Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Nearly 300 bodies found in mass grave at Gaza hospital, authorities say | CBC News

Nearly 300 bodies found in mass grave at Gaza hospital, authorities say | CBC News

More bodies were recovered on Monday from what Gaza Civil Defence workers said were mass graves on the site of Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, the biggest in southern Gaza, raising the number of bodies found over the past week to 283. Israel says it was forced to battle inside that and other hospitals because Hamas fighters operated there, which medical staff and Hamas deny.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-khan-younis-israel-war-1.7181040?source=Snapzu

Thursday, 18 April 2024

Voynich Manuscript Finally Decoded? Medieval Sex Secrets May Hide in Mysterious Text

Voynich Manuscript Finally Decoded? Medieval Sex Secrets May Hide in Mysterious Text

Sex may be one of the subjects detailed in the manuscript – and that the largest diagram represents both sex and conception.
Read more: https://www.sciencealert.com/voynich-manuscript-finally-decoded-medieval-sex-secrets-may-hide-in-mysterious-text?source=Snapzu

Man notices ancient human jawbone embedded in parents' tile floor

Man notices ancient human jawbone embedded in parents' tile floor

A Reddit user got the surprise of a lifetime when they noticed a human-like jawbone embedded in the new travertine flooring at their parents' house.
Read more: https://www.reddit.com/r/fossils/comments/1c4hldl/found_a_mandible_in_the_travertin_floor_at_my/?source=Snapzu

Multiple communications failures hurt emergency response to Maui wildfires – report

Multiple communications failures hurt emergency response to Maui wildfires – report

Inoperative cell towers left residents and tourists with few options to receive emergency alerts like evacuation orders. And the closed systems used by police created a dam of information that was not being relayed in a timely way to the mayor and emergency officials, the report said.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/maui-wildfires-multiple-failures-report?source=Snapzu

Will the ‘cancel culture’ crowd speak up about the silencing of Asna Tabassum? Don’t hold your breath

Will the ‘cancel culture’ crowd speak up about the silencing of Asna Tabassum? Don’t hold your breath

The University of Southern California canceled its valedictorian’s planned speech after pro-Palestinian posts. It’s no surprise
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/usc-valedictorian-speech-canceled-palestine?source=Snapzu

Monday, 15 April 2024

Ukraine Rolls Out Target-Seeking Terminator Drones

Ukraine Rolls Out Target-Seeking Terminator Drones

Ukraine is now building autonomous attack drones in large numbers. These do not need human pilots, a game-changing technology with implications far beyond this conflict.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/03/21/ukraine-rolls-out-target-seeking-terminator-drones?source=Snapzu

Thursday, 4 April 2024

‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza

‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza

The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.
Read more: https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/?source=Snapzu

Monday, 1 April 2024