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The bullshitter and his army of eager liars

samedi 27 juin 2020 à 02:00

The main source of disinformation attacks against the US is the bullshitter and his army of eager liars, though various other countries do it too. This article surveys their methods and targets and explains typical signs to recognize disinformation by.

For the rich to keep getting richer

samedi 27 juin 2020 à 02:00

*For the Rich to Keep Getting Richer, We Have to Sacrifice Everything Else.* Excuses that the rich give for dooH niboR.

Yahoo did not pay its taxes

samedi 27 juin 2020 à 02:00

Yahoo did not pay its taxes, and the IRS is suing, but has given up on billions of what was owed.

AI predicting criminality

samedi 27 juin 2020 à 02:00

An AI system claims to predict who will be a criminal based on people's photos. Actually it predicts who will be accused of crimes, using a simple heuristic: black skin => more likely to be accused.

The heuristic gives valid results because of the racism in society's systems.

Rise of Iran hardliners threatens nuclear diplomacy

vendredi 26 juin 2020 à 02:00

*Rise of Iran hardliners threatens nuclear diplomacy, Europe warned.* The leader of parliament says that negotiation with the US is "harmful and forbidden."

What a shame if the US becomes willing to resume the non-nuclear deal and Iran's right-wing rulers would rather keep the sanctions up.