A A (2025-01-24). China's DeepSeek bombshell rocks Trump's $500B AI boondoggle. strategic-culture.su The future of humanity is being decided as we speak. And it is not being decided on a battlefield in Eastern Europe, or the Middle East or the Taiwan Strait, but in the data centers and research facilities where technology experts create "the physical and virtual infrastructure to power the next generation of Artificial Intelligence."

Kirkpatrick Sale (2025-01-24). Is the Collapse Coming Soon? counterpunch.org What does it say about a society when its scholars turn increasingly to studies of the downfall of civilizations, the end of empires, the concept of human extinction, and even "existential risk"? That scholarly attention in both Europe and America turned to something that was labeled "collapsology" in 2015, and an academic volume of Futures

Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-01-24). More than 77,000 abused minors reported in Italy. plenglish.com An investigation by the Authority for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (AGIA), carried out jointly with the international human rights organization Terres des Hommes and the University Hospital of Padua, in the northern region of Veneto, shows the seriousness of this phenomenon and proposes actions to confront it. | The analysis, published on the website of the specialized publication Sanitá Informazione, highlights the importance of investing in generalized training on this problem, since, according to the survey carried out, 57.6 percent of Italian doctors and psychologists lack adequate training on t…

newarab (2025-01-24). Russia-Israel researcher Tsurkov 'still alive' in Iraq captivity. newarab.com Russian-Israeli researcher Tsurkov was abducted in March 2023 while in Baghdad and is believed to be held by the Iran-linked Iraqi militia Although there has only been o…

newarab (2025-01-23). Turkey: More than 70 dead at Bolu ski resort fire disaster. newarab.com As flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in The fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel, in Kartalkaya, in the Koroglu mountains in Bolu province, on Tuesday left at least 76 people dead and 51 injured. It came near the start of a two-week winter break for schools when hotels in the region are filled to capacity. | "There…

David Cronin (2025-01-23). Is Germany incapable of learning from its past? electronicintifada.net Lobby courts lawmaker who focuses on EU aid programs.