Saturday, December 28, 2024

Dozens killed in South Korea after plane veers off runway, bursts into flames

The wreckage of a crashed plane is seen burning as firefighters attempt to extinguish it.

A plane burst into flames after veering off a runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 62 people on board, emergency officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-plane-fire-1.7419852?cmp=rss

Bodycam video shows officers beating handcuffed man before his death at N.Y. prison

An image taken from bodycam footage shows correction officer beating a person.

Robert Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead the morning after the Dec. 9 assault at the state prison where was incarcerated in New York's Oneida County.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-york-correctional-officers-bodycam-robert-brooks-1.7419815?cmp=rss

Medics among hundreds detained by Israel after raid on Gaza hospital

UN-branded vehicles are parked outside a building.

Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians from a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday, including the hospital's director and dozens of medical staff, according to Gaza's Health Ministry and Israel's military.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-hospital-raid-medics-detained-gaza-hospital-raid-1.7419808?cmp=rss

Musk vows to wage 'war' to defend visa program amid rift with fellow Trump backers

Elon Musk

The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of the president-elect's movement and members of Trump's Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/musk-trump-foreign-workers-1.7419767?cmp=rss

Friday, December 27, 2024

New York state will monitor its use of AI after signing new bill into law

A phone screen depicting the word ChatGPT in blue text on an orange background is seen held up in front of a computer screen with advertisements for ChatGPT.

A bill signed into law last week will prevent New York state government agencies from replacing human workers with artificial intelligence software and will require agencies to conduct reviews and publish reports that detail how they're using AI.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-york-ai-law-1.7419529?cmp=rss