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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment It is admittedly summer in Australia, but this is ridiculous. SBS News reports, “Australia . . . claimed all of the top 15 hottest spots in the world over the 24 hours to 8am on Thursday.” Unsurprisingly, wildfires broke out over a wide area. Parts of Australia are already experiencing temperatures that […]
Trump Says He’s “Not at All” Deescalating in MN After Democrats Fold on Shutdown
The statement came hours after Trump celebrated a deal with Schumer to avoid a shutdown.
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Scale AI CEO: 'Near infinite demand' for AI that works
Scale AI CEO Jason Droege recently sat down with Semafor Tech Editor Reed Albergotti to talk about how companies are leveraging AI to drive growth and stay competitive.
Waymo strikes child in first reported human accident
The incident wasn’t fatal, but foreshadows the response of when autonomous vehicles inevitably cause harm to a human.
Iran’s Nationwide Internet Blackout Has Left Us Feeling Hopeless and Helpless
As Donald Trump threatens further military action, the sense of exhaustion in Iran is palpable.
New AI model aims to protect coral reefs
University of Miami scientists have developed an AI model that predicts when coral reefs begin experiencing heat stress, aiming to restore them before deadly coral bleaching occurs.
“Hostile Takeovers”: As U.S. Claims Venezuela’s Oil, Trump Seeks “Vassal States” Across the World
By Democracy Now In the aftermath of the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, Venezuela has agreed to submit a monthly budget to the Trump administration, which will release money from an account funded by oil sales. It’s a deal for the interim government led by Delcy Rodriguéz that historian […]