US and EU commit to links aimed at boosting AI safety and risk research

The European Union and United States put out a joint statement Friday affirming a desire to increase cooperation over artificial intelligence — including in relation to AI safety and governance — as well as, more broadly, talking up an intent to collaborate across a number of other tech issues, such as developing standards for digital … Read more

Russia says evidence links concert hall attackers to “Ukrainian nationalists”

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators said on Thursday they had uncovered evidence that the gunmen who killed more than 140 people in an attack on a concert hall near Moscow last week were linked to “Ukrainian nationalists”. Russia has said from the outset that it is pursuing a Ukrainian link to the attack, even though … Read more

Linktree is now allowing users to highlight links better with featured layout function

Link-in-bio startup Linktree introduced new features today including a featured layout to highlight links better, the ability to fetch the latest posts from Instagram, and support for a more prominent profile picture. The company said that the new featured layout is great for highlighting certain links. When you select “Featured layout” for a link it … Read more

Fired scientists in Canada failed to acknowledge links to China, newly released records say

OTTAWA, Ontario — Two scientists at a high-security infectious disease laboratory in Canada lost their jobs after reviews found they failed to protect sensitive material and information and did not acknowledge links with China, newly released records show. The scientists, Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, were stripped of their security clearances in 2019 … Read more

Indonesia’s likely next president made 4-star general despite links to alleged human rights abuses

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday awarded an honorary four-star general rank to Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a former high-ranking army officer who is linked to human rights abuses and who emerged as the apparent winner of the Feb. 14 presidential election. Widodo gave the honorary promotion to Subianto, 72, in front … Read more

New Study Links the Atlantic Diet With Health Benefits. Here’s How to Eat It

You’ve probably heard of the Mediterranean diet: it’s not new in the slightest but is consistently trendy because of the way research continues to link it to general health and longevity. But have you heard of the Atlantic diet? A study published this month in JAMA linked a diet plentiful in fish, dried fruits, vegetables, … Read more

Ange Postecgolou: Tottenham boss quizzed over links to Liverpool job | Football News

Ange Postecoglou says he has a long way to go at Tottenham amid suggestions he could be in the frame to succeed Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager. Postecoglou is one of the names being bandied around to take over at Liverpool, the club he supported as a boy, when Klopp leaves at the end of … Read more

NASA’s New ‘Hybrid Antenna’ Boosts Links to Deep Space

NASA outfitted its aging communications network with a hybrid antenna that allowed it to receive both radio frequency and laser signals for the first time, helping the space agency keep up with its increasing number of missions traveling through deep space. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: 3 Things We Love and Hate Deep Space Station 13, … Read more

U.N. agency struggles to serve Gaza as scrutiny mounts over Hamas links

JERUSALEM — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, facing explosive allegations of ties with Hamas, is struggling to preserve its reputation and maintain its lifesaving operations in Gaza, even as Israel threatens to invade the enclave’s last refuge for displaced civilians. Political pressure on the U.N. Relief and Works Agency mounted further on Saturday after … Read more

Google Search’s cache links are officially being retired

Google has removed links to page caches from its search results page, the company’s search liaison Danny Sullivan has confirmed. “It was meant for helping people access pages when way back, you often couldn’t depend on a page loading,” Sullivan wrote on X. “These days, things have greatly improved. So, it was decided to retire … Read more