Commentary: No, artificial intelligence probably won’t kill us all
Framing artificial intelligence as an existential threat is merely a doomsaying tactic. There may be more to this fear campaign than meets the eye, says this researcher.
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Commentary: Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics
Heat stress can reach a limit above which all humans, even those who are fit, healthy and well acclimatised, simply cannot survive, say these University of Bristol climate science experts.
Florida police arrest man, search for 2 others in Memorial Day beach shooting
Police in Florida have arrested one man and announced arrest warrants for two others believed to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded beachside promenade on Memorial Day.
Chinese Warship Comes Within 150 Yards Of The U.S. Destroyer In Taiwan Strait Transit
USNI News: Report: Chinese Warship Harasses U.S. Destroyer in Taiwan Strait Transit A People’s Liberation Army Navy warship cut across the bow of a U.S. guided-missile destroyer on Saturday while it was transiting the Taiwan Strait, accord…
Renewable Energy Could Use 50% Less Land, Study Suggests
The Washington Post looks at a new study co-authored by Nels Johnson, senior practice adviser for renewable energy development at the Nature Conservancy nonprofit.
Its underlying point: the current way of building renewables will not work.
“If we tak…
Texas governor signs bill banning transgender care for minors
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, on Friday signed a bill to ban hormone and puberty blocking treatments, as well as surgeries, for transgender minors.
Boris Johnson is told legal advice funding would stop if he hinders Covid inquiry
Cabinet Office lawyers warn ex-PM of consequences if he tries to ‘frustrate or undermine’ government positionBoris Johnson has been warned that he could lose public funding for legal advice if he tries to “frustrate or undermine” the government’s posit…
Ukrainian drones destroy three Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile systems worth $75m, one Buk-M1, two tanks and three Nona howitzers
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Key suspect in Natalee Holloway’s case moved to new prison ahead of extradition to US
The chief suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway is being transferred to a prison near Peru’s capital ahead of his pending extradition to the United States to face charges linked to her vanishing.
Thomas Buergenthal, Holocaust survivor and judge, dies at 89
Thomas Buergenthal, who said his survival in a Nazi death camp when he was 10 years old equipped him to become a human rights lawyer and venerable judge on the World Court, died Monday.