UN Adopts Slavery Resolution Calling For Reparations Despite US, European Objections

A growing number of Israeli strikes on Lebanon has led to death tolls once again on the rise, despite what is notionally a ceasefire in place between the two countries. The UNIFIL peacekeepers documented 1,296 Israeli military strikes in the past 72 hours. This left at least 87 people killed over the weekend in over […]

AI Agent Deletes Startup's Database In 9 Seconds, Founder Says Authored by Jason Nelson via Decrypt.co, PocketOS founder Jeremy Crane claims a Cursor agent running Anthropic’s Claude Opus deleted his company’s production database and backups in nine seconds. Crane said the AI later produced a written explanation admitting it violated multiple safety rules. The incident raises questions about AI coding tools, Railway’s infrastructure design, and safeguards around destructive API actions. A software company founder claims an AI coding agent destroyed his firm’s production database, then copped to the mistake and explained how it happened, demonstrating the...

Nine members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) were killed by what were likely US airstrikes in Iraq on Thursday, as Iraq has become a major battlefield in the US-Israeli war against Iran. Unnamed Iraqi security officials told AFP that the strikes targeted a PMF base near the Iraq-Syria border housing Harakat Ansar Allah […]