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A look at AIFF 2025, Runway's third annual AI Film Festival featuring 10 shorts, as the film and TV industry remains divided over the role of AI in its future (Samuel Axon/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/0

Curated realities: An AI film festival and the future of human expression
We saw 10 AI films and interviewed Runway’s CEO as well as Hollywood pros.

Ukraine war latest: Russian mass attack on Kyiv kills at least 21, including 4 children: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/28/ukraine-war-latest-russian-mass.html

The administration has identified more than 600 children from Guatemala
in the custody of the Health and Human Services Department,
which is charged with their care until they can be released
-- to potentially deport
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/politics/mi

Exclusive: Trump administration plans to send hundreds of Guatemalan children in government custody back to home country
The Trump administration is moving to repatriate hundreds of Guatemalan children in government custody who arrived in the United States alone.

Culinary Crossroads: A RAG Framework for Enhancing Diversity in Cross-Cultural Recipe Adaptation
Tianyi Hu, Andrea Morales-Garz\'on, Jingyi Zheng, Maria Maistro, Daniel Hershcovich
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.21934

Culinary Crossroads: A RAG Framework for Enhancing Diversity in Cross-Cultural Recipe Adaptation
In cross-cultural recipe adaptation, the goal is not only to ensure cultural appropriateness and retain the original dish's essence, but also to provide diverse options for various dietary needs and preferences. Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a promising approach, combining the retrieval of real recipes from the target cuisine for cultural adaptability with large language models (LLMs) for relevance. However, it remains unclear whether RAG can generate diverse adaptation results. Our a…

At least 66 children dead of malnutrition in Gaza as Israel tightens siege | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/29/at-least-66-children-dead-of-malnutrition-in-gaza-as-israel-tightens-siege?traffic_source=rss

RFK Jr, who doesn't have a medical degree, says he can diagnose children just by just looking at them (Ariana Baio/The Independent)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-children-health-diagnose-no-medical-degree-b2815849.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250828/p45#a250828p45

A look at AIFF 2025, Runway's third annual AI Film Festival featuring 10 shorts, as the film and TV industry remains divided over the role of AI in its future (Samuel Axon/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/0

Curated realities: An AI film festival and the future of human expression
We saw 10 AI films and interviewed Runway’s CEO as well as Hollywood pros.

Dallas Cowboys applauded by analyst for trading Micah Parsons, focusing on culture https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/nfl-analyst-applauds-dallas-cowboys-prioritizing-culture-micah-parsons-trade

Scotland's travellers suffered 'cultural genocide', report says - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8de3ld05yo

Scotland's travellers suffered 'cultural genocide', report says
New research claims social experiments on Scotland's Gypsy Travellers were a form of "cultural genocide".

Australia says it will include YouTube in its ban on social media for children under 16 years of age, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the platform (Renju Jose/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/australia-adds-youtub…