War Cabinet Disbanded as Netanyahu Faces Pressure from Ultrannationalist Ministers – What’s Next?

Tel Aviv, Israel – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war Cabinet, a move that was widely anticipated following the departure of one of his key rivals, the centrist former general Benny Gantz, from the emergency government. Netanyahu has informed ministers that he will hold sensitive consultations in a smaller forum known as “the kitchen cabinet.” This decision comes after facing demands from ultranationalist ministers in his coalition to include them in the …

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OpenAI’s Superalignment Team Disbanded Amid Controversy and Resignations: AI Safety Concerns Ignored?

San Francisco, California – OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence organization, made headlines in July 2023 when it announced the formation of the Superalignment team. This specialized team was tasked with ensuring the safe control of future AI systems that could potentially surpass human intelligence. To demonstrate its commitment to this cause, OpenAI publicly pledged to allocate 20% of its computing resources to the Superalignment team. Less than a year later, however, the Superalignment team faced …

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Arrests: Dozens detained as Pro-Palestinian protest encampments disbanded at top universities

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Police made a series of arrests at the University of Pennsylvania and MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after dismantling pro-Palestinian protest encampments. The crackdown came following a similar incident at the University of Arizona, where police tear-gassed demonstrators and removed their camp. At the University of Pennsylvania, campus police, alongside Philadelphia law enforcement, took action to disband an encampment that had been in place for over two weeks. Initially, 33 individuals, including faculty …

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