artist was given a load of money to recreate his artwork for an exhibit on labor relations at the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg. The earlier pieces featured bank notes pasted to canvases in the amount of the average annual wage in Denmark. This time artst Jens Haaning submitted two white canvases, minus bank notes, and titled them "Work it Out." The court is now telling the artist he has to pay the money back. What do you think?

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    38 min
  • Coup in Niger
    Aug 9 2023

    On July 26th, Niger's president Mohammed Bazoum was ousted by his own presidential guards. The official stated reasoning was worsening security due to continued violent attacks from jihadist groups in the region. Now a majority of the Sahel is under military control. What is really going on?

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    37 min
  • Microsoft - Activision Blizzard Deal
    Jul 26 2023

    It has been a few days since both Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King extended their deadline until October of this year. Although the FTC had voiced their intent to file an appeal with the 9th circuit court, things seem to be cooling down relatively speaking. The last hold-out on the global stage is the UK's Competition and Market Authority.

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    36 min