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CNN — The Israeli military says it has recovered the body of de facto Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in southern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) made the announcement on Sunday after the body went through an identification process. Sinwar is the younger brother of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by the Israeli military in southern Gaza in October. His death marks the latest in a string of assassinations that have dealt a serious blow to the group’s top brass but are yet to break its grip on power in…
Meta is reportedly investing nearly $15 billion in the data-labeling firm Scale AI and taking a 49% stake in the startup, while also bringing on CEO Alexandr Wang to help lead a new “superintelligence” lab within the company. The deal is reminiscent of Meta’s previous large and risky bets, such as its $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp and its $1 billion Instagram purchase. At the time those mergers closed, many people suggested Meta had grossly overpaid for the platforms — and today’s discourse is no different. There’s no shortage of investors and founders who were left scratching their heads this…
A U.S. government website designed to inform the public about vaccines has been defaced and now hosts apparently AI-generated spam. The domain, which belongs to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), appears to have been hosting the same kind of content — mostly gay-themed and LGBTQ+ posts — since at least May 12, according to an archived version of the site. It’s unclear who is responsible for it, or what is the purpose of this defacement other than pushing AI-generated slop spam. Websites hosted on official U.S. government domains have been hijacked in the past to host…
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Wednesday as they staged a sit-in in the lobby of a Midtown East skyscraper, demanding that a company in the building stop providing arms to Israel. Sporting shirts that read “Stop Starving Gaza” and “End the Siege,” more than 150 Palestinian and Jewish protesters sat down on the floor and refused to leave the lobby of the E. 45th St. building near Lexington Ave. beginning around 11 a.m. The protesters, members of the Palestinian Youth Movement and Jewish Voice for Peace, were demanding that Maersk, a shipping and logistics company in the building, stop…
Beach Boys co-founder and lead songwriter Brian Wilson, whose musical peers touted him as a true genius of pop composition, has died. He was 82. The news was shared by his family in a joint statement on social media: “We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away. We are at a loss for words right now. Please respect our privacy at this time as our family is grieving.” The statement continued, acknowledging, “We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world.” It is signed “Love & Mercy,” in reference to Wilson’s song,…
A body believed to be missing 2-year-old Bronx boy Montrell Williams was recovered from the East River Wednesday afternoon, police sources said. Investigators are working to officially confirm the identity of the child’s body found in the waters off Ferry Point Park in the Bronx near the Whitestone Bridge at 12:18 p.m. The grim discovery came as Arius Williams, the missing boy’s father cops say told little Montrell’s mother he threw their son into the Bronx River, is refusing to return to to court after being ordered held on Rikers Island, the Daily News has learned. A Bronx Family Court…
Summary Star Wars and Fortnite’s collaboration brings iconic characters like Darth Vader and Ahsoka Tano to the game, adding depth and variety. Players can enjoy skins of characters from the Disney Plus, Prequel, Original, and Sequel trilogies, each with unique abilities and styles. Exclusive limited edition skins like The Mandalorian and Ahsoka Tano offer fans a chance to unlock their favorite characters for a limited time. Star Wars and Fortnite work perfectly together, and the famed Battle Royale has featured many iconic characters from the galaxy far, far away over the years. Fortnite x Star Wars brings bounty hunters, Jedi,…
Crypto adoption is accelerating under the Trump administration. The United States has emerged as a central force in shaping the crypto market, both from the standpoint of regulation and macroeconomics. The crypto market has begun moving along with US stock markets, reflecting growing institutional participation and sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions. In its latest report, HTX Ventures reviews the implementation of President Donald Trump’s crypto policies, current US dollar liquidity and its effect on the crypto markets.Find out more about the Trump-era policy executions and the crypto market growth catalysts, download the full report hereHow regulation is reshaping crypto market cyclesLegalization…
Uptime Industries is taking a bet on on-premise AI infrastructure with an “AI-in-a-box” handheld device called Lemony AI. The size of a sandwich, Lemony AI can supposedly run a large language model (LLM), AI agents and AI workflows all on one node. Each Lemony requires only 65 watts of power to run, the equivalent of charging a laptop, and can be stacked and connected to form bigger AI clusters. Sascha Buehrle, co-founder and CEO of Uptime, told TechCrunch that each node can sustain an LLM up to 75 billion parameters in size, and can host open-source models or retrofitted versions…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading: GameStop — Shares of the video game retailer slipped 4%. GameStop posted first-quarter revenue of $732.4 million, down from the $881.8 million figure seen in the same period a year prior. Tesla — The electric vehicle maker rose 1.7%, on track for its fourth straight winning day. That comes after shares cratered last week following CEO Elon Musk’s online feud with President Donald Trump. Musk said on Wednesday that he regrets some of the social media posts he made regarding Trump. Quantum computing — Quantum computing stocks advanced after Nvidia CEO…