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World
17 days ago
"This climate impact attribution study quantifies the contribution of human-caused climate change to the rate of HRI-ED visits across the United States over the 2018–2025 April-October period...Nationally, climate change contributed an average of 27.1% to the total rate of warm season HRI-ED visits"
link.springer.com
Politics
17 days ago
‘The current prime minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, accepts that the army has total control. Although he isn’t president or prime minister, Field Marshal Asim Munir reigns supreme in all areas of policy.’
Owen Bennett-Jones on power struggles in Pakistan:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk
Finance
17 days ago
Anthropic researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans' after colleague quits

CNBC
Experts weigh in as researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans'
Jacob Coxon said in a post on X that Anthropic and OpenAI are "gambling with our lives."
Crypto
17 days ago
Anthropic researcher quits with a warning on AI that echoes 'The Terminator' script
www.coindesk.com
Crypto
17 days ago
Live updates: Brent crude hits $100 for first time since July as bitcoin holds above $79,000
www.coindesk.com
World
17 days ago
#DengueFever trends in China (2019–2024): narrowed distribution, earlier onset, prolonged local transmission. Surveillance of travelers & vectors is vital. #medsky #Epidemiology
#Zoonoses #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.15212/ZOO...
doi.org
UK
17 days ago
London Stock Exchange and Payward are building tokenised UK equity infrastructure: regulated market access, on-chain settlement, 24-hour trading. Exploring, not live yet, but signals how institutional capital markets are integrating blockchain rails.
thefintechtimes.com
World
17 days ago
The UN just voted 164-1 to retire Mercator. Great news for how Africa and Latin America look on a map. But here's the twist: almost nothing you see daily is even "true" Mercator - it's Web Mercator, EPSG:3857, built for map tiles, not 16th-century navigation.
Tech
17 days ago
Masivní úspěchy AI v matematice mi výrazně mění "priors" ohledně budoucího vývoje AI. Dlouho se zdálo, že LLM neumí vymyslet nic nového a těžkého, že to je více dobrý index existujících znalostí než vynálezce nových. To už evidentně neplatí.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com
World
17 days ago
Nearly every Russian soldier from the full-scale invasion’s initial force is already dead or injured.
Yet Russia is more dangerous to Europe now: more isolated, with less to lose, a wartime economy, and a huge edge in drone warfare. Ukraine is keeping us safe
World
17 days ago
arXiv📈🤖
Policy Gains or Household Need? The Allocation Logic of China's Dibao Program
By Liu, Ling, Lin
arxiv.org
Tech
17 days ago
JD.com announced a Physical AI Acceleration Plan at its 2026 Global Technology Explorers Conference, aiming to build 80 RoboBase hubs and procure 3 million robots, 1 million autonomous vehicles and 100,000 drones for logistics automation.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
www.digitimes.com
World
17 days ago
The production of one of the cheapest EVs, the Dacia Spring, is being moved from China to Europe.
youtu.be/ComiZSzi34c?...
youtu.be
Tech
17 days ago
"... younger students will be barred from using AI. No individual screens will be allowed until third grade. And teachers will not be able to ask A.I. to grade assignments."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/n...
www.nytimes.com
World
17 days ago
Kyiv is suffering its most daily air-raid alerts since 2022. Six EU candidate countries including Ukraine answer: if you need aid due to hits on energy + Black Sea trade, the EU comes with conditions while Turkey, China or Russia can move faster—whose offer do you take? ecfr.eu/podcasts/epi...
ecfr.eu
World
17 days ago
"Last year China produced 12,800 humanoids, ab 90% of the global total... a dominance which perhaps gave China the confidence to candidly broadcast so many comic failures, which surprised some onlookers."
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com
World
17 days ago
UAV strikes 24-story building in Kyiv's Darnytsky district, causing fire, wall destruction on 12th floor – mayor #Ukraine
en.interfax.com.ua
Politics
17 days ago
#Romania The trial of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu and former mercenary Horațiu Potra is set to start today at Bucharest's Court of Appeal. They are accused of plotting actions against the constitutional order after the cancellation of the 2024 presidential election.
www.digi24.ro
UK
17 days ago
Watch: Archeologists discover ancient tomb in Peru

BBC News
Ancient tomb found in Peru in a largely undisturbed state
The burial site of the ancient pre-Incan Chimu culture was found largely intact.
Politics
17 days ago
Trump's FBI just lit a 'five-alarm fire' after election blitz in Nevada: expert - Raw Story
www.rawstory.com/trump-fbi-2677832953/
www.rawstory.com
UK
17 days ago
US strikes Iranian oil tankers as Tehran targets American base in Jordan

BBC News
Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US and Houthi strikes
Brent crude - the global benchmark for prices - rises after the US hit five Iranian tankers on Tuesday
Finance
17 days ago
U.S. military destroys five Iranian oil tankers after attempted attack on American warship, Centcom says

CNBC
U.S. denies claims Iran struck two American vessels in retaliation for earlier strikes
The U.S. denied Iran’s claim that it struck two American vessels as the two sides traded attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and Brent crude hit $1...
UK
17 days ago
More flight delays expected after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch

BBC News
More flight delays expected after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch
Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.
Finance
17 days ago
LIV Golf files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

CNBC
LIV Golf files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
As part of the proposed bankruptcy deal, the upstart golf venture is expected to be majority owned by its players.
Finance
17 days ago
Trump administration expresses 'profound concern' over Ford's ties to China

CNBC
Trump administration expresses 'profound concern' over Ford's ties to China
In a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley, U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy questioned the automaker's strategic trajectory involving Chinese companies.