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TechCrunch | [
"accelerate africa",
"Africa",
"GoTime AI",
"resilience17",
"Y Combinator",
"yc"
] | # As YC retreats from Africa, alumni launch accelerators to fill the gap
By Tage Kene-Okafor
December 7th, 2024 03:15 PM
---
The influential accelerator Y Combinator made a splash in Africa in 2020 when it shined its light on the market and began to accept startups from the region into its cohorts. The move was hu... |
CBC News | [
"Middle East crisis",
"Damascus",
"Jordan",
"Syria",
"War and unrest",
"Civil wars",
"Army",
"Human rights and civil liberties"
] | # Syrian rebels advance on heavily defended city of Homs and Damascus suburbs
December 7th, 2024 03:14 PM
---
UN special envoy for Syria calls for urgent talks to ensure 'orderly political transition'
Syrian rebels continued their lightning advance on Saturday, with news they were active in the suburbs of the capit... |
Voice Of America | [
"Extremism Watch",
"South & Central Asia",
"TTP",
"Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan",
"Afghanistan",
"Pakistan"
] | # Clashes kill 6 Pakistan troops, 22 militants near Afghan border
By Ayaz Gul
December 7th, 2024 04:36 PM
---
Pakistan said Saturday that a predawn assault on a security post and intelligence-driven counterinsurgency raids in its northwestern province bordering Afghanistan killed at least six troops and 22 militan... |
The New Yorker | [
"translation",
"writing",
"literature"
] | # What Does a Translator Do?
By Max Norman
December 7th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
Damion Searls, who has translated a Nobel laureate, believes his craft isn't about transforming or reflecting a text. It's about conjuring one's experience of it.
Jon Fosse's "Septology," the seven-novel sequence about art and God that hel... |
Wired | [
"review",
"reviews",
"music",
"audio",
"shopping"
] | # SEO: Korg MicroKorg 2 Review: Better, Not Best
By Terrence O'Brien
December 7th, 2024 10:03 AM
---
This tiny synth is a solid upgrade, but it lives in a sea of excellent competitors.
Introduced in 2002, the MicroKorg became one of the best-selling synthesizers of all time. But a lot has changed since then. In t... |
Wired | [
"shopping",
"household",
"sleep",
"rants and raves",
"wired's favorite gifts"
] | # Skip the Viral Hatch Restore 2 for This Brighter, Cheaper Clock
By Nena Farrell
December 7th, 2024 09:02 AM
---
After testing many, many sunrise alarm clocks, I recommend the Lumie Bodyclock Shine 300 for your perpetually sleepy loved one.
Everytime someone finds out I write about sunrise alarm clocks, they ask... |
The New Yorker | [
"child birth",
"covid-19",
"photography"
] | # A Photographer's Intimate Chronicle of Home Birth
By Jessica Winter
December 7th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
Maggie Shannon's black-and-white images of childbirth in the COVID era capture the awe-inspiring, quotidian experience of turning one person into two.
In the early, terrifying days of the coronavirus pandemic in ... |
TechCrunch | [
"evergreens",
"GenZVC",
"venture capital"
] | # New York's top VCs under 30
By Dominic-Madori Davis
December 7th, 2024 03:09 PM
---
The next generation of New York City investors are already making their mark in the Big Apple.
They come from big-name venture firms like Female Founders Fund and Lerer Hippeau and smaller ones like Chai Ventures. They work in a... |
Voice Of America | [
"Europe",
"United Kingdom",
"storm darragh"
] | # Power cuts, train cancellations as Storm Darragh batters UK
By Agence France-Presse
December 7th, 2024 04:06 PM
---
Tens of thousands of people across the U.K. were left without power Saturday morning after Storm Darragh hit the country with strong winds and caused pre-Christmas travel disruptions.
The U.K.'s M... |
CBC News | [
"Japanese Canadian internment",
"first person",
"British Columbia",
"Edmonton",
"Kaslo B.C.",
"Toronto",
"Vancouver",
"University of British Columbia",
"Harbours",
"World War II",
"Education",
"Students"
] | # My Japanese grandpa questions my decision to return to B.C. — the place where he lost so much
By Nicole Ing
December 7th, 2024 09:00 AM
---
Returning to the place my family was forced to leave during the internment brings conflicting feelings
This First Person column is written by Nicole Ing, who lives in Vanco... |
The BBC | [
"Social media",
"TikTok",
"China",
"Apps",
"Donald Trump",
"United States"
] | # US TikTok ban: When and why could the app be outlawed?
By Liv McMahon
July 20th, 2020 11:34 PM
---
TikTok has suffered a setback in its fight against a law which will ban it in the US unless it is sold by ByteDance, its Chinese parent company.
In December, a court in the US rejected its attempt to appeal the la... |
Associated Press News | [
"One Extraordinary Photo"
] | # One Extraordinary Photo: A cow grazing in a garbage dump in Ghana
By MISPER APAWU
December 6th, 2024 09:29 AM
---
ACRA, Ghana (AP) — Misper Apawu is a photographer based in Accra and works across West Africa. She focuses on exposing social issues with an emphasis on narratives about women, sports and the environ... |
TechCrunch | [
"Enterprise",
"venture capital",
"Y Combinator",
"AI",
"enterprise startups",
"enterprise tech",
"artificial intelligence"
] | # The four startups from YC's Fall batch that enterprises should pay attention to
By Rebecca Szkutak
December 7th, 2024 03:00 PM
---
Notable Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator held a Demo Day for its inaugural Fall cohort this week.
