Author: Vidya Saras
The United Federation of Planets may hold itself up as a futuristic utopia but it also has a dark underbelly. Covert intelligence organization Section 31 carries out the missions Starfleet pretends don’t happen, bending the rules in the name of keeping everyone else safe.Since making its first appearance in “Deep Space Nine”, Section 31 has broken cover in numerous “Star Trek” TV shows and movies. Now, Starfleet’s guilty secret is getting its very own movie, as Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou is brought back into service with an all-new team of specialist operatives.So, as “Star Trek: Section 31” deploys on Paramount+,…
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Ja Morant and Santi Aldama missed the Memphis Grizzlies’ 139-126 win over the New Orleans Pelicans due to cold symptoms. “[They] woke up this morning. We opted for rest. Then, as the day went on, they’re definitely going to be out tonight. [We’re] hopeful for tomorrow. We’ll see how they feel,” said Taylor Jenkins before the game. Morant recently became ineligible for regular-season NBA Awards due to missed games. Aldama is averaging 12.7 points and 6.9 rebounds on the season.
Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army confirmed on Friday.Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami, North Kivu’s Governor, was shot by M23 fighters when visiting the frontline on Thursday. He was airlifted to the capital Kinshasa for possible treatment abroad, but “succumbed to his injuries”, said army spokesperson Gen Sylvain Ekenge. Fighting between the M23 and DR Congo’s army has intensified since the start of the year, with the rebels seizing control of more territory than ever.More than 400,000 people have fled their homes since the start of…
By Maayan Lubell, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas JERUSALEM/CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -The Palestinian militant movement Hamas handed four female Israeli soldier hostages over to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday, live TV showed. The four were led onto a podium in Gaza City amid a large crowd of Palestinians and surrounded by dozens of armed Hamas men. They waved and smiled before being led off, entering ICRC vehicles that will transport them to Israeli forces. The four are being released in exchange for a group of Palestinian prisoners under a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the 15-month-old…
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The SEC plans to improve its of treatment crypto even though Trump has largely been silent on policies. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a crypto-friendly shift shortly after the beginning of the second Trump administration. On Jan. 21, SEC Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda revealed a task force focused on developing a “comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto” with a “sensible regulatory path” within the limits of the law. The notice admits that SEC crypto enforcement has relied on new and untested interpretations of the law. Meanwhile, registration obligations have been unclear. That lack of clarity led…
The one exception to that is the UMG v. Anthropic case, because at least early on, earlier versions of Anthropic would generate the song lyrics for songs in the output. That’s a problem. The current status of that case is they’ve put safeguards in place to try to prevent that from happening, and the parties have sort of agreed that, pending the resolution of the case, those safeguards are sufficient, so they’re no longer seeking a preliminary injunction.At the end of the day, the harder question for the AI companies is not is it legal to engage in training? It’s…
Popular zombie outbreak horror game Resident Evil, which spawned a film franchise starring Milla Jovovich as well as various other adaptations, is getting another go-around with one of the minds behind Barbarian. That film has also had a video game adaptation in the pipeline, so it works both ways it seems. Zach Cregger has been tapped to helm a new Resident Evil reboot after the success of Barbarian, revealed the Hollywood Reporter. Add to that the excitement behind his upcoming Weapons, which stars Josh Brolin and Julia Garner; it has drummed up quite a bidding war, according to the trade,…
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