#Trump weighs in on report King Charles will offer U.S. membership to British #Commonwealth: ‘Sounds good!’ -

The Independent

Trump weighs in on report King Charles will offer U.S. commonwealth membership

Trump indicates willingness to have America become 57th Commonwealth member

this had better be a joke, or there will be riots in the UK streets...

Israeli strikes on #Gaza add to soaring child death toll -

the Guardian

Israeli strikes on Gaza add to soaring child death toll

Hospitals say high proportion of women and children among dead in latest strikes

"At least 58 people die overnight but toll expected to rise – with timing of strikes blamed for high number of women and children killed" #gazagenocide #israel

#DOGE cuts to #USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices -

Ars Technica

DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices

Food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog handlers remain out of work as food spoils.

" Food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog handlers remain out of work as food spoils. " self-harming stupidity from #musk and #trump

Show top #LLMs buggy code and they'll finish off the mistakes rather than fix them -

Trained on buggy code, LLMs often parrot same mistakes

: One more time, with feeling ... Garbage in, garbage out

"when shown a snippet of shoddy code and asked to fill in the blanks, AI models are just as likely to repeat the mistake as to fix it." #useless

At least 32 dead as monster storm system sweeps across US south with multiple tornadoes -

the Guardian

Monster storm system in US south kills at least 35 people

Several people killed in Kansas dust storm while scattered tornadoes cause fatalities in Missouri

"Chaotic weekend sees blizzard warnings in midwest, wildfires in southern plains and dust storms in Texas" welcome to the future, #murica #ClimateCrisis

A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells -

Ars Technica

A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells

A real bit of cyborg hardware highlights the technology's current limitations.

"Out of all the roadblocks that keep us from building large-scale #biohybrid #robots, necrosis has probably been the most difficult to overcome."

#AI #search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says -

Ars Technica

AI search engines cite incorrect news sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says

CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.

yes, they really are getting worse...

Elon #Musk targeted me over #Tesla protests. That proves our movement is working -

the Guardian

Elon Musk targeted me over Tesla protests. That proves our movement is working

I’ve always believed the people are powerful. Now we know the world’s richest man does too

"I’ve always believed the people are powerful. Now we know the world’s richest man does too"

#DOGE Has Become What It Claimed To Destroy -

Techdirt

DOGE Has Become What It Claimed To Destroy

There’s that old saying that every accusation is a confession. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Musk/Trump administration, everything...

#musk #trump

Music labels will regret coming for the #InternetArchive, sound historian says -

Ars Technica

Music labels will regret coming for the Internet Archive, sound historian says

Labels push to spike cost of Internet Archive fight over old 78s.

" Labels push to spike cost of Internet Archive fight over old 78s. " #copyright