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“No Other Land” Is the Oscar-Nominated Film That No Studio Will Touch
“No Other Land,” about the destruction of a village in the occupied West Bank, is one of the year’s most acclaimed films. Still, U.S. studios are unwilling to distribute it.The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman and Others Draws Criticism
Democratic lawmakers and retired military officers expressed concern about the politicization of the military under President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.The New York Times - 5d -
This Chinese AI Bet Has Outperformed Magnificent Seven Names Like Meta and Google This Year
Alibaba stock soared after a strong earnings beat, bringing its year-to-date gains to 60 percent.Inc. - Feb. 21 -
Meta Approves Executive Bonuses Up to 200 Percent After Laying Off 1 in 20 Workers
Your company should consider the message this sends to the non-executive workforce, and not follow the tech giant’s example.Inc. - 6d -
Reddit co-founder says Meta’s end to third-party fact-checking is ‘very pragmatic’
"It is impossible to do fact-checking at scale, let alone in real time, as Facebook was trying to do," Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian told CNBC.CNBC - 1d -
Meta says it fixed 'error' after Instagram users report a flood of graphic and violent content
Meta has apologized for a mistake that resulted in some Instagram users reporting a flood of violent and graphic content on their recommended content feeds.CNBC - 1d -
How do we defend free speech – without falling prey to extremism? | Kenneth Roth
JD Vance says Europe should not shun far-right parties. He seems to have forgotten 1933, but hits a key conundrum. In his speech last week at the Munich Security Conference, JD Vance pressed ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Far-right French leader cancels CPAC speech, citing Bannon's 'gesture alluding to Nazi ideology'
The leader of a far-right political party in France said he would not address as planned the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) after Steve Bannon, a close ally to President Trump, ...The Hill - 6d -
Jane Fonda delivers fiery speech accepting SAG's lifetime achievement award: 'Empathy is not weak or woke'
Actor and activist Jane Fonda received the lifetime achievement honor at the SAG Awards recognizing her decades-spanning work and her humanitarian accomplishments.Los Angeles Times - 4d -
'Conclave' wins big at SAG Awards; Jane Fonda’s speech offers a moment of political resistance
The papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble and Timothée Chalamet took best actor at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, a pair of twists that added a few final wrinkles to an ...NBC News - 4d -
Hume launches new text-to-speech model Octave that generates custom AI voices with adjustable emotions
Hume emphasized its Octave TTS pricing is around half the cost of the competing offering from AI voice creation startup ElevenLabs.VentureBeat - 2d -
ElevenLabs’ new speech-to-text model Scribe is here with highest accuracy rate so far (96.7% for English)
ElevenLab's Scribe pricing makes it competitive for businesses that require high-volume transcription services with API-based integration.VentureBeat - 1d -
Work Has Given Me Tech Neck. This Device Is Helping Undo the Damage
Hours of screen time lead to stiffness, pain, and brain fog. I tested the Chirp Wheel to see if it could help—and the results were surprising.Wired - Feb. 20 -
Tech stocks seem to have ended their ‘difficult relationship’ with the bond market
At least for now, U.S. large-cap technology and growth stocks appear “free of their difficult relationship with long-term yields,” according to DataTrek Research.MarketWatch - Feb. 21 -
Trump considers tariffs to counter digital services taxes on Big Tech
President orders probes into levies imposed by EU, UK and Turkey on US companiesFinancial Times - 6d -
China taps tech talent to boost AI data centre boom
Beijing is pooling resources from the private and state sectors to accelerate adoption of the fast-developing technologyFinancial Times - 6d -
Can Tech Save Small Ski Resorts From Extinction?