The 95 startups in this latest batch looked quite similar to recent ... |
Wired | [
"shopping",
"review",
"reviews",
"laptops",
"computers",
"asus",
"windows"
] | # Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED Review: A Simple and Effective Laptop
By Daniel Thorp-Lancaster
December 7th, 2024 08:30 AM
---
It's not flashy, but this Asus laptop has all the power you probably need plus a crisp OLED display.
It's easy to get caught up in the flashiness of laptop specs and designs in the high-end se... |
CBC News | [
"Northback Holdings",
"Alberta Municipal Government Act",
"Grassy Mountain Coal Project",
"Alberta",
"High River",
"Alberta Energy Regulator",
"Government of Alberta",
"Municipal District of Ranchland",
"Municipality of Crowsnest Pass",
"Town of High River",
"Blair Painter",
"Brian Jean",
"... | # After 'Yes' vote on coal, Crowsnest Pass council now wants to annex land of proposed mine
By Joel Dryden
December 7th, 2024 01:00 PM
---
Relations with nearby district have been 'cold' recently, Crowsnest Pass mayor says
Crowsnest Pass Mayor Blair Painter says council will explore an annexation of the nearby Mu... |
The New Yorker | [] | # President Emmanuel Macron Has Plunged France into Chaos
By Lauren Collins
December 7th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
Lawmakers have toppled the government for the first time since 1962. How did we get here?
At the end of July, Lucie Castets was planning to go to Italy with a group of friends. Every year, they rented a hou... |
The New Yorker | [
"animals",
"pets"
] | # The Animals That Made It All Worth It
By Naomi Fry
December 7th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
This year, it was hard to feel good about humans. Moo Deng, Crumbs, and Pilaf kept us sane.
Like many Internet users, I love nothing more than animal content. In the decade or so since I've joined Instagram, I've probably spent d... |
Wired | [
"how-to",
"tips",
"mac",
"software",
"macos"
] | # Try These Tricks to Free Up More Screen Real Estate on a Mac
By Justin Pot
December 7th, 2024 07:30 AM
---
There are several ways to keep the elements on your Mac's screen from getting in the way of your work. Try these tips to free up some visual space.
Does your Mac's desktop feel ... crowded? Is there not en... |
CBC News | [
"Walt Disney Company",
"France",
"Paris",
"Agnes Poirier",
"Bradley Stephens",
"Michel Picaud",
"President Emanuel Macron",
"Victor Hugo",
"Fiction",
"Movies",
"Fires",
"Roman Catholicism"
] | # Notre-Dame Cathedral to reopen after 2019 fire. It's not the first time it needed saving
By Jonathan Ore
December 7th, 2024 09:00 AM
---
French landmark was nearly demolished before Victor Hugo's 1831 novel argued for its historical importance
This weekend's reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is the... |
TechCrunch | [
"social media",
"age",
"Yoti"
] | # As Australia bans social media for kids under 16, age-assurance tech is in the spotlight
By Natasha Lomas
December 7th, 2024 02:00 PM
---
Age assurance, an umbrella term that refers to technologies for verifying, estimating, or inferring an internet user's age, is being thrust into the global spotlight thanks to... |
Wired | [
"culture guides",
"netflix",
"movies"
] | # The 42 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (December 2024)
By Matt Kamen and WIRED Staff
February 10th, 2023 03:00 PM
---
Joy, Hot Frosty, and Will & Harper are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.
Netflix has plenty of movies to watch. Maybe too many. Sometimes finding the right film a... |
TechCrunch | [
"Donald Trump",
"Elon Musk",
"Jared Birchall",
"Marc Andreessen",
"mark pincus",
"Trae Stephens"
] | # Silicon Valley hitters take over Trump transition team: "a dozen Musk allies"
By Connie Loizos
December 7th, 2024 06:49 AM
---
About a "dozen Musk allies" have put a pin in their daily routines to serve as unofficial advisers to the Trump transition effort, says the New York Times.
Among them, reports the outle... |
Wired | [
"culture guides",
"tv",
"netflix",
"streaming",
"television"
] | # The 42 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now (December 2024)
By Matt Kamen and WIRED Staff
February 10th, 2023 03:00 PM
---
A Man on the Inside, Black Doves, and Heartstopper are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.
Streaming services are known for having award-worthy series but also plent... |
Associated Press News | [
"Narendra Modi",
"Agriculture",
"New Delhi",
"Protests and demonstrations",
"Asia",
"Asia Pacific",
"Future of food",
"Politics",
"India government"
] | # Police in India clash with farmers during protest march over minimum price demand for crops
December 6th, 2024 10:04 AM
---
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Friday used tear gas against hundreds of farmers taking part in a march to New Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices in a repeat of 2021 protests.
Clashes ... |
TechCrunch | [
"Elon Musk",
"Grok",
"X",
"xAI"
] | # Grok is now free for all X users
By Charles Rollet
December 7th, 2024 02:14 AM
---
X users no longer need to pay for X Premium to use the service's AI chatbot, Grok. Instead, X is allowing users 10 free prompts every 2 hours.
