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The guy who bid $190 million for the Flatiron Building didn’t show up with the money

“I suspect he didn’t have the money, or that he realized he overbid and decided not to proceed,” the sale's court-appointed referee told The New York Times.

Fortune

Serial podcast: will Adnan Syed be cleared?

Adnan Syed, whose case gained notoriety from the popular podcast Serial, has had his murder conviction reinstated by a Maryland court.

The Week

Faye Flam: CDC’s top priority has to be rebuilding public trust

COVID-19 was already spreading widely around the world in February and early March of 2020 — well before many Americans had gotten the message that the disease was something to take seriously. Now, the New York Times has reported that staffers at the disease intelligence service at the Centers for…

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‘I see this as a global fascist moment’: author Jeff Sharlet on interviewing far-right Americans

Sharlet, who spent a dozen years talking to ordinary people about their predilection for violence, has long sounded the alarm

The Guardian - US

Nine killed in crash of two US Army helicopters in Kentucky

Nine soldiers were killed in a crash of two medical evacuation Black Hawk helicopters during a routine nighttime training mission over Kentucky, the U.S. Army said on Thursday, in one of the military's deadliest training accidents in recent years.

Reuters

Months after backing an activist campaign against Bob Iger’s Disney, Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter is out

Perlmutter's role at Marvel Studios had shrunk over the years after a 2015 restructuring by Disney CEO Bob Iger.

Fortune

Disney Lays off Chairman of Marvel Entertainment

Walt Disney Co has laid off Marvel Entertainment Chairman Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter as part of a cost-cutting campaign, a source confirmed Wednesday. Perlmutter had supported activist shareholder Nelson Peltz's unsuccessful bid to obtain a seat on Disney's corporate board. The executive was informed Wednesday that Marvel Entertainment, a consumer products…

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Knowing/Reckless Falsehood Theories in "Large Libel Models" Lawsuits Against AI Companies

This week and next, I'll be serializing my Large Libel Models? Liability for AI Output draft. For some earlier posts on this (including § 230, disclaimers, publication, and more), see here; in particular, the two key posts are Why ChatGPT Output Could Be Libelous and An AI Company's Noting That…

Reason

Wordle 648 angers players with 'annoying' challenge, 'Now there’s a word you would never use'

Wordle 648 has confused a number of players with an uncommon word, but what is the meaning and definition of today's tough challenge?

Woman & Home

No Invitation Has Been Extended From Biden to Israel’s Netanyahu Yet

White House officials said Tuesday there are still no arrangements regarding the possibility of US President Joe Biden inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, noting that the US administration has not yet issued an official invitation. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “There…

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U.S. and Israel discussing Netanyahu visit, no invitation yet - source

The United States and Israel are discussing a planned visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but no invitation has been extended yet, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Reuters

If you think Apple is fumbling its AR/VR headset, you don't know Apple like I do

I can't believe Apple's AR/VR headset project is in trouble because I believe in Apple – and in Tim Cook.

TechRadar

Elon Musk says Bill Gates's understanding of AI is 'limited'

The pair have previously clashed over the COVID pandemic, space travel and climate change.

Fortune

Apple mixed-reality headset: 3 reasons why employees say it will flop (report)

Apple's AR/VR headset has been a long time comin', and according to rumors, it's set to be announced soon, but chances are high that it will be a big flop

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Apple’s VR Success Hinges on Simplicity — and FaceTime

Apple's big idea for its VR headset is reportedly 3D FaceTime, but a simple pitch could be the thing that makes its hardware stand out from the competition.

Reason

Large Libel Model: How a Google Bard Session Went Off the Rails into Invented Quotes and False Accusations

Some commenters on my Large Libel Model posts have argued that the reason I got false output from my prompts is that I had "primed" the model to suggest that I was looking for something negative. It's true that my prompts asked what various people were accused or convicted of,…

Tom’s Guide

Apple VR/AR headset launch looks imminent — but insiders are skeptical

The Apple VR/AR headset has been demonstrated to the company's most senior members in a big showcase, but anonymous insiders claim not all's well with the new product.

Fortune

Elon Musk is hunting down a leaker who posted classified codes online

Executives at Twitter leading the hunt for the perpetrator fear the leak could bring down the entire platform.

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Toy shark plays with scientists’ reputations

The scientific community is all at sea over a study claiming a rare goblin shark washed ashore on a beach in Greece. Shark experts and internet sleuths have come together to investigate the discovery, suggesting that the specimen might, in fact, be a child's toy.

TechRadar

Today's Wordle marks the start of a new era for the game - here's why

Today's Wordle puzzle is not like the previous 645 of them for one key reason. But how will it change the game?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twitter Says Parts of Its Source Code Has Leaked Online

Some parts of Twitter’s source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday that was first reported by The New York Times. According to the legal document, filed with the US…

Woman & Home

Wordle 646 stumps players with 'obscure' challenge, 'I would never have got that'

Wordle 646 has confused a number of players with an uncommon word, but what is the meaning and definition of today's tough challenge?

The Independent UK

Twitter: Parts of its source code leaked online

Some parts of Twitter’s source code _ the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs _ were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday that was first reported by The New York Times

The Independent UK

Families grieve loved ones in Mississippi as tornado victims are identified

At least 26 victims were killed in Mississippi and Alabama, including a father and baby and a schoolteacher

Bangkok Post

An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent

TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands: The tiny island of Tinian was the launch point for U.S. planes carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins.

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