Shotspotter, Chicago’s gunshot detection technology, was being dismantled after the city’s contract with SoundThinking expired. Mayor Brandon Johnson decided not to renew the contract earlier this year, citing concerns with the system’s reliance on artificial intelligence and microphone sensors. The technology, which identifies gunshots and sends data to law enforcement, is controversial and is now being removed from the city.
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Russian paramilitary soldiers killed in friendly fire attack by North Koreans after enlisting DPRK help
Republican lawmaker Rep. Don Bacon hopes for "moral clarity" in resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as Russian paramilitary soldiers were accidentally targeted and killed by North Korean troops in a recent friendly fire incident. Ukrainian officials noted that language barriers between Russian and North Korean troops led to the death of eight soldiers in Chechnya's Akhmat special forces unit. The Russian military continued its assault on Ukraine's power grid, launching a massive attack...
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