This was reported by The Verge, citing X users who noticed the update. X first began t... |
Wired | [
"household",
"gadgets",
"health",
"shopping"
] | # Your Indoor Air's Dirty Secret Is Under Your Feet
By Lisa Wood Shapiro
December 7th, 2024 06:33 AM
---
Each footfall on a carpet could loft untold amounts of particulate matter back into the air—here are some ways to keep your home healthy.
I spent this past summer in a cabin in Maine. There, I continued to rev... |
Associated Press News | [
"JD Vance",
"Donald Trump",
"North Carolina",
"Hurricanes and typhoons",
"Roy A. Cooper",
"Joe Biden",
"Pete Hegseth",
"Franklin Graham",
"North Carolina state government",
"Election 2024",
"United States Congress",
"Kamala Harris",
"2024 United States presidential election",
"Politics",
... | # Vance tells residents in hurricane-stricken North Carolina that they haven't been forgotten
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and GARY ROBERTSON
December 6th, 2024 06:55 PM
---
FAIRVIEW, N.C. (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance on Friday assured residents of western North Carolina still cleaning up from Hurricane Helene th... |
TechCrunch | [
"AI",
"Analysis",
"chatbot",
"ChatGPT",
"chatgpt pro",
"Generative AI",
"op-ed",
"OpenAI",
"Opinion"
] | # Will people really pay $200 a month for OpenAI's new chatbot?
By Kyle Wiggers
December 6th, 2024 11:19 PM
---
On Thursday, OpenAI released what's effectively a $200-a-month chatbot — and the AI community didn't know quite what to make of it.
The company's new ChatGPT Pro plan grants access to "o1 pro mode," whi... |
CBC News | [
"Saturday Night Live biopic",
"Saturday Night review",
"Saturday night",
"Billy Crystal",
"Chevy Chase",
"Cory Michael Smith",
"Dan Aykroyd",
"Dave Tebet",
"Dylan O'Brien",
"Ella Hunt",
"Gabriel LaBelle",
"Garrett Morris",
"George Carlin",
"Gil Kenan",
"Gilda Radner",
"Ivan Reitman",
... | # Ho ho oh no: Ranking the new Netflix holiday rom-coms
By Eli Glasner
December 7th, 2024 09:00 AM
---
As Netflix moves in on the traditional Hallmark holiday territory, we review the latest offerings
Move over, Hallmark; Netflix is getting festive.
While Hallmark's cable channel used to have the market cornered... |
The BBC | [
"Middle East",
"Syrian civil war",
"Syria"
] | # What is happening in north-western Syria and why now?
By David Gritten
December 2nd, 2024 06:10 PM
---
Rebel forces have launched their largest offensive against the Syrian government in years.
They have captured a swathe of land across the north-west of the country, including most of the second city of Aleppo,... |
The New Yorker | [
"donald trump",
"indictments",
"criminal justice",
"courts",
"election 2024"
] | # The Demise and Afterlife of Donald Trump's Criminal Cases
By Jeannie Suk Gersen
December 6th, 2024 01:07 PM
---
The President-elect is on the verge of beating most, if not all, of the criminal charges against him. What will be the consequences of having brought them in the first place?
A year before Donald Trum... |
TechCrunch | [
"artificial general intelligence",
"Artificial Intelligence (AI)",
"chatbot",
"crypto",
"ethereum",
"Exclusive"
] | # Exclusive: If you can make this AI bot fall in love, you could win thousands of dollars
By Margaux MacColl
December 6th, 2024 10:52 PM
---
Ever wondered if you could get an AI bot to fall in love with you? Now you have the chance.
Freysa.ai is a team of anonymous developers building a series of increasingly met... |
Associated Press News | [
"National",
"Be Well",
"Health",
"Neal Walia",
"Chronic pain",
"Daniel Barone",
"Medication",
"Lifestyle",
"Rhonda James",
"Lucy Taylor",
"Lung disease"
] | # Do weighted blankets work? What the science says
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
December 7th, 2024 02:00 PM
---
NEW YORK (AP) — Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket for her online. But five minutes after she wrapped it around her body, she zonked out.
"It felt like a really big hug," s... |
CBC News | [
"Toronto",
"Holidays",
"Technology",
"Artificial intelligence",
"Chatbot"
] | # Toronto holiday market organizers apologize after AI-generated art sold at fair
By Tyler Cheese
December 7th, 2024 10:00 AM
---
Vendor, Vintage Villages, sold AI-generated holiday cards at the recent market
The Town of York Historical Society issued an apology this week after greeting cards featuring art made w... |
The New Yorker | [
"cartoons"
] | # Instagram's Favorite New Yorker Cartoons in 2024
By Emma Allen
December 6th, 2024 11:30 AM
---
Jokes about spinach, laundry, politics, and "The Bear" proved popular among the scrollers and double-tappers this year.
I love how much we humans enjoy looking back at what we recently liked and revelling in our ongoi... |
Wired | [
"smartphones",
"phones",
"apple",
"samsung",
"india",
"china",
"taiwan"
] | # India Could Be Apple and Samsung's Solution to the Future of Phones
By Andrew Williams
December 7th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
A quarter of all iPhones could be made outside China by 2025, most likely in India—a rapidly growing market with hundreds of millions of potential customers. And the race is on, as Samsung and C... |
TechCrunch | [
"developers",
"IPO",
"AI",
"coding",
"Exclusive",
"Snyk"
] | # Exclusive: Snyk hits $300M ARR but isn't rushing to go public
By Charles Rollet
December 6th, 2024 10:38 PM
---
Several factors might make you think Snyk, the developer security startup most recently valued at $7.4 billion, would be going public soon.
