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Stripe, doubling down on embedded finance, de-couples payments from the rest of its stack
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Rabbit R1 hands-on: Already more fun and accessible than the Humane AI Pin: At the Rabbit R1 pickup party, we were able to check out the adorable AI device that ...
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Quick Glance: Rabbit R1: More Fun and Accessible than Humane AI Pin
- The Rabbit R1 is a compact AI companion with a screen and camera.
- Compared to the Humane AI Pin, the R1 is more affordable and user-friendly.
- R1 offers a range of features like image recognition and a personal touch.
- Rabbit promises continuous improvements and new features for the R1.
Apple's AI Will Work Without an Internet Connection: Rumors point to the first iteration of the technology running entirely on the device's hardware.
pcmag.com/news/apples-ai-will-work-without-an-internet-connection
Quick Glance: Apple's AI to Function Independently from Internet
- The processing for the AI will happen directly on the iPhone without connecting to a cloud service.
- This ensures enhanced security and privacy for users.
- Apple is developing its own in-house LLM called "Ajax" and has acquired multiple AI companies in recent years.
- The AI technology is expected to be initially implemented in Messages, Safari, Spotlight Search, and Siri.
Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements
tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/windows-11-will-reportedly-display-a-watermark-if-your-pc-does-not-support-ai-requirements
Meta proves AI hype has its limits : Artificial intelligence is a multibillion-dollar project with no clear timeline for revenues
ft.com/content/698c79e0-0b0b-401d-8132-99a42f236b92
Quick Glance: Microsoft's Leadership in AI Threatens Amazon Cloud Dominance
- Microsoft is poised to potentially surpass Amazon in the cloud computing market with innovative AI features.
- Upcoming quarterly reports from Microsoft will illuminate the impacts of AI investments.
- Microsoft's Azure cloud service could experience significant growth fueled by generative AI.
- Google and Amazon are also focusing on integrating AI into their cloud services.
Meta's value plummets as Zuckerberg admits AI needs more time and money: Revenues up, but is the AI hype bubble is threatening to burst?
theregister.com/2024/04/25/facebooks_value_plummets_as_zuckerberg/
Quick Glance: Meta Invests Heavily in Artificial Intelligence
- Meta focuses on AI to enhance app appeal
- The smart glasses with AI capabilities aim to attract users
- Meta envisions AI assistants for complex tasks in communication
- Meta aims to become a global leader in AI, despite significant investments
Australia’s spies and cops want ‘accountable encryption’ - aka backdooring encryption
theregister.com/2024/04/25/asio_afp_accountable_encryption/
Don’t blame MKBHD for the fate of Humane AI and Fisker: Humane AI raised more than $230 million before it even shipped a product. And when it finally released ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/17/mkbhd-humane-ai-review-fisker/
Quick Glance: MKBHD's Impact on Humane AI and Fisker
- Humane AI raised over $230 million before launching a disappointing product, the Ai Pin. The backlash from tech reviewers was significant.
- Marques Brownlee, known as MKBHD, faced criticism for his review that could impact the fate of Humane AI. The scrutiny shifted towards how he presented his critique of the product.
- Critics view Humane AI as an underdog, despite its substantial funding and backing from notable investors. The scrutiny of MKBHD's review also highlighted issues of bias and criticism in the tech community.
- The critique of MKBHD's review was analyzed through a racial lens by some Black techies, shedding light on disparities in expectations and treatment of prominent figures in the tech industry.
AI Scientists Create Humanoid Robot That 'Thinks' Its Way Through Tasks: The MenteeBot prototype responds to voice commands and can pick up and carry a range of ...
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Sex offender banned from using AI tools in landmark UK case: The decision could set a precedent for future monitoring of people convicted of indecent image ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/21/sex-offender-banned-from-using-ai-tools-in-landmark-uk-case
Quick Glance: Convicted Offender Banned from Utilizing AI Tools
- A man convicted of producing over 1,000 indecent images of children is prohibited from using any “AI creation tools” for the next five years.
