Why Europe Must Not Let AI Firms Put Profits Before People
The soap opera-like ousting and swift return of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman produced plenty of fodder for ironic quips online but it also exposed some serious fault lines. One such…
Some Experts Say COPs Are ‘Distracting’ and Need Fixing
This story was originally published by Grist. Diplomats, academics, and activists from around the globe will gather yet again this week to try to find common ground on a plan…
Inside haunted ‘Cave of the Devil’ with ‘blood smeared on walls and creepy statues where witches cast spells’
AN EXPLORER has shared a harrowing video of the blood-smeared “cave of the devil” – where witches cast spells and people make pacts with “dark beings”. Jose Flores regularly hits…
The Far Right and Far Left Meet Over Wellness Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories, especially about vaccines, spread like wildfire during the COVID-19 pandemic, but such anti-science thinking is extending far beyond COVID-19. There are now conspiracies about sunscreen, the causes of…
Hamas terrorists ‘release ten more hostages’ as tense Israel truce enters its final day tomorrow
HAMAS has now “released ten more hostages” before the final day of the four-day truce takes place tomorrow. The terror group has now handed over a fifth batch of captives…