In Myanmar, illicit rare-earth mining is taking a heavy toll

In Myanmar, illicit rare-earth mining is taking a heavy toll

In early 2025, Sian traveled deep into the mountains of Shan State, on Myanmar’s eastern border with China, in search of work. He had heard from a friend that Chinese companies were recruiting at new...

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OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets

OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets

OpenAI may soon be forced to explain why it deleted a pair of controversial datasets composed of pirated books, and the stakes could not be higher. At the heart of a class-action lawsuit from authors...

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Supreme Court hears case that could trigger big crackdown on Internet piracy

Supreme Court hears case that could trigger big crackdown on Internet piracy

Supreme Court justices expressed numerous concerns today in a case that could determine whether Internet service providers must terminate the accounts of broadband users accused of copyright...

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The missile meant to strike fear in Russia’s enemies fails once again

The missile meant to strike fear in Russia’s enemies fails once again

A Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired from an underground silo on the country’s southern steppe Friday on a scheduled test to deliver a dummy warhead to a remote impact zone...

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Syntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rules

Syntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rules

Researchers from MIT, Northeastern University, and Meta recently released a paper suggesting that large language models (LLMs) similar to those that power ChatGPT may sometimes prioritize sentence...

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“Players are selfish”: Fallout 2’s Chris Avellone describes his game design philosophy

“Players are selfish”: Fallout 2’s Chris Avellone describes his game design philosophy

Chris Avellone wants you to have a good time. People often ask creatives—especially those in careers some dream of entering—”how did you get started?” Video game designers are no exception, and...

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