- Authorities caution against the dissemination of AI-generated sexual abuse images, which are increasingly surfacing in prosecutions.
- The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) deems the prosecutions as “groundbreaking” to raise awareness about the production of AI-generated child abuse imagery.
- The exact number of cases involving AI-generated images remains uncertain due to the lack of separate official data and the challenging differentiation between fake and authentic images.
Coca-Cola signs $1.1 bln deal to use Microsoft cloud, AI services
reuters.com/technology/coca-cola-signs-11-bln-deal-use-microsoft-cloud-ai-services-2024-04-23/
Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram: WIRED found thousands of ads running on Meta’s social platforms promoting sexually ...
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Adobe Photoshop's latest beta makes AI-generated images from simple text prompts: Adobe will now let you use AI to generate images directly within Photoshop ...
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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses do the AI thing without a projector or subscription: The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have adopted multimodal AI features ...
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The Morning After: Testing the Rabbit R1's AI assistant skills: The biggest news stories this morning: TikTok Lite axes ‘addictive as cigarettes’ reward-to-watch ...
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US seeks alliance with Abu Dhabi on artificial intelligence: Biden administration brokers talks between Microsoft, OpenAI Google and the UAE ...
ft.com/content/843796a6-191c-4828-8bc9-d6648e4b460e
Quick Glance: US Seeks Alliance with Abu Dhabi on Artificial Intelligence
- The Biden administration actively encourages US tech companies to seek artificial intelligence deals and partnerships in the United Arab Emirates to gain an edge over China.
- Microsoft announced a $1.5 billion investment in G42, an Abu Dhabi-based AI group, as part of the US efforts to dominate in artificial intelligence development.
- The discussions between the US and the UAE highlight how the competition for emerging technologies has become geopolitical, intertwining commercial decisions with national strategic and security interests.
- The Microsoft-G42 deal signifies the initiation of a broader alliance between the US and UAE in the field of artificial intelligence.
Tupac’s estate threatens to sue Drake for his AI-infused Kendrick Lamar diss: Tupac Shakur’s estate isn’t pleased with Drake cloning the late hip-hop legend’s ...
engadget.com/tupacs-estate-threatens-to-sue-drake-for-his-ai-infused-kendrick-lamar-diss-182518997.html
Quick Glance: Tupac Shakur's Estate Threatens Drake with AI Voice Imitation Lawsuit
- Tupac Shakur's estate has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Drake over his use of an AI-generated imitation of Tupac's voice in a new song.
- The estate demands that Drake cease publication of the song and take all necessary steps to remove it from all platforms as it constitutes a flagrant violation of Tupac's publicity rights.
- Drake is accused of creating the false impression that Tupac's estate endorses his lyrics, adversely affecting the market for Amaru Entertainment, Inc.'s AI projects.
- Drake is requested to provide written confirmation that 'Taylor Made' has been removed from all platforms, along with an explanation of how the sound-alike was created and the individuals or company involved.
More AMD Zen 5 Strix Point CPUs spotted — Linux patch notes suggest up to 64 models
tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/more-amd-zen-5-strix-point-cpus-spotted-linux-patch-notes-suggest-up-to-64-models
School athletic director arrested for framing principal using AI voice synthesis: Police uncover plot to defame principal with AI-generated racist and ...
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/alleged-ai-voice-imitation-leads-to-arrest-in-baltimore-school-racism-controversy/
Meta AI's Keystroke Tracking Offers Loophole to Dodge Its Image Censors: Meta's Llama 3 AI won't make an image of a specific person—unless you pause while typing ...
