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  • Otter@lemmy.catoWorld News@quokk.au•Mother and infant burnt to death over witchcraft allegations in Indian state of Jharkhand
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    3 days ago

    The article mentions tribal superstitions and lack of healthcare

    Such cases are often reported from areas inhabited by disadvantaged tribal communities, where superstition is rife and a non-existent public health system leads to dependence on quacks for medical advice.

    The murders in Jharkhand occurred in the Kudsai hamlet, a remote tribal settlement of around 50 mud houses located 250km (155.3 miles) from the state capital, Ranchi.

    The violence appears to have been triggered by recent incidents in the village, including rumours of sudden cattle deaths and the illness and death of a local man named Pustun Birua.

    His wife Jano Birua says she consulted an informal healthcare provider - common in villages where no doctors are available - when he began suffering from anxiety and fainting spells. He told her that her husband was not suffering from any physical illness.

    Asked why she did not take him to a hospital, she said: “We are poor people, so it wasn’t possible to take him that far.”

    Meanwhile, rumours spread that Jyoti Sinku was practising witchcraft and was responsible for the man’s illness.

    Pustun Birua died on Tuesday evening. That night, according to Jyoti’s husband Kolhan Sinku who is in hospital, a mob of about a dozen people, including five women, stormed their home and set fire to his wife and child.

    Recalling the horror from his hospital bed, he said: “I pleaded with folded hands to have the matter resolved in the village council but the attackers didn’t listen to me.”

    Based on the testimonies of Kolhan Sinku and another family member, the district police have registered a complaint of murder and criminal conspiracy.

    Police say four men have been arrested and a special police team has been set up to track down other members of the mob.

    They added that they would organise programmes in rural areas to raise awareness against superstitions.

  • Otter@lemmy.catoTechnology@lemmy.world•Google says its AI systems helped deter Play Store malware in 2025 | TechCrunchEnglish
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    4 days ago

    The “AI” help boils down to humans asking it to find patterns?

    “Initiatives like developer verification, mandatory pre-review checks, and testing requirements have raised the bar for the Google Play ecosystem, significantly reducing the paths for bad actors to enter,” the company’s blog post explained, adding that its “AI-powered, multi-layer protections” have been “discouraging bad actors from publishing malicious apps.”

    Google noted it now runs over 10,000 safety checks on every app it publishes and continues to recheck apps after publication. The company has also integrated its latest generative AI models into the app review process, which has helped human reviewers find more complex malicious patterns faster. Google said it plans to increase its AI investments in 2026 to stay ahead of emerging

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