Every decade or so, a new playbook emerges that fundamentally reshapes how we think about scaling businesses. In the 2000s, Apple and Nvidia showed us how to separate IP from manufacturing. In the 2010s, Salesforce taught us how to turn software into a utility with the cloud. Now, in 2024, we're…

It is a common refrain to say that geopolitics gets in the way of climate action. From the war in Ukraine to trade tensions, each year seems to bring another immediate priority that diverts focus from

I'm on the security report triage team for CPython, pip, urllib3, Requests, and a handful of other open source projects. I'm also in a trusted position such that I get "tagged in" to other open source

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, is believed to have fled the country his family has ruled over for 50 years as rebels said they had captured the capital after a lightning advance completed in just under two weeks. Two senior Syrian officers told Reuters that Assad had fled Damascus, his…

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of the Islamist insurgent alliance that has captured swathes of Syria in a lightning offensive, is an extremist who has adopted a more moderate posture to try to achieve his goals. At the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is rooted in Syria’s branch of…

The brutal 54-year reign of the Assad family in Syria looks to be over. In a matter of days, opposition forces took the major city of Aleppo before advancing southward into other government-controlled areas of Hama, Homs and finally, on Dec 7, 2024, the capital, Damascus. The offensive was all the…

With artificial intelligence on the rise, Cate Blanchett fears it poses a threat beyond just Hollywood. The 2x Oscar winner recently admitted she’s “deeply concerned” about the impact AI will have on the entertainment industry, as well as the rest of the world, with the potential to “totally replace…

We live in an Age of Uncertainty. Not just because of the global threats to societies, but many face unprecedented insecurity at a personal level, particularly the younger generations. None of us know what is going to happen, and we might as well face up to it. And that’s the first lesson in making…

Boadicea There's a story about Zig Ziglar, the motivational speaker. A woman approached him at one of his seminars, begging him for help. She said she hated her job. Her boss was horrible. Her coworkers hated her. What should she do? Well, Zig told her to shut up and stop complaining. He said she…

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, one of the US’s largest health insurers, was shot dead on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan, police confirmed in a press conference. Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare. Photograph: United Health Group Brian Thompson, 50, was shot outside the Hilton…

A report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the crime of genocide under international law, the first such determination by a major human rights organisation in the 14-month-old conflict. The 296-page report examining events in Gaza…

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Highlights • SARS-CoV-2 spike protein persists in the skull-meninges-brain axis in COVID-19 patients • Spike protein is sufficient to induce brain pathological and behavioral changes in mice • Spike protein enhances brain vulnerability and exacerbates neurological damage in mice • mRNA vaccines…

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY – A large earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for part of the North Coast. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck around 10:44 a.m., west of Petrolia, California in the Pacific Ocean. A Tsunami Warning…

An authentic picture of Elon Musk. Getty Images Artificial intelligence has so much to offer to society, but AI deepfakes are creating a multi-billion dollar criminal industry. AI-generated deepfakes, especially those featuring Elon Musk, are being used to trick consumers out of savings and more,…

Towns in south-west France roasted in “completely extreme” heat in the early hours of Tuesday, with overnight temperatures hitting 26.9C (80.42F). “It’s very exceptional temperatures – even for the summer, let alone late November,” said Matthieu Sorel, a climatologist at Météo France. Climate…

The bird flu outbreak has affected more than 650 dairy herds. Dozens of people have been infected from contact with infected cattle and poultry. Charlie Neibergall/AP Scientists believe it was roughly a year ago that an influenza virus sickening and killing birds happened upon a new and surprisingly…

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The internet is in the midst of undergoing the biggest change since its inception. It's huge. And there is no going back. The web is changing into the Zero Click Internet, and it will change everything about how you do everything. Zero Click Internet means you'll no longer click on links to find the…

Germany is developing an app to help people locate the nearest bunker in the event of attack. Sweden is distributing a 32-page pamphlet titled If Crisis or War Comes. Half a million Finns have already downloaded an emergency preparedness guide. If the prospect of a broader conflict in Europe seems…

Elon Musk’s X is trying to block the transfer of the platform’s InfoWars accounts to the Onion after filing a legal objection stating that it owns users’ accounts. The social network has filed a “limited objection” to the sale of InfoWars, a media platform run by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones,…

The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has said the Baltic sea is now a “high risk” zone as he met Nordic and Baltic leaders days after a suspected sabotage attack on undersea cables. The Swedish prime minister declined to speculate on who may have been responsible for the severing of two…

I receive numerous messages each week asking how to get started with bug bounty hunting because of my experience and active involvement in the bug bounty space. However, after speaking with people, it becomes clear that many have internalised the notion of bug bounty hunting as a way to escape their…

Summary Tariffs could lead to produce shortages as well as price hikes, experts warnMexico and Canada are top suppliers of US agricultural importsTariffs may disrupt cattle and pork trade between US, Mexico, and Canada WASHINGTON/REGINA, Saskatchewan, Nov 26 (Reuters) - U.S. prices may rise next…

Amazon’s total investment in the AI company now totals $8bn, with its AWS unit as Anthropic’s cloud provider The artificial intelligence startup Anthropic said on Friday it had raised an additional $4bn investment from its longtime backer Amazon.com, bringing the e-commerce giant’s total investment…

When better to hold a conference on artificial intelligence and the countless ways it is advancing science than in those brief days between the first Nobel prizes being awarded in the field and the winners heading to Stockholm for the lavish white tie ceremony? It was fortuitous timing for Google…

The episode could have just been another footnote in the fast-unfolding history of artificial intelligence. But in hindsight, the release of Llama 2 marked a crucial crossroads for Meta and Zuckerberg—the beginning of a remarkable comeback, all thanks to tech named after a furry camelid. By the time…

In 2016, back when it still had a robust newsroom staffed with journalists, Buzzfeed published a feature article about empty nose syndrome, a rare condition that makes people feel like they are suffocating despite having a clear airway. The article opens with the heart-wrenching of Brett Helling,…

As several major publishers sell their authors’ works to tech giants for large language model fodder, MIT Press is asking authors for their input before any training deals are made, and claims that it’s been approached by AI companies to do so. On November 7, MIT Press emailed its authors with the…

HarperCollins, one of the biggest publishers in the world, made a deal with an “artificial intelligence technology company” and is giving authors the option to opt in to the agreement or pass, 404 Media can confirm. A spokesperson for HarperCollins told 404 Media in a statement:

A California child has been diagnosed with bird flu, the first reported case in a US minor, health officials confirmed on Friday. The child had mild symptoms, was treated with antiviral medication and is recovering, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in announcing the test results.…

Alejandra Palma lives in perpetual fear of the next storm. “We are constantly checking the weather,” said Palma, who co-owns Root Hill Cafe in Brooklyn’s low-lying Gowanus neighborhood. “If we see that there’s a hurricane in Florida, it’s like, oh my God, please let it not come here.” Last…

Investment giant Goldman Sachs published a research paper about the economic viability of generative AI which notes that there is “little to show for” the huge amount of spending on generative AI infrastructure and questions “whether this large spend will ever pay off in terms of AI benefits and…

Watch China’s military drills surrounding Taiwan 00:48 • Source: CNN Watch China’s military drills surrounding Taiwan 00:48 CNN — China’s military drills around Taiwan are designed to test its ability to “seize power” over the island, the People’s Liberation Army said Friday as its forces kicked off…

Authorities in the Indian capital, have ordered schools to shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures in Delhi hit 47.4C (117F). City officials told schools to shut with “immediate effect” due to the blistering heat, according to a government order quoted by the Hindustan Times on…