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Microsoft's AI tool can turn photos into realistic videos of people talking and singing
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Power-hungry AI is putting the hurt on global electricity supply: Data centers are becoming a bottleneck for AI development.
ft.com/content/b7570359-f809-49ce-8cd5-9166d36a057b
Quick Glance: Growing Demand for AI Threatens Global Power Supply
- Tech experts concerned about crucial role of energy supply in AI development.
- The increasing need for electricity poses a challenge for advancements in artificial intelligence.
- Global data centers are expected to require more capacity by 2030 than currently available.
- Concerns about environmental impact of technology boom heightened by data centers' energy consumption.
The Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem: When "The Tortured Poets Department" leaked, some Taylor Swift fans swore it must be AI. Expect that to be a common ...
wired.com/story/the-taylor-swift-album-leaks-big-ai-problem/
Quick Glance: Patti Smith Applauds Taylor Swift in 'Tortured Poets Department'
- Taylor Swift mentions Patti Smith in her new album 'The Tortured Poets Department'.
- Smith responded positively by posting photos of herself with a book by Dylan Thomas.
- Despite seeming different, Smith expressed understanding for Swift and praised her for potentially influencing fans positively.
- HuffPost calls for support for high-quality journalism that is freely accessible to all.
A National Security Insider Does the Math on the Dangers of AI: Jason Matheny, CEO of the influential think tank Rand Corporation, says advances in AI are making ...
wired.com/story/jason-matheny-national-security-insider-dangers-of-ai/
The AI revolution is set to change how books are written: The AI revolution doesn't just make literature research obsolete. It is also likely to change the ...
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Google Fires 20 More Over Protests, Former Employees Call It 'Textbook Evil': A handful of the 50 fired employees say Google has a role in 'AI-powered genocide ...
pcmag.com/news/google-fires-20-more-over-protests-former-employees-call-it-textbook-evil
Microsoft announces new AI office in UK: The firm says its new London hub will "drive pioneering work" to advance AI models and development.
bbc.com/news/articles/c3ger7j9vzpo
Logitech's new mouse summons AI with a button push: The Logitech Signature AI Edition M750 Mouse includes a dedicated AI key that launches a tool designed ...
pcworld.com/article/2304830/logitechs-new-mouse-summons-ai-with-a-button-push.html
Samsung unveils 10.7Gbps LPDDR5X mobile memory optimized for AI applications: Samsung has announced its the next generation of LPDDR5X DRAM, capable of hitting ...
tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/samsung-unveils-107gbps-lpddr5x-mobile-memory-optimized-for-ai-applications
DARPA’s AI test pilot successfully flew a dogfight against a human: After flying against simulated opponents, the AI agent has taken on humans.
arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/darpas-ai-test-pilot-successfully-flew-a-dogfight-against-a-human/
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: With a refined design, tons of power, a built-in stylus, helpful AI tools, and seven years of promised updates ...
pcmag.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s24-ultra
Adobe's new upscaling tech uses AI to sharpen video: Adobe has unveiled VideoGigaGAN, an experimental AI feature that can upscale video by eight times without ...
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2D transistors can mimic a locust's brain to avoid collision— super-efficient tech could lower the energy costs of tomorrow's AI
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/2d-transistors-can-mimic-a-locusts-brain-to-avoid-collision-super-efficient-tech-could-lower-the-energy-costs-of-tomorrows-ai
The world's leading AI companies pledge to protect the safety of children online: Leading artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google ...
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Women in AI: Anna Korhonen studies the intersection between linguistics and AI: To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/21/women-in-ai-anna-korhonen-studies-the-intersection-between-linguistics-and-ai/
Apply for citizen's benefit via app: This Monday, the Federal Ministry will publish a new strategy for digitalization. Among other things, an app ...| is planned
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Global PC shipments grew 3% in Q1 2024 says Counterpoint — with AI expected to continue to drive PC sales this year
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/global-pc-shipments-grew-3-in-q1-2024-says-counterpoint-with-ai-expected-to-continue-to-drive-pc-sales-this-year
Seagate joins the HDD price hike party, blames AI for spike in demand: Expect ongoing supply shortages this year, say storage analysts
theregister.com/2024/04/23/seagate_hdd_prices/
Humane AI Pin: much-hyped gadget rocked by bad reviews: A new AI-fuelled gadget has fallen foul of the tech world's expectations.