It was drafting an IPO prospectus in January 2024 with poten... |
CBC News | [
"Google",
"AI",
"Artificial intelligence",
"Doctors",
"Muckle-Wells syndrome",
"Technology",
"ThinkRare",
"algorithm",
"diagnosis",
"genetic disease",
"patients",
"pharmaceutical companies",
"privacy",
"profit",
"public funding",
"rare disease",
"symptoms",
"treatment",
"Canada",... | # He diagnosed his rare disease using Google. Now he hopes AI can do the same for others
By Philip Drost
December 7th, 2024 09:00 AM
---
Ottawa children's hospital 1st in Canada using AI to help diagnose rare diseases
If it hadn't been for a Google search 10 years ago, Ian Stedman may never have discovered he had... |
The BBC | [
"Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council",
"Met Office",
"Mid Ulster District Council",
"Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council",
"Dundonald",
"Northern Ireland",
"Derry City and Strabane District Council",
"Maghera",
"Pomeroy",
"Newry City, Mourne and Down District Council"
] | # NI weather: Storm Darragh set to bring disruptive winds
By Barra Best
December 5th, 2024 12:01 AM
---
A number of festive outdoor events have already been affected by the weather warnings in Northern Ireland.
Storm Darragh is set to potentially bring travel disruption from Friday as Northern Ireland braces itse... |
CBC News | [
"Montréal",
"Montréal (region)",
"Toronto",
"Pope Francis",
"2SLGBTQ+",
"Christianity",
"Roman Catholicism",
"Labour unions"
] | # Pope makes Archbishop of Toronto a cardinal. Some praise his humility; others say he's out of touch
By Megan Williams
December 7th, 2024 09:00 AM
---
Francis Leo joins College of Cardinals in ceremony led by Pope
Pope Francis presided over a solemn ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Saturday, creating ... |
TechCrunch | [
"Elon Musk",
"In Brief",
"Meta",
"Nick Clegg",
"SpaceX"
] | # Meta's Nick Clegg says Elon Musk has potential to be a political 'puppet master'
By Margaux MacColl
December 6th, 2024 09:44 PM
---
On a podcast with BBC's Nick Robinson, Meta's president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, talked about how Elon Musk is "playing an outsized role in both the election and now the forma... |
The BBC | [
"New York City",
"United States"
] | # What we know about fatal shooting of health executive Brian Thompson
By Bernd Debusmann Jr and Christal Hayes
December 5th, 2024 02:13 AM
---
The manhunt for a suspect who gunned down a healthcare chief executive in New York is now in its third day, with police chasing several different leads.
UnitedHealthcare ... |
TechCrunch | [
"consumer reports",
"electric vehicles",
"EVs",
"Rivian"
] | # Rivian's EVs ranked last on Consumer Reports reliability list
By Sean O'Kane
December 6th, 2024 09:38 PM
---
Consumer Reports has put out its annual automaker reliability list, and the top spot is relatively unsurprising: Subaru. What may come as a surprise to some is that Rivian's EVs are dead last, especially ... |
Wired | [
"climate desk",
"science",
"environment",
"nuclear",
"nuclear power",
"texas",
"energy"
] | # A Uranium-Mining Boom Is Sweeping Through Texas
By Dylan Baddour
December 7th, 2024 02:00 AM
---
State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide consistent, low-carbon power for AI, oil extraction, and more. But in South Texas, people worry mining for fuel will poison their water.
This story originally appeared ... |
The New Yorker | [] | # The Vibrant Abandon of Barbara Hannigan
By The New Yorker
December 6th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
Also: A trio of new book bars, Mariah Carey rings in the season, an Avett Brothers musical on Broadway, and more.
Jane BuaBua covers classical music for Goings On.
It is the dream of many a musician to become a big enough... |
CBC News | [
"2024",
"South Korea political turmoil",
"South Korea politics",
"Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment vote",
"Seoul",
"South Korea",
"Park Geun-hye",
"Yoon Suk Yeol",
"Protests and demonstrations",
"Martial law",
"Police",
"Impeachments"
] | # Attempt to impeach South Korean president fails as ruling party boycotts vote
December 7th, 2024 01:33 PM
---
Boycott by president's ruling party prevents passage of motion against Yoon Suk Yeol
A South Korean legislative push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law fell ... |
The BBC | [
"Wales",
"Welsh Conservatives"
] | # Darren Millar elected Welsh Conservative leader unopposed
By David Deans
December 5th, 2024 06:37 AM
---
Darren Millar has been elected unopposed as the new leader of the Tories in the Welsh Parliament.
He faced no opposition after all the party's Members of the Senedd (MSs) and all his potential rivals endorse... |
Wired | [
"coupons",
"shopping"
] | # KitchenAid Promo Codes: Exclusive 5% Off Countertop Appliances
By Molly Higgins
September 18th, 2024 02:20 PM
---
Get an additional 5% off a selection of KitchenAid countertop appliances, such as stand mixers, blenders, countertop ovens, and more.
