I asked Microsoft PR about this—specially the DHS using Halo IP to recruit for ICE—and the company declined to comment.

I don’t know if there’s a more perfect illustration of the utter fucking nonsense that creative pollution by AI will produce than this choice to illustrate the power of Paramount’s new “localization” and “customization” technology by face-swapping Brad Pitt into the lead role of GET OUT

In Hungary, pro-Orbán demonstrators marched on Republic Day chanting “We don’t want to die for Ukraine” and waving national flags. Protesters carried signs rejecting support for Kyiv, reflecting growing anti-Ukrainian sentiment among the Hungarian far-right.

Argentine peso weakens to fresh low despite US intervention on.ft.com/48FKy6a

Today's AWS outage, which affected a range of websites and applications—from Signal to Fortnite to key UK government services—reveals the dangers of relying on a handful of Big Tech firms, write Article 19's Corinne Cath and Don Le. These are not glitches; they are democratic failures, they say.

🥴🤡Trump envoy Witkoff pressed the Ukrainian delegation on handing over Donetsk region to Russia during a meeting on Friday, - WP.

He used the Kremlin's key argument that the region is predominantly Russian-speaking.

🇩🇪🤔🇭🇺 Merkel: I never saw Orbán as Putin’s Trojan horse in the EU. That’s absurd, nonsense.

Russia has banned the export of gasoline and diesel till the end of 2025.

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