bbc.com/news/articles/cljdnw77ge6o
French startup FlexAI exits stealth with $30M to ease access to AI compute: With the current iteration of its product going through its paces with a handful of ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/23/french-startup-flexai-exits-stealth-with-30m-to-ease-access-to-ai-compute/
Seagate joins the HDD price hike party, blames AI for spike in demand: Expect ongoing supply shortages this year, say storage analysts
theregister.com/2024/04/23/seagate_hdd_prices/
Living With the Dell XPS 14: With its sleek new design and the latest generation hardware, Dell packs a lot of power into its flagship consumer 14-inch notebook ...
pcmag.com/articles/living-with-the-dell-xps-14
China acquired recently banned Nvidia chips in Super Micro, Dell servers, tenders show
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AI boom can even work on your taxes: Tax preparer Intuit’s market valuation bigger than Goldman Sachs after becoming unexpected beneficiary of AI enthusiasm
ft.com/content/76fbe701-b6ae-4b97-960b-181576b52728
TechScape: No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama: In this week’s newsletter: While Apple removed the platform from App Stores ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/23/techscape-apple-app-store-china-tiktok-meta-llama
WhatsApp: Meta AI brings AI search and replies and more: Haven't heard anything about the integration of AI in anything for a long time? Then that's good. Meta ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/whatsapp-meta-ai-bringt-ki-suche-und-antworten-und-mehr/
TNW Podcast: Sebastian Aristotelis on thriving in space; the future of ASML and Stability AI
thenextweb.com/news/podcast-sebastian-aristotelis-saga-asml-stability-ai
Protest group says Google has fired more staff over sit-ins opposing work for Israel
theregister.com/2024/04/22/google_project_nimbus_firings/
US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet has been dogfighting with humans
theregister.com/2024/04/18/darpa_f16_flight/
Nvidia AI Chips Are Still Shipping to China Despite US Export Ban: The US doesn't want its most advanced computer chips sent to China, but a new report finds ...
pcmag.com/news/nvidia-ai-chips-are-still-shipping-to-china-despite-us-export-ban
Exclusive | AI Developers Agree to New Safety Measures to Fight Child Exploitation
wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-developers-agree-to-new-safety-measures-to-fight-child-exploitation-2a58129c
Elon Musk plans to charge new X users to enable posting: Elon Musk is planning to charge new X users a small fee to enable posting on the social network and to ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/elon-musk-plans-to-charge-new-x-users-to-enable-posting/
Quick Glance: Musk Plans Fee for New X Users
- Elon Musk intends to charge new users of X in the initial months to curb the activity of automated bot accounts.
- The fee is set to be waived after three months to allow free posting.
- Tests in New Zealand and the Philippines raised skepticism about the effectiveness of the fee as a countermeasure against bots.
- Declining revenues at X post-rebranding and Twitter acquisition, along with a negative brand perception by companies, are impacting the service's business.
IMF Expects UK Economy to Be Big Growth Winner From AI Boom: The International Monetary Fund expects the UK economy to be one of the big winners from the ...
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Jim Keller on AI: "In 10 years all software will be gone": The well-known chip designer Jim Keller broadly outlined his visions for AI in an interview ...