KitchenAid's strategy is one that maybe we should all live by—if... |
The New Yorker | [] | # Great Books Don't Make Great Films, but "Nickel Boys" Is a Glorious Exception
By Richard Brody
December 6th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
RaMell Ross's first dramatic feature, an adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel, gives the bearing of witness an arresting cinematic form.
It's harder to adapt a great book than an aver... |
CBC News | [
"CBC Metro Vancouver",
"Taylor Swift",
"taylor swift eras tour",
"British Columbia",
"Canada",
"Vancouver",
"Taylor Swift",
"Music",
"Concerts",
"Pop music",
"Snakes"
] | # Taylor Swift dazzles fans in Vancouver, calling them 'generous' and 'warm-hearted'
December 7th, 2024 06:08 AM
---
Swift says there's a reason she's playing the final 3 shows of her Eras Tour in the B.C. city
Taylor Swift received a rapturous welcome at B.C. Place Friday for the first of three sold-out shows in V... |
TechCrunch | [
"api",
"Apps",
"developers",
"Instagram"
] | # Instagram locks out developers of third-party consumer apps
By Sarah Perez
December 6th, 2024 09:11 PM
---
A change to Meta's developer tools is impacting third-party consumer apps that had previously integrated with Instagram. Among those affected by the changes are the Match-owned dating apps Tinder and Hinge,... |
The BBC | [
"Hull",
"Motor neurone disease",
"North Ferriby",
"Beverley"
] | # Kevin Sinfield thanks East Yorkshire for backing MND challenge
By Stuart Harratt
December 5th, 2024 07:26 AM
---
Kevin Sinfield thanked East Yorkshire after completing the latest leg of his Running Home for Christmas challenge.
The former England rugby league star, 44, covered about 31 miles (50km) between Beve... |
TechCrunch | [
"Google",
"venture capital",
"newsletter",
"Peloton",
"Startups Weekly"
] | # Hopeful hearts and other startup news
By Anna Heim
December 6th, 2024 08:05 PM
---
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can't miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here.
The week after Thanksgiving is usually rich in announcements, and this year... |
Wired | [
"coupons",
"shopping"
] | # Chewy Promo Codes: $20 Off December 2024
By Molly Higgins
December 4th, 2024 02:30 AM
---
Explore Chewy deals, like $20 off and free shipping, and shop smarter today with WIRED.
Florida-based pet food and product online retailer Chewy has been around for less than 15 years but has quickly become a popular sourc... |
CBC News | [
"Canada",
"Ontario",
"Education",
"Education costs",
"Students",
"International students"
] | # International student permit cuts are pushing away prospective students, experts say
By Benjamin Lopez Steven and Kristen Everson
December 7th, 2024 09:00 AM
---
College applications have gone down 54 per cent, says association president
The people who run Canada's universities and colleges are warning that Ott... |
Wired | [
"shopping",
"deals"
] | # 13 Deals on WIRED-Approved Gear at Walmart
By Louryn Strampe
December 6th, 2024 03:54 PM
---
Treat yourself or someone else to discounts on our favorite TVs, headphones, and more.
Guess who hasn't even started their holiday shopping yet? Yours truly. But I know, statistically speaking, surely I can't be alone. ... |
The New Yorker | [
"orchestras",
"short films"
] | # One Conductor's Mission to Diversify Music in "The Orchestra Chuck Built"
By The New Yorker
December 6th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
Christopher Stoudt's film tells the story of a conductor leading the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles and of the transformative power of music.
Chuck Dickerson, the founder and di... |
TechCrunch | [
"a16z",
"Dell",
"Exclusive",
"IoT",
"security",
"surveillance"
] | # a16z-backed Toka wants to help US agencies hack into security cameras and other IoT devices
By Charles Rollet
December 6th, 2024 06:36 PM
---
U.S. government agencies legally hack into cell phones or emails all the time: think of the FBI wiretapping a suspected drug lord or the NSA monitoring emails for terroris... |
Associated Press News | [
"Massachusetts",
"Christianity",
"New Jersey",
"Timothy Miller",
"Religion",
"Suzanne Shanley",
"Associated Press",
"Jim Robinson",
"Activism",
"Arun Gandhi",
"Victor Lewis",
"Jeanelle Wheeler",
"Rebellions and uprisings"
] | # A 40-year-old Christian commune faces an uncertain future
By FIONA MURPHY
December 6th, 2024 07:37 PM
---
HARDWICK, Mass. (RNS) — As fall shifts into winter in Hardwick, Massachusetts, temperatures are unseasonably high for November, and a 34-acre community built by a homesteading couple nearly four decades ago ... |
CBC News | [
"Motocross",
"Motorcycle",
"racecar driving",
"Alaska",
"California",
"United States of America",
"Hayley Watson",
"Mary McGee",
"Steve McQueen",
"Vasek Polak",
"Documentaries",
"Movies",
"Motorcycling",
"Motorcycle racing"
] | # Women weren't supposed to race. But 'Motorcycle' Mary McGee was having too much fun to care
By Sheena Goodyear
December 6th, 2024 11:21 PM
---
McGee, the 1st woman in the U.S. to race motorcycles, has died at the age of 87
Mary McGee's motto in life was: Always say yes.
That's how she ended up driving race car... |
Wired | [
"movies",
"fbi",
"extremism",
"terrorism"
] | # The Real Story of "The Order"
By Ali Winston
December 6th, 2024 02:28 PM
---
The new film about an FBI agent chasing a white supremacist terror cell is based on a true story—and one that connects the headlines of 30 years ago to those of today.
