Ex-officials say Gaza policy has put US at risk
A joint statement by 12 former officials says US policy on Gaza has "put a target on America’s back".
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Google now pays $250k for KVM zero-day vulnerabilities
Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-now-pays-250-000-for-kvm-zero-day-vulnerabilities/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40862346 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Peter Farrelly’s ‘Balls Up’ Comedy With Mark Wahlberg to Shoot in Australia
“Balls Up,” an action comedy film from “Green Book” director Peter Farrelly and starring Mark Wahlberg, will shoot this month in Queensland, Australia. The picture is backed by Amazon MGM Studios and Skydance. The film follows two American marketing executives who are fired for
Russia’s new combat icebreaker built for Arctic dominance
Russia’s new combat icebreaker, known as the Project 23550 Ivan Papanin, has embarked on factory sea trials, signaling Russia’s intensified strategic focus on the Arctic amid an emerging New Cold War. This month, The War Zone reported the icebreaker is designed not only to
Missing Australian child feared attacked by crocodile, police say
SYDNEY - Police in Australia's Northern Territory said on Wednesday a missing 12-year-old child was reportedly attacked by a crocodile and a search and rescue operation was underway.
Malaysia court rejects Najib's bid to serve sentence under house arrest
Najib Razak, who is also considering filing a new petition for a full pardon, remains on trial for corruption in several other 1MDB-linked cases.
Malaysia court dismisses jailed ex-PM Najib’s bid to serve sentence under house arrest
Najib said an “addendum order” issued by the former king had accompanied a pardons board’s decision to halve his sentence.
Malaysia's Good Vibes Festival 2024 cancelled to respect king's coronation
The music festival was previously cancelled in 2023 after The 1975 frontman Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate onstage during a performance.
Hathras stampede: Deadliest stampedes and crushes in recent years
The northern India crowd crush is among the worst crowd incidents in recent history.
Paramount, Skydance reach tentative merger deal: Reports
Paramount’s parent company, National Amusements, has come to a tentative deal on a possible merger with media conglomerate Skydance according to multiple sources, multiple outlets reported. Paramount had previously reportedly stopped talks with Skydance on a merger and news
Dangerous skin diseases spreading among Gaza children
Wafaa Elwan's five-year-old son cannot sleep in the Gaza tent city where she and her seven children shelter, but it is not the guns of war that cause his daily nightmare. "My son can't sleep through the night because he can't stop scratching his body," the anxious mother said.
Dear Julia, Dear Yuri
Article URL: https://celebratio.org/Robinson_JB/article/964/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40862136 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Improve LLM Performance by Maximizing Iterative Development
I have been working in AI space for a while now, first at FAANG with ML since 2021, then with LLM in start-ups since early 2023. I think LLM Application development is extremely iterative, more so than any other types of development. This is because to improve an LLM
Fears for Australian child missing after croc attack
The 12-year-old boy was last seen swimming in a remote creek in the Northern Territory.
Putin arrives in Kazakhstan for Russia-China dominated SCO summit
Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for regional security and defence talks, the Kremlin said, as well as a series of bilateral meetings, including with Chinese and Turkish leaders.
'I am not a church boy': RFK Jr responds to sex assault allegation
A magazine article claimed the candidate sexually assaulted a babysitter and joked about eating dog meat in Korea.
'Almost whole island homeless' in Hurricane Beryl's wake
Union Island, which lies off St Vincent and the Grenadines, has been devastated by the powerful hurricane.
The U.S. needs more of this critical metal — and China owns 80% of its supply chain
China dominates the supply chain for many of the world's critical minerals, but so far it's held off on sweeping restrictions on at least one: tungsten.
The Biggest Problem in Mathematics Is Finally a Step Closer to Being Solved
Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-riemann-hypothesis-the-biggest-problem-in-mathematics-is-a-step-closer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40861942 Points: 13 # Comments: 7
Harris backs Biden as Democratic nominee, says they'll beat Trump again
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday doubled down on her support of President Biden amid calls for him to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race after his poor debate performance last week against former President Trump. “Look, Joe Biden is our nominee. We beat Trump once
Neuroscientists must not be afraid to study religion
Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02153-7 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40861913 Points: 17 # Comments: 6
MIT: Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College Enrollment
Article URL: https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01457/120871/Raising-State-Minimum-Wages-Lowering-Community?redirectedFrom=fulltext Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40861899 Points: 11 # Comments: 8
Chinese AI stirs panic at European geoscience society
Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/chinese-ai-stirs-panic-european-geoscience-society Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40861894 Points: 19 # Comments: 10
Joke candidates flood Tokyo’s governor race
A record 56 people are running in the July 7 election, where two women are vying for the top post.
Japan’s first new banknotes in 20 years use holograms to defeat counterfeits
Nearly 80 per cent of 2.2 million drink vending machines will need upgrades to accept the new bills.
Xbox Suffers Major Outage [Update: It's Working Again]
Xbox users have spent the last several hours cut off from the platform’s online features following a major outage. Microsoft confirmed the issues were widespread across Xbox Series X/S accounts but said its investigation into the source of the downtime was taking longer than
A Bugatti car, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans
A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.
HuggingFace releases support for tool-use and RAG models
Article URL: https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v4.42.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40861822 Points: 38 # Comments: 0
The ex-gangster who has become South Africa's sports minister
The rise of Gayton McKenzie from a former bank robber to a politician in the new unity government.
Shari Redstone reaches preliminary deal to sell controlling stake in Paramount to Skydance Media for $1.75B
The media heiress reached a preliminary agreement to sell her controlling stake in Paramount Global to Skydance Media – just weeks after she walked away from a deal between the two sides, according to multiple reports Tuesday.
Watch The Killers’ Brandon Flowers Join Travis To Cover Aztec Camera In Glasgow
In the past month, the Killers have covered Erasure , the Yeah Yeah Yeahs , the Kinks , and the Stone Roses while celebrating 20 years of Hot Fuss . On Thursday, frontman Brandon Flowers crashed their opener Travis’ performance for a rendition of Aztec Camera’s “Somewhere In My
Biden blames jet lag and travel for poor debate performance
The president said his shaky debate performance came after he flew "around the world a couple of times".
Big Sean Reflects On ‘Full Circle’ Moment With Eminem Following Release Of ‘Tobey’
Big Sean is pinching himself as he appears on a fourth song with Eminem, and sees his fandom come full circle over 20 years later.
