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Day: April 14, 2024
Iran’s Drone Assault on Israel: A Critical Update on Rising Tensions
Discover the latest developments in the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. This article delves into Iran’s extensive drone attack on Israel, a retaliatory measure for a recent Israeli strike in Damascus. Learn about the international responses, local impacts, and potential consequences as both nations […]
How Israel Is Defending Against Iran’s Drone Attack
The Iron Dome is going to be put to the test—but it’s not Israel’s only line of defense.
Iran’s Drone Attack on Israel: Escalation Amidst Fragile Peace
Introduction In a dramatic escalation of long-standing tensions in the Middle East, Iran has initiated an extensive drone attack against Israel. This aggressive move comes as a direct response to…
Bluesky now allows heads of state to join the platform
Now that Bluesky has opened itself up to the public and introduced some new moderation options, the team’s decided it’s finally time to allow world leaders on board, too. A post from the official Bluesky account on Friday notified users, “By the way… we lifted […]
The latest version of xAI’s Grok can process images
xAI, the OpenAI competitor founded by Elon Musk, has introduced the first version of Grok that can process visual information. Grok-1.5V is the company’s first-generation multimodal AI model, which cannot only process text, but also “documents, diagrams, charts, screenshots and photographs.” In xAI’s announcement, it […]
This week’s trailers offered twists on familiar genres
This week saw some fun trailers tapping into heady science fiction, comic book movies, and taboo horror, each with a fun mixed genre twist. Joker: Folie à Deux is a comic book movie about the love affair of The Joker and Harley Quinn that’s also […]
Government spyware is another reason to use an ad blocker
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Vana plans to let users rent out their Reddit data to train AI
In the generative AI boom, data is the new oil. So why shouldn’t you be able to sell your own? From big tech firms to startups, AI makers are licensing e-books, images, videos, audio and more from data brokers, all in the pursuit of training […]
Interstellar is coming back to theaters in September for its 10-year anniversary
It’s somehow been almost 10 years since Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi odyssey Interstellar was first released in theaters, and to celebrate the upcoming anniversary, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. are bringing it back to the big screen. Per Variety, Paramount announced at CinemaCon this week that […]

