Joe Bodnar

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Kremlin mouthpieces are bummed they can't use Assange's imprisonment to bash the US anymore.

But what really stands out in this piece is Solovyov calling Americans "penguin-faced," which is just the cutest little bit of name calling.
https://cepa.org/article/freedom-for-assange-is-defeat-for-russia-say-putins-mouthpieces/

Freedom for Assange is Defeat for Russia, say Putin’s Mouthpieces 

The Australian hacker Assange has been freed and returned home, but there is no joy among his Russian admirers.

CEPA

Excited about this. We have a new dashboard tracking influential Russian military bloggers on Telegram.

These 39 channels are pulling in billions (with a b) of views a month. Millions of reactions, replies, forwards. https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/war-in-ukraine-military-bloggers/

War In Ukraine: Military Bloggers

The War in Ukraine: Military Bloggers dashboard is a project of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund, with research support provided by Logically.ai. It provides analysis of the narratives and reach of prominent Russian military bloggers on Telegram. This tool is not meant to offer an exhaustive

Alliance For Securing Democracy

Good morning to readers, #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.

Today our newest reporting fellow Myroslava explores the damaging effects of #Russian ‘mapaganda’ in western and southern #Europe as #drone attacks rapidly escalate inside both #Ukraine and #Russia.

An unexpected side effect of the #Kakhovka #Dam Disaster has been the treasure trove of archaeological artifacts unearthed from the dry river bed.
Things from ancient stone axes, old pottery, cannon balls, and WWII German helmets have been found.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/world/europe/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-artifacts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
After Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam Disaster, a Hunt for Ancient Treasures

After the Kakhovka dam was blown up in June, the reservoir above it quickly drained, revealing a bonanza of artifacts that has electrified Ukrainian archaeologists.

The New York Times
"Lawmakers are quickly advancing an anti-sex, anti-speech agenda in which every adult user of the internet could soon find themself entangled" https://www.platformer.news/p/how-the-kids-online-safety-act-puts @caseynewton
How the Kids Online Safety Act puts us all at risk

Anti-speech laws are spreading from states to Congress, and the future of online speech could hang in the balance

Platformer

AI isn't just a theoretical threat to humanity. It's accelerating real existential risks.

"With drought spreading around the globe, battles over water are erupting between AI companies seeking more computing power and communities where their facilities are located."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-26/extreme-heat-drought-drive-opposition-to-ai-data-centers?srnd=premium-uk#xj4y7vzkg

Extreme Heat, Drought Drive Opposition to AI Data Centers

With drought spreading around the globe, battles over water are erupting between AI companies seeking more computing power and communities where their facilities are located.

Bloomberg
Even OpenAI can't figure out what text has been created with ChatGPT. I wonder where that leaves the idea of watermarking content produced by generative AI? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-quietly-shuts-down-ai-190818632.html
Yahooist Teil der Yahoo Markenfamilie

"Elon Musk has been plotting the Twitter rebrand for 9+ months"

"Elon Musk's vision for X is 25 years in the making"

you can say that but we also all saw the guy ask his followers for a free logo for X just hours before this all went live and half the site still says Twitter

strong 'hate speech code of conduct' vibes here.

the EU pressured social media companies to agree to voluntary measures against 'hate speech' in 2016. in practice, it satisfied neither governments nor civil society.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/us/politics/ai-regulation-biden.html

Meta, Google and A.I. Firms Agree to Safety Measures in Biden Meeting

Amazon, Google and Meta are among the companies that announced the guidelines as they race to outdo each other with versions of artificial intelligence.

The New York Times
During his weekly Zoom call with the National Security Council, Putin ranted for 10 minutes about Poland’s supposed plans to grab Ukrainian and Belarusian lands. He’s apparently chill about the former (ie it’s just the traitors in Western Ukraine selling off the country) but says the latter would lead to war with NATO.