Bloomberg reports that a small group of unauthorized users gained access to Anthropic’s restricted Mythos model through a mix of contractor-linked access and online sleuthing. Anthropic says it is investigating and has no evidence the access extended beyond a third-party vendor environment or affected its own systems. From the report: The users relied on a mix of tactics to get into Mythos....
South Africa’s newly minted Ramsar wetland on the Wild Coast shows that the notion of development is contested territory. The story of a Pondoland fisherman shows that while the bull elephants tussle, it’s the grass that is trampled.
Geophrey Ledwaba denies halting Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions, asserting his compliance with National Prosecution Authority policies amid allegations of political interference.
Eric Wood is emblematic of the one step forward, two steps back path to accountability for State Capture in SA. Wood – former director of Regiments and Trillian – was arrested and appeared in court on 27 May 2022 to face charges linked to State Capture at Transnet. Nearly four years later, his trial has yet to start.
Two school districts had similar policies that required students to use facilities that were gender neutral or aligned with their sex assigned at birth.
Mateus Fernandes is wanted by Paris-St Germain, Andoni Iraola and Cesc Fabregas are among the candidates to replace Liam Rosenior at Chelsea, and Barcelona want Marcus Rashford to extend loan stay.
Tshepo Tlapu, a former elite cricket prospect, spiralled into addiction, homelessness and life on a dumpsite before finding his way back. Today, he’s a mentor, educator and counsellor.
On a path that also took him through the Labour Appeal Court and Constitutional Court, Jappie remained unshowy and ‘down to earth’, remembered for being serious in argument and exacting about preparation, but not without humour.
Longtime Slashdot reader mmarlett writes: The Atlantic has a long article on the story of missing scientists recently featured here on Slashdot. In short, it is an incoherent conspiracy theory that spreads wide and far, not paying any attention to boundaries of time, space, or area of expertise. “Which is all to say that another piece of flagrant nonsense has ascended to the highest levels of...
Testifying on Capitol Hill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued to back away from his criticism of the measles shot. But he spoke on behalf of his department, not himself.
Despite state censorship over its Palestinian and anti-colonial themes, Gabrielle Goliath’s Elegy persists as a vital act of feminist breathing, a collective exhale that transforms shared grief into a powerful, transborder community of care.