European Cars Now Must Track Drivers’ Eye Movements In Name Of Safety

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It became mandatory Tuesday for citizens of the European Union’s 27 member states to allow their cars to track their movements using artificial intelligence.

The European Union’s General Safety Regulation mandated Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) systems that track drivers’ body movements, such as eye and head movements, in every new vehicle sold after July 7, according to Access Newswire.

“This is a driver support system,” Martin Krantz, CEO and Founder of Swedish AI company Smart Eye, told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an interview. “It’s a life-saving technology. It really helps to prevent accidents. It’s probably gonna be just like with the seat belt and the airbag.”

Smart Eye is one of the leading suppliers of eye-tracking and driver monitoring AI that is compliant with ADDW systems.

“The tracking [has] quite a high accuracy … So if you sit in your car and you’re driving your car, and then you look at the speedometer, then what happens is that the tracking realizes that this is the speedometer that you’re looking at,” the CEO added. “And then you’re allowed to take your eyes away from the road for a certain time period. Let’s say, for example, two seconds … You have a time … that you can spend on different objects [in your car].” (Read more from “European Cars Now Must Track Drivers’ Eye Movements In Name Of Safety” HERE)

Many Parents Now Worried Their Kids Rely On AI Way Too Much

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Many parents are now concerned that their kids are relying too heavily on artificial intelligence, according to a survey released Thursday.

The latest edition of Deloitte’s annual “Back-to-School” survey found that 49% of parents feel worried that their children are leaning on AI too much. Meanwhile, 35% of respondents were worried that schools are not doing enough to prepare students for AI, the survey shows.

Of those surveyed, 28% of parents reported that their kids are already using generative AI in their schoolwork. Generative AI, also known as GenAI, refers to a type of AI that can produce original content including text, images, video, audio or software code in response to users’ prompts, according to IBM.

Moreover, 13% of parents said they are planning to pay for generative AI-related classes our tutoring for their kids, per the poll.

One potential con of using AI tools for education-related tasks is that they can provide students and teachers misleading or inaccurate information, according to Discovery Education. There have also been a spate of recent reports about students using AI to cheat on their homework. (Read more from “Many Parents Now Worried Their Kids Rely On AI Way Too Much” HERE)

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‘Devastating’ Evidence Against Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Laid out in Court

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By Reuters. “Devastating” evidence, including DNA on a rifle and a text confession, shows a 23-year-old should be tried for murdering Charlie Kirk last year, prosecutors told a court this week, as the defence team tried to poke holes in the case.

The preliminary hearings gave prosecutors a chance to outline probable cause to try Tyler Robinson, 23, on charges including aggravated murder, a death penalty offence in Utah.

They painted a vivid picture of his movements in the 48 hours surrounding the murder of Kirk – using CCTV, witness testimony, a taped interview with Robinson’s roommate and messages between the pair.

The defence for Robinson, who has not yet entered a plea, sought to sow doubt on all of it. . .

For the past five days, lawyers for Robinson, a trainee electrician, raised repeated objections to evidence and testimony on arguments including hearsay and the tainting of potential jurors. (Read more from “‘Devastating’ Evidence Against Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Laid out in Court” HERE)

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Charlie Kirk’s widow views video she requested of husband’s alleged killer

By Reuters. Erika Kirk was allowed on Friday to watch surveillance video, as she had requested, that prosecutors say shows the Utah man accused of killing her husband, right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

While the proceedings of the five-day hearing, on whether Tyler Robinson should stand trial in ‌the case, have mostly been livestreamed in accordance with Erika Kirk’s call for transparency, the video compilation of recordings by campus surveillance cameras was shown only ‌to those present in the courtroom.

Reuters was not in the courtroom and was unable to view the video, which prosecutors said shows Robinson in several different areas of Utah Valley University on September 10, the day Charlie ​Kirk was killed on the campus.

The Associated Press reported that Erika Kirk watched intently as the video showed a person running across the roof of the campus building from which investigators say Kirk was shot. When the figure was shown dropping to a crawl near the roof’s edge, AP reported that Erika Kirk turned and embraced Kirk’s crying mother and the two looked away until the video was almost over.

