Louisiana's alligator farms raise the reptiles for meat, skins — and conservation

A Louisiana farm that raises alligators for skins used in luxury goods also helps conserve the species.

Palantir Demos Show How the Military Could Use AI Chatbots to Generate War Plans

Software demos and Pentagon records detail how chatbots like Anthropic’s Claude could help the Pentagon analyze intelligence ...

Gold set for second weekly loss on reduced rate cut bets, higher dollar, yields

Spot gold was up 0.2% at $5,087.61 per ounce, as of 0927 GMT, but was set for a 1.7% weekly drop. U.S. gold futures for April delivery fell 0.16% to $5,092.60 ...
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Links 14/03/2026: Mass Layoffs at Facebook ('Meta') and Sweeping Layoffs at Twitter (xAI), Social Control Media and Slop Are Only Debt

A Hong Kong court has ruled that two Tiananmen vigil activists have a case to answer over calls to “end one-party rule” in China in a subversion trial under the Beijing-imposed national security law.