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Have autonomous robots started killing in war? The reality is messier than it appears

The Verge

Autonomous drone attacked soldiers in Libya all on its own,” read one headline. Let’s be clear: by itself, the UN does not say for certain whether drones autonomously attacked humans in Libya last year, though it certainly suggests this could have happened. And why is this incident in Libya special? It depends on who you ask.

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Facebook is deleting evidence of war crimes, researchers say

The Verge

On October 24th, 2020, an art trafficker in Darnah, Libya posted a series of unusual ads. While the company banned the sale of historical artifacts in June, many of the posts are in Arabic, and Facebook lacks the expertise to properly enforce its new policy. Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images. Photo courtesy of Athar Project.

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URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster?

Care2

has been seized by the Libyan government for failure to comply with Islamic law. This trustee enforces policies and operation of the domain. is used and operated by Libya, they are within in their jurisdiction to seize domains that don't comply with their laws. However, just today a.ly shortener called vb.ly and ow.ly?

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Trump just drove a truck through Congress’s massive tariff loopholes

Fast Company Tech

Since his inauguration last month, he has set about remaking American trade policy even more dramatically than he did in his first term. In fact, the Constitution does not give the president the power to impose tariffs or make trade policy. Trumps time out of the White House has not changed his mind on that subject. When George W.

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