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World

Hamas and Hezbollah are both without leaders. What now?

Yesterday at 23:46 PM, via NPR

Today, Israel announced that they had killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas.Sinwar came to power in the wake of the death of hiss predecessor, as well as the head of Hamas’s military wing – leaving him ss the leading figure of the militant group. What will Sinwar’s death mean for Hamas and for Israel’s war in Gaza ?For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via...

World

Israel Kills the Leader of Hamas

Yesterday at 22:43 PM, via NPR

Yahya Sinwar was the mastermind of the October 7th attack on Israel that lead to the war in Gaza. Israel says its forces killed him in an operation in Gaza. We’ll hear reaction to his death, more about who he was, and how his killing might affect the future of the war. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates

Africa

Tributes paid to former Zambia coach Poulsen

Yesterday at 17:51 PM, via BBC News

Former Zambia boss Roald Poulsen holds a “special place” in the hearts of fans after helping rebuild the squad after a 1993 plane crash.

Sport

Verstappen to continue giving minimal answers

Today at 00:21 AM, via BBC News

Max Verstappen says he will continue his stance of giving minimal answers in official Formula 1 news conferences at this weekend’s US Grand Prix.

Science/Tech

Adobe’s Upcoming Features Include AI Sound Generation and Image Remixing

Today at 02:50 AM, via Slashdot

During its MAX event yesterday, Adobe teased some experimental photo and video editing tools for PhotoShop and Premiere Pro. There are a total of nine features, which include being able to rotate vector images, produce sound effects from text descriptions, and generate images in various shapes and sizes. Engadget reports: [W]e’ll start with Project Perfect Blend for PS, which improves natural...

Science/Tech

Google’s NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize Its AI Podcasts

Today at 02:10 AM, via Slashdot

Google’s NotebookLM app has been updated to let you generate custom podcasts from almost any source material. The AI software is also dropping the “experimental” tag. Wired reports: To make an AI podcast using NotebookLM, open up the Google Labs website and start a New Notebook. Then, add any source documents you would like to be used for the audio output. These can be anything from files on...

Science/Tech

Fake Google Meet Conference Errors Push Infostealing Malware

Today at 01:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: A new ClickFix campaign is luring users to fraudulent Google Meet conference pages showing fake connectivity errors that deliver info-stealing malware for Windows and macOS operating systems. ClickFix is a social-engineering tactic that emerged in May, first reported by cybersecurity company Proofpoint, from a threat actor (TA571) that...