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World · Al Jazeera

More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DR Congo

The doses are the first of 70,000 allocated for Kinshasa as experts warn of the virus's exponential spread.

World · Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s PTI seeks contempt action over jailed Imran Khan’s hospital move

Party launches legal action after authorities take ex-PM to ⁠state hospital for check-up ⁠before returning him to jail.

World · Deutsche Welle

Small German airplane crashes in Croatia, killing 2

The two-seater motor glider went down in the Velebit mountains, near Zadar, killing both passengers.

World · Al Jazeera

Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete shot and killed in South Africa

Zolani Tete, who held WBF flyweight and WBO bantamweight world titles, killed at his home in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

Article URL: https://munderdiffl.in/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49398152 Points: 219 # Comments: 88

World · Al Jazeera

Iran says new US sanctions violate sovereignty of other states

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei slams Trump's latest threat as a return to 'full-scale classic colonialism'.

Notable Blogs · Seth Godin

Don’t eat if you’re not hungry

That’s not only good dieting advice. It works in just about every endeavor we sign up for. The system would like us to be insatiable on its behalf, but that’s not an invitation we’re required to accept.

AI · The Decoder

World models that ignore human beliefs predict the wrong actions, new research shows

Current world models like Sora or Genie only simulate physics and ignore what people think, want, or feel. The new "Mental World Modeling" framework adds mental variables like beliefs and intentions. Even weaker language models using this approach outperform stronger models without mental modeling. The biggest bottleneck: predicting how physical and mental states change together. The article World models that ignore human beliefs predict the wrong actions, new research shows appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Al Jazeera

Australia bite back as 18 wickets fall on day one of second Bangladesh Test

Left-armers star in wicket bonanza as Australia take 101-run lead over Bangladesh on first day of the second Test.

World · Deutsche Welle

India news: Gandhi's handwritten notes sold for $1.7 million at Mumbai auction

A collection of notes written by Mahatma Gandhi has fetched the highest ever price for an Indian historical document in Mumbai. Meanwhile, a reported visit by Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman remains in doubt. DW has more.

World · Deutsche Welle

Germany news: Friedrich Merz to visit area struck by fires

Chancellor Merz is set to thank firefighters who tackled recent devastating blazes in western Germany. Meanwhile, a German Cup soccer match ended in a mass brawl with over 100 injuries. DW has more.

World · Deutsche Welle

Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul arrived in Kyiv by a special train, just days ahead of Ukraine's 35th independence day. His visit comes as two Ukrainians were killed overnight in Russian attacks.

World · Al Jazeera

Nakashima pounds Fritz, Bejlek beats Keys in Cincinnati upsets

Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima set up one all-American men's semifinal, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula also win.

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

Banking Trojans Manic, Grandoreiro, ToxicPanda 2.0 in the Spotlight

The spyware-equipped Manic, a persistent Grandoreiro campaign in Latin America and Europe, and an expanded ToxicPanda 2.0 malware. The post Banking Trojans Manic, Grandoreiro, ToxicPanda 2.0 in the Spotlight appeared first on SecurityWeek .

World · Al Jazeera

How will Trump’s tariffs affect Canada’s economy?

US imposes 50% tariffs on key Canadian sectors after talks collapse, but unlikely to cripple Canada's economy.

World · Al Jazeera

Panama Canal to reduce shipping as ‘extreme’ El Nino approaches

Panama Canal will cut daily transits from 40 to 32 vessels by September 15, risking slower shipping and higher costs.

AI · The Decoder

RayNeo's new AI glasses skip the camera, focus on text overlays

RayNeo is launching a new headset without a camera or speakers. The article RayNeo's new AI glasses skip the camera, focus on text overlays appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Al Jazeera

Lionel Messi fined for striking opponent in Inter Miami MLS game

MLS fine Inter Miami's Lionel Messi and Ian Fray for separate incidents in match against Philadelphia Union.

World · Al Jazeera

‘Young want to leave’: Libya’s brain drain, 15 years after Tripoli fell

Professionals who left a country in turmoil say they are unlikely to return as more in Libya could be planning to leave.

AI · The Decoder

Netflix tests language model as alternative to hand-built recommendation logic

Netflix pitted its years-old recommendation engine against an in-house language model called GenRec and says it got better results. Instead of relying on thousands of hand-crafted features, GenRec converts viewing behavior into plain text. Netflix itself calls it "an early but promising step." The article Netflix tests language model as alternative to hand-built recommendation logic appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Al Jazeera

Somalia child hunger crisis deepens after aid cuts, UNICEF says

The drought-stricken country has recorded a 32 percent jump in the number of children treated for severe malnutrition.

AI · The Decoder

Psychological methods reveal major weaknesses in AI security testing

Researchers at the UK AI Security Institute used psychometric methods to show that popular safety benchmarks for language models don't measure one consistent trait. Blanket blocking of requests can artificially inflate a safety score even as the model gets less useful day to day. The study also offers a method for catching models that act more cautious during tests than they do in normal use. The article Psychological methods reveal major weaknesses in AI security testing appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Al Jazeera

China’s new moon mission could unlock secret of lunar ice: Why that matters

The Chang'e-7 seeks to find out more about the water trapped within the moon's shadowed craters.

World · Al Jazeera

‘It was a tsunami’: Floods leave death trail in India’s Assam

From father searching for his daughter's body to man who drowned trying to save a friend, floods take devastating toll.