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Modi in India, humiliated by voters, faces serious economic difficulties

Jun

Modi in India, humiliated by voters, faces serious economic difficulties

More news - Latest news The humiliation of Modi's party resonates in part as an expression of popular frustration that India remains a land of economic peril for hundreds of millions of people, as well as a country characterized by startling contrasts in wealth. In big cities, five-star hotels boasting luxurious spas look down on teeming, toilet-free slums. In rural areas, malnutrition prevails under many roofs and families struggle to find the money to send their children to school. Even though its working-age population numbers about a billion, India has only 430 million jobs, according to the Center for Monitoring…

Morrie Markoff, considered the oldest man in the United States, dies at 110

Jun

By Liam Walker

World

Morrie Markoff, considered the oldest man in the United States, dies at 110

More news - News 24 hours As of April, the world's oldest living man is believed to be Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood at 111 years old, according to Guinness World Records. (Guinness lists María Branyas Morera, a California native living in Spain, as the world's oldest woman, at 117.) When Mr. Markoff heard the news of his rise to the top of the list, "he just smiled and said, 'Well, someone has to be there,'" his daughter said in an interview. He stood out not only for his longevity but also for a lucidity unusual for his age. Until her…

Crisis in the Middle East: Blinken defines some Hamas changes to the ceasefire proposal as “unacceptable”.

Jun

By Liam Walker

World

Crisis in the Middle East: Blinken defines some Hamas changes to the ceasefire proposal as “unacceptable”.

Related media - Breaking news A United Nations commission investigating the October 7 attacks on Israel and the resulting conflict in Gaza accused both Palestinian armed groups and Israel of committing war crimes, and the commission said Israel's conduct of the war included crimes against humanity.In a report released on Wednesday, the three-person commission – led by Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights chief – provided the UN's most detailed examination yet of the events since 7 October. The report itself does not entail any sanctions. , but presents a legal analysis of actions in the Gaza conflict that…

Fifty years later, the chaos of Cleveland’s 10-Cent Beer Night still shocks

Jun

By Liam Walker

World

Fifty years later, the chaos of Cleveland’s 10-Cent Beer Night still shocks

Related media - Breaking news There were streakers, kissers and wannabe prize fighters. There were arrests, threats and flying chairs. There were bruises, there was blood and there was beer. So, so much beer. There was plenty of blame to pass around: the fans, the umpires, the team officials, the managers, local broadcasters and radio hosts. Oh, and according to one Cleveland resident, the real instigator causing that evening’s mayhem? The moon. And that’s not a reference to the fans who yanked down their pants and showed Rangers players their backsides. Fifty years ago, chaos descended upon Municipal Stadium on…

The rise and fall of BNN Breaking, an AI-generated news channel

Jun

By Liam Walker

Science and Technology

The rise and fall of BNN Breaking, an AI-generated news channel

Related media - Breaking news A closer look, however, would have revealed that individual BNN journalists were publishing long stories as many as multiple times a minute, writing in generic prose familiar to anyone who has tinkered with the AI chatbot ChatGPT. BNN's "About Us" page featured an image of four children looking at a computer, some bearing the gnarled fingers that are a telltale sign of an AI-generated image. The ease with which the site and its errors entered the ecosystem for legitimate news highlights a growing concern: AI-generated content is disrupting, and often poisoning, the supply of information…

Jun

By Liam Walker

Investments and Business

How the Humane AI Pin Failed

Related media - Breaking news Ms. Bongiorno and Mr. Chaudhri said Humane was working on problems with the device. The startup has added more voice navigation options to the device, as well as sound effects, to make it easier to use. The updates include the integration of OpenAI's latest chatbot system, GPT-4o, designed to improve battery life by 25% and reduce the device's response time to two seconds. Those updates responded to questions raised by auditors, the founders said. Ms. Bongiorno defined the reviews and feedback as “a gift given to us”. Companies are interested in the device, he added.…

Live updates: Israeli attack kills dozens of people in the former school where civilians had taken refuge

Jun

By Liam Walker

World

Live updates: Israeli attack kills dozens of people in the former school where civilians had taken refuge

More news - News 24 hours Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened further military action against Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday, amid growing talk of another full-scale war, even as Israel battles Hamas in the Gaza Strip.Two days after Hezbollah militants fired a barrage of rockets and explosive drones from Lebanon into northern Israel, setting off several fires, Netanyahu visited soldiers and firefighters in the area and said the Israeli army was ready to strike . “Whoever thinks they can harm us and that we will respond by sitting on our hands is making a big mistake,” he said, according…