The Daily Populous

Saturday July 19th, 2025 day edition

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After making Greek coffee for herself and her husband, she took photos of the grounds left in the cups and asked ChatGPT to interpret them, following a rising trend of AI-assisted tasseography.

The chatbot reportedly “saw” signs of infidelity—specifically, that her husband was fantasizing about a woman whose name started with an “E” and that this woman was trying to destroy their family.

Woman Files for Divorce After ChatGPT ‘Reads’ Husband’s Affair in Coffee Cup.

“She’s often into trendy things,” the husband said on the Greek morning show To Proino.

“One day, she made us Greek coffee and thought it would be fun to take pictures of the cups and have ChatGPT ‘read’ them.”

His lawyer is now fighting the case, arguing that an AI-generated interpretation of coffee residue has no legal standing.

But it can reflect back whatever fear, suspicion, or fantasy you bring to it. »

US and Europe must prepare for war with China and Russia, NATO commander says

Authored by newsukraine.rbc.ua

Europe and the US must actively prepare for a future war against China and Russia, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping will push Russia to attack NATO when he decides to invade Taiwan, stated NATO’s new commander in Europe, General Alexus Grynkewich, Bild reports.

Grynkewich believes the European Union and the US have at most two and a half years to prepare for war against Russia and China.

He believes that China can force Russia to attack NATO countries to divert the bloc's attention from the Asia-Pacific region. »

Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation Is Exactly What It Looks Like

Authored by newrepublic.com

“It’s not just the end of our show, but it’s the end of The Late Show on CBS.

Just days earlier, Colbert had openly mocked Paramount for paying Trump $16 million to settle what the company itself called a meritless lawsuit.

He even acknowledged reports that Skydance’s new ownership might “put pressure on late night host and frequent Trump critic Stephen Colbert.”. »

The Amount of Electricity Generated From Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable

Authored by futurism.com

A recent story by The New Yorker dove into the astonishing growth of solar energy over the past few years.

But while renewables writ large are having their day, the speed at which solar energy in particular is growing blows everything else out of the water.

More on solar energy: Man Discovers Trick to Make Power Company Pay Him for Using Electricity. »

NATO must be ready for 2-front conflict with Russia and China, top US commander in Europe says

Authored by stripes.com

“We’re going to need every bit of kit and equipment and munitions that we can in order to beat that,” Grynkewich said.

“That, to me, means that both of these things could happen together,” said Grynkewich, who also serves as NATO supreme allied commander.

Grynkewich’s remarks came during a U.S. Army Europe and Africa-hosted conference, where military and industry leaders are seeking ways to ramp up weapons production across the 32-nation NATO alliance. »