The small Colorado company Entabeni Systems is quietly working to upend the ski industry with a business model built on handshake deals made in ski resort parking lots.Wired - 5d -
BYD’s Free Self-Driving Tech Might Not Be Such a Boon After All
Aside from unfavorable comparisons to rival advanced driver systems, calling it God’s Eye could be as misleading a moniker as Tesla’s Full Self-Driving.Wired - 5d -
Shares in Australia’s largest listed tech group plunge as majority of board quits
Allies of scandal-hit co-founder Richard White take control as independent directors resign over ‘intractable differences’Financial Times - 4d -
Top tech companies turn to hydrogen and nuclear energy for AI data centers
Silicon Valley is looking at hydrogen and nuclear energy alternatives to meet the energy demands of the AI race.CNBC - 4d -
UK to name and shame tech firms in online misogyny crackdown
Regulator Ofcom publishing plan intended to reduce abuse of women on social media platformsFinancial Times - 3d -
Huawei improves AI chip production in boost for China’s tech goals
Chinese company improves ‘yield’ of latest semiconductor, despite US efforts to prevent manufacturing advancesFinancial Times - 3d -
Potential cuts at AI Safety Institute stoke concerns in tech industry
Potential cuts to the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) are causing alarm among some in the technology space who fear the development of responsible artificial intelligence (AI) could be at risk as ...The Hill - 3d -
Room 8 Group hires game dev and tech leaders and consolidates brands
Room 8 Group said it is strengthening its business structure by combining a couple of gaming brands and hiring new game development and technology leaders.VentureBeat - 3d -
Chinese tech firms take two steps forward, one step back
Well-founded rally remains in jeopardy from geopolitical risksFinancial Times - 3d -
Federal Tech Staffers Resign Rather Than Help Musk and DOGE
In a joint resignation letter, 21 staffers wrote that they were leaving the controversial DOGE office. Here’s why.Inc. - 2d -
Telefónica chair vows to challenge US tech supremacy with European deals
Marc Murtra says the Spanish group will pursue acquisitions to boost the region’s independenceFinancial Times - 2d -
Can Nvidia earnings rally the stock market and stop the bleeding in tech?
Highflying “Magnificent Seven” tech stock are in correction territory. Investors are watching Nvidia’s results to assess tech exposure.MarketWatch - 1d -
5 Indispensable Tech Tools I Use as a Busy Founder and CEO
From AI chatbots to futuristic sunglasses, these tools are now a part of my day-to-day life.Inc. - 20h -
Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 80 Percent as Company Rides Tech’s AI Boom
The Silicon Valley company, which dominates the market for chips needed to build A.I. systems, said revenue was up 78 percent from a year earlier.The New York Times - 21h -
Why Nvidia earnings report is good news for its Big Tech rivals
AI and chip market is expanding, giving others a chance to share the wealth.MarketWatch - 16h -
Global stocks slide as tariff threats add to big tech jitters
Equities fall after Trump’s latest trade threats and a Wall Street sell-off led by NvidiaFinancial Times - 1h -
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Ecuador will seek foreign military aid to combat drug cartels as violence surges
The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug cartels and various organized crime groupsABC News - Feb. 19 -
Vance: Biggest threat to Europe is influx of 'unvetted foreign migrants'
During an appearance at CPAC, Vice President JD Vance said he believed the "biggest threat" to countries in Europe was "unvetted foreign migrants," and criticized the Biden administration for its ...NBC News - Feb. 20 -
Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations
Dozens of employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections have been reassigned or forced out, according to current and former officials.The New York Times - Feb. 20 -
In foreign policy, Trump needs to be more like Reagan, less like Biden
The Biden administration's reluctance to take action against Russia in Ukraine has been criticized, while Trump's new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made similar rookie mistakes, potentially ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump-Putin summit preparations underway, Russian foreign minister says
The U.S. offered a draft U.N. resolution that stops far short of a competing European-backed statement demanding an immediate withdrawal of all of Moscow's forces from Ukraine.CBS News - 5d -
Frank G. Wisner, Diplomat With Impact on Foreign Policy, Dies at 86
He headed U.S. embassies around the world and relished the role, bringing a gregarious style to promoting American interests. But he clashed with the Obama White House.The New York Times - 4d