- news.mongabay.com Mexico could redirect military budget for reforestation as environmental agencies face cuts
MEXICO CITY — Officials in Mexico said they’re considering allocating 1% of the military budget for a countrywide tree planting program, with the aim of restoring forests and combatting climate change. President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed dedicating $24 billion of the military’s annual budget to sup...
- communist.red Capitalism is killing our social lives | The Communist
With the cost of living soaring, a decent social life or a carefree existence have become a pipedream for many young people. As a result, the hospitality sector is being hit hard, and the ‘loneliness epidemic’ is intensifying.
- www.aljazeera.com Israel sanctions Haaretz due to articles that ‘hurt’ Israeli state
The Haaretz news outlet called the decision ‘another step in Netanyahu’s journey to dismantle Israeli democracy’.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/15542539
> > Israel has approved a resolution to cut ties with the Israeli news outlet Haaretz and ban government funding bodies from communicating or placing advertisements with the newspaper. > > > The government said its decision was due to “many articles that have hurt the legitimacy of the state of Israel and its right to self-defence, and particularly the remarks made in London by Haaretz publisher Amos Schocken that support terrorism and call for imposing sanctions on the government,” Haaretz reported on Sunday. > > > “Like his friends [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan, and [Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor] Orban, Netanyahu is trying to silence a critical, independent newspaper. Haaretz will not balk and will not morph into a government pamphlet that publishes messages approved by the government and its leader,” the outlet added. > > > “It dismisses the costs of both sides for defending the settlements while fighting the Palestinian freedom fighters that Israel calls ‘terrorists’,” he added. > > > Following an Israeli public outcry over the comments, Schocken said that his mention of Palestinian freedom fighters did not mean Hamas. > > > >
- www.thelondoneconomic.com GB News invite Trump to 'invade Britain'
Patriotic news channel GB News has encouraged president-elect Trump to invade Britain and make the country the 51st state of America.
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We need to start wrestling with the ethics of AI agents - AI could soon not only mimic our personality, but go out and act on our behalf. There are some things we need to sort out before then.
www.technologyreview.com We need to start wrestling with the ethics of AI agentsAI could soon not only mimic our personality, but go out and act on our behalf. There are some things we need to sort out before then.
- prospect.org Frontline Democrats Won With Progressive Populist Messages
Longtime Democratic moderates who attacked big business and monopolies outpaced Harris in swing districts.
- www.cbsnews.com Kenyan workers with AI jobs thought they had tickets to the future until the grim reality set in
Training AI takes a heavy toll on Kenyan workers, who say they earned $2 an hour to label and sift through gruesome content for American companies.
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China sets deadline for Big Tech to clear algorithm issues, close ‘echo chambers’
www.scmp.com Clear algorithms: China’s Big Tech ordered to clean up recommendation functionLatest move to tighten regulation comes amid soaring use of algorithms for content recommendation, e-commerce and gig work distribution.
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3968592
> Latest move to tighten regulation comes amid soaring use of algorithms for content recommendation, e-commerce and gig work distribution > > Tech operators in China have been given a deadline to rectify issues with recommendation algorithms, as authorities move to revise cybersecurity regulations in place since 2021. > > A three-month campaign to address “typical issues with algorithms” on online platforms was launched on Sunday, according to a notice from the Communist Party’s commission for cyberspace affairs, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and other relevant departments. > The campaign, which will last until February 14, marks the latest effort to curb the influence of Big Tech companies in shaping online views and opinions through algorithms – the technology behind the recommendation functions of most apps and websites. > > System providers should avoid recommendation algorithms that create “echo chambers” and induce addiction, allow manipulation of trending items, or exploit gig workers’ rights, the notice said. > > They should also crack down on unfair pricing and discounts targeting different demographics, ensure “healthy content” for elderly and children, and impose a robust “algorithm review mechanism and data security management system”. > > Tech companies have been told to “conduct in-depth self-examination and rectification to further improve the security capabilities of algorithms” by the end of the year.
- www.propublica.org Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s
ProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years from the state’s tax credit donation program.
- grist.org Mass protests against New Zealand's effort to weaken Māori rights — and hurt the planet
Mass protests were held in New Zealand this week over an effort to weaken the rights of the Maori, who often serve as environmental stewards.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/15450368
> > Mass protests were held in New Zealand this week over an effort to weaken the rights of the Maori, who often serve as environmental stewards. > > > “Indigenous rights have been one of the strongest roadblocks to corporate exploitation.” > > > “That redefinition could diminish Māori participation and environmental governance, as the treaty currently ensures that Māori involvement in managing national natural resources,” said Mike Smith, a Māori climate activist who has two climate lawsuits pending before the country’s high court. “So by limiting these rights, the bill may weaken the environmental stewardship practices that are rooted in Māori morals and values and thereby impact the country’s ability to address all the environmental challenges, and more particularly combat climate change effectively.”
- newrepublic.com A Trump Judge Just Nixed Overtime Pay for Millions—and Media Yawned
Remember the right-wing frenzy over “Rich Men North of Richmond”? Well, this ruling exposes Trump-MAGA hypocrisy on the working class—and reveals a big media failure.
- pressprogress.ca Workers at Canada Post Are On Strike. Here’s What Postal Workers Are Fighting For.
Postal workers say they are fighting to protect pensions, improve working conditions and push for higher wages that keep pace with inflation
- theintercept.com Vice’s Hard-Right Turn to Trumpism
In new videos, Vice editor-in-chief Shane Smith treats immigrants as a problem and apologizes to Elon Musk for past coverage.
- www.technologyreview.com Inside Clear’s ambitions to manage your identity beyond the airport
The company that has helped millions of people cut security lines wants to give you a frictionless future—in exchange for your face.
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28362851
> Disable JavaScript, for the best experience. > > > > The company that has helped millions of people cut security lines wants to give you a frictionless future—in exchange for your face.
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Paris to Replace Parking Spaces With Trees | The city’s new climate plan promises to drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60k parking spots & create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/4897192
> archive.today link > > cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/15360304
- www.businessinsider.com The Onion buys Alex Jones's Infowars — and that's not a joke
It's not a joke: The Onion, the satirical news outlet, has purchased Alex Jones's Infowars at auction. The sale has the support of Sandy Hook victims.
