https://www.npr.org/2023/07/12/1187354579/fuel-prices-have-tripled-in-nigeria-squeezing-millions-who-are-already-strugglin
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/chatgpt-owner-openai-is-being-investigated-by-ftc.html
The civil investigative demand asks OpenAI to explain how it obtains information to train its large language models.
Sorry to tag you, but I'm not really sure what's going on. Kbin federation from my node to kbin.social doesn't seem to be working, or if it does, it's very intermittent.
kbin.social to my node works most of the time, but also loses information but much less frequently.
Is there any reason why kbin.social isn't accepting incoming federation from my note (showeq.com) or why it's so severely delayed when it does?
https://archive.ph/R6R7Q
https://www.dw.com/en/france-bans-fireworks-ahead-of-bastille-day/a-66168877
Fireworks displays are a traditional feature of Bastille Day celebrations, but they are also often used during protests in the country.
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3226948/malaysias-pas-takes-tiktok-repeat-its-general-election-success-state-polls?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage
The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party is aiming to increase its popularity in August’s state elections by using TikTok to pummel PM Anwar Ibrahim and his multi-ethnic coalition.
https://johnmenadue.com/natos-provocative-lurch-eastward-and-the-supreme-fool-jens-stoltenberg/
President Macron of France is right to warn NATO away from expansion into Asia, reminding all and sundry of NATO’s Atlantic design and focus.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-pm-rutte-says-he-wont-run-fifth-term-office-2023-07-10/
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will not run for a fifth term in office and will leave politics following the elections in November, he said on Monday.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/ukrainian-strategy-has-become-a-model-taiwanese-beef-up-military-to-face-china-threat
Conscripts will serve longer in attempt to improve current crop of ‘strawberry soldiers’ who bruise too easily
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/asean-talks-indonesia-myanmar-military-south-china-sea-3617991
JAKARTA: Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are expected to dominate the agenda when Southeast Asia’s top dip
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