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A Chinese court has ruled that companies cannot legally fire workers and replace them with AI.

After a Chinese company reassigned a worker to a role paying 40% less as their job had been automated by an LLM, the worker refused the demotion and was fired.

The worker sued and just won the case.

https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/ai-termination-ban-why-chinese-184031008.html

The AI Termination Ban: Why Chinese Courts Just Made It Illegal to Replace Workers with Robots

Chinese courts ruled AI adoption can't justify firing workers, forcing tech companies to budget for expensive transitions that could increase global gadget...

Yahoo Finance

Francis Mangion (M)10m ago

Greenpeace International 11h ago

International law is not being bent, it is being broken. Openly. Daily. With no consequences.

The Gaza doctrine is expanding in Lebanon: systematic, deliberate, and total destruction of civilian life and infrastructure, carried out with complete impunity.

Governments of the world must act to hold the Israeli authorities to account.

https://act.gp/4tM85tP

#Gaza #Lebanon

A message from Lebanon: The Israeli Government’s impunity will not end without action - Greenpeace International

Governments must hold the Israeli government accountable under international law, impose arms embargoes and meaningful sanctions that create genuine political and economic consequences.

Greenpeace International

Francis Mangion (M)1h ago

Pope remembers journalists who lost their lives due to violence and wars - Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-remembers-journalists-who-lost-lives-due-to-violence-wars.html

Pope remembers journalists who lost their lives due to violence and wars - Vatican News

Recalling the annual World Press Freedom Day celebrated on May 3rd, Pope Leo XIV remembers the many journalists and reporters who have become victims ...

Francis Mangion (M)1h ago

Steve Herman 6h ago

Pope Leo XIV, on World Press Freedom Day, ⁠condemns the blatant and subtle ⁠violations of media freedom around the world and asks for remembrance of "the many journalists and reporters who have fallen victim to wars and violence." https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-remembers-journalists-who-lost-lives-due-to-violence-wars.html

Pope remembers journalists who lost their lives due to violence and wars - Vatican News

Recalling the annual World Press Freedom Day celebrated on May 3rd, Pope Leo XIV remembers the many journalists and reporters who have become victims ...

Francis Mangion (M)1h ago

The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺1h ago

(YouTube, 2025) The surprising way the brain is wired https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9939jVJIZYo "What if vast areas of the brain contribute to many different functions and its connectivity is far more intricate than we once believed?"

The Surprising Way the Brain is Wired - Michael Anderson

YouTube

Francis Mangion (M)1h ago

Steve Herman 1d ago

Goodbye Jeeves. https://www.ask.com/

A Farewell to Ask.com | 25 Years of Curiosity

Francis Mangion (M)1h ago

#Iran_and_Israel_and_USA
BBC News - Iran says US has responded to its latest peace proposal.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0px2x53k2o

Iran says US has responded to its latest peace proposal

The US is yet to formally confirm it has responded. However, Trump reportedly told Israel's Kan News it was unacceptable.

BBC News

Francis Mangion (M)1h ago

Shared from BBC Sport
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c5y8p83gdw8t.app?page=2#Tables

Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Spurs move out of relegation zone with impressive win

Tottenham move out of Premier League relegation zone with impressive win at Aston Villa

BBC Sport

Francis Mangion (M)4h ago

Tuta 8h ago

On Press Freedom Day, let's remind everyone that journalists need protection, also online. 📰 🌐

Share this & Spread the word!

#PressFreedomDay26

Francis Mangion (M)4h ago

Al Jazeera News 4h ago

Bulk carrier attacked by multiple small craft off Iran, UKMTO says

Crew is safe and no environmental impact has been reported after the incident 11 nautical miles (20km) west of Sirik.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/3/bulk-carrier-attacked-by-multiple-small-craft-off-iran-ukmto-says

Bulk carrier attacked by multiple small craft off Iran, UKMTO says

Crew is safe and no environmental impact has been reported after the incident 11 nautical miles (20km) west of Sirik.

Al Jazeera