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June 7 0400 UTC Brief
In U.S. news
White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan says he will leave at the end of the month, closing out a run that made him one of the administration’s main figures on artificial intelligence planning.
In Idaho, 9th Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson faces misdemeanor battery and property charges after police say he swiped a man’s glasses, threw them across a parking lot, and stomped on them during a dispute. He reportedly admitted knocking them off and stomping on them, while denying he touched the man. Not exactly the calm demeanor people like to associate with federal judges.
A Penn State senior was shot and killed early Saturday morning in South Philadelphia. Police say he was shot in the chest and died from his injuries.
In tech and education
UC Berkeley says failure rates jumped in several computer science classes this spring, with instructors pointing to heavier AI use, weaker math preparation, and understaffing. In CS 10, 35.3 percent of students got F’s, while CS 61A saw a 10.6 percent failure rate. One professor said nearly 30 CS 10 students were caught cheating on take-home exams.
McDonald’s is testing a Google-backed AI drive-thru system called ArchIQ at five restaurants. The chain is trying to automate one of the simplest human tasks in retail, which has already annoyed customers in predictable ways.
In international affairs
China says the PLA has tested its new HQ-16F air defense missile in a live-fire exercise near Taiwan, with state media showing the system intercepting a target at about 31 miles. The missile is being fielded by a frontline unit based in Xiamen, across the strait.
In Britain, the National Association of Muslim Police is under criticism after a policy paper defended Hamas, called the IDF a terrorist group, and described Zionism as anti-Muslim hatred. The document has since been removed, and Jewish groups are calling for an investigation.
Thousands protested in Albania’s capital against a proposed luxury beach resort linked to Trump and Kushner.
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