Anna Bacciarelli

Absolutely brain dead decision from the UK gov. Palantir profits from exploitative surveillance systems, contracting with the likes of the IDF and ICE. This UK gov has drunk the tech solutionist kool aid big time. theguardian.com/technology/202…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to travel to Hungary, an ICC member country, this weekend. If he visits, Hungary should arrest Netanyahu, who is wanted by the ICC to answer charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza. hrw.org/news/2026/03/2…

Exclusive: DoorDash launched a new app “Tasks” that pays couriers in some US markets if they submit audio and video clips to help improve AI and robotics models. Many of these tasks are completing household chores while capturing footage with a body-worn camera — data that would be helpful for humanoid robots. Instructions: scrub and rinse at least 5 dishes with your hands, hold each clean plate steady in frame for a few seconds before moving to the next one bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

What's the White House's wartime comms strategy? “We’re over here just grinding away on banger memes, dude," a senior WH official said. Great reporting from @EliStokols @benjohansen3 @JackDetsch & @paulmcleary politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

This #Eid marks a decade since my last visit to my homeland where Beijing has committed atrocity crimes against Uyghurs. I chose to speak out for my father and others and that choice cost me a disconnection, maybe forever, from those I love back home. @hrw hrw.org/news/2026/03/1…

Oh my god

McKinsey spent two years telling clients it was ahead of the curve on AI. It built an internal platform used by all 40,000 staff, and claimed AI now drove 40% of its revenue. It turned out the platform had basic security gaps. 22 API endpoints required no login. Impact: 46.5 million internal messages, 728,000 sensitive file names, and write access to the prompts controlling how the AI behaved. Fixed after two years on production. theregister.com/2026/03/09/mck…

Every hospital in England has been urged to disobey an NHS directive to use software operated by US analytics software company Palantir. A coalition of human rights, health and patient organisations, and unions sent out the plea to NHS trusts by email bmj.com/content/392/bm…

It’s not just Iran. It’s Lebanon. In less than 2 weeks, Israel has killed 570 people and displaced 750,000 — over 10% of the entire country. Residential buildings are being bombed with no warning. The U.S. cannot continue to be complicit in Netanyahu’s wars.

The funeral of Father Pierre El-Rahi, Maronite parish priest of a Christian village, is celebrated today in #Lebanon, as these villages once again experience the tragedy of war. I am close to all the Lebanese people in this time of grave trial. Fr. Pierre was a true shepherd. As soon as he heard that parishioners had been wounded in a bombing, he rushed to help without hesitation. May the Lord grant that the blood he shed become a seed of peace for beloved Lebanon. #PrayTogether

📍Tyre, Lebanon | Saving lives should never cost a life. Today we mourn Youssef Assaf, a volunteer from @RedCrossLebanon, who was killed while carrying out his humanitarian duty. First responders and medical teams must be respected and protected.

We need a moratorium on AI data centers NOW. Here’s why.

This is interesting, but many have pointed out that AI writing may seem on first skim meaningful, but on inspection is much more vacuous. This study shows serious “experimenter’s bias”: it’s (unintentionally) designed to support experimenters’ views. 1/

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Parliament says the use of copyrighted work by artificial intelligence requires transparency and fair remuneration. Learn more: link.europa.eu/B6qVj9

There must be a “complete break from Palantir technologies in the NHS," says the British Medical Association. novaramedia.com/2026/02/19/wha…

Scoop: White House readies executive order to weed out Anthropic trib.al/4xmqBxd

NEW: OpenAI and Google employees—including Google DeepMind Chief Scientist Jeff Dean —filed an amicus brief in support of Anthropic in its lawsuit against the US government.

New @hrw report finds that the Feb 28 US/Israel attack on a school in southern Iran should be investigated as a war crime. Both militaries tout immense intelligence, and should have been aware they were attacking a school while children present. hrw.org/news/2026/03/0…

NEW: The Israeli military unlawfully used white phosphorus over homes on March 3, 2026, in the Lebanese town of Yohmor. The use of white phosphorus over residential areas is extremely alarming and will have dire consequences for civilians. Read more: bit.ly/4bdqxDt