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Gen Z Are Losing Jobs They Just Got: 'Easily Replaced': The report found 78 percent of hiring managers said their company will lay off recent graduates due to ...
newsweek.com/gen-z-are-losing-jobs-they-just-got-recent-graduates-1893773
Meta Faces Oversight Board Investigation Over AI Deepfakes: Meta's Oversight Board examines two incidents where sexually explicit AI deepfakes of real-life women ...
pcmag.com/news/meta-oversight-board-investigation-over-ai-deepfakes
Top AI expert sees double-digit price opportunity: That's why joining Nvidia is still worth it
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Nvidia CEO hand-delivers world's fastest AI system to OpenAI, again — first DGX H200 given to Sam Altman and Greg Brockman
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-ceo-hand-delivers-worlds-fastest-ai-system-to-openai-again-first-dgx-h200-given-to-sam-altman-and-greg-brockman
Do I Know You? SimpliSafe Uses AI to Determine Who's in Your Yard: Is that a neighbor coming to visit or an intruder? SimpliSafe takes its 24/7 Live Guard ...
pcmag.com/news/simplisafe-live-guard-outdoor-monitoring-ai-agent
Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed: Reddit says its "communities are naturally commercial."
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/reddit-sneaky-ai-spam-bots-compete-to-sell-you-stuff/
Quick Glance: Innovative Advertising Strategies on Reddit
- Reddit recently introduced an innovative ad format aimed at selling products to Reddit users.
- Through Reddit's Dynamic Product Ads, users are automatically shown ads based on their previous interactions with products on the advertiser's website or on Reddit.
- In a blog post, Reddit emphasized its clear focus on ad sales and the natural commercial aspect of the Reddit community.
- The introduction of Dynamic Product Ads is a step in Reddit's strategy to expand its advertising business and drive growth.
Sanctuary’s new humanoid robot learns faster and costs less: Sanctuary AI often isn’t mentioned in the same breath as humanoid robotics firms like Boston ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/sanctuarys-new-humanoid-robot-learns-faster-and-costs-less/
InnovationRx: Chelsea Clinton Invests In 24/7 Pediatrics Startup: Plus: Electronic health record company Veradigm’s $140 million AI gamble on startup ScienceIO.
forbes.com/sites/katiejennings/2024/04/24/innovationrx-chelsea-clinton-invests-in-247-pediatrics-startup/
AI’s electricity problem: Tech chiefs warn that power-hungry data centres are a bottleneck in developing AI
ft.com/content/f8a31e16-2dfb-4275-bbce-07ba210aabd8
Microsoft claims it didn't mean to inject Copilot into Windows Server 2022 this week
theregister.com/2024/04/18/copilot_on_windows_server_2022/
These Raspberry Pi-powered glasses translate sign language into speech: Nekhil is using a Raspberry Pi to power his 3D-printed glasses that can translate sign ...
tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/these-raspberry-pi-powered-glasses-translate-sign-language-into-speech
The Humane AI Pin is the solution to none of technology's problems: Engadget's in-depth review of the Humane AI Pin wearable.
engadget.com/the-humane-ai-pin-is-the-solution-to-none-of-technologys-problems-120002469.html
Can AI really change our material world? : Compounds produced by the technology challenge our idea of novelty
ft.com/content/ca7f67c5-6db7-4cbb-858b-67876d2c1e63
Test Your Knowledge of Internet Acronyms: This week, we probe each other’s knowledge of common acronyms from the early internet, the mobile era, and the AI boom ...
wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-641/
Netflix true crime documentary may have used AI-generated images of a real person
engadget.com/netflix-true-crime-documentary-may-have-used-ai-generated-images-of-a-real-person-090024761.html
Where do we draw the line on using AI in TV and film?: Recent controversies, including Civil War posters and altered photos in a Netflix documentary ...
theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/20/artificial-intelligence-ai-movies-tv-film
The new Meta.ai website can draw amazing AI art instantly: Meta's new Meta.ai site creates AI art almost instantly, even animating the resulting images ...
pcworld.com/article/2308678/the-new-meta-ai-website-can-draw-amazing-ai-art-instantly.html
Elon Musk's X to challenge Australian content takedown orders in court: PLUS: Samsung in 'emergency mode'; Tim Cook's Asian charm tour; APAC AI spend ...
theregister.com/2024/04/22/asia_tech_news_roundup/
Jim Keller suggests Nvidia should have used Ethernet to stitch together Blackwell GPUs — Nvidia could have saved billions
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/jim-keller-suggests-nvidia-should-have-used-ethernet-to-stitch-together-blackwell-gpus
Reddit CPO Baht: Here too, AI will optimize the platform in the future: Reddit's CPO, Pali Baht, told TechCrunch a little about what the future of the platform ...
