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Oil and gas prices jumped,
stock markets slid
and government bond yields rose after the US and Iran traded fresh strikes
and Donald Trump said the shaky ceasefire was “over”.
Brent crude, the global benchmark, climbed 5% to $77.86 a barrel.
In stock markets, the UK’s FTSE 100 fell 1%, or 110 points, to 10,556 while Germany’s Dax tumbled 1.6% and Spain’s Ibex lost 2%.
Speaking at a NATO summit in Ankara, Trump also said he was cutting off trade with Spain ov…

Oil prices jump over 5% after Trump suggests ceasefire with Iran has ended following fresh US strikes – as it happened
Brent crude spikes to a daily high of $79.26, gas prices rise, stock markets slide and government bond yields surge on inflation and rate hike fears

" the nodding dogs of #USImperialism assembled in Ankara continue to blame the victim for the war."
".. note the backtracking on #Cuba, as countries which have always condemned the blockade —Germany, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands — abstained at the UN this week to suck up to Trump.…

Die Zwischenbilanz des Irankriegs (II) https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/10429

Kopfhörer mit KI-Chip made in Germany: Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro ausprobiert
Musikkopfhörer, Headset, Aufnahmegerät und Schallblocker: Der Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro von Anker will alles sein. Dabei helfen soll ein KI-Chip aus Deutschland.

Kopfhörer mit KI-Chip made in Germany: Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro ausprobiert
Musikkopfhörer, Headset, Aufnahmegerät und Schallblocker: Der Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro von Anker will alles sein. Dabei helfen soll ein KI-Chip aus Deutschland.

What is a sanguine new congressional candidate to do
when the district they thought they were running in gets torn apart by a governor’s efforts to gerrymander his state at the president’s behest?
For Pia Dandiya, a first-time candidate for the Democratic party in Florida,
the answer was simple:
pick up some maps, hit the road, and embrace the challenge of conquering a different part of the state.
Dandiya, a professional educator dipping her toe for the first ti…

Pia Dandiya for Congress — A New Future for Florida
A Democrat who wants to write a new future, Pia is determined to make the American dream more accessible to her fellow Floridians.

A German court rules that Google is directly liable for what AI Overviews say after AI Overviews falsely tied two publishers to shady business practices (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)
https://the-decoder.com/landmark-germa

Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.

A German court rules that Google is directly liable for what AI Overviews say after AI Overviews falsely tied two publishers to shady business practices (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)
https://the-decoder.com/landmark-germa

Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.

New international PhD student (starting tomorrow!) stopped by to sign their contract. I gave some intro into matters of bureaucracy (I always warn international people that we do love our forms here in Germany!). Stressed the importance of taking the official vacation days. Answer, without hesitation "oh yes, I'll be definitely taking those!" #academicChatter #theKidsAreAlright

Beihilfe zum Angriffskrieg https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/10492

Five years ago, the West risked a
full-blown diplomatic crisis with NATO ally Turkey
when 10 ambassadors called for the release of a man they saw as a political prisoner,
prompting an angry President Tayyip Erdogan to order their expulsion.
After two frantic days in 2021,
the sides stepped back from the brink with the U.S., ‌French, German, Canadian and other envoys issuing conciliatory statements
and Erdogan saying they would be more careful in the future…