Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters. Back in 2023, Media Matters published research showing ads from major companies had appeared alongside...
Teaching the model: Designing LLM feedback loops that get smarter over time
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Large language models (LLMs) have dazzled with their ability to reason, generate and automate, but what...
AI-powered stuffed animals are coming for your kids
Do A.I. chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for kids? That’s how the companies selling these A.I.-powered kiddie companions are marketing them, but The New York Times’ Amanda Hess has some reservations. She recounts...
Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The death toll from heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir continues to rise rapidly, with at least 307 people confirmed dead.Most of the deaths were recorded by disaster authorities in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
Hundreds of flights grounded as Air Canada staff strike
Air Canada has suspended all its flights as a strike by cabin staff begins – a move the airline said will disrupt travel plans for around 130,000 passengers a day.The union representing more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants confirmed the start of...
Macron condemns ‘act of hatred’ after tree memorial for murdered Jew is cut down
9 hours agoShareSaveAleks PhillipsBBC NewsShareSaveGetty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel Macron has pledged that every effort will be made to track down and punish the person who cut down a tree commemorating a murdered Jew.The memorial tree was planted 14 years ago...
Far-right Israeli minister taunts prominent Palestinian prisoner
New footage shared on social media shows the far-right Israeli minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, taunting the most prominent Palestinian prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, in his cell.The Palestinian Authority has condemned the video. Its Vice-President Hussein al-Sheikh described...
Trump shifts ceasefire stance and urges Ukraine to agree Russia peace deal
5 minutes agoShareSaveAsya RobinsBBC NewsShareSaveGetty ImagesDonald Trump has said he wants to bypass a ceasefire in Ukraine to move directly to a permanent peace agreement after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.In a major shift of position, the US...