Hard Pass

Transgender New Hampshire state Rep. Alice Wade (D) today accused Democratic Socialist U.S. House candidate Heath Howard of pressuring her to drop out of her race because he believed her trans identity would spoil her chances. He initially denied all wrongdoing, but later admitted to making comments about her gender.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday mocked President Trump for attacking the United Nations over a teleprompter malfunction last year.

“I would like to inform you that the teleprompter has ceased to function,” Carney said during a speech, smiling and chuckling.

“Unlike a certain world leader, I do not view this as a conspiracy,” the Canadian leader added, to laughter from the crowd.

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A smol babby 'possum is being held while rolled up in a pink towel with it's lil' claws holding on to the edge and it's lil' round ears and a smuuugggg look on it's face

I feel like it encapsulates perfectly what AI isn't good at. Especially since it hired more humans than a lemonade stand would typically need.

Two DOJ watchdog offices have been hit with a “20-year high” in complaints while investigations into those complaints have hit a “20-year low.”

The post Jack Smith Probe Reportedly Continues a Full Year Past Expected End Date — as Trump Admin Guts Watchdog Agencies first appeared on Mediaite.

Huh, I guess it's TACO Thursday unfortunately.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1318517/artificial-intelligence-genomic-language-model-used-to-design-brand-new-viruses-not-foun

Experts Reaction.

Using AI, researchers have designed complete, functional bacteriophage genomes from scratch and tested them against bacteria that had evolved resistance to a natural bacteriophage. Their work marks a step toward generative systems capable of engineering entire biological systems rather than individual genes or small genetic systems, while also raising important biosafety and biosecurity concerns.

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https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/4595280

The cyrilic is pronounced as "nya"

Donald Trump has dropped his claim that the BBC caused financial harm to his businesses as part of his $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation battle with the broadcaster.

His lawyers said they no longer plan to pursue the claim that BBC’s Panorama documentary caused financial harm to the president’s brands and businesses. He will continue to pursue personal damages against the BBC.

Projects include video games, non-profit orgs and tools, and many software projects.