In The Order, director Justin Kurzel's electric new film, Terry Hus... |
The New Yorker | [
"donald trump",
"u.s. cabinet",
"republican party (g.o.p.)"
] | # The Scandal of Trump's Cabinet Picks Isn't Just Their Personal Failings
By Susan B. Glasser
December 5th, 2024 07:25 PM
---
The President-elect and his appointees now view their internal enemies as America's biggest national-security threats.
In just the past few days, the French government collapsed, civil war... |
TechCrunch | [
"ChatGPT",
"OpenAI",
"sam altman"
] | # OpenAI 2024 event: How to watch new ChatGPT product reveals and demos
By Cody Corrall
December 6th, 2024 05:34 PM
---
OpenAI is in the holiday spirit, it seems. The ChatGPT creator announced "12 Days of OpenAI," a series of reveals that will be livestreamed at 10 a.m. PT for the next 12 weekdays. Day one of the ... |
Voice Of America | [
"Africa",
"Ghana"
] | # Polls open in Ghana election, but economic crisis overshadows voting
By Associated Press
December 7th, 2024 11:54 AM
---
Polls opened in presidential and legislative elections in Ghana on Saturday, poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups.
Some 18.7 million peo... |
The BBC | [
"Merthyr Tudful",
"Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful"
] | # Llyncdwll Merthyr: Oedi i drigolion ddychwelyd wrth i'r twll dyfu
By BBC Cymru Fyw
December 5th, 2024 08:46 AM
---
Fe fydd oedi pellach i bobl oedd wedi gobeithio dychwelyd i'w cartrefi ar ôl i lyncdwll agor yng nghanol stad o dai ger Merthyr Tudful.
Roedd disgwyl y byddai modd i drigolion ystâd Nant Morlais ym... |
CBC News | [
"Laval",
"Québec",
"Legislation",
"Education",
"Religion",
"Secularism"
] | # Quebec premier says he wants to stop people from praying in public
By Matthew Lapierre and Verity Stevenson
December 6th, 2024 07:00 PM
---
Opposition came out in support of legislating secularism in schools earlier in the day
Quebec Premier François Legault said Friday afternoon that he wants to ban praying in... |
TechCrunch | [
"open",
"open source",
"Mark Zuckerberg",
"AI",
"Meta",
"Generative AI",
"Llama",
"llama 3",
"llama 3.3 70b"
] | # Meta unveils a new, more efficient Llama model
By Kyle Wiggers
December 6th, 2024 05:16 PM
---
Meta has announced the newest addition to its Llama family of generative AI models: Llama 3.3 70B.
In a post on X, Ahmad Al-Dahle, VP of generative AI at Meta, said that the text-only Llama 3.3 70B delivers the perfor... |
Wired | [
"podcasts",
"wired politics lab podcast",
"politics",
"donald trump",
"surveillance"
] | # Keeping Your Personal Data Safe in the Age of Trump
By Leah Feiger
December 6th, 2024 02:22 PM
---
Our security and business editors join us to discuss how you can protect your personal information from data brokers, tech companies, scammers, and the government.
Donald Trump has threatened to go after a lot of ... |
Voice Of America | [
"Middle East",
"Gaza",
"Hamas",
"Israel"
] | # At least 20 killed in Gaza as Qatar voices hope for ceasefire
By Reuters
December 7th, 2024 11:39 AM
---
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 20 Palestinians on Saturday, local health officials said, as Qatar voiced hope of fresh momentum in efforts to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
The Isr... |
The BBC | [
"Elon Musk",
"US election 2024",
"Donald Trump"
] | # What is Doge, Trump's new team headed by Elon Musk?
By Holly Honderich
December 5th, 2024 08:53 AM
---
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are on Capitol Hill to discuss their newly-announced advisory team that the two billionaires say will cut regulations, spending, and headcounts within the federal government.
"The... |
Wired | [
"science",
"health",
"diseases",
"congo",
"medicine"
] | # A Mysterious Respiratory Disease Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo on High Alert
By Marta Musso
December 6th, 2024 01:52 PM
---
The WHO has sent epidemiologists to the country to uncover the cause of the illness, which has killed more than 70 people, half of them children.
Deaths in the southwest of the ... |
The New Yorker | [
"joe biden",
"donald trump",
"immigration reform",
"politics"
] | # The Immigrants Most Vulnerable to Trump's Mass Deportation Plans Entered the Country Legally
By Jonathan Blitzer
December 5th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
Biden could still pursue additional protections for many of them—so far, he appears unwilling to do so.
