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Cuba accuses U.S. of building a ‘fraudulent case’ for military action

Cuba accuses U.S. of building a ‘fraudulent case’ for military action

Published by Sam Flores

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and U.S. President Donald Trump. Sergey Bobylev | Nathan Howard | Reuters Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Tuesday condemned U.S. sanctions on the country as “immoral, illegal, and criminal,” lashing out at prolonged economic pressure on the communist-run island as tensions escalate. In a social media post on X, Díaz-Canel said the fuel-starved nation would “continue to denounce, in the firmest and most energetic way possible, the genocidal siege that seeks to strangle our people.” Cuba’s president singled out President Donald Trump’s executive order that threatens third parties from selling oil to Havana with tariffs, as well as U.S. measures that seek to penalize companies that may want to invest in the country or provide it with basic goods. His comments come after a fresh wave of U.S. sanctions and amid mounting speculation that the U.S. could carry out military strikes against Cuba. The U.S. government on Monday imposed sanctions on 11 Cuban officials and its main intelligence agency. The move forms part of a broader pressure campaign that has included …

AI Startups are Measuring their Revenues in Likely Fraudulent Ways

AI Startups are Measuring their Revenues in Likely Fraudulent Ways

Published by Jenni Sidey

AI skeptics have long been concerned with the losses and small revenues of AI software companies. In June 2024, almost three years ago, Sequoia partner, David Cahn, estimated that the AI industry needed to generate roughly $600 billion in annual revenue to justify the money being spent on AI infrastructure including data centers and Nvidia GPUs. Last month, market research company, Gartner, said that AI companies need close to “$2 trillion per year in revenue by 2029”, token consumption of between 50,000 and 100,000 times its current rate by 2030, and “a 10% profit margin per token.” With huge losses and small revenues, it is not likely that AI companies will achieve these goals on time. What’s going on here? Usually, companies charge their customers enough money for them to pay their suppliers, and for those suppliers to pay their suppliers. This isn’t happening in AI, however. OpenAI and other AI companies have set prices much lower than their costs to spur demand under the hope that more companies will use AI and then the …

An ancient Jewish historian’s description of Jesus was so positive, critics called it fraudulent  – OpentheWord.org

An ancient Jewish historian’s description of Jesus was so positive, critics called it fraudulent  – OpentheWord.org

Published by Sam Flores

Jesus teaching on the Mountain by Sealino, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 159 | An ancient Jewish historian’s description of Jesus was so positive, critics called it fraudulent FOLLOW OUR PODCAST ON (search opentheword): PODCAST NOTES: ESPAÑOL: Was Josephus’ Description of Jesus, a Glowing Declaration or a Grudging Admission? One of the more compelling statements by ancient historians on the existence of Jesus was made by Josephus, a Jewish General and historian who died in 100 AD. In his book, Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus wrote: “And in this time, there was a certain Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man, for he was a doer of incredible deeds, a teacher of men who receive truisms with pleasure. And he brought over many from among the Jews and many from among the Greeks. He was [thought to be] the Christ. And, when Pilate had condemned him to the cross at the accusation of the first men among us, those who at first were devoted to him did not cease to be …