LLM Daydreaming
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Proposal & discussion of how default mode networks for LLMs are an example of missing capabilities for search and novelty in contemporary AI systems.gwern.net
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the new US sanctions against Cuba, reaffirming its opposition to the blockade and calling for the nation to be removed from the list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism.en.granma.cu
Cat Eccles, Kevin McKenna and Peter Prinsley joined a delegation to Israel in May, where they met the country’s president Isaac Herzog.Martin Williams (Declassified Media ltd)
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France’s Strategic National Review predicts a large-scale military conflict with Russia in Europe by 2030, despite Russia repeatedly rubbishing the scenario.Sputnik International
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A wave of unexplained fires and explosions has struck industrial areas across Israeli-occupied territories since the onset of the 12-day war, highlighting growing instability in the regime’s critical infrastructure.Tasnim News Agency
Alahednews - Fastnews - Hezbollah: This dangerous attack represents a major escalation in the ongoing aggression against Lebanon and its people.english.alahednews.news
Genoa Revisited: Russia and CoexistenceMichel Chossudovsky
Voxtral – Frontier open source speech understanding models
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Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share in USA
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Live Updates: Israel has been bombarding Gaza, killing thousands of Palestinians, since Hamas launched a deadly offensive on Oct 7, 2023.DAWN.COM
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is reshuffling his government to improve relations with the administration of US President Donald Trump. This was reported in the Washington Post (WP).newsmaker1 newsmaker1 (English News front)
The entire Iranian state structure is a form of doctrinal transition, which makes the system religiously inspired, but much more complex and hybrid than it…Strategic Culture Foundation
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Ukrainian hackers destroyed the IT infrastructure of Russian drone manufacturer
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Ukrainian cyber activists, in cooperation with intelligence, successfully paralyzed the activities of one of the largest Russian UAV manufacturersBorisov Yurii (Прямий)
DPM Ishaq Dar reaffirms commitment to Shanghai Spirit while addressing the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Tianjin China.News Desk (The Daily Cpec)
Shipping WebGPU on Windows in Firefox 141
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After years in development, we will be releasing WebGPU on Windows in Firefox 141! WebGPU gives web content a modern interface to the user’s graphics processor, enabling high-performance comp…Mozilla Gfx Team Blog
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On July 6, BRICS member states signed the Joint Declaration of the 17th BRICS Summit, “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance”, in Rio de Janeiro. Simi…OffGuardian
#US #Army #soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos and extortion
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Cameron Wagenius had already pleaded guilty to other charges earlier this year.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
The party's impending departure follows the United Torah Judaism faction's Monday announcement that they will leave the government in protest of the lack of advancement of a draft exemption bill, a move sources say was led by Shas' chairman Arye DeryAaron Rabinowitz (Haaretz)
By Iain Davis. Either everything we know about the capabilities of Israel's intelligence services is false and they are actually worse than useless, or decisions have been made at the highest level to deliberately ignore warnings.Réseau International
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Steam's Updated Guidelines Prohibit "Content That May Violate The Rules" Set By Credit Card Companies
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Spiegel: European politicians disappointed by Trump’s statement on Russia Rossa Primavera News from the WestAvis Krane (Rossa Primavera International News)
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If people can no longer get to the books, then the books must come to them.The Electronic Intifada
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The Story of Mel, A Real Programmer, Annotated (1996)
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Kremlin says Russia remains ready for talks with Ukraine after Trump remarks-english.news.cn
From Voice of Korea. http://vok.rep.kp/index.php/detail_com/comde/iee250702001/57/en Ryanggang Province in the northern highlands of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a place of potato production.Dermot Hudson (KFAUK.com)
