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...
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.
Didn't this guy ban the @elonjet account for doing a lesser version of this?
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. > > > >
Patriotic news channel GB News has encouraged president-elect Trump to invade Britain and make the country the 51st state of America.
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.
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.
Longtime Democratic moderates who attacked big business and monopolies outpaced Harris in swing districts.
White House–curated stories of performative outrage and feigned helplessness provided cover for an administration arming death on an industrial scale.
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3971285
> >This distancing of the White House from the carnage in Gaza is achieved through three reporting genres: Helpless Biden, Fuming/Deeply Concerned Biden, and Third-Partying. > >
There is no justice in Amerikkka
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.
China sets deadline for Big Tech to clear algorithm issues, close ‘echo chambers’
Latest 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.
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.
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.”
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.
Postal workers say they are fighting to protect pensions, improve working conditions and push for higher wages that keep pace with inflation
Don't give a fuck who she is, she was meeting with republicans durring the campaign, they need to do a better job of picking candidates. No more nepotism hires
I will never forgive them for doing such a shit job at vetting candidates that a democratic member would flip republican and give them the decisive majority. The NC dems were saved by an even more dogshit republican machine this cycle
Dem party of NC seems to be just as useless as the rest of the democratic party
In new videos, Vice editor-in-chief Shane Smith treats immigrants as a problem and apologizes to Elon Musk for past coverage.
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.
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
So happy to see you can follow rules!
Its a great series! Suuuuuuuuuperrrrr fun with a great story and fire drip
This sounds a lot like policing women's bodies. If they decide they're done, then we should respect that. Not like its an easy choice
They look great! Though I see that smirk, you know what your doing and I love it
Just speaking the truth, friend. We won't make it out of this without a drastic change and a plan. Trying to blame a bunch of powerless people won't do anything and certainly isn't productive.
This argument here, folks. This is neoliberalism fighting against its inevitable end. If the democrats can't put forward a coherent plan for the future outside of "the other people are worse, but we have to keep them around as friends." I voted blue and wish others did as well, but we can't force them to vote or vote for who we want. It is the job of the political class to earn votes, and sadly, the dems just didn't pull out the win, and we are all worse for it
The American institution is failing and will not help you. Only we can help ourselves. Help your fellow neighbors, help those in need and check in on the ones you love. All these actions and more will be needed to survive into the future, bright or not