The number of pro se legal cases, meaning trials where a defendant or plaintiff represents themselves in court without an attorney, have increased dramatically since the wide adoption of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude, according to a pre-print research paper. The authors of the paper, titled “Access to ...
Did a Time Traveling Superintelligent AI Try to Warn About White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting? An InvestigationDid a Time Traveling Superintelligent AI Try to Warn About White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting? An Investigation
Tweets containing an abstract, psychedelic 3D stock image have million and millions of views on X because it is supposedly the key to a superintelligent, time-traveling AI conspiracy that attempted to warn people about the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner. I’m gonna try to explain the mind-numbing conspiracy ...
Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Washington dinnerSuspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Washington dinner
Investigators say the 31-year-old California man wanted to kill as many high-level officials as possible. ...
Which rug is best for your room? 21 expert picks, plus tips on choosing pile, size and materialWhich rug is best for your room? 21 expert picks, plus tips on choosing pile, size and material
A rug can work wonders on a dull room, but buying a high-quality one is an investment. Here’s how to find one that fits your space lifestyle and budget The best bath towels of 2026 in the US, from fluffy to quick drying – tested Sign up for the Filter ...
Melania Trump urges ABC to ‘take stand’ on Jimmy Kimmel after widow jokeMelania Trump urges ABC to ‘take stand’ on Jimmy Kimmel after widow joke
In a parody aired days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Kimmel called Melania an “expectant widow”. ...
Scaling up industrialization in AfricaScaling up industrialization in Africa
Alexis’s view The Iran war has shown the power of industrialization — just look at the impact of Aliko Dangote’s refinery. The conflict has highlighted Africa’s reliance on fuel imports and the knock-on-effect of higher prices and currency pressure. Dangote’s plant, which has shown how local processing can reduce the ...
Nigerian opposition agree to field single presidential candidateNigerian opposition agree to field single presidential candidate
Nigeria’s leading opposition politicians united in order to field one candidate to face President Bola Tinubu in January’s hotly contested general election. But, with only nine months until the poll in one of Africa’s biggest economies, it remains unclear who the main opposition candidate will be, or how and when ...
New digital atlas sheds light on Africa’s wetlandsNew digital atlas sheds light on Africa’s wetlands
A new digital atlas has collated crucial data on Africa’s wetlands, including their climate change mitigation potential, in a bid to protect one of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems. Since the 1970s more than a third of the world’s wetlands have disappeared, largely due to climate change and urbanization, at ...
DR Congo plans new $100M mine security forceDR Congo plans new $100M mine security force
DR Congo will invest $100 million to create a paramilitary force to provide security at its mines, with funding provided by the US and United Arab Emirates. The investment will back a security drive that will see it hire 20,000 mining guards by 2028, Bloomberg reported. DR Congo, the world’s ...
Michael might be a cowardly, cursed biopic but his fans are happy to live in a fantasyMichael might be a cowardly, cursed biopic but his fans are happy to live in a fantasy
The hit success of the critically reviled Michael Jackson movie shows that his fans only want to see the good – not the truth It’s not unusual to see a gulf between the quality of a blockbuster hit as described by critics, and the greater acceptance of that film as ...