- ‘Suddenly, I Was Free’: A Chinese Pastor’s Journey From Jail to the U.S. The New York Times
- Opinion | The Church’s Hope in China WSJ
- Christians are disappearing for worshipping a God other than Xi The Telegraph
- Now’s the Time for Pope Leo to Rethink Sino-Vatican Relations Fortify Rights
- “Brainwashing” Accusations and the Persecution of The Church of Almighty God Bitter Winter
‘Adversarial clothing’: are garments designed to confuse facial recognition systems about to go mainstream?
Designers say that as well as offering a degree of protection from surveillance, their clothes make a powerful fashion statement about the importance of privacy
As facial recognition technology is rolled out across Britain’s public spaces, a new generation of designers say privacy could be the next big fashion trend.
Companies have started incorporating “adversarial patterns” in their garments – carefully designed arrangements of shapes, colours and repeated motifs said to exploit weaknesses in some computer vision systems.
Continue reading...US strikes destroy key bridges, tower in southern Iran
US strikes destroy key bridges, tower in southern Iran
US strikes destroy key bridges, tower in southern Iran
US strikes destroy key bridges, tower in southern Iran
China hits out at British Steel nationalisation
The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".
Gulf states come under Iranian fire as US strikes intensify
Tehran targets multiple countries across the region as the wave of US strikes on Iran steps up.
Gulf states come under Iranian fire as US strikes intensify
Tehran targets multiple countries across the region as the wave of US strikes on Iran steps up.
‘Brazen corruption’: critics denounce Trump Media plan to sell priority access to Truth Social posts
Move would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to potentially profit from seeing president’s posts first
Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own, affecting national security and financial markets.
The move announced on Thursday would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to get news first from top Truth Social contributors so they could profit off subsequent moves in stocks, bonds and interest rates.
Continue reading...US attacks southern Iran, as Tehran hits Gulf countries: What’s the latest?
Iran struck Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Syria in retaliation for US strikes.
US attacks southern Iran, as Tehran hits Gulf countries: What’s the latest?
Iran struck Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Syria in retaliation for US strikes.
Trump makes unverified claims of China ‘election meddling’ as critics fear ploy to challenge midterm results
Opponents say president’s address about 2020 election loss is attempt to sow confusion ahead of midterms that could deliver big losses for Republicans
Donald Trump accused China of interfering with the 2020 election in a primetime televised address that laid bare his continuing obsession with his defeat to Joe Biden, but which opponents warned was a smokescreen for him to meddle in the forthcoming congressional midterms.
In a 25-minute speech on Thursday that had been hyped by Trump himself, the US president cast extraordinary doubts on the integrity of the US electoral process, saying it was “catastrophically” short of standards of fairness and trust, and vulnerable to trespassing by foreign powers.
Continue reading...Why is Pakistan’s Sindh province facing a major child HIV outbreak?
The latest outbreak linked to a Karachi hospital is the newest in a series that experts say reflects systemic failures.
Trump Media to sell instant access to ‘market-moving’ social posts
Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.
Trump Media to sell instant access to ‘market-moving’ social posts
Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.
Japan Criminalizes Flag Desecration in Nationalist Push – The New York Times
- Japan Criminalizes Flag Desecration in Nationalist Push The New York Times
- Japan passes legislation banning violation of national flag Al Jazeera
- Japanese face jail if they desecrate national flag The Telegraph
- Japan enacts law to punish national flag vandals. Opponents say it's a threat to free speech 10TV
- Upper House passes flag-desecration bill despite constitutional concerns The Japan Times
China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with nationalisation of British Steel
Move dealt ‘severe blow to Chinese companies’ confidence in investing in the UK’, says Ministry of Commerce
China’s government has said it is “strongly dissatisfied” with the decision to nationalise British Steel this week, 15 months after the UK government stepped in to prevent the closure of its steelworks in Scunthorpe and the loss of 4,000 jobs.
On Thursday, British Steel was brought under public ownership to protect “the future of steel production”, the government announced.
Continue reading...Xi Jinping sets out China’s goal to be global AI leader – Financial Times
- Xi Jinping sets out China’s goal to be global AI leader Financial Times
- Analysis: As Trump accuses China of stealing voter data, Xi pitches Beijing as a responsible tech leader CNN
- Xi Promises AI for All in Debut at China’s Top Tech Summit Bloomberg.com
- Xi pitches China as leader of new global AI order, challenging US dominance Reuters
- China-Proposed Global AI Organization Launched at WAIC Sixth Tone
John Esposito transformed how the West understood Islam
The pioneering scholar, who died on July 15, challenged Orientalist orthodoxies and reshaped the study of Islam.
John Esposito transformed how the West understood Islam
The pioneering scholar, who died on July 15, challenged Orientalist orthodoxies and reshaped the study of Islam.
Landslide kills eight in southwest China’s Chongqing, 34 still missing – Reuters
- Landslide kills eight in southwest China's Chongqing, 34 still missing Reuters
- At Least 8 People Dead, 34 Others Remain Missing After Devastating Landslide Buried Residential Buildings People.com
- Rescuers race to find survivors in the rain after a landslide in China kills at least 8 AP News
- Landslide in southwest China traps people, rescue efforts underway NBC News
- China: Landslide buries buildings, traps people DW.com