Most Germans worry about more fake news stemming from AI use

A whopping 88% of people in Germany believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will increase the risk of disinformation and that lies and false claims on the internet are now widespread throughout German society. The Forsa institute survey, published by the media authority of the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Thursday, showed that 87% are … Read more

Estonia tells Russia – again

In its ongoing border dispute with neighbouring Russia, Estonia has once again demanded the return of buoys it says Moscow stole from the waters of the Narva River that separates their countries. “We emphasize that Estonia’s territory is inviolable and the removal of buoys from Estonian waters is unacceptable,” the Estonian Foreign Ministry said in … Read more

Thousands protest against Israeli government in Jerusalem

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Jerusalem again on Thursday to protest against the resurgence of the Gaza war and the planned dismissal of the head of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security service. According to media reports, the demonstrations – like those on Wednesday evening – were marked by violent clashes between police … Read more

Delta jet descended too quickly before Toronto crash : NPR

Canadian investigators say a Delta Air Lines regional jet that crashed while attempting to land at the Toronto Pearson International Airport last month was descending too quickly. The plane flipped over after the hard landing. None of the 80 people on board died but two passengers were seriously injured. Katherine KY Cheng/Getty Images hide caption … Read more

Landing gear support broke as Delta regional jet landed and flipped at Toronto airport, preliminary report says

A landing gear support broke as a Delta Air Lines regional jet was landing before it flipped upside down, leaving passengers “hanging like bats” at Toronto Pearson International in February, according to a preliminary report from Canada’s Transportation Safety Board. On February 17, the CRJ-900, operated by Endeavor Airlines as Delta Connection Flight 4819 from … Read more

Jacobs selected to deliver utility-scale quantum computer facility in Australia

Jacobs has been chosen by US-based company PsiQuantum to provide master planning, schematic design, and owner’s engineer services for a utility-scale quantum computer facility in Brisbane, Australia. Located adjacent to Brisbane Airport, the 540,000ft² development will feature a main office building, a large-scale cryoplant, and the Quantum Computing Center itself, which will house the utility-scale … Read more

Former Russian president Medvedev compares Germany’s Merz to Goebbels

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has compared Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz to former Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. Medvedev, who now serves as the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, said that Merz was “already lying like Goebbels” in a post on Telegram on Thursday. “You’re off to a bad start, Fritz!” … Read more

Israel’s military has displaced thousands of West Bank Palestinians : NPR

Palestinian children walk amid rubble of destroyed houses after Israeli attacks in Jenin camp, the occupied West Bank, on Feb. 26. Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima/Getty Images MARAH SAAD, Occupied West Bank — Tysir Odeh sits in his office, … Read more