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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?

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URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster?

Care2

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. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority determines a trustee for each ccTLD and administration and control is then delegated to that trustee.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Youtube blocked access to the offensive video in two of the countries in turmoil, Egypt and Libya , but did not remove the video from its Web site. This is true both of us as individuals, but also in terms of broader policy. It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet.

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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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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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Chip stocks update: Nvidia, AMD, TSMC, Intel share prices fall after Trump’s export license demand

Fast Company Tech

According to a March 2024 publication by the United States Department of Commerces Bureau of Industry and Security, D:5 countries comprise over two dozen nations, including Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iran, Libya, Nicaragua, Russia, and Venezuela. ASML warned that President Trumps policies were creating uncertainty for the semiconductor industry.

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