As Charlie Kirk’s legal representative under state law, Erika Kirk has called for all evidence presented at the hearing to be made public via a ‌livestream, or otherwise shown to herself and others present in ⁠the courtroom. (Read more from “Charlie Kirk’s widow views video she requested of husband’s alleged killer” HERE)

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Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem To Divorce Bimbo Obsessed Cross Dressing Husband

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Kristi Noem is allegedly ending her 34-year marriage after her husband’s secret fetish life spilled into public view.

The former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary plans to divorce her husband, Bryon Noem, and he has moved out of their Castlewood, South Dakota, home, her mother, Corinne Arnold, told the Daily Mail. No divorce paperwork has appeared in South Dakota court records, the New York Post reported, and Noem herself has not confirmed the split.

Arnold, 77, told the Daily Mail that her daughter revealed the decision at a grandchild’s birthday party in late spring, after the scandal surrounding Bryon broke. “It has been difficult, but we knew this was coming, that they were going to get divorced,” Arnold told the outlet. She said she pressed her daughter directly during the gathering.

“She doesn’t tell me what she thinks. Finally, I said: ‘What’s the deal? Are you going to get together again?’ And she said: ‘No. No. We’re going to get a divorce,’” Arnold told the Daily Mail. Her daughter added that a lawyer from Sioux Falls was handling the matter. Bryon now lives about 20 miles away and still runs his insurance business, the outlet reported.

The split followed a March investigation by the Daily Mail that reported Bryon, 56, had taken part in the “bimbofication” fetish scene, in which adult performers inflate their breasts with saline to mimic a Barbie-doll look. The outlet reported he sent fetish models images of himself with balloons stuffed under women’s clothing to imitate large breasts. National security specialists consulted by the Daily Mail warned at the time that such conduct could expose Noem to blackmail. Noem said she was “blindsided” and “devastated” by the reporting and asked the public for privacy and prayer, the outlet said. (Read more from “Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem To Divorce Bimbo Obsessed Cross Dressing Husband” HERE)

How Ukraine’s Drone War Could Drag World Into Nuclear War

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The use of nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly likely as the Russian and Ukrainian militaries continue to blindly scramble up the escalation ladder through deep strikes into Russia, with alleged involvement from a NATO member country, military analysts warned on Monday.

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia has accused Latvia of planning to launch drones from its territory in direct attacks against the Russian Federation. Russia could attack Latvia if these plans became a reality, which could trigger a chain of events leading to the use of nuclear weapons, analysts said during a meeting at the Quincy Institute broadcast by CSPAN on Monday.

“There are proponents of, I guess we can call it ‘escalate to de-escalate,’ people like prominent Russian academic Sergei Karaganov, who believe Russia must drastically up the airstrike campaign against Ukraine, seriously consider the employment of low-yield nuclear weapons as a means of ending the war, and strike Western targets inside NATO,” Quincy Institute research fellow Mark Episkopos said during the meeting on Monday.

The Russian Embassy in Washington, the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington and NATO did not respond to a request for comment.

When the Daily Caller News Foundation asked the panel about the potential for nuclear weapons use in Europe, analysts on the panel laid out two scenarios where the Russians would employ tactical nuclear weapons.

“We’ve had warnings throughout this war. If we provide HIMARS [missiles], the Russians will retaliate in some dangerous way, ATACMS [missiles], F-16s, etcetera, etcetera, and in each case, the Russians have not retaliated against the West directly, and so the impression is created that the Russians will never retaliate against the West directly. It’s just too dangerous for them to do so,” director of grand strategy at the Quincy Institute George Beebe said during the panel. “The danger we’re facing is, there’s only one way we’ll know for sure. And that is, after the Russians retaliate directly.” (Read more from “How Ukraine’s Drone War Could Drag World Into Nuclear War” HERE)

Passenger’s Head and Shoulders Hang from Broken Window After He’s Nearly Sucked out of Plane

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A plane passenger was almost sucked out of a window that shattered moments after take-off on Friday — with others grabbing hold of him as his “head and shoulders” were left hanging outside.

The traveler — only identified as a 61-year-old Serbian man — was pinned in his seat by fellow passengers as chaos unfolded on the Ryanair flight that left Greece for Germany at 5:55 a.m., CNN Greece reported.

The Boeing 737-800 plane was at an altitude of around 20,000 feet — when travelers heard a noise “like a tire bursting,” one passenger told Radio Thessaloniki, according to Agence France Presse.

They only later found out that a piece of the plane’s engine had broken off and struck the window, causing it to shatter.

