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Human Rights Watch says March strikes on South Pars and Ras Laffan gas sites likely unlawful, may be war crimes

Human Rights Watch says March Israeli and Iranian strikes on Iran’s South Pars and Qatar’s Ras Laffan likely violated laws of war and may be war crimes. ...Read more

#humanrights, #internationallaw, #energy, #middleeast

GAO: FEMA Delivered $3.2 Billion but Helpline, Housing Shortfalls Hindered Aid

A GAO report finds FEMA sent $3.2B to disaster survivors but struggling helpline, confusing letters and housing shortages impeded access for vulnerable people. ...Read more

#fema, #gao, #disasterassistance, #housing

Boeing posts near break-even quarter as backlog hits record $695 billion

Boeing posted a small Q1 net loss and negative free cash flow as deliveries, defense revenue and backlog rose to a record $695 billion. ...Read more

$BA, #boeing, #earnings, #aerospace, #aviation

Google Splits TPU Line: New TPU 8t for Training, TPU 8i for Low-Latency Inference

Google unveils two eighth-generation TPUs — TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference — at Google Cloud Next, available later this year. ...Read more

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #google, #ai, #tpu, #cloud

Marie-Louise Eta appointed interim coach of Union Berlin, first woman to lead a top-five European men’s side

Marie-Louise Eta was named interim head coach of Union Berlin and becomes the first woman to lead a men’s team in one of Europe’s five top leagues. ...Read more

#sports, #soccer, #union-berlin, #womeninsport

Longtime Xbox Executive Kiki Wolfkill Leaves Microsoft After 28 Years

Kiki Wolfkill, Xbox’s head of IP expansion and longtime Halo executive producer, left Microsoft on April 17 after nearly 28 years; next role unannounced. ...Read more

$MSFT, #kikiwolfkill, #microsoft, #xbox, #halo

Zelensky says Bring Kids Back UA has returned more than 2,100 Ukrainian children taken to Russia or Russian-held areas

Ukraine's Bring Kids Back UA initiative says it has returned over 2,100 children taken to Russia or Russian-controlled areas, including 150 this year. ...Read more

#ukraine, #children, #zelensky, #russia

Human Rights Watch Says Tigrayans Face Ongoing Persecution in Western Tigray

HRW reports ethnic Tigrayans in contested Western Tigray face arbitrary detention, movement limits and denied services nearly four years after a 2022 truce. ...Read more

#ethiopia, #tigray, #humanrights, #displacement

Preprint Says Federated-Learning Clients Could Remotely Trigger Rowhammer Bit Flips on Servers

An arXiv preprint claims manipulated federated-learning clients can cause Rowhammer bit flips on a server. The work is under review and unverified. ...Read more

#cybersecurity, #federatedlearning, #rowhammer, #aisecurity

Preprint: Kaonic-fluorine test finds QED holds in atomic fields above Schwinger limit

SIDDHARTA-2 preprint reports x-ray measurements from kaonic fluorine match Dirac-Fock QED predictions in atomic fields exceeding the Schwinger limit. ...Read more

#physics, #qed, #kaons, #atomic-physics

Army Discloses $2.7 Billion Dark Eagle Production Award but Leaves Contractor Unnamed

Army announced a $2.7 billion production contract for the Dark Eagle hypersonic glide body tied to an accelerated FY2026 fielding, but did not name the contractor. ...Read more

#defense, #hypersonics, #army, #procurement

Leicester City Relegated to League One After 2-2 Draw With Hull

Leicester's 2-2 draw with Hull confirms relegation to League One, completing a dramatic fall from their 2015-16 Premier League title a decade earlier. ...Read more

#leicestercity, #football, #championship, #relegation

Microsoft Cuts Xbox Game Pass Prices in U.S., But Call of Duty Won’t Launch on Service

Microsoft lowers U.S. Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass monthly prices but says new Call of Duty games won’t hit Game Pass at launch. ...Read more

$MSFT, #xbox, #gamepass, #microsoft, #gaming

Victor Wembanyama unanimously named 2025-26 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year — youngest ever

San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama, 22, was named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year — the youngest and first unanimous winner. ...Read more

#sports, #basketball, #nba, #victorwembanyama

Curiosity Finds Most Chemically Diverse Organic Molecules on Mars, Including Seven New Compounds

Curiosity's Glen Torridon sample from 2020 yielded 20+ organic molecules — seven never before seen on Mars — indicating ancient rocks can preserve complex carbon chemistry. ...Read more

#mars, #curiosity, #organics, #space, #science