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Media Matters 21h ago

Fox guest: "This memorandum of understanding is worse than not having it"

by Media Matters for America

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TruthOut 5d ago

Israeli Firm Accused of Launching Smear Campaigns During US, European Elections

by Shireen Akram-Boshar

The smear campaigns reportedly targeted left-wing and pro-Palestine candidates in Scotland, New York, and France.

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Media Matters 22h ago

Brian Kilmeade questions JD Vance's handling of Iran MOU: Trump "can't be into every detail” but maybe Vance “wasn't the right person to bring this conflict to an end"

by Media Matters for America

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Less Wrong 2d ago

In open RLVR, “improvement” depends on the instrument — a small GRPO testbed separating what training optimizes, measures, and teaches

by JulesRoussel01

This post shows that the same open RLVR run can look like a success, a failure, or a reversal depending on the measurement instrument, using a small GRPO testbed that makes this…

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Less Wrong 2d ago

Inventing Consciousness

by vasilisk

TL;DR: We can propose “consciousness tests” only if we imply the existence of a task that only a genuinely conscious system can solve. Therefore, if we invent an internally…

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Slashdot 4d ago

OpenAI Investigated By Coalition of America's State Attorneys General

by EditorDavid

"A coalition of state attorneys general has opened an investigation into OpenAI," reports the Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter." OpenAI was served…

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Less Wrong 2d ago

Finding pi and G in Mathland

by Fernand0

This post is a Cunningham's law draft , c. 75% finished. Consider a) waiting until this notice has disappeared to read a more coherent post, or b) criticizing it with a focus on…

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Slashdot 4d ago

New UK Referendum Would Flip 'Brexit' Result of a Decade Ago, Poll Finds

by EditorDavid

It's the 10-year anniversary of Britain's "Brexit" vote withdrawing from the European Union. But a new UK poll "shows that a new Brexit referendum would reverse the vote that led…

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Slashdot 4d ago

US Congress Lets 'Warrantless Wiretap' Law FISA Lapse

by EditorDavid

It's the U.S. law that allows wiretaps without a warrant for surveilling foreign targets. And the U.S. Congress just let it lapse. Sort of. NPR reports: Each year, the provision…

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Kottke 6d ago

This is clever & depressing: the Apocalypse Early...

by Jason Kottke

This is clever & depressing: the Apocalypse Early Warning System tracks private jet activity. “In the event of an imminent nuclear apocalypse, we suspect that many people who have…

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The Intercept 1d ago

U.S. Casualties in Iran Are Still Rising

by Nick Turse

The official count of U.S. personnel hurt or killed in the war on Iran inched up, but it still omits hundreds of known casualties. The post U.S. Casualties in Iran Are Still…

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Techdirt 1d ago

Fox News Viewership Increases Belief In False Conspiracy Theories About Immigration

by Adam Eichen, Jesse Rhodes, and Tatishe Nteta

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. During a Washington Nationals baseball game on May 17, 2026, three…

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Ars Technica 2d ago

Fox’s $22B Roku acquisition aims to expand its reach into smart TVs, advertising

by Scharon Harding

Fox plans to take over Roku's streaming hardware, OS, and FAST services.

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SCOTUSblog 6d ago

Opinions on the way

by Kelsey Dallas

Plus, don’t miss our new SCOTUSblog merch!

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Techdirt 2d ago

Daily Deal: The Lifetime Learner Bundle

by Daily Deal

The Lifetime Learner Bundle feature access to uTalk and Stack Skills. Through uTalk, you’ll be able to speak keywords and phrases in no time and will start to see the results…

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Zeteo 18h ago

Donald Trump Lost the Iran War. Here's the Evidence

by Mehdi Hasan

As JD Vance heads to Geneva to sign a deal with Iran, it’s undeniable that this American president failed to meet almost every single one of his own stated war goals.

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