“We immediately realised there had been a decompression. There were screams … for a moment I thought someone had accidentally opened the emergency door,” the passenger said. (Read more from “Passenger’s Head and Shoulders Hang from Broken Window After He’s Nearly Sucked out of Plane” HERE)

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Ex-Obama Press Secretary Fired After Allegedly Swiping Credit Cards from Colleagues to Fund Kratom Habit

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A former Barack Obama press secretary was fired from his chief communications role in Minneapolis after allegedly stealing cash and credit cards from city employees to fuel his habit for kratom — a natural drug used to treat opioid withdrawal.

Adam Fetcher, 42, was canned from his role as Chief Communications Officer (CCO) for the City of Minneapolis after just a year on the job amid a police investigation into internal workplace theft and fraud, as well as claims of substance abuse, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.

Fetcher, who made nearly $200,000 a year, is accused of stealing cash and credit cards out of the desks and purses of three fellow city hall employees, racking up hundreds of dollars in fraudulent charges at tobacco stores, reported the Star Tribune, citing sources familiar with the investigation.

Security surveillance footage reportedly shows Fetcher using one of the stolen cards to buy $481 of kratom — a herbal supplement often used to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms — at a south Minneapolis smoke shop, reported the outlet.

Under state law, card fraud of that amount would qualify as a felony-level offense if prosecutors decide to charge Fetcher. (Read more from “Ex-Obama Press Secretary Fired After Allegedly Swiping Credit Cards from Colleagues to Fund Kratom Habit” HERE)

CENTCOM Sends 20 US Warships — and Two Aircraft Carriers —toward Iran after Trump Threatens to Reinstate Naval Blockade

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The US is redirecting an armada of warships — including two aircraft carriers – toward Iran as President Trump threatens to reinstate the blockade on Iranian ports.

Maritime trackers on Friday spotted the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush entering the Gulf of Oman — a move experts in military planning say would be necessary to re-establish the blockade that crippled the Iranian economy.

“More than 20 US Navy warships are patrolling waters across the Middle East as CENTCOM forces continue promoting regional security and stability,” US Central Command posted to X this week.

Asked about restarting the blockade that choked off supplies to Tehran, CENTCOM declined to comment on “operational updates.”

The aircraft carriers were spotted within Iran’s missile range, raising their risk level, according to the trackers. (Read more from “CENTCOM Sends 20 US Warships — and Two Aircraft Carriers —toward Iran after Trump Threatens to Reinstate Naval Blockade” HERE)

WATCH: Reportedly ‘Unconscious’ Mitch McConnell Taken by Ambulance to Hospital Where He Remains Under Care

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A video has emerged reportedly showing former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) lying on a stretcher in an ambulance after being wheeled from his home last month following a report of an “unconscious person.”

This comes from a report by CNN Friday, which obtained the video and an eyewitness account.

The witness, one of McConnell’s neighbors, told the cable news outlet that they emerged from their home around 8:30 a.m. on June 14 to find with two emergency service vehicles and a fire truck and the street blocked off by Capitol Police.

The video, taken by the neighbor, was shot from some distance and the face of the patient is not visible. Once in the ambulance the bare feet of the patient is seen with the rest of the lower body covered by an orange blanket.

The neighbor inquired with responders as to what was happening and officers responded that there had been a “medical emergency,” according to CNN.

(Read more from “WATCH: Reportedly ‘Unconscious’ Mitch McConnell Taken by Ambulance to Hospital Where He Remains Under Care” HERE)

‘I’ve Left Instructions’: Trump Reveals U.S. Response if Iran Kills Him

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President Donald Trump said Friday he has already given orders for how the United States should respond if Iran ever succeeds in assassinating him.

Speaking with the New York Post, Trump said he has long been aware that Tehran has targeted him. He revealed standing orders are already in place in case Iran succeeds in killing him.

“I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” Trump said. “The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.”

When asked about reports claiming Israel recently shared intelligence about a new Iranian assassination plot, Trump said he was not aware of any new threat.

CNN reported that Israeli intelligence shared with the Trump administration indicated some Iranian officials within Iran’s leadership wanted Trump assassinated. According to the report, the intelligence suggested discussions and support for targeting the president rather than a specific, operational plot. (Read more from “‘I’ve Left Instructions’: Trump Reveals U.S. Response if Iran Kills Him” HERE)