Kit Klarenberg (2024-05-15). Leaked Docs Reveal British Intelligence's Secret Exploitation of Palestinian Refugees. mintpressnews.com A network of British intelligence operatives and cutouts, including firms like InCoStrat and ARK, have been actively involved in psychological warfare campaigns targeting both Palestinians and Syrians, reports Kit Klarenberg.

Amir Tibon (2024-05-15). Israeli officials caution that Egypt may pull out of hostage deal mediation efforts as crisis intensifies. haaretz.com The crisis between Israel and Egypt is deepening amid Cairo's refusal to allow humanitarian aid through the Rafah crossing, and Israeli officials are also concerned about the potential for downgraded cooperation in defense and intelligence…

Michael Hauser Tov (2024-05-15). Defense officials cry conflict of interest over justice's refusal to halt probe into October 7 failings. haaretz.com Supreme Court Justice Gila Canfy Steinitz's husband – former minister Yuval Steinitz – could benefit from the state comptroller's investigation, critics argue…

albawaba (2024-05-15). Google makes the biggest change to its search engine in 25 years, AI Overviews. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — During its annual I\O event, Google has doubled-down on its vision of Artificial Intelligence redefining internet search, announcing the bringing of "AI Overviews," which makes an AI-generated synopsis to appear at the top of users' search results, marking the biggest change in Google's iconic search engine in 25 years.Formerly dubbed as the Search Generative Experience (SGE), the revamped search engine will put Google Gemini AI model to work, providing brief summaries of the material gathered from the internet together with links to the original web sources on top of the typical search results.#…

Kevin Gosztola (2024-05-15). Judge Jails Australia War Crimes Whistleblower In 'Shameful' Attack On Press Freedom. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. 

People's Dispatch (2024-05-15). NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha to be released on bail after arrest ruled illegal. liberationnews.org The Indian Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of author and journalist Prabir Purkayastha on Wednesday, May 15 terming his arrest by the Delhi Police in October last year illegal.

WSWS (2024-05-15). Australian whistleblower sent to prison for exposing Afghan war crimes. wsws.org David McBride is the first person prosecuted over the documented war crimes, including extrajudicial killings—not for perpetrating them but for exposing them.

Editor (2024-05-15). The CIA overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah and the struggle against neo-colonialism in West Africa today. mronline.org One day after his inauguration, Bassirou Diomaye Faye—Senegal's new self-proclaimed "left Pan-Africanist" president—announced that the new government will conduct an audit of the country's oil, gas and mining sectors.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Firebase Genkit, Lightweight Gemini and more: Launches at Google I/O 2024. ummid.com At the Google I/O developer conference Tuesday May 14, 2024, Google parent Alphabet released several updates across the Gemini family of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, including the new 1.5 Flash which is a lightweight AI model for speed and efficiency and Firebase Genkit, an open source framework.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). China voices serious concern over spying charges against Chinese citizens in UK. ecns.cn China on Tuesday voiced serious concern over the arrest and prosecution of the Chinese citizens and strongly urge the UK to earnestly protect the lawful rights and interests of Chinese citizens in the UK.

Reuters (2024-05-15). Google supercharges AI search in competition with OpenAI, allows users to chat about anything from smartphone camera. scmp.com Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday showed how it is building on artificial intelligence across its businesses, including a beefed-up Gemini chatbot.

greenleft.org.au (2024-05-15). Whistleblower David McBride sentenced, war criminals remain free. greenleft.org.au

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). Innovation, investment urged to win global AI race. ecns.cn Chinese technology companies, which have better access to data resources and industrial application scenarios, should step up investment in improving computing power and algorithms and accumulate more high-quality training data to gain an edge in the global artificial intelligence race.

Alan Macleod (2024-05-10). From PropOrNot to New Lines: How Washington is Weaponizing Media. mintpressnews.com Meet the former government officials and intelligence operatives at the heart of New Lines as investigative journalist Alan MacLeod sheds light on the "independent" think tank's true agenda and motivations.

Editor (2024-05-10). 'Never Again' Must Apply to the Genocide of the Palestinians. scheerpost.com

Staff (2024-05-10). Report: Israeli army tanks surround east Rafah, forces capture city's main road. haaretz.com Netanyahu: We hope to overcome disagreements with Biden, but we will protect our country ‚ñ Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks in Cairo end without deal, CIA chief leaves Egyptian capital ‚ñ Three Israeli soldiers wounded in explosion near Rafah ‚ñ White House: U.S. not abandoning Israel, 'smashing into Rafah' won't help defeat Hamas ‚ñ Netanyahu admits Israeli government failed on Oct. 7: 'People weren't protected'…

Editor (2024-05-10). Patrick Lawrence: University—An Attack on Intelligence. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost "Not in my lifetime," I used to think when contemplating America's decline and fall—a decline and fall I eagerly anticipate as a prelude to remaking our crumbly republic such that it stands for the ideals it professes to uphold but unreservedly ignores. Blind justice, disinterested leaders and institutions, …

Reuters (2024-05-10). 2 Britons accused of spying for China, to face trial for breaching UK secrets act. scmp.com The men, ex-researcher Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged last month with providing prejudicial information to China in breach of the Official Secrets Act.