Would an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not

It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic Timothy Garton Ash Here in Silicon Valley, the experts think that within the next couple of years we’ll see an extraordinary takeoff for artificial intelligence. “Welcome to the foothills of the… Read More Would an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not

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David Cox: The planet’s prodigious poo problem / Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada

NB: Western civilisation is drowning in its own potty, literally and ideologically. Even their aircraft carriers’ toilets are clogged. How will the Free World survive, at this rate? Tsk tsk. Too bad. There’s a simple solution known to us lesser mortals: use water. Remember how the Don referred to ‘shithole countries’ some years ago? Seems… Read More David Cox: The planet’s prodigious poo problem / Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada

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Yogi Government Spent Rs 6,812 Crore on Ads in Eight Years, Over Rs 2 Crore a Day: Report

The spending, largely routed through the Information and Public Relations Department, was more than the roughly Rs 1.5 crore that the Union government spent on advertising each day over 11 years, the report said. New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government spent Rs 6,811.94 crore on advertising and publicity between 2017-18 and 2024-25, averaging about Rs 2.32… Read More Yogi Government Spent Rs 6,812 Crore on Ads in Eight Years, Over Rs 2 Crore a Day: Report

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Lawyers Form New Collective in Defence of Fundamental Rights and Civil Liberties

The association, which promises to operate strictly on a non-party affiliation basis, has opened its membership to any practicing lawyer, law student, or law school teacher who shares the objectives of the organisation New Delhi: An organisation called the Lawyers Association for Constitution was formed in an informal inaugural meeting in New Delhi. The association, which… Read More Lawyers Form New Collective in Defence of Fundamental Rights and Civil Liberties

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Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine

NB: This is the last chance for any segment of Western establishments to avoid being cast forever as irredeemably racist. DS Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor More than 100 French and British former diplomats have said Palestine is being erased in front of the world’s eyes and called for urgent action including trade and arms sales bans to press… Read More Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine

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सरकार के नाक में दम

Ongoing commentary on Indian politics.. to be extended क्या 2027 से पहले ही बीजेपी हार चुकी है यूपी ? उत्तर प्रदेश से चौंकाने वाली रिपोर्ट | Deepak Sharma Modi & कंपनी के पास सिर्फ 30 घंटे, शिक्षा मंत्री को इस्तीफा देना पड़ेगा! दीपके का ऐलान! Why does the government resort to lies, disinformation and hooliganism… Read More सरकार के नाक में दम

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Lessons from the Ultimate China Watcher: Fr László Ladány (2023)

Nicholas Welch This article was written by Anthony Edwards, a 2023 graduate of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. NB: The appraisal of Fr Ladany is well written and very necessary. He was agreat scholar. But the article is written from the standpoint of the US-China relationship. At a time when the US polity is imploding and as it… Read More Lessons from the Ultimate China Watcher: Fr László Ladány (2023)

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Rahul Gandhi defamation case: Savarkar’s grandson admits Nathuram, Gopal Godse were active RSS members / Court confession shock

Godse Was RSS Volunteer | Court Confession Shock Champat Rai को क्लीन चिट BJP को पड़ेगी भारी, लूट की छूट के खिलाफ़ नए आंदोलन की तैयारी? || Ashok Kumar Pandey The Supreme Court, Gandhi and the RSS Pune: In a significant development in the defamation case involving Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, filed by Savarkar’s grandson Satyaki Savarkar, the… Read More Rahul Gandhi defamation case: Savarkar’s grandson admits Nathuram, Gopal Godse were active RSS members / Court confession shock

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UK’s collusion with Islamists ‘catastrophic’ (2010)

The author of Secret Affairs says that the past is returning ‘to haunt British policy in Afghanistan’ Mark Curtis; Secret Affairs: Britain’s Collusion With Radical Islam (2020) Richard Norton-Taylor British collusion with radical Islamist forces, including extremists who provided training camps for the leader of the 7/7 London suicide bombers and who are fomenting the… Read More UK’s collusion with Islamists ‘catastrophic’ (2010)

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