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Israel and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47464127

Points: 10

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FFmpeg 101 (2024)

Article URL: https://blogs.igalia.com/llepage/ffmpeg-101/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47463547

Points: 20

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purl: a curl-esque CLI for making HTTP requests that require payment

Article URL: https://www.purl.dev/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47463354

Points: 17

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New court filing reveals Pentagon told Anthropic the two sides were nearly aligned — a week after Trump declared the relationship kaput

Anthropic submitted two sworn declarations to a California federal court late Friday afternoon, pushing back on the Pentagon's assertion that the AI company poses an "unacceptable risk to national security" and arguing that the government's case relies on technical misunderstandings and claims that were never actually raised during the months of negotiations.

Traces of Evil

Article URL: https://www.tracesofevil.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47462915

Points: 14

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Anthropic Denies It Could Sabotage AI Tools During War

The Department of Defense alleges the AI developer could manipulate models in the middle of war. Company executives argue that’s impossible.

Linux Applications Programming by Example: The Fundamental APIs (2nd Edition)

Article URL: https://github.com/arnoldrobbins/LinuxByExample-2e

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47462483

Points: 59

# Comments: 8

Jury finds Elon Musk’s ‘stupid tweets’ caused Twitter investors’ losses

A California jury determined that Elon Musk misled Twitter investors before making a $44 billion deal to buy the company in 2022, reports CNBC. The New York Times reports that Musk had testified this month that he didn't believe his posts would spook markets, but he did say that "If this was a trial about […]

Elon Musk misled Twitter investors while trying to get out of acquisition, jury says

At the time, Musk had tweeted that Twitter had too many bots, which is why he was trying to renege on his commitment to buy the company.

Jury finds Musk owes damages to Twitter investors for his tweets

The verdict, while not a complete loss, could still cost him billions.