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Embedding AI into education will personalize learning: Artificial intelligence can help create equity and engagement. Artificial intelligence can help create ...
fastcompany.com/91111001/embedding-ai-into-education-will-personalize-learning
Google will outpace Microsoft in AI investment, DeepMind CEO says: We have all been guilty of falling under the foundation model spell of the past ...
thenextweb.com/news/google-outpace-microsoft-ai-investment-deepmind-ceo-ted
Quick Glance: Google to Surpass Microsoft in AI Investment, DeepMind CEO Affirms
- Many of us have fallen under the spell of the foundation model in the past year and a half, triggered by OpenAI's unveiling of ChatGPT.
- DeepMind, acquired by Google in 2014 for a reported £400-650 million, has achieved more impressive milestones than most.
- Deep Mind's CEO Demis Hassabis confirmed at the TED 40th anniversary conference in Vancouver, Canada, that Google has no intention of slowing down investment in the technology, but rather the opposite.
- Hassabis emphasized the need to avoid an artificial intelligence arms race that could lead to risky decisions and highlighted the importance of society starting to think about the types of architectures being built as we approach achieving artificial general intelligence.
Commodity traders bet on big data and AI: Sector pushes to harness latest tech tools as competition from hedge funds intensifies
ft.com/content/ffc4d781-8761-47e4-bb2b-83fa974252b1
NY AG asks Trump civil fraud judge to declare $175M bond ‘without effect’: The New York attorney general’s office has asked a judge to void the $175 million bond ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4606053-ny-ag-trump-civil-fraud-judge-declare-175m-bond-without-effect/
Quick Glance: Trump Agrees to New Restrictions on $175 Million Bond in New York Civil Fraud Case
- The bond is meant to secure Trump's compliance with a $454.2 million judgment won by state Attorney General Letitia James if he does not succeed in an appeal.
- James had challenged the bond this month, saying Trump still had access to the Charles Schwab account pledged to the insurer as collateral.
- Justice Arthur Engoron imposed the penalty after finding that Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth and real estate assets to deceive banks and insurers into providing better terms.
- Trump defended the bond in court, emphasizing that he has plenty of money to put up for it.
Energy-Hungry AI Is Eating the Planet. But Is It Also Humanity's Best Hope?: AI has the potential to help humanity build a more sustainable future ...
uk.pcmag.com/ai/151956/power-hungry-ai-is-eating-the-planet-is-it-also-our-best-chance-to-save-it
India to Repeat Voting at Polling Sites Hit by Violence: The attacks occurred in Manipur, a northeastern state that has been troubled by ethnic unrest ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/21/world/asia/india-voting-violence-manipur.html
Quick Glance: Election Redo in Manipur Due to Violence
- In Manipur, a northeastern state troubled by ethnic unrest, voting booths were raided and fake ballots were cast.
- India's election authorities have instructed officials to redo voting at various polling locations in the troubled northeastern state of Manipur after armed men attacked polling stations and seized voting booths despite the presence of paramilitary soldiers.
- The conflict in Manipur, which began last May, has essentially divided the region, home to about three million people, pitting two ethnic groups against each other: the mostly Hindu Meiteis, who are a narrow majority, and members of Christian hill tribes known as Kukis.
- Following reports from the region's election commissioner describing mob violence, gunfire, damage to electronic voting machines, and fake voters entering the booths, voting will be repeated at 11 polling stations.
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