Californian here appreciating our cool mornings but jealous of y’all’s pictures of changing leaves.

Biden-Xi meeting update www.wsj.com/world/u-s-ch...

U.S., China Agree in Principle to Biden-Xi Summit

Meeting offers chance to reboot ties amid divisiveness over Taiwan, technology and, lately, the Middle East

This is a level of kit that actually shows a lot of rationality and restraint compared with the birders I see around here…

Chinese tech firm iFlytek is in hot water after being accused of selling an AI-assisted tablet that generated an essay critical of Chairman Mao Zedong.

Shares in China's iFlyTek tumble after reports AI-powered device criticised Mao | Reuters

Shares in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm iFlytek plunged by 10% on Tuesday after social media users accused an AI-powered device it sells to Chinese students of generating an essay that cri...

My dad's dog looked so good in this photo, I had to turn it into a magazine cover. Inside, Lola speaks out about aging gracefully, the Frasier reboot, and more.

Feels like one for the Meta Oversight Board, along with shadowbanning on Instagram

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Biden's "Indispensable Nation" Is on The Brink of A Wider War

A regional war that could involve America is frighteningly close. Biden's speech talked past it

it bears noting that this was not a very good show and there might be other reasons for the breakup… but i hope we learn more

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i cannot abide tilder. clearly the semicolon is an i and its tuh-LIE-der if anything

didnt know pras getting charged with sundry china ties would get weirder arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...