Battle over Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is a geopolitical contest with global implications
Eighty-eight years after the 14th Dalai Lama was identified as the next spiritual and political head of Tibetan Buddhists, a succession battle has reignited aBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Both Marcel Binz and Eric Schulz spoke in our CCCM seminar series “The Cognitive Science of generative AI” about their work with Centaur - an #LLM based model/modelling tool for modelling human behaviour - their paper is now out in Nature
nature.com/articles/s41586-025…
A foundation model to predict and capture human cognition - Nature
A computational model called Centaur, developed by fine-tuning a language model on a huge dataset called Psych-101, can predict and simulate human nature in experiments expressible in natural language, even in previously unseen situations.Nature
#GIMP's Wilber Week has just started, so I was inspired to try finishing up an old project - porting our MyPaint implementation to support version 2 brushes.
In the past, I got bogged down trying to code the spectral/pigment blending feature. I decided instead to just focus on the port this time. It seems to work well and adds some cool new brushes to GIMP (a few shown in the video)!
If you're interested, you can try out the AppImage: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/…
Issue #3205: Port to MyPaint Brushes (version 2) (!2359) · Merge requests · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab
This patch attempts to resolve #3205 This...GitLab
Apple scores big victory with 'F1,' but AI is still a major problem in Cupertino
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/04/apple-f1-artificial-intelligence.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Apple scores big victory with 'F1,' but AI is still a major problem in Cupertino
While "F1" was a victory lap for Apple, Wall Street's reaction to the company's AI announcements at WWDC suggest there's some trouble underneath the hood.Kif Leswing (CNBC)
Oasis Reunite For First Show in 16 Years: Review
The band sound, to use Liam’s favorite phrase, absolutely biblical. Within half an hour, we’re through “Acquiesce, “Morning Glory,” “Supersonic” andBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Meanwhile, I regularly contemplate surgical intervention to have my hearing intentionally destroyed because everyone around me is inconsiderate of my sensory sensitivities. I can't even go outside and enjoy the occasional nice weather because someone will have left their incessantly barking dog there to torment me.
DEADLY TEXAS FLOODS
24 Dead!
20 Kids Missing!
270 Water Rescues!
Twenty-four people have died, and more than 20 children are missing in flooding that has devastated Kerr County along the Guadalupe River. Among those missing are girls who were attending Camp Mystic in the Hill Country. Rescue crews have been deployed to the area. Here's the latest.
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Camp Mystic deadly flood updates: Death toll rises to 24; 270 rescued
The devastating floods have claimed 24 lives. More than 20 children are missing, and officials say more deaths are expected.Staff reports, San Antonio Express-News, Austin American-Statesman (Austin American-Statesman)
4 shot in Little Village
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/07/05/4-shot-in-little-village?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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4 shot in Little Village
The four men were in a parked car when someone drove by them and opened fire about 1:45 a.m., police said.Sun-Times Wire (Chicago Sun-Times)
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets: Prediction, odds, and best bets for Subway Series Game 2
https://www.silive.com/betting/2025/07/new-york-yankees-vs-new-york-mets-prediction-odds-and-best-bets-for-subway-series-game-2.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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New York Yankees vs. New York Mets: Prediction, odds, and best bets for Subway Series Game 2
This Saturday, the Mets will start pitcher Frankie Montas against Carlos Rodón of the Yankees.Ryan Leaver | Special Correspondent (silive)
Environmental Protection Agency union alleges political retaliation after Chicago EPA workers put on leave after criticizing Trump
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team is delving into allegations of political retaliation against Chicago-area U.S. Environmental Protection Agency workers placedBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Joe Rogan Feels Trump Betrayed Him on Immigration
https://gizmodo.com/joe-rogan-feels-trump-betrayed-him-on-immigration-2000624426?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Joe Rogan Feels Trump Betrayed Him on Immigration
The podcast king, once a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, denounced the president’s aggressive deportation tactics on his wildly popular podcast.Luc Olinga (Gizmodo)
In Pasadena, a community comes together for a 14-year-old street vendor
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-05/in-pasadena-a-community-comes-together-for-a-14-year-old-street-vendor?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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In Pasadena, a community comes together for a 14-year-old street vendor
Chris Garcia began selling tamales on behalf of his mother, a legal resident who was caught up in an immigration sweep two weeks ago at Villa Parke in Pasadena.Ruben Vives (Los Angeles Times)
Zen in Color (@zencolor@mastodon.art)
Attached: 1 image Sheltering from Rain - Mizuno Toshikata, 1893.Mastodon.ART
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in reply to Cat Hicks • • •@grimalkina Appreciate it! I figured it'd at least be relevant to your interests.
@UlrikeHahn 's write up was super insightful. I feel a little out of my depth reading through the article.