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Kenya’s police crack down on protest against US Ebola centre in Nanyuki | Ebola News

Kenya’s police crack down on protest against US Ebola centre in Nanyuki | Ebola News

Published by Sam Flores

Published On 9 Jun 20269 Jun 2026 Gunshots, water cannon and tear gas have been used by Kenya’s police in the central town of Nanyuki, where hundreds of protesters lit fires and hurled stones at law enforcement officers as they demonstrated against a quarantine centre for US citizens exposed to Ebola. Tuesday’s violence came as the proposed quarantine centre at the town’s Laikipia Air Base has caused anger among Kenyans who accuse the United States of shifting the risks of caring for people exposed to the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda onto Kenya. Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola, and many residents oppose bringing potential carriers of the virus into the country. The centre is designed to have 50 isolation beds, run by US staff, and was nearing completion late last week. Construction has continued despite a temporary halt order from Kenya’s High Court and vocal opposition from local politicians. President William Ruto’s government has pledged to press ahead with the project, arguing that Kenya owes Washington …

War in Sudan: Is the unity of the RSF beginning to crack?

War in Sudan: Is the unity of the RSF beginning to crack?

Published by Sam Flores

In recent days, the Sudanese army has announced advances in the east of the country, recapturing several towns from the Rapid Support Forces and forcing some of their members to cross the border into Ethiopia to seek refuge there. At the same time, numerous sources in Darfur report tensions within the paramilitary group, which are said to have led to the defection of several commanders over the past few weeks. Is the unity of the RSF beginning to crack? FRANCE 24’s Bastien Renouil reports. Source link

Mathematical AI helps researchers crack 50-year-old problem

Mathematical AI helps researchers crack 50-year-old problem

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Paul Erdős made many conjectures about numbers in his life Oliver Helbig/Getty Images Just a week after an AI disproved an 80-year-old conjecture and astonished mathematicians, another conjecture that had stood for half a century has fallen, inspired by the same techniques, but this time written entirely by humans. Last week, an unreleased AI model from OpenAI disproved an important conjecture first posed by Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős, called the unit distance problem. The puzzle, which Erdős considered his “most striking contribution to geometry” and which many mathematicians had failed to unravel, concerns the number of similar-sized connections you can make between dots arranged on a flat surface. Erdős had set an upper ceiling on this number, which many experts had assumed was correct. But the AI model showed that this number could in fact be much larger, using an obscure trick from algebraic number theory to make complex structures with extremely high dimensions, which could then be used to arrange the dots in a very different arrangement than humans had considered. The result took …

Waymo Is Trying to Crack Down on Solo Kids in Driverless Cars

Waymo Is Trying to Crack Down on Solo Kids in Driverless Cars

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By law, autonomous vehicles aren’t allowed to carry unaccompanied minors in California. Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving-car company, doesn’t allow kids under 18 to ride alone anywhere outside of metro Phoenix, Arizona. But that hasn’t stopped some time-strapped parents from using their own accounts to transport their kids to school, extracurricular activities, and even social outings. Some have reported that the lack of drivers makes them feel safer. Waymo is working to crack down on the practice, the company confirmed Friday, after reports of new mid-ride age-verification checks began to float around on social media. The company has “policies in place” to help it identify violations of its terms of service, Waymo spokesperson Chris Bonelli wrote in a statement to WIRED. “We are continuing to refine our system and processes for accuracy over time.” Violating its terms of service can lead to temporary or permanent suspension of an account, Waymo says. The company uses cameras inside its cars to check that riders aren’t violating its rules. Its privacy policy notes that the company records video inside the …

AI bill would crack down on deepfake distribution and protect whistleblowers

AI bill would crack down on deepfake distribution and protect whistleblowers

Published by Sam Flores

Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) speaks during the House Committee on the Judiciary, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on Feb. 11, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images A new artificial intelligence bill, reported first by CNBC, would crack down on deepfake and non-consensual images and make it easier for whistleblowers to report AI-related concerns. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., who lead a bipartisan House Task Force on AI with Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif. The bill builds off of recommendations in the task force’s report. Lieu called the bill “a step forward” in an interview with CNBC. “It is not designed to be controversial,” he said. “It is based on bipartisan legislation that other members have introduced, as well as the recommendations of the bipartisan House AI Task Force. So we’re trying to do something this term right now with this bill.” Lieu’s bill avoids some of the more thorny issues surrounding AI, including whether a federal standard should be established to preempt state AI laws and …

