The situation in Ukraine has gone from bad to worse as Russia increases attacks in the north.
Category: 14 May 2024
OPENAI RELEASES TOOL TO IDENTIFY FAKE IMAGES
AI has created memorable fake images—the pope in a puffer coat, Donald Trump being tackled to the ground by a squad of police—that have tricked some people into thinking they were real.
WWIII: UKRAINE CONTINUES ASSAULT ON SOFT TARGETS IN RUSSIA
Ukraine carried out separate drone strikes last week on two oil depots inside Russia as it intensifies its effort to strike “soft targets” within Russia to prove to the West that it remains a solid investment to weaken the Kremlin.
AI CAN CREATE YOUR DIGITAL TWIN
New versions of AI can create images to order, threatening the livelihood of photographers. AIs can create images of people to order, ending the careers, and the profession, of fashion models.
A HORDE OF CHINESE START-UPS ARE BLITZING THE COUNTRY’S AI MARKET
“There is no winner of [AI] foundation models yet” in China, Charlie Dai, vice-president of consulting firm Forrester, told the Financial Times.
SAUDI ARABIA: THE NEXT BIG PLAYER IN AI?
Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s king-in-waiting, has invested his country’s cash in gaming enterprises, green hydrogen technology, and plans to build a “digital city” called Neom in the desert.
U.S. ARMY OFFICER RESIGNS OVER BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL’S ETHNIC CLEANSING IN GAZA
Maj. Harrison Mann, a U.S. Army officer, resigned from the Department of Defense in a letter on LinkedIn over the Biden administration’s “unconditional support” for Israel’s rampage on Gaza.
THE FALL OF EUROPE IS A DONE DEAL, RUSSIA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT…AND AMERICA ISN’T FAR BEHIND
The EU is destined to fall apart and be balkanized, once again. A combination of demographic implosion and desperate immigration policies has, at this point, baked in a clash of civilizations.
HEZBOLLAH’S NASRALLAH SAYS WAR ON GAZA MUST END IF ISRAELIS HOPE TO RETURN TO THE NORTH
Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, said in a televised address on Monday that Israelis will not be able to return to the country’s north until the government ends its war on Gaza, which is not a matter “open for discussion.”
RAFAH AID SLOWS TO A TRICKLE AS IDF TAKE OVER BORDER CROSSING ON PALESTINIAN SIDE
The humanitarian conditions in Rafah have gone from bad to worse after Israeli forces seized the city’s border crossing and ended all traffic into Gaza from two main entries.