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It’s hard to find programmers these days who aren’t using AI coding assistants in some capacity, especially to write the repetitive, mundane bits. But those who refused to try the tools when Coinbase bought enterprise licenses for GitHub Copilot and Cursor got promptly fired, CEO Brian Armstrong said this week on John Collison’s podcast “Cheeky Pint.” (Collison is the co-founder and president of the payments company Stripe.) After getting licenses to cover every engineer, some at the cryptocurrency exchange warned Armstrong that adoption would be slow, predicting it would take months to get even half the engineers using AI.  Armstrong…

Initial takeaways of Ghislaine Maxwell’s interview transcriptsThe transcripts are more than 300 pages, but here it goes … Blanche said, on record, that their conversation wasn’t “promising to do anything” for Maxwell. But that anything she said couldn’t be used against her, unless she provided false statements or there was a retrial in her case. According to Maxwell, Epstein didn’t have any video or photographic evidence of any high-profile individuals committing sexual offences. And to that point, Maxwell said she didn’t hear or witness any instances of Epstein blackmailing powerful people. Maxwell recruited a number of masseuses for Epstein but…

Harrison Dossick, an entertainment and media litigator with Glaser Weil, has died. He was 65.  He died unexpectedly on Aug. 14 following a heart attack, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.  With a sprawling career of four decades, Dossick worked with clients in the entertainment and media industries. He further specialized in intellectual property litigation and general commercial disputes.  Most notably, Dossick represented Angelina Jolie in her 2011 copyright infringement lawsuit over In the Land of Blood and Honey, which served as her directorial debut. (She won the suit in 2013 that alleged she violated copyright on Croatian journalist James Braddock’s…

165 Artists and artisans in Uganda have been encouraged to take advantage of indigenous materials such as barkcloth to gain access to the United States market and grow their businesses globally. This call was made by Elaine Robnett Moore, a US-based artist, jewellery designer, and writer, during a special training session held at the Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC), popularly known as the National Theatre in Kampala. The training, which took place on Friday, focused on helping local artists prepare their crafts for international markets. Moore said barkcloth is a unique Ugandan product that has potential to attract buyers abroad…

Monrovia — Two U.S. Congress members have commended the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) for strengthening laboratory and disease surveillance systems in the country. The commendation followed a visit by Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed and Representative Gabe Amo to NPHIL’s National Reference Laboratory in Charlesville, Margibi County. During the visit, NPHIL Director General Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan highlighted ongoing efforts to enhance Liberia’s public health security, including expanded diagnostic testing, genomic sequencing, and improved biosafety standards. He also revealed plans to strengthen regional collaboration in outbreak preparedness and response. “This visit demonstrates the strong ties between Liberia…

Joe FayTechnology ReporterEddie HartEddie Hart says coding firms seem reluctant to hire recent graduatesEddie Hart studied computer science and cybersecurity at Newcastle University, graduating in 2024.He says he knew getting into the tech workforce would be a challenge, but “I thought it would be a little easier”.Even when “junior” roles were advertised, they often demanded two or more years professional experience, Mr Hart says.”It’s not realistic, and it’s just discouraging the good candidates from even trying.”To him it seems clear that potential employers are using AI tools to automate the simpler parts of coder’s work, tasks which would traditionally allow…

Katy WatsonBBC News in KyivEPA/ShutterstockUkraine’s leader said he was not afraid of any meetings, unlike RussiaUkraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky has accused Russia of “doing everything it can” to prevent a meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to end the war.US President Donald Trump has sought to bring the two leaders together, but he said on Friday “that’s like oil and vinegar… they don’t get along too well”.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Putin was ready to meet Ukraine’s leader “when the agenda is ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all”, accusing Zelensky of saying “no…

Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired a spec script based on the dramatic true story of NBA legend Kobe Bryant joining the Los Angeles Lakers, Variety has confirmed. The project comes from screenwriters Alex Sohn and Gavin Johannsen. Rumors of the project had piqued the interest of multiple studios and streamers. One source told Variety that Warner Bros. preempted an auction and took the script, tentatively titled “With the 8th Pick?”, off the table early. Curiously, Bryant was taken by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft — not the eighth pick. The Hornets then traded…

Here are the key events on day 1,276 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Saturday, August 23:Fighting Russian troops have taken control of the settlements of Rusyn Yar, Volodymyrivka and Katerynivka in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defence said. Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia could be suspended for at least five days after a Ukrainian drone strike on a facility in Russia, Hungarian and Slovak officials said. The attack by Ukraine marked the second time this week that Russian oil supplies have been cut to both countries. An energy…