Israeli strikes on central Beirut kill at least 22; UN peacekeepers injured in tank attack
As Israeli airstrikes resumed in Beirut, the United Nations has condemned a separate attack on a UNIFIL watchtower that injured two peacekeepers, saying Israel’s actions could amount to “a grave violation of international humanitarian law…
Dovetail CEO Advocates for a Balanced Approach to AI Innovation, Regulation
Enterprises are demanding “human in the loop” safeguards due to a lack of trust in AI…
South Korean author Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel literature prize
South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”, the award-giving body said on Thursday…
New workers rights bill marks ‘big shift’ for UK workforce, says employment minister
We spoke to the employment minister Alison McGovern – we started by asking her if she had given in to the business lobby over the employment rights bill…
Employment rights bill explained
The Government has unveiled its flagship employment rights bill – describing it as the “biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation…
The ‘comet of the year’ is coming soon. Here’s how to see it.
The comet, which will be visible to the naked eye, orbits the sun roughly once every 80,000 years—the last time it passed Earth humans were just migrating out of Africa.
Chinese boffins build soft robot finger that can take your pulse
It can also type, so the robo-doctor can heal you and write legibly Robot hands are commonplace, but their sense of touch is crude compared to that of a human. A design proposed by a group of scientists in the Middle Kingdom may change that.……
Cards Against Humanity campaigns to encourage voting, expose personal data abuse
Up to $100 for planning to vote and a public smear – how is this not illegal? The troublemakers behind the party game Cards Against Humanity have launched a campaign demonstrating how easy it is to buy sensitive personal data about American voters, while simultaneously encouraging those Americans to plan how to cast a vote…
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 6-12
Zom 100 Bucket List of the Dead, Otaku no Video anime; Destroy All Humans. They Can’t Be Regenerated, Monster Marriage Shop manga ship…