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Conntour raises $7M from General Catalyst, YC to build an AI search engine for security video systems
Conntour uses AI models to let security teams query camera feeds using natural language to find any object, person, or situation.
Cohere launches an open source voice model specifically for transcription
Relatively light at just 2 billion parameters, the model is meant for use with consumer-grade GPUs for those who want to self-host it. It currently supports 14 languages.
This cow uses tools like a primate—and scientists are stunned
A cow named Veronika has stunned scientists by using tools in a flexible and purposeful way. She chooses different ends of a brush depending on the part of her body and adjusts her movements accordingly. This level of tool use is incredibly rare and...
Deepfake X-rays are so real even doctors can’t tell the difference
Deepfake X-rays created by AI are now convincing enough to fool both doctors and AI models. In tests, radiologists had limited success identifying fake images, especially when they didn’t know they were being shown. This opens the door to risks like...
Two drone strikes on civilian targets kill 28 people in Sudan
Market in North Darfur and truck carrying civilians in North Kordofan hit as civil war approaches fourth yearAt least 28 civilians have been killed in two separate drone strikes in Sudan, according to health workers, as the country’s brutal civil...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US has linked security guarantees to ceding of Donbas
Ukrainian president says peace deal proposed by US includes handing over land to Russia. What we know on day 1,492 Continue reading...
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Middle East war live: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire continues as Trump hopes for peace deal
Iran-backed Houthis join war with attack against Israel
Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them
G7 allies press Rubio on US Iran plans, discuss Strait of Hormuz
'No Kings' protests — Trump critics rally across the US
Palestine Action supporters arrested as London’s Met Police reverse policy
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Soykırımcı İsrail, Filistin topraklarına yönelik gasbını genişletmeyi amaçlıyor
Soykırımcı İsrail'in aşırı sağcı Maliye Bakanı Bezalel Smotrich, işgal altındaki Batı Şeria'nın Nablus kentinin güneyinde Filistin toprakları gasbedilerek kurulan Eli yerleşim yerinde 763 yeni konut inşa edilmesini planladıklarını açıkladı.
"Удар по свободному обществу": Немецкие политики - о наезде на участников ЛГБТ-парада в Берлине
Один человек погиб, трое в критическом состоянии после наезда фургона на участников ЛГБТ-прайда CSD в Берлине. Немецкие власти резко осудили нападение. По данным полиции, преступник - радикальный исламист, его ищут.
СМИ: Россия усилила кампанию дезинформации в Германии перед выборами в ландтаги
Связанная с властями РФ ботоферма пытается повлиять на настроения в восточных регионах Германии, играя на руку пророссийским партиям, пишет газета Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Ряд фейковых видео повторяет стиль Deutsche Welle.
فض فعاليات لـ"مجتمع الميم" في برلين إثر حادث دهس بسيارة وحدوث إصابات
أعلنت الشرطة الألمانية عن فضّ فعاليات "يوم كريستوفر ستريت"، وهو احتفال لـ"مجتمع الميم"، في برلين، عقب حادث دهس بسيارة أسفر عن إصابات. وكان يشارك في المسيرة، قبل فضها، مئات آلاف الأشخاص للدعوة لـ"مجتمع يتسم بالتسامح".
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Could 'mesh networks' help overcome authoritarians' internet blocks?
In authoritarian countries, the state is often either monitoring online communications or has the ability to shut them down in a political crisis. But there are other ways that activists can keep in touch.
Tunisia marks Saied's emergency measures anniversary amid deadly power crisis
Between 150 and 200 people are reported dead after more than a week of blackouts during an exceptional heatwave, as Tunisia marks five years since President Kais Saied suspended parliament and concentrated power in the presidency. The authorities...
Can Pakistan-administered Kashmir elections calm tensions?
Pakistan-administered Kashmir heads to the polls after weeks of deadly protests over seats reserved for displaced people from India-administered Kashmir. One local group has called for the election to be boycotted.
Fact check: Claims resurface that ex-UK PM Boris Johnson sabotaged Ukraine peace deal for bribe
In an X post from 21 July, Kremlin envoy Kirill alleged that the UK's former Prime Minister Boris Johnson "sabotaged" peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine in exchange for money, but facts say otherwise.
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Google basically confirms the Pixel 11 is getting a price hike
Google's Vice President of Devices and Services, Shakil Barkat, all but confirmed in an interview with 9to5 Google that its next Pixel phone would cost more than the Pixel 10. Considering the ongoing RAM supply issues due to the explosion of AI data...
Is this e-reader case a gun?
Is an e-reader case as dangerous as a Glock 19? Last month, Louisville, Kentucky-based creator Luke The Maker showed off a bizarre, 3D-printed, pistol-shaped case design for the popular minimalist Xteink X4 e-reader. The X4 lies vertically atop the...
What Surrounds Us will make you think a lot about circles
What Surrounds Us takes its title literally. You play as a circle surrounding a hole in its middle - it looks like a donut with frosting. You work together with other sentient moving circles, sometimes helping them joyfully meet with others. And you...
Folding and flipping phones are getting seriously good
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 137, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy phone season, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been...