Sony Movie Chief Tom Rothman Tells Theaters to “Get Off the Ad Crack”

Sony Movie Chief Tom Rothman Tells Theaters to “Get Off the Ad Crack”

Published by Daniella Wilson

There’s no one more famous than Tom Rothman when it comes to getting theater owners fired up at CinemaCon, the annual gathering of theater owners in Las Vegas. The chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group has used profanities more than once when taking aim at the perceived enemies of the theatrical experience who make it far too easy for consumers to watch a movie at home. “Netflix, my ass,” is one of his more notorious quips. But his comments at this year’s edition of CinemaCon took a surprise turn April 13 when he instead took issue with cinema operators and the consumer experience they provide, or lack thereof. “What I’m about to say, I say as a lifelong defender of movie theaters. But I urge you all now to make some hard choices for the long term rather than the short term health of your business,” aid Rothman. “Now is your own Olympic moment with three immediate goals.” First, Rothman called on circuits to enforce windows. While that comment drew loud applause, the clapping soon …

Greenland PM pushes back on Trump crack: ‘We are not some piece of ice’

Greenland PM pushes back on Trump crack: ‘We are not some piece of ice’

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Greenland’s prime minister pushed back on Thursday against President Trump’s latest slight on the Arctic territory and urged NATO countries to uphold international law amid tensions between the U.S. and the transatlantic alliance over Iran. Trump has become increasingly frustrated with European allies over their reluctance to support the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran,… Source link

AI-powered full material declarations crack the PFAS code

AI-powered full material declarations crack the PFAS code

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Travis Miller, Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel at Source Intelligence, discusses AI-powered full material declarations (FMDs) and their potential in PFAS detection and elimination. The global regulatory landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), governments are accelerating efforts to eliminate hazardous substances from consumer and industrial products. At the centre of this movement are per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – a class of over 12,000 synthetic chemicals known for their persistence in the environment and potential harm to human health. The compliance crossroads For companies that manufacture, import, or distribute products, supply chain compliance has become a strategic imperative. The growing legal liability associated with environmental product compliance (particularly around PFAS) has reached unprecedented levels. Tens of billions of dollars in litigation settlements have been awarded, and many more cases are anticipated. In a landmark move, three of the world’s largest producers of PFAS-related materials have voluntarily chosen to sunset and obsolete their production lines. This has created a business continuity crisis. …

Try these GPU cooling fixes before you crack it open and void your warranty

Try these GPU cooling fixes before you crack it open and void your warranty

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Summers are right around the corner, and as a desktop owner myself, I am quite worried that my PC may run hot, especially the GPU, since most of my tasks are either gaming or video editing. Under load, high temperatures will impact performance and wear out components fast, and during times when PC components are at sky-high prices, you wouldn’t want to risk one of your most expensive buys. In many cases, a fix for an overheating GPU is a thermal paste replacement, but that might seem a bit daunting to many, as it is an intricate task that involves taking it apart. Fortunately for you, there are other ways to cool down your GPU, and here are some hacks I run to keep temperatures under control that definitely don’t involve cracking it open and voiding your warranty. Related GPU Overheating: Causes, Symptoms & How to Cool It Down An overheating GPU can damage components, cause system instability, and worse. So, how do you cool down your GPU? Fine-tune your GPU’s air cooling with a …

CFTC must crack down on offshore prediction market war bets

CFTC must crack down on offshore prediction market war bets

Published by Sam Flores

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., arrives for the House Democrats’ caucus meeting in the Capitol on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images A group of House Democrats pressed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a letter sent late Monday on why the agency has not cracked down on bets placed on war and other government actions via offshore prediction markets. The letter to CFTC Chair Michael Selig, obtained first by CNBC, questions the agency’s role in regulating prediction markets, which have surged in popularity of late and drawn the ire of a growing number of lawmakers. “Recent high-profile instances of alleged insider trading on prediction market platforms relating to U.S. government actions — including the military’s intervention in Venezuela and our recent attack on Iran —have fueled concern that the CFTC does not have adequate control over these fast-growing markets,” wrote the group, led by Reps. Seth Moulton and Jim McGovern, both Massachusetts Democrats. Read more CNBC politics coverage Well-timed bets on the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro …