Israel-Palestine Conflict
The University of Central Florida maintains an industry partnership with Elbit Systems, Israel's largest drone weapons manufacturer, through its Center for Research in Computer Vision. This collaboration involves funding for technologies like human activity recognition used in unmanned aerial vehicles deployed in Gaza. Student activists are pushing for divestment from such military ties amid broader protests against US support for Israel's actions.
Imeripotiwa na AI
Over 100 demonstrators protested outside Madrid's Movistar Arena against the EuroLeague basketball game between Real Madrid and Maccabi Tel Aviv, held without spectators on security grounds amid the Gaza conflict. A massive police deployment monitored the event, joined by political figures like Ione Belarra.