One afternoon, in November, 2022, Emily was on her way to churc... |
TechCrunch | [
"event planning",
"Y Combinator alumni"
] | # Y Combinator alum Nowadays, founded by sisters, raises $2M to automate event planning
By Julie Bort
December 6th, 2024 05:00 PM
---
Not even the people inventing AI always know what it's good for besides writing emails. But there are seed-stage companies, like Y Combinator grad and 2024 Disrupt Battlefield parti... |
Voice Of America | [
"Europe",
"Ukraine",
"russia",
"ukraine"
] | # Ukraine confirms Danish delivery of F-16s as Zelenskyy seeks support in Paris
By Associated Press
December 7th, 2024 11:12 AM
---
Denmark has delivered a second batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday as he traveled to Paris to meet with top politicians and dignitaries.... |
CBC News | [
"Alberta",
"Canada",
"Edmonton",
"Aren Pearson",
"Claire Leveque",
"Homicide",
"Courts",
"Laws",
"Domestic violence",
"Domestic violence"
] | # Canadian woman's violent death on remote Scottish island 'like a bad dream': friend
By Karen Pauls
December 6th, 2024 02:56 PM
---
Court documents reveal Claire Leveque was stabbed, strangled and drowned
New details have emerged in the case of a man accused of killing a Canadian woman in the remote Shetland Isl... |
The BBC | [
"Sinn Féin",
"Northern Ireland",
"The Troubles",
"DUP (Democratic Unionist Party)",
"Hilary Benn",
"SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party)"
] | # Mixed reaction to government's Legacy Act repeal from victims
By BBC News
December 5th, 2024 09:02 AM
---
Some victims' campaigners have said the government's proposals to repeal the controversial Legacy Act do not go far enough.
The act, which was brought in by the Conservative government, offers conditional a... |
Wired | [
"plaintext",
"apple",
"artificial intelligence",
"machine learning",
"iphone"
] | # The Inside Story of Apple Intelligence
By Steven Levy
December 6th, 2024 11:39 AM
---
Apple's leaders claim the company wasn't late to generative AI, but instead following what has become its familiar playbook: try to be the best, not the first.
Google, Meta, and Microsoft, as well as startups like OpenAI and A... |
The New Yorker | [
"movies",
"filmmaking"
] | # Richard Brody's The Best Movies of 2024
By Richard Brody
December 5th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
The year's finest works suggest that the art of cinema is expanding.
A year ago, I wasn't sanguine about the state of ultra-low-budget filmmaking; this year, the D.I.Y. domain accounts for many of the best new releases. Wha... |
TechCrunch | [
"america pac",
"Donald Trump",
"Elon Musk"
] | # Elon Musk donated more than $260M to elect Donald Trump
By Rebecca Bellan
December 6th, 2024 04:34 PM
---
Fresh campaign financing data shows that Elon Musk poured more than $260 million into political groups in 2024 that helped Donald Trump win the presidential election and, consequently, secured a position for... |
CBC News | [
"Windsor",
"Jessica Cameron",
"Dogs",
"Mental health",
"Dogs"
] | # A Windsor water slide has a new weight limit. This woman says the way it's being enforced should change
By Jennifer La Grassa
December 6th, 2024 09:00 AM
---
Southwestern Ontario city says it's waiting on new scale that won't show person's weight
A woman who wasn't allowed to ride an indoor water slide with her... |
The BBC | [
"Ferries"
] | # More Isle of Man ferry disruption from Irish Sea gales
By BBC News
December 5th, 2024 12:19 PM
---
Ferry passengers face more travel disruption with the cancellation of ferries to and from Lancashire for the second day running.
While the overnight crossing of the Manxman ran with a delay, the Isle of Man Steam ... |
Wired | [
"donald trump",
"cryptocurrency",
"regulation",
"artificial intelligence"
] | # The Crypto Industry Hails David Sacks, Its New 'Czar'
By Joel Khalili and Makena Kelly
December 6th, 2024 12:44 PM
---
David Sacks, a member of the infamous "PayPal Mafia," will lead a group of advisers tasked with steering AI and crypto policy under the Trump administration.
US president-elect Donald Trump has... |
The New Yorker | [] | # Ad for the Human Body
By Reuven Perlman
December 5th, 2024 06:00 AM
---
Open on an empty football field. It's night. Rolling fog is illuminated by the bright stadium lights.
The human body is built for glory.
For triumph.
For experiencing sudden, inexplicable knee pain when you walk up stairs too fast.
A mon... |
TechCrunch | [
"TikTok",
"TikTok Ban"
] | # US appeals court upholds TikTok ban
By Aisha Malik
December 6th, 2024 04:05 PM
---
A federal appeals court has unanimously voted to uphold a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. unless the social network divests from Chinese ownership.
The decision comes seven months after TikTok filed a lawsuit against the fe... |
Associated Press News | [
"Noticias"
] | # Cierran canal de TV afgano, lo acusan de contenido vulgar y colaborar con medios en el exilio
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
December 5th, 2024 04:26 PM
---
Una estación de televisión afgana ha sido clausurada por supuestamente transmitir contenido vulgar y trabajar con medios en el exilio, dijo un portavoz gubernament... |
CBC News | [
"British Columbia",
"Canada",
"Ontario",
"Canada government",
"House of Commons of Canada",
"MP Chandra Arya",
"Sukh Dhaliwal",
"Riots",
"Genocides",
"Caucuses",
"Political ideologies",
"Lobbying"
] | # Liberal MP accuses fellow caucus member of threatening him in the House of Commons
By Darren Major
December 6th, 2024 10:14 PM
---
MP Chandra Arya shut down fellow Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal's motion on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Liberal MP Chandra Arya is accusing his caucus colleague Sukh Dhaliwal of threatening him... |
The BBC | [
"Bristol"
] | # Darrian Williams: Bristol teenagers jailed for murder
By Sammy Jenkins and Fiona Lamdin
December 5th, 2024 01:02 PM
---
The mother of a boy who was stabbed to death confronted his killers in court as they were jailed for his murder.
