U.S. targets shift,
Electric cars’ goal now cut,
Fifty percent aim.
Electric cars’ goal now cut,
Fifty percent aim.
The government says it is considering cutting the new electric car sales target from 80% to 50% by 2030.
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These ‘Masturbation Consultants’ Were Hired to Pleasure Themselves With AI
In Japan, ten hands
caress AI's soft embrace,
solving lone hearts’ ache.Joi AI hired 10 people to masturbate using AI companions as part of a monthlong “wellness” study. The company claims the practice could help “solve male loneliness.”
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Ink flows, quills engage,
Cartoonists sketch this week's strife,
Politics laid bare.Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers…
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‘Days of the farmers’ union dictating policy are over’ – Muir
Muir speaks to the crowd,
Ulster Farmers' Union fades,
New policies take root.The Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir says he will continue to engage with the Ulster Farmers' Union.
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Tech Visionary Says the Big AI Labs Don’t Get What People Want
Tim O’Reilly warns,
Big AI labs miss user
needs—open dreams thrive.Tim O’Reilly built a publishing empire that AI is helping to destroy. Yet he loves AI—as long as it’s open source.
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Temporary ban on sale of disposable BBQs over wildfire risk
Barbecues banned now,
Government cites wildfire,
Public safety first.Government issues a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbeques as they pose a "significant risk to the public".
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American missionary kidnapped in Niger freed after nine months
In Niger's shadow,
Kevin Rideout breaks free now,
Nine months lost, returned.Kevin Rideout, who was abducted by unknown assailants in Niamey, said to be in good health and in care of US officialsAn American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organisation has said.Kevin Rideout “is in good health in the…
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‘Unprecedented’ rain in Japan kills six people
Storms lash Japan's coast,
Narita stranded, power lost—
Six lives claimed by floods.The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.
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Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals
Trump's call to arms,
U.S. firms now may strike back,
Hacking against hackers.The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.
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Ordinary WiFi can now identify you with near-perfect accuracy
WiFi waves decode,
Strangers' shapes in shadows trace—
Surveillance unveiled.Ordinary WiFi networks could quietly become powerful surveillance tools, allowing people to be identified without cameras, special sensors, or even carrying a connected device. Researchers showed that unencrypted signals routinely exchanged between WiFi devices and routers can be used to create radio-based images of people…