Letters to the Editor, Oct. 16, 2024
CRIMINAL RECORD Re “Revolving door of injustice” (Letters to the Editor, Oct. 13): Canada’s criminal justice system is supposed to be fair to everyone and ensure public safety. Instead, the current system is unfair and unbalanced, favouring the rights of criminals over those of law-abiding citizens…
These AI models reason better than their open-source peers – but still can’t rival humans
A study tested AI’s ability to complete visual puzzles like those found on human IQ tests. It went poorly…
Blinken to Israel: Allow More Aid Into Gaza or Face the Consequences
by Brett Murphy ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In one of its most direct and sweeping warnings to date, the Biden administration told Israeli government officials on Sunday that if they did not improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza…Robot artist Ai-Da to make history as portrait of Alan Turing goes to auction
Ai-Da Robot will make history as the first humanoid robotic artist to have their artwork auctioned by a major auction house…
U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support
In a rare, direct threat, Biden administration says Israel has 30 days to step up deliveries of food, medicine as Gaza faces massive starvation…
The Harris Campaign Has Offered Trans People Almost Nothing
Charlie Markbreiter Harris has been virtually silent on trans rights, and her policies would disproportionately benefit well-off trans people. The post The Harris Campaign Has Offered Trans People Almost Nothing appeared first on The Nation…
State Department addresses U.S. warning to Israel over Gaza aid
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wrote a letter to Israeli officials warning that humanitarian aid allowed into Gaza must increase or the U.S. ally could risk possible consequences, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller confirms. This comes as Israel expands its military offensive into Lebanon and continues operations in Gaza…
Biden-Harris admin warns Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid, leaked letter reveals
The U.S. warned Israel that it needs to quickly improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or be at risk of violating U.S. law and possibly jeopardizing crucial security aid to the country…
Founders of Vancouver club that sold tested illicit drugs file Charter challenge
The founders of a Vancouver ‘compassion club’ that sold heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine bought on the dark web and tested for contaminants, have filed a court challenge arguing their Charter rights and the rights of users were violated when the club was shut and they were arrested…