Pepe Escobar- Desde Kazán hasta Río y más allá, ahora también está claro que el TTT fuera de control se dirigirá contra cualquier nación o socio que se alinee con los BRICS “antiestadounidense”.thealtworld (TheAltWorld’s Newsletter)
Zelensky, anti-Russian US hawks, Melania, and the Mainstream Media each exploited in their own way his false expectation that Putin would agree to a ceasefire-partnership deal.Andrew Korybko (Andrew Korybko's Newsletter)
Tilck: A Tiny Linux-Compatible Kernel
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A Tiny Linux-Compatible Kernel. Contribute to vvaltchev/tilck development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Iran has awarded a contract to a Chinese company to electrify its east-west railway amid plans to increase freight transit from China to other countries via the Iranian railway.Mehr News Agency
Running a million-board chess MMO in a single process
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How one million chessboards workseieio.games
Many children in the Gaza Strip are no longer matched with the years of education they are supposed to be, after the Israeli war machine prevented them from studying for two whole years. While the world’s children go to school every morning, childreDAILY YEMEN
Pars Today – The Zionist regime, in its 23rd month of war on Gaza – during which it has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Strip with unprecede...Pars Today
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Close Donald Trump allies like Steve Bannon say "the president is pissed every time he looks at the BRICS de-dollarization effort". The US government fears t...YouTube
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As Israeli airstrikes rain down on Gaza indiscriminately, former Justice Minister and chief of the Palestinian Legislative Committee Faraj al-Ghoul has been martyred.Al Mayadeen English (Lawmaker Faraj al-Ghoul martyred as Israeli strikes devastate Gaza)
Six Years of Gemini
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U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., then.people.cn
Congress moves to reject bulk of White House's proposed NASA cuts
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We’re still months away from these budget bills having a chance to become law.Stephen Clark (Ars Technica)
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Bogota will host an international summit against the genocide in Gaza, convened by the Hague Group, which is composed of Bolivia,teleSURenglish
Mira Murati’s AI startup Thinking Machines valued at $12B in early-stage funding
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Germany it is responsible for unleashing two previous world wars. But it won't stop its Chancellor who entered politics solely to make money.Hunter MAXWELL (Oriental Review)
Encrypting files with passkeys and age
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Encrypting files with passkeys, using the WebAuthn prf extension and the TypeScript age implementation.words.filippo.io
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—According to Folha de S. Paulo, Brazil will formally request to participate in the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Tel Aviv.Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 Incident on July 14, 2025
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On July 14th, 2025, Cloudflare made a change to our service topologies that caused an outage for 1.1.1.1 on the edge, resulting in downtime for 62 minutes for customers using the 1.1.1.The Cloudflare Blog
Ein politisches Betätigungsverbot, das anlässlich des Palästina-Kongesses gegen den britisch-palästinensischen Arzt Ghassan Abu Sitta erlassen wurde, ist rechtswidrig. Das entschied das Verwaltungsgericht Berlin.Nick Brauns (junge Welt)
Trump's special representative Keith Kellogg has arrived in Kyiv, where he intends to stay for about a week. At the railway station, the emissary of the American president was met by the head of Zelensky's Office, Andriy Yermak.Max_Svetlyshev (Военное обозрение)
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Donald Trump allies like Steve Bannon say US "president is pissed" at BRICS dedollarization, threatens tariffs on Brazil, because Lula wants multipolar world, new global reserve currencyBen Norton (Geopolitical Economy Report)
In a fresh wave of aggression aimed at destabilizing the region, Israeli fighter jets carried out multiple airstrikes against Syrian military positions in southern Syria’s Suwayda province on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).ABNA English
Jeremy Scahill and Eyad Amawi from the Gaza Relief Committees discuss the recent Israeli massacres, the humanitarian catastrophe on the ground, and the latest developments in negotiations.Drop Site News
Israeli regime forces have killed at least 78 Palestinians, including several aid seekers, in bombardment attacks across the Gaza Strip.PressTV
Former Ukrainian diplomat and ex-advisor to the Prosecutor General, Andrey Telizhenko, accuses both Trump and Zelensky of fueling the Ukraine war rather than ending itOdysee
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