Darrian Williams, 16 died after being attacked in Rawnsley Park in Easton, Bris... |
Wired | [
"tiktok",
"policy",
"lawsuits",
"politics"
] | # A Federal Appeals Court Just Upheld the TikTok Ban. Here's What Could Happen Next
By Zeyi Yang and Makena Kelly
December 6th, 2024 11:15 AM
---
The Supreme Court, president-elect Donald Trump, or an American buyer could still intervene to save the video platform, which is used by some 170 million Americans.
A f... |
TechCrunch | [
"AGI",
"artificial general intelligence",
"In Brief",
"Microsoft",
"OpenAI"
] | # OpenAI considers ditching provision that would prevent AGI from being used for commercial gain
By Kyle Wiggers
December 6th, 2024 04:02 PM
---
According to the Financial Times, OpenAI is considering ditching a provision that would shut Microsoft, a major partner and investor, out of its most advanced technology ... |
The BBC | [
"Dragons",
"Welsh Rugby",
"Rugby Union"
] | # Dragons 14-18 Montpellier: Hosts suffer opening Challenge Cup loss
By BBC Sport
December 5th, 2024 01:11 PM
---
European Challenge Cup
Dragons (14) 14
Tries: Basham, O'Brien Cons: O'Brien 2
Montpellier (18) 18
Tries: Tambwe, Tauleigne Cons: Barreau Pens: Barreau 2
The European game survived despite the Wels... |
TechCrunch | [
"Google",
"social media",
"Google Photos",
"photos",
"AI",
"Artificial Intelligence (AI)"
] | # Google Photos launches a '2024 Recap' for a look back at this year's memories
By Sarah Perez
December 6th, 2024 03:34 PM
---
Spotify Wrapped isn't the only service offering a year-end recap these days. In addition to the year-end reviews from other streamers and social apps, Google Photos is among the apps provi... |
Voice Of America | [
"East Asia",
"Yoon Suk Yeol",
"South Korea"
] | # Yoon survives impeachment attempt; opposition vows another vote within days
By William Gallo and Lee Juhyun
December 7th, 2024 10:49 AM
---
South Korean lawmakers failed Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law, an outcome that delivers at least a temporary reprieve for ... |
The BBC | [
"Companies",
"Electric cars",
"Car industry"
] | # Electric cars make up one in four sold in November
By Tom Espiner and Mitchell Labiak
December 5th, 2024 02:46 PM
---
One in four cars sold in the UK last month was electric, according to industry figures, but new registrations were driven by steep discounting.
Electric car sales grew in November for the 11th c... |
Wired | [] | # Skip the Sea Kelp Supplements (2024)
By Boutayna Chokrane
December 6th, 2024 10:02 AM
---
Sea kelp, otherwise known as bladderwrack, has become a trendy superfood. But the modern hype doesn't hold up.
If you're on HealthTok, you may have noticed a buzz around sea moss, sea kelp, or brown seaweed, which has beco... |
TechCrunch | [
"athletes",
"In Brief",
"VC",
"venture"
] | # Former LA Lakers star launches VC firm
By Dominic-Madori Davis
December 6th, 2024 02:49 PM
---
Former NBA Lakers star Metta Sandiford-Artest (formerly known as Metta World Peace) has teamed up with Stephen Stokols, the former CEO of Boost Mobile, to launch Tru Skye Ventures, a firm looking to invest in sports an... |
The BBC | [
"Europe",
"Romania"
] | # Romania election: Frontrunner Calin Georgescu vows to end Ukraine aid
By Sarah Rainsford
December 5th, 2024 03:22 PM
---
Calin Georgescu, the fringe nationalist politician leading the presidential race in Romania, has told the BBC that he would end all support for Ukraine if elected.
He is facing a second-round... |
The New Yorker | [
"disable inline signup unit",
"native americans (indians - american)",
"history",
"american history",
"audio"
] | # The Twenty-first Century's Best Books About Native America
By The New Yorker
December 4th, 2024 04:00 PM
---
Ned Blackhawk, who won the 2023 National Book Award for his groundbreaking reappraisal of U.S. history, discusses some of the best recent books about Native America.
As Ned Blackhawk points out in his Na... |
TechCrunch | [
"Heartcore Capital",
"synthetic",
"venture"
] | # Heartcore Capital closes $180M fund to pivot toward infrastructure, synthetic biology, climate
By Mike Butcher
December 6th, 2024 12:39 PM
---
Back in the heady days of 2021, Heartcore Capital planned to focus on consumer technology with a $200 million fund. Fast-forward to 2024, and its latest fund will now "le... |
The BBC | [
"Shrewsbury"
] | # Labour MP Julia Buckley's Shrewsbury office targeted by vandals
By Chloe Hughes
December 5th, 2024 03:35 PM
---
The MP for Shrewsbury's parliamentary office has been vandalised.
A photo, shared by Labour's Julia Buckley on Facebook, showed black paint on the windows and sign of the office on Wyle Cop, in Shrews... |
The New Yorker | [
"autobiography",
"sarah lawrence college",
"beauty culture",
"audio"
] | # Lucy Grealy Understood What It Meant to Be Seen
By Molly Fischer
December 4th, 2024 12:06 PM
---
Three decades later, "Autobiography of a Face," a sensation when it was published, has lost none of its force.
Lucy Grealy was an unsparing observer of human physiognomy. She was a poet, with the requisite eye for p... |
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