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World

Scrambled GPS: the New Electronic Fog of War

Today at 22:45 PM, via NPR

Two stories of how our reliance on GPS becomes problematic in regions experiencing war. In Ukraine, the power grid’s use of GPS becomes a liability. And in the Middle East today, GPS “spoofing” causes a variety of issues from plane navigation to internet dating.

Education

Ethiopia: Five Ethiopia Public Universities Successfully Establish State-of-the-Art Multimedia Studios

Today at 21:48 PM, via AllAfrica

[Mastercard Foundation] As part of strengthening and enhancing the quality, accessibility, and resilience of higher education in Ethiopia, the e-SHE program, a partnership between the Ministry of Education, the Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University, and ShayaShone, successfully established five state-of-the-art multimedia studios in public universities across Ethiopia, known as...

Lifestyle

Dog breeds who deserve more than a second look

Today at 19:40 PM, via The South African

Some dog breeds, like Pit Bulls and Rottweilers, have a negative reputation due to misconceptions and sensationalized media coverage.

Science/Tech

Ex-Amazon Exec Claims She Was Asked To Ignore Copyright Law in Race To AI

Today at 23:22 PM, via Slashdot

A lawsuit is alleging Amazon was so desperate to keep up with the competition in generative AI it was willing to breach its own copyright rules. From a report: The allegation emerges from a complaint accusing the tech and retail mega-corp of demoting, and then dismissing, a former high-flying AI scientist after it discovered she was pregnant. The lawsuit was filed last week in a Los Angeles...

Science/Tech

Linux Can Finally Run Your Car’s Safety Systems and Driver-Assistance Features

Today at 22:40 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: There’s a new Linux distro on the scene today, and it’s a bit specialized. Its development was led by the automotive electronics supplier Elektrobit, and it’s the first open source OS that complies with the automotive industry’s functional safety requirements. […] With Elektrobit’s EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications (that sure is a...

Science/Tech

iPhone Sales Drop 19% in China

Today at 22:02 PM, via Slashdot

Apple’s iPhone sales dropped sharply in China in the first quarter of this year as the company saw strong competition from domestic brand Huawei, according to a new report from market research firm Counterpoint Research. CNBC: Apple saw sales of its iPhones fall 19.1% in the first three months of the year, Counterpoint’s data showed, as Chinese telecommunications and consumer electronics giant...

Health

Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Discovered in Milk

Today at 23:42 PM, via New York Times

The milk poses virtually no risk to consumers, experts said. But the finding suggests that the outbreak in dairy cows is wider than has been known.