The Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 2,000 people began three months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said, raising the likelihood that its true scale is far larger than previously thought. The outbreak, centered in eastern DR Congo, is caused by the rare ...
Month: August 2026
Nigeria tax breaks target $50B oil investmentNigeria tax breaks target $50B oil investment
Nigeria is rolling out tax incentives to attract as much as $50 billion in oil and gas investment as it seeks to rekindle international interest in offshore projects. Africa’s largest oil and gas producer is pushing to revive hydrocarbon exploration in deepwater reserves at a time when global oil companies ...
What can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? | Ben DavisWhat can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? | Ben Davis
A fairly overtly radical socialist winning around 40% in a primary like this was unthinkable even a few years ago The left’s insurgency against the Democratic party establishment has hit its first serious bump in the road in Wisconsin. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong entered Tuesday up by big margins in ...
‘Feminists need to push back’: how did the women’s movement become so divided – and how can it reunite?‘Feminists need to push back’: how did the women’s movement become so divided – and how can it reunite?
Just a few years ago, women would fight for other women whatever their background or politics. Today, many loudly dismiss the struggles of those who are not like them. But the solidarity is still there, if you look hard enough One June day in 2015, I stood outside Yarl’s Wood ...
Twitch is Mining Peoples’ Streams to Train Amazon’s AITwitch is Mining Peoples’ Streams to Train Amazon’s AI
Twitch is going to train Amazon’s AI models on streamers’ content unless they deliberately go into their settings and opt out, potentially sweeping up a wealth of streamers who either don’t hear about the announcement or follow steps stop it. On Wednesday Twitch announced a new setting that lets streamers ...
Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Superintelligent’ AI Future That No One WantsPodcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Superintelligent’ AI Future That No One Wants
We start this week with Jason’s article about Mark Zuckerberg’s plan for Meta’s AI agents. They don’t sound fun at all. After the break, Emanuel tells us how a company offering “100% human-written” medical research is actually all AI. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains why some cities are ditching ...
Researchers Show How Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Are Used to Harass WomenResearchers Show How Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Are Used to Harass Women
Instagram is full of first-person videos of men harassing women in public. They follow a similar script: A man walks up to a woman or group of women in a store, sitting outside a cafe, or walking home from a bar, and delivers a pickup line. The women almost always ...
AI Generated 3D Models Flood Market, But Almost No One Is Buying ThemAI Generated 3D Models Flood Market, But Almost No One Is Buying Them
CGTrader, an online marketplace for 3D assets, found that one in six models uploaded to the site these days is AI generated, but that AI generated assets account for only $1 out of $90 in revenue on the site. These numbers show that AI generated assets are quickly flooding the ...
The Government is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram AccountsThe Government is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accounts
Government surveillance centers are monitoring viral anti-Flock Instagram posts, warning local police about upcoming DeFlock events including one scheduled to start next week, and have told cops to “increase patrols around ALPR [automatic license plate readers]” as backlash to Flock grows, according to government intelligence bulletins obtained using public records ...
Members of Trump’s cabinet remained on decoy plane, after president’s quiet exitMembers of Trump’s cabinet remained on decoy plane, after president’s quiet exit
Trump boarded a different plane in Turkey during a Nato summit for security reasons involving Iran. ...