#EU signs $11B deal for sovereign satellite constellation to rival #Musk’s #Starlink -
TechCrunch
EU signs $11B deal for sovereign satellite constellation to rival Musk's Starlink | TechCrunch
The European Union has signed a $11B deal to build a sovereign satellite constellation to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.
 independence good, harm to the night-sky commons bad....
RFK Jr key adviser petitioned regulators to revoke approval of #polio vaccine -
the Guardian
RFK Jr key adviser petitioned regulators to revoke approval of polio vaccine
Aaron Siri is helping Trump’s health secretary pick to select top jobs despite long history of attacking vaccines
 just staggering this can even be mooted #antivaxxers #trump
American cops are using #AI to draft #police reports, and the ACLU isn't happy -
ACLU condemns police use of AI to draft reports
Do we really need to explain why this is a problem?
 what could possibly go wrong...?
Troop of Japanese monkeys in Tasmanian park to be sterilised and die out amid inbreeding fears -
the Guardian
Troop of Japanese monkeys in Tasmanian park to be sterilised and die out amid inbreeding fears
Monkeys, which were given to Launceston by Japanese sister city Ikeda in 1981, will die out in about 25 years as a result of a council decision
 "Monkeys, which were given to Launceston by Japanese sister city Ikeda in 1981, will die out in about 25 years as a result of a council decision" probably sensible
Trump Floats Plan to Let Billionaire Polluters 'Bribe Their Way' Past Regulations - https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-billion-investment #trump: the gangster-president... #bribery
Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world #chess champion after horrific Ding Liren blunder -
the Guardian
Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion after horrific Ding Liren blunder
Gukesh Dommaraju is the 18th world chess champion after defeating Ding Liren in the 14th and final game of their world championship match
 "one of the worst blunders in the 138-year history of world championship matchplay"
Majority of #Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market -
the Guardian
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’
 even brexiters know we must do this to stop the current economic selfharm
British Army zaps #drones out of the sky with #laser trucks -
British Army tries out drone-destroying laser
High-energy weapon proves its mettle in testing
 "High-energy weapon proves its mettle in testing"
Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free #AI #Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft -
WIRED
Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft
The project’s leader says that allowing everyone to access the collection of public-domain books will help “level the playing field” in the A...
 "The project’s leader says that allowing everyone to access the collection of #publicdomain books will help “level the playing field” in the AI industry." #pd
Photobucket opted inactive users into #privacy nightmare, lawsuit says -
Ars Technica
Photobucket opted inactive users into privacy nightmare, lawsuit says
Class action could foil Photobucket’s plan to turn old photos into AI goldmine.
 " Class action could foil Photobucket’s plan to turn old photos into #AI goldmine. "