In Europe, only local leadership will shed Soviet-era shackles

The war for a free society will not be won from an ivory tower in Washington or Brussels, but only through the action taken by local leaders on the ground, Brad Lips writes.

WATCH: Coffin of Iranian President Raisi arrives in Tabriz

Hundreds of mourners took to the streets of Tabriz on Tuesday to pay their respects to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

One dead and others injured after severe turbulence hits London-Singapore flight

Singapore's minister for transport said he was "deeply saddened to learn about the incident" onboard the Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow.

Porter+Craig Film and Media Distribution Acquires Global Rights to Fado Filmes’ ‘Nothing Ever Happened’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Porter+Craig Film and Media Distribution, run by veteran industry executives Jeff Porter and Keith L. Craig has acquired worldwide rights to Gonçalo Galvão Teles’ “Nothing Ever Happened.” The film has enjoyed considerable success on the festival circuit, including awards in

Scarlett Johansson 'shocked, angered' by ChatGPT voice that sounded 'eerily similar' to hers

Actress Scarlett Johansson said she was “shocked” and “angered” Monday after ChatGPT rolled out its voiced artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that she claims sounds “eerily similar” to her own voice. Johansson, in a statement, noted that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously

Georgian students protest divisive 'foreign influence' law

University and school students in Georgia have been driving protests against the country's divisive "foreign influence" law, which critics see it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.

Netflix Rejected David Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds’ as a Series, Director Says: “I Felt I Can’t Let This Die”

David Cronenberg has opened up on putting his film The Shrouds to Netflix executives as a television series, who greenlit writing a first episode before rejecting the director’s project. The sci-fi drama, which aired in Cannes to a three-and-a-half minute applause before

Palestinian ministry says Israel troops kill 7 in West Bank raid

Palestinian health officials said Israeli troops killed seven Palestinians during a raid Tuesday in the West Bank city of Jenin, where the military said it had launched a counterterrorism operation. The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah said nine people had been wounded,

Cam'ron Goes Viral For Wild 'CNN' Interview About Diddy & Cassie Drama

Cam'ron gave CNN the shock of their lives after being invited on the news channel to discuss his reaction to watching Diddy assault Cassie in a hotel corridor.

Latin America labels ultra-processed foods. Will the US follow?

In 2010, Mexico led the way, followed by Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia What are those weird ingredients in our favorite packaged foods? Candy lines every inch of the mercado de dulces in Mexico City’s historic center. Tantalizing strawberry-flavored

‘PR stunt’: how US utilities use housing non-profit partnerships to promote gas

Revealed: Four gas utilities have teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build ‘zero-net energy homes’, investigation shows US gas utilities are partnering with one of the nation’s most trusted non-profits as part of a “cynical PR stunt” to combat efforts to curb fossil fuel

Family offices become prime targets for cyber hacks and ransomware

With their large wealth and small staffs, family offices have become lucrative targets for hackers and cybercriminals, experts say.

Hamas is just a part of Iran’s multi-front war against Israel and the West

The Biden administration is seriously mistaken to believe the Middle East’s only real conflict is in Gaza.

Ghost of Tsushima PC performance analysis: Your CPU will be fine, your GPU will whine, but there are settings for every gamer out there

Unless you happen to own an Intel Arc graphics card. You're out of luck, I'm afraid.

France begins its first war crimes trial of Syrian officials

The first trial in France of officials from the Syrian regime opened on Tuesday, with three top security officers to be tried in absentia for war crimes.

EMF Announce First US Shows In 32 Years

British rave-rockers EMF are playing shows in the US for the first time since 1992? Well, that’s just… I mean, it’s… implausible? Wait, no, that’s not the word. EMF’s return to America is… unthinkable? Still not quite right. Preposterous? Outlandish? Inconceivable? None of

The best Valorant VPN in 2024

Improve your speeds, find better servers, and get easy wins with a VPN for Valorant

Professor jailed in Mali for criticising the junta

Étienne Fakaba Sissoko's book accused the military of using propaganda to sway public opinion.

Children among 7 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Jenin

Israel forces carried out another deadly raid in Jenin early on Tuesday, killing several Palestinian civilians and children, and destroying infrastructure.

We created the first open source implementation of Meta's TestGen–LLM

Article URL: https://www.codium.ai/blog/we-created-the-first-open-source-implementation-of-metas-testgen-llm/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40426995 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

Video on Trump Truth Social page references 'unified Reich'

A campaign video posted to former President Trump’s Truth Social page Monday included a note about establishing a “unified Reich” and other references to the German Empire as hypothetical headlines if he were to win the 2024 election. The video was widely criticized online,

Ruben Östlund, Karim Aïnouz Among Guests at German Films and Medienboard Reception

Swedish director Ruben Östlund, who won Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or for “The Square” and “Triangle of Sadness,” was among the guests at the German Films and Medienboard Reception on May 18 in the garden of the Mondrian Hotel in Cannes. Östlund, who is in the Riviera

TfL 'names and shames' US embassy in London over unpaid congestion charges

Transport for London is planning to go to court to try and get the more than £14 million it says the US embassy owes for unpaid congestion charges.

