Almost all of these new donors are connected to a group that indicted Chinese financier Guo Wengui created with right-wing agitator and ally Steve Bannon, called the New Federal State of China (NFSC). The Hark Herald singled out a number of these donors, almost all of whom contributed the maximum amount to Santos—$3,300 per...
Leading military contractors jacked up the price of several everyday products after receiving non-competitive contracts, costing taxpayers more than $1.3 million in apparently unnecessary markups, according to Pentagon contracting data acquired by Responsible Statecraft.
The Element drives itself continuously at around two miles per hour over farmland, using an advanced computer vision system to identify crops and unwanted botanical invaders. With two-axis robotic arms positioned close the ground, it can flick weeds out of the way where they’ll dry out before they can grow seeds and spread.
US Air Force colonel Matthew Strohmeyer says they have fed the models with classified operational information to inform sensitive questions. The long-term aim of such exercises is to update the US warhorse so it can use AI-enabled data in decision-making, sensors and ultimately firepower.
Better farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year, data shows. That amount is not far off the 32 gigatonnes gap between current planned emissions reduction globally per year and the amount of carbon that must be cut by 2030 to stay within 1.5C.
A new study found that a CEO’s political ideology was correlated with the decision of whether to leave or suspend operations in Russia following the 2022 invasion.
His first show brought in over 26 million “video views,” which is a Twitter metric that records a view as anyone who watches a video for more than 2 seconds. While the metric’s reliability has been questioned, it has nevertheless declined significantly since the show’s launch, with Carlson’s most recent show only...
The disease was diagnosed in the Australian rules footballer Heather Anderson, who died at age 28 in November, a paper outlining the postmortem analysis said.
If I'm remembering right, @kbrot believes the Nasdaq is likely to correct around 10% in the next few months following its huge gains in the first half of the year, and eth could retest $1400 or lower around October.
ChatGPT 'drinks' the equivalent of a 500ml bottle of water for a simple conversation of 20-50 questions and answers. Which may not seem like much... until you consider that it has more than 100 million active users.
George Santos’ New Max Donors Have Strong Ties to Guo Wengui (www.thedailybeast.com)
Almost all of these new donors are connected to a group that indicted Chinese financier Guo Wengui created with right-wing agitator and ally Steve Bannon, called the New Federal State of China (NFSC). The Hark Herald singled out a number of these donors, almost all of whom contributed the maximum amount to Santos—$3,300 per...
Weekly General Discussion - July 17, 2023 <-> July 23, 2023
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The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can (responsiblestatecraft.org)
Leading military contractors jacked up the price of several everyday products after receiving non-competitive contracts, costing taxpayers more than $1.3 million in apparently unnecessary markups, according to Pentagon contracting data acquired by Responsible Statecraft.
Rightwing lobby group campaigns to undermine UK four-day week (www.theguardian.com)
TaxPayers Alliance is key player in attempts to end trials of shorter working week in public sector
Talks at the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) have produced an agreement for the global shipping sector to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero “by or around 2050”. (www.carbonbrief.org)
Carbon Brief explains the key sticking points at the 2023 IMO talks in London and what nations ultimately agreed on emissions targets.
Ex-Tesla engineer builds Aigen robots to eliminate weeds without pesticides (www.cnbc.com)
The Element drives itself continuously at around two miles per hour over farmland, using an advanced computer vision system to identify crops and unwanted botanical invaders. With two-axis robotic arms positioned close the ground, it can flick weeds out of the way where they’ll dry out before they can grow seeds and spread.
An ESG Loophole Helps Drive Billions into Gulf Fossil Fuel Giants (archive.li)
Bonds linked to the world’s biggest oil company have ended up in ESG funds, highlighting a major flaw in how the sector is regulated.
The US Military Is Taking Generative AI Out for a Spin (www.bloomberg.com)
US Air Force colonel Matthew Strohmeyer says they have fed the models with classified operational information to inform sensitive questions. The long-term aim of such exercises is to update the US warhorse so it can use AI-enabled data in decision-making, sensors and ultimately firepower.
Improving soil could keep world within 1.5C heating target, research suggests (www.theguardian.com)
Better farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year, data shows. That amount is not far off the 32 gigatonnes gap between current planned emissions reduction globally per year and the amount of carbon that must be cut by 2030 to stay within 1.5C.
Liberal CEOs were more likely to exit Russia following its invasion of Ukraine than more conservative corporate leaders (theconversation.com)
A new study found that a CEO’s political ideology was correlated with the decision of whether to leave or suspend operations in Russia following the 2022 invasion.
Views for Tucker Carlson’s new Twitter show have dropped 86 percent since its launch (deadstate.org)
His first show brought in over 26 million “video views,” which is a Twitter metric that records a view as anyone who watches a video for more than 2 seconds. While the metric’s reliability has been questioned, it has nevertheless declined significantly since the show’s launch, with Carlson’s most recent show only...
People with total colour blindness able to see red after gene therapy (www.newscientist.com)
Thanks to gene therapy, people who could previously only detect shades of grey can now distinguish red objects from a darker background
Merger talks between Postmedia and Toronto Star owner fall apart | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Talks to combine two of the biggest newspaper publishers in Canada have fallen apart.
Weekly General Discussion - July 10, 2023 <-> July 16, 2023
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China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time (www.theguardian.com)
Beijing bolstering position as global renewables leader with solar capacity more than rest of world combined
CTE diagnosed in a female professional athlete for the first time (www.nbcnews.com)
The disease was diagnosed in the Australian rules footballer Heather Anderson, who died at age 28 in November, a paper outlining the postmortem analysis said.
Biotech begins human trials of drug designed by artificial intelligence (archive.ph)
Insilico Medicine says trial of lung disease therapy is milestone for generative AI in drug development
Weekly General Discussion - July 02, 2023 <-> July 09, 2023
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AI’S Unsustainable Water Use: How Tech Giants Contribute To Global Water Shortages (www.forbes.com)
ChatGPT 'drinks' the equivalent of a 500ml bottle of water for a simple conversation of 20-50 questions and answers. Which may not seem like much... until you consider that it has more than 100 million active users.
Weekly General Discussion - June 26, 2023 <-> July 02, 2023
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