Curated Hacker News1h ago

New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/26/new-york-hospitals-palantir-ai

#ai #theguardian

New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK

The decision follows activist pressure as Palantir faces growing scrutiny over NHS and UK government deals

The Guardian
#TuckFrump1h ago
Flatterers out in force to fill Trump’s head with Venezuelan statue dreams #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E6I4X6
Flatterers out in force to fill Trump’s head with Venezuelan statue dreams

President’s popularity top of mind at another weird and wild cabinet meeting – riff on merits of Sharpies included

The Guardian
CalmPresence1h ago
Such an interesting article by Kevin T Baker.
Horrifying. Insightful.
I wonder if the "great Laotian truck eater” phenomenon will be an ongoing strategic weakness for the US military.
Another interesting part of the article was: widely used framing of an issue can "absorb the energy" of critical discussions after a war crime. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blame-for-the-iran-school-bombing-the-truth-is-far-more-worrying?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#iran #theguardian
AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying

LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity

The Guardian
#TuckFrump2h ago
California lawmakers vote to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E6I4IO
California lawmakers vote to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day

Gavin Newsom set to sign bill to rename 31 March holiday following sexual abuse allegations against labour leader

The Guardian
Tuhin4h ago

#AI #plantirtechnologies #theguardian #NHS #UK
We now have awareness about blood diamonds and trying to prevent them getting into market to stop funding abused. We should do the same with technologies that kill people and would stop the companies profiting from the kills (rather than taking responsibilities). We should stop using them (specially Plantir techs) for the NHS or FCA.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blame-for-the-iran-school-bombing-the-truth-is-far-more-worrying

AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying

LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity

The Guardian
#TuckFrump5h ago
US passengers enraged by hours-long lines and missed flights: ‘Absolutely insane’ #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E6I59P
US passengers enraged by hours-long lines and missed flights: ‘Absolutely insane’

Some people are opting not to travel at all amid what they call ‘a manufactured crisis by the Trump administration’

The Guardian
Curated Hacker News7h ago

Marriage over, €100k down; AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/26/ai-chatbot-users-lives-wrecked-by-delusion

#ai #theguardian

Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion

One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. He’s just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounter

The Guardian
#TuckFrump7h ago
EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel in bid to lower gas prices #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E6I4of
EPA approves sale of higher-ethanol fuel in bid to lower gas prices

Higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather because of concerns it could worsen smog

The Guardian
#TuckFrump7h ago
Trucking schools struggle as Trump administration strips immigrant licenses and demands English #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E6I5o0
Trucking schools struggle as Trump administration strips immigrant licenses and demands English

New rules force trucking schools to cut staff and classes, and 7,000 training providers lose accreditation

The Guardian
#TuckFrump7h ago
Immigrant trucker returns to war-torn Ukraine rather than risk ICE encounter: ‘I preferred going back home’ #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E6I5o1
Immigrant trucker returns to war-torn Ukraine rather than risk ICE encounter: ‘I preferred going back home’

New federal restrictions threaten licenses for noncitizen truckers, including Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion

The Guardian