MonsterMonster

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World's first: Turkey has banned X's AI Grok due to it insulting Erdogan in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

Wait until you see the Hitler episode.

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Musk's AI firm deletes posts after Grok chatbot praises Hitler (www.bbc.com)
 

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence start-up xAI says it is working to remove "inappropriate" posts made by its chatbot, Grok, after users shared how it made positive references to Hitler.

Screenshots published on social media show the chatbot saying the Nazi leader would be the best person to respond to alleged "anti-white hate."

The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were spun from lies, deceit and desperation in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Interesting article. They certainly sound like a pair of scum bags.

Iran is claiming to have helped stop a false flag attack in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Makes me think of the USS Liberty attack of 1967.

Exclusive: China auto industry inflates sales by exporting new cars as 'used' in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For decades Ford Europe has had an employee scheme whereby they can get brand new hugely discounted cars every few months. This extended to their families and friends. Each employee could request several vouchers from Ford which are then used at a Ford dealership in exchange for a car on incredibly good finance payments. This was designed to boost the number of registered cars straight from the assembly line.

Trump announces ‘complete and total ceasefire’ between Israel and Iran to start in coming hours – live updates in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

"..... Give me my Nobel Peace Prizes now. Now. NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW, wahhhh, wahhhhhhh, WAHHHHHHHHH"

Japan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defense spending, FT reports in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Japan seems to be one of the few countries that stands up to the Orange Toddler administration.

Sam Altman brings his eye-scanning identity verification startup to the UK in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
Bidders demand Thames Water granted immunity over environmental crimes in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The problem with renationalising it is that we'd inherit the billions of debt.

Britain’s Biggest Pension Fund Invests in Israeli Weapons Firm Elbit Systems in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

"Employees saving into Nest’s Retirement Date Fund from December 2024 are funding Elbit Systems Ltd, Israel’s largest defence firm, which advertises its products as battle-tested by the Israeli military in operations in Palestine."

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[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"state school" in UK terminology. Public school in the UK means private school. Weird I know.

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[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 64 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I smell a rat.

The image for this article, and the same family in slightly different poses, can be found across multiple websites.

The image held within the archived Telegraph article seems to be a generic library image yet there appears to be no reference of this. The footnote of the image implies this is the "hard up" family.

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New North Korea warship is damaged at its launch ceremony attended by Kim Jong Un in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lashings if they're lucky. The norm is either being fed alive to a pack of starved dogs or being strapped to an artillery gun. They sometimes get innovative with anti-aircraft guns as well.

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Germany's Merz wins vote for chancellor after surviving historic defeat (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Convicted Russian spies attended Brexit event in Parliament (www.bbc.com)
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Eight men arrested in two separate anti-terror operations, Met police says (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Trump says he is not considering running for third term (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

In other words he's seeking a 3rd term, constitution pending or not.

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Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser, dies by suicide (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Putin and Trump envoy Witkoff held constructive talks in Moscow, Russian aide says (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Witless Witkoff. What an embarrassment this picture is to the USA.

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Police raid barbers and vape shops suspected of being fronts for crime gangs (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Israel to expand military operation and seize 'large areas' of Gaza (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says the military will expand its operation in Gaza and seize "large areas" of the territory.

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Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for war (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, recently got the all-clear for a massive increase in investment after parliament voted to exempt defence spending from strict rules on debt.

The country's top general has told the BBC the cash boost is urgently needed because he believes Russian aggression won't stop at Ukraine.

"We are threatened by Russia. We are threatened by Putin. We have to do whatever is needed to deter that," Gen Carsten Breuer says. He warns that Nato should be braced for a possible attack in as little as four years.

"It's not about how much time I need, it's much more about how much time Putin gives us to be prepared," the defence chief says bluntly. "And the sooner we are prepared the better."

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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by MonsterMonster@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world
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Sir Keir Starmer's plan for an international force to support a ceasefire in Ukraine has been dismissed as "a posture and a pose" by Donald Trump's special envoy.

Steve Witkoff said the idea was based on a "simplistic" notion of the UK prime minister and other European leaders thinking "we have all got to be like Winston Churchill".

**In an interview with pro-Trump journalist Tucker Carlson, Witkoff praised Vladimir Putin, saying he "liked" the Russian president.

"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy," he said. "He's super smart."**

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Trump dismantles Voice of America with executive order - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
 

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back the federally-funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical".

A White House statement said the order would "ensure taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda", and included quotes from politicians and right-wing media railing against the "leftist", "partisan" VOA.

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