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Down angle icon An angle icon pointing down. One of my favorite, lesser-known places to travel is Heidelberg, Germany. Dasha Kofman After traveling to over 50 cities in Europe, I have had the pleasure of visiting some lesser-known places.Bath, England is a great place to visit for its Roman ruins and beautiful architecture.I also loved traveling to Bruges, Belgium, which is both historic and romantic. I have visited over 50 cities in Europe and, although I love global tourist hubs like London and ParisI also try to look for smaller towns and villages.With more than 13 million Americans expected to…
Sony and Blumhouse Afraid Director Chris Weitz might not go so far as to suggest that you shouldn’t have so many smart devices monitoring and listening to everything you do in your home. But the film’s first trailer will probably get you thinking about what the AI-powered Internet of Things could do to you if it decided to behave maliciously under the guise of being helpful.While M3gan focused specifically on the future of the advent of humanoid robots for consumers, Afraid tells the story of an unsuspecting family whose lives are turned upside down after a smart hub is installed…
More than 28,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to a wildfire in Northern California, authorities said Wednesday.The Thompson Fire broke out Tuesday morning in Oroville, about 65 miles north of Sacramento. As of Wednesday morning, the fire had grown to 3,000 acres with no means of containing it, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.The flames destroyed at least four structures and threatened 12,000 others, while affecting numerous power lines, Butte County Fire Department spokesman Rick Carhart said. 1,438 personnel were deployed…
WASHINGTON (AP) — By the time Vice President Kamala Harris stepped into her third fundraiser since President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate last week, she had her routine down. Yes, she conceded to a few dozen donors in San Francisco, the president’s performance was “not his finest hour.” However, she said, “the outcome of this election cannot be determined by one day in June.”It’s not the kind of rhetorical two-step that any running mate would want to be practicing just over four months before the election, but Harris has little choice. She’s trying to help Biden stave off a death spiral…
EXPLAINERTwo candidates are left in the race, Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian. What camps do they represent, and who supports them?The election campaigns are all but done, the debates have concluded, and all that remains is the vote. Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian will compete in Friday’s run-off presidential election in Iran, after no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round, held on June 28. The winner will become Iran’s new president, following the death of the late President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on May 19. Who are the two candidates left…
Sidney Scott has decided to retire from the venture capital rat race and is now jokingly auctioning off his vests – starting at $500,000. Driving Forces’ solo general partner announced on LinkedIn this week that he was closing his $5 million fintech and deep tech venture fund he launched in 2020, calling the past four years “a wild ride.” Scott was backed by limited partners including entrepreneur Julian Shapiro, neuroscientist Milad Alucozai, Intel Capital’s Aravid Bharