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Floods · International Waters

‘It came like a wall’: Ghosts of past floods made a Beijing town evacuate for a storm

Coverage: 2 sources

CNA visited the town of Wang Ping in Beijing’s western Mentougou district, where memories of past disasters continue to shape how residents respond when storms threaten.See the Story

Artificial Intelligence · Noordwijk

LLMs vs. Geolocation: GPT-5 performs worse than other AI models - bellingcat

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In June, Bellingcat ran 500 geolocation tests, comparing LLMs from various companies against each other, as well as Google Lens – a staple tool for finding the location of photos. At the time, ChatGPT o4-mini-high emerged as the clear winner, with Google Lens outperforming most other models. Just two months later, with new versions of these AI tools available, we re-ran the trial – this time including Google “AI Mode,” GPT-5, GPT-5 Thinking, and…Read Article

The Open Source Tool That Has Preserved 150,000 Pieces of Online Evidence - bellingcat

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

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LA Metro Touts New Safety Blitz, Ridership Increases at ‘State of the Agency’ Event

69% Center coverage: 16 sources

LA Metro’s highs and lows of the past fiscal year included more uniformed officers, a drop in violent crime and 30 months of sustained ridership growth, paired with federal immigration raids in the past five weeks that scared off many riders and affected some of Metro’s own employees, said CEO Stephanie Wiggins. “It has been a very difficult time for many in our immigrant community, including members of our own Metro family” who come to work des…Europe · Los Angeles See the Story

The Story of a Storm Part II: Visualising Conflict and Displacement Data - bellingcat

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Extreme weather events are increasingly forcing millions of people from their homes. Last year, floods and storms caused more people to be internally displaced around the world than war or violence. Driving food insecurity and competition for resources, climate change can also indirectly intensify conflict risks. Analysing trends in both climate and conflict data is therefore not only critical for humanitarian response teams but also for journa…Mozambique · Mozambique Read Article

Demining Ukraine: from drones to risking it with a rake

42% Center coverage: 19 sources

There were so many mines on Larisa Sysenko's small farm in Kamyanka in eastern Ukraine after the Russians were pushed out that she and her husband Viktor started demining it themselves -- with rakes.Drones · Ukraine See the Story

New Companies Linked to 'Nudify' Apps That Ran Ads on Facebook, Instagram

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Content warning: This story discusses non-consensual deepfake nude imagery. On the surface, Crushmate appeared to be one of many artificial intelligence “girlfriend” or “companion” apps. Its multiple websites said it specialised in “crafting the AI girl of your dreams”, and on Google and Apple’s app stores, it was described as an “AI chat product designed to provide users with a comprehensive emotional support and communication experience”. But…Meta · Wan Chai Read Article

Kenyan Weapons Linked to Sudan’s Civil War - bellingcat

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Bellingcat and our partners at Kenya’s Daily Nation have identified Kenyan-labelled crates of ammunition inside an alleged RSF depot close to the recently recaptured Sudanese capital Khartoum. Although we couldn’t independently verify the contents of every crate identified, tins with ammunition matching the labels on the crates were found nearby among the captured weapons displayed by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The confirmation of ammuniti…Weapons · Nairobi Read Article

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‘It came like a wall’: Ghosts of past floods made a Beijing town evacuate for a storm

LLMs vs. Geolocation: GPT-5 performs worse than other AI models - bellingcat

The Open Source Tool That Has Preserved 150,000 Pieces of Online Evidence - bellingcat

A Chinese Fentanyl Smuggling Network’s Footprints in Japan - bellingcat

Conspiracy Unveiled: Malegaon Blast Case Acquittal Sparks Political Fervor

The 'Animal Welfare' Groups That Beat Up Truck Drivers in the Name of Cows

LA Metro Touts New Safety Blitz, Ridership Increases at ‘State of the Agency’ Event

The Story of a Storm Part II: Visualising Conflict and Displacement Data - bellingcat

Demining Ukraine: from drones to risking it with a rake

New Companies Linked to 'Nudify' Apps That Ran Ads on Facebook, Instagram

Kenyan Weapons Linked to Sudan’s Civil War - bellingcat

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