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China Sentences Leading Rights Activists to 14 and 12 Years in Prison

New York Times Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were detained after organizing a small seaside gathering of activists to discuss human rights. Their lengthy sentences point to Beijing’s intolerance of dissent. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/world/asia/china-activists-prison.html

China’s state media warn of AI market bubble triggered by ChatGPT frenzy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. An article published by the state-run Economic Daily cautions investors against chasing the ChatGPT hype with no regard to a potential bubble. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3216557/chinas-state-media-warn-ai-market-bubble-triggered-chatgpt-frenzy?utm_source=rss_feed

Laid-Off Tech Workers Launch ‘Revenge Startups,’ but Money Is Drying Up

Wall Street Journal Venture-capital investors used to seek out founders who were quitting their tech jobs to launch businesses. Now that mass layoffs are pushing many people down the entrepreneurial path, venture investors have grown stingier. https://www.wsj.com/articles/laid-off-tech-workers-launch-revenge-startups-but-money-is-drying-up-6075941

Construction Industry Has Work, Needs More Workers

Wall Street Journal A surge in nonresidential building is keeping contractors busy and searching for talent. https://www.wsj.com/articles/construction-industry-has-work-needs-more-workers-da763703

Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn

Washington Post The covid-19 epidemic has challenged conventional thinking about biosafety, leading a growing number of scientists to reconsider the danger of prospecting for unknown viruses and other research with pathogens. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2023/virus-research-risk-outbreak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Avalanche kills 6, including mountain guides, in French Alps

Washington Post French local authorities say the death toll from Sunday’s avalanche in the French Alps has risen to six, including two mountain guides https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/french-alps-avalanche-killed-mountain-guides/5fa0ceac-d786-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Jit welcomes Orit Golowinski as new VP of Product

Jerusalem Post The GitLab and Cellebrite alum aims to lower the barrier to security practice adoption. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-738867

AOC doubles down on ‘ignoring’ abortion rule, Clarence Thomas impeachment: ‘abuse of judicial overreach’

Fox News Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took to Twitter Sunday afternoon to double down on her belief that the Biden administration should “simply ignore” a federal court’s injunction on a popular abortion pill. She also defended her push to impeach Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In a series of tweets, Ocasio-Cortez said the ruling was…

Private Equity’s Food Binge Goes Sour

Wall Street Journal Firms snapped up an orange-juice company, a dessert maker and other food and beverage companies using bundles of debt before interest rates started rising. https://www.wsj.com/articles/private-equitys-food-binge-goes-sour-dcb8a9a5

Judicial reform negotiations continue at president’s residence

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738865