Cannes 2024 review: ‘The Apprentice’ – Donald Trump: The formative years

The already controversial Donald Trump origin story hits Cannes - and the Trump campaign has vowed to sue.

Iranian President Raisi's memorial muted amid public discontent

DUBAI - Thousands of Iranians turned out to mourn President Ebrahim Raisi in the city of Tabriz on Tuesday, after he was killed in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border at the weekend along with his foreign minister and seven others.

Dolly De Leon Sets Serial Killer Series Role as Philippines Producer CreaZion Studios Builds Film Slate

Dolly De Leon, who rocked the Cannes Film Festival two years ago in “Triangle of Sadness,” has joined the cast of “Severino: The First Serial Killer,” an upcoming series from Philippines outfit CreaZion Studios. While “Severino” is the highest profile project, the producer is

Press: The Supreme Court — flying upside down

Under the best of circumstances, both Alito and Thomas should recuse themselves. If they refuse, Chief Justice John Roberts should publicly call on them to do so. If they still refuse, Congress should move to impeach them both.

Lowe's stock pops even as consumers hold off on making big ticket purchases

Lowe’s is continuing to face headwinds as it grapples with a slowdown in home sales, higher interest rates, and a pullback in consumer spending . Read more...

David Cronenberg on the ‘Promise and Threat’ of AI in Filmmaking: ‘Do We Welcome That? Do We Fear That? Both’

David Cronenberg weighed the pros and cons of artificial intelligence in filmmaking at the Cannes Film Festival press conference for his latest film, “The Shrouds,” on Tuesday. Though Cronenberg said that technological advancements like CGI have “made filmmaking much easier” in

Türkiye's Erdoğan claims Eurovision contestants threaten family values

And it’s nil points from Türkiye to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest Winner as the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed the event threatened traditional family values.

Greek court throws out shipwreck trial against Egyptians

The judges ruled they had no jurisdiction to hear the case as the boat sank in international waters.

Bethesda won't make a game as cool as Morrowind ever again, so thank god an original dev has come back 20 years on to make quest mods for it

Douglas Goodall has returned to the game he helped make with a bunch of mods.

Ben-Gvir rages at Israel police for 'protecting Gaza aid trucks'

Ben-Gvir expressed anger that a significant number of police officers were tasked with monitoring aid trucks destined for war-hit Gaza.

U.S. envoy: Israel-Saudi normalisation needs Gaza quiet, discussion of Palestinian rule

JERUSALEM - Forging formal Israeli-Saudi relations as part of an emerging trilateral deal involving Washington would require a calming of the Gaza war and a discussion of prospects for Palestinian governance, the U.S. envoy to Jerusalem said on Tuesday.

France's president to fly to riot-hit New Caledonia

Macron held a defence council on the New Caledonia situation at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday

One Dead After London-Singapore Flight Hit by Turbulence

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-21/singapore-air-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-bangkok-1-dead Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40426842 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

Trying out the Panel-of-Experts prompting strategy for LLMs

Article URL: https://sourcery.ai/blog/panel-of-experts/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40426813 Points: 11 # Comments: 0

Little Kitty, Big City tops 1 million players on Xbox Game Pass

Feline good.

One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8889d7x8j4o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40426801 Points: 58 # Comments: 21

Outrage as Rushdie says a free Palestine would be 'Taliban-like'

Rushdie said it was 'strange' that student protesters seemingly 'show support for Hamas', amid worldwide university protests.

Prince Harry’s Bid to Include Rupert Murdoch, Piers Morgan in Phone Hacking Lawsuit Rejected by Judge

Prince Harry’s bid to include claims against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and broadcaster Piers Morgan has been rejected by London’s High Court. Harry – along with more than 40 other plaintiffs – is suing Murdoch’s U.K. newspaper business News Group Newspapers over claims of

India's northwest braces for more heatwaves amid elections

NEW DELHI - As India's northwest braces for more heatwave days this summer, capital Delhi has ordered the closure of all schools as temperatures surge as high as 47 degrees Celsius ahead of voting in the final two phases of national elections.

Macy's beats lowly Q1 estimates, as it weighs a future between a turnaround or a buyout

'Israel of Latin America' Colombia struggles to shed its skin

Colombia has severed ties with Israel, breaking decades of relations and reliance. But, as Simon Rodríguez Porras writes, that may be easier said than done.