As America’s war with Iran lurches from escalation to ceasefire to renewed threats of military force, Americans are being asked to trust that someone, somewhere, knows what they are doing.
It is unsurprising that generative AI is being used to churn out atrocity propaganda to manufacture consent for imperial war projects, because these new technologies lend themselves perfectly to the task of creating realistic-looking video footage of events which never transpired.
When you benefit from an unjust system it can be difficult to recognize you’re living in one. It’s our job to continually point that out.
The pattern of media reports – based on White House leaks – that an agreement with Iran is almost completed has become predictable. Where once the markets fluctuated wildly (and some insiders made huge profits with the information), each time we hear that the deal is almost complete only to see it fall through, the markets barely move.
He has criticized Swedish minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M) and does not believe it can be called vandalism when paint is thrown at buildings in connection with a peaceful demonstration. UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst has recently become known in Sweden.
The issue is not new. The digital dependence of the French armed forces on the United States has already been the subject of warnings, reports, and committee discussions. What has changed is the context: a Trump administration that openly uses technological dependencies as leverage, NATO having just adopted a US AI platform for its command, and the French domestic intelligence service (DGSI) renewing its contract with Palantir for three more years. All the warning lights are red.
Andri Yermak, the former right-hand man and friend of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has been arrested in Kyiv and placed in pre-trial detention for allegedly laundering around $9 million. He denies the charge. Will this corruption scandal reflect badly on Zelensky and Ukraine?
