COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark warned Thursday that a technical error on a navy missile might make it launch unintentionally – but not explode – and send fragments falling into Danish waters. Denmark’s armed forces said the technical problem arose on a Harpoon missile on the frigate HDMS Niels Juel during testing at anchor in the […]
As both John and I wrote about, J.K. Rowling challenged the Scottish government to prosecute her for “misgendering” transgender criminals in a long thread on Twitter yesterday. Under the new Hate Speech law, which criminalizes certain speech aimed at a wide range of protected classes, “misgendering” is an offense that can get you in trouble. […]
I used to travel with someone who performed the ritual of briefly touching the exterior of the plane as he boarded. He said it made him feel safer, for some reason. He literally did this every time. Maybe it was a good thing, because if the door was held on by dental floss today, this […]
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is getting into the voice assistant business and showing off new technology that can clone a person’s voice, but says it won’t yet release it publicly due to safety concerns. The artificial intelligence company unveiled its new Voice Engine technology Friday, just over a week after filing a trademark application […]
The Supreme Court this week declined to take up an appeal from Nicholas Sandmann, who sued major media companies alleging they defamed him in 2019. His suit asked for more than a billion dollars in damages against The New York Times, ABC, CBS, Rolling Stone and Gannett. Mr. Sandmann was caught in a viral video […]
What if you come home and find strangers living in your house? I assumed you order the squatters out, and if they resist, call the police, and they will kick them out. Wrong. Pro-tenant laws passed by anti-capitalist politicians […]
Back in 2019, Berkeley, CA became the first city in the country to pass an ordinance banning natural gas in newly constructed buildings. That obviously meant no gas appliances in these new buildings. But before the ordinance even took effect the city was sued. There were twists and turns in the story but about a […]
Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire said Wednesday she won’t seek reelection this year in a state that has two seats. The Democrat has represented the 2nd Congressional District, which extends from Nashua in southern New Hampshire to the Canadian border, for more than a decade. She said her sixth term will be her last. […]
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday that attempts to restrict China‘s access to technology will not stop the country’s advance. The Netherlands imposed export licensing requirements in 2023 on the sale of machinery that can make advanced processor chips. The move came after the United […]
While the country’s eyes have been fixed to the spectacular destruction early Tuesday of a vital bridge in Baltimore, President Joe Biden said the federal government would replace the structure. And the terms were unmistakable. But some social media users took note of what he didn’t say. During an appearance before reporters in the White […]
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