I put together this round up of links to articles and videos from sources that know way more about it than I do, and that explain things in a way that I understand.

Scientists all over the world are using AI-assisted technologies in work that has the potential to lead to major advances in medicine, agriculture and mathematics. Why are we not hearing about them…

Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.

Ein zivilgesellschaftliches Bündnis warnt vor politischer Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD. Es erwartet in den kommenden Tagen Zehntausende Menschen bei zahlreichen Protesten.

Israel isn't allowing mine clearance groups to remove the explosives that litter the strip.

The country - with the help of influencers on Youtube and Tiktok -is luring wealthy foreigners with the promise of cheap real estate.

The company said the vehicles, which use AI to drive, had encountered "a routing problem" that kept taking them to the same cul-de-sac.

A federal judge has voided oil and gas drilling permits on Pawnee Nation trust land, concluding a decade-old court case.

Residents in Gary, Indiana and surrounding areas are struggling to stay cool, fed and connected after storms cause prolonged power outages.

Et tu, Medium? I thought we were better than this. But I guess, sooner or later, the negative content cycle comes for everyone.

Sie wollen nach eigenen Angaben für Freiheit, Toleranz und Vielfalt demonstrieren - und fahren dazu unbekleidet durch Berlin. Für Sonntag ist ein "World Naked Bike Ride" in der Hauptstadt angekündigt.

Weird detours, inaccurate time estimates, walking routes that double back on themselves. Is this some new instance of enshittification?

Ben McKenzie, "The O.C." star turned documentarian, is releasing his film about cryptocurrency in a unique way.

It's the new term for healthy buildings, directed at boomer billionaires, but it is in for a fall.

Police launched a manhunt after a vehicle struck several people in Berlin's Tiergarten near hours after the event near the Pride celebrations, known locally as Christopher Street Day (CSD).

Yes, the use of some form of A/C is now inevitable. But it can be adopted in ways that are more equitable, sustainable over long periods, and minimize the harmful downsteam effects. But Americans aren't leading these efforts. And, many Americans' assumption that they have the answers - when they absolutely do not - is as sad as it is galling. It is their communities will mostly be left behind because of it.

A 13-century chronicle trick that became today’s war