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Norwegian ski jumpers and officials suspended over 'cheat' suits
BBC Sport
Brevik and equipment manager Adrian Livelten were suspended by the Norwegian Ski Federation this week. Brevik told local media he was "terribly sorry for what we did" while Livelten apologised for t ...[Continue Reading]
BBC News
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Republican Nominee Marched at Violent Neo-Nazi Rally
Malcolm Ferguson
New reporting from Talking Points Memo Monday revealed that Rawson and his wife marched in the racist parade as part of the League of the South, a neo-Confederate, pro-secessionist group. He can even ...[Continue Reading]
The New Republic
1 day ago
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Interview on Lavender: Civilian harm is pre-programmed into the system
Constanze
This software is vital in a violent machinery and searches for potential bombing targets in Gaza and Lebanon: The Lavender system is designed to mark all suspected operatives in the military wings of ...[Continue Reading]
Netzpolitik.org
1 day ago
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How to Handle Getting Rejected By a Woman
Brett & Kate McKay
After weeks of friendly chats with the woman you keep running into at the coffee shop, you worked up the nerve to ask her out. She smiled, winced a little, and said, Thats really sweet, but I dont ...[Continue Reading]
Artofmanliness.com
1 day ago
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A Beginning for Mathematics
Daniel Litt
This essay also appears on Proofs and Prompts. Three years ago, AI systems could not reliably add two numbers. A year ago, internal models at OpenAI and DeepMind received the equivalent of a gold-me ...[Continue Reading]
Daniellitt.com
1 day ago
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Louisiana and the FDA Are Two Sides of the Same Anti-Abortion Coin
Danielle Han
Last Wednesday, a randomly selected Fifth Circuit panel listened to oral arguments for Louisianas ongoing FDA lawsuit to attack (ahem, eliminate) telehealth abortionsand struggled to get behind the h ...[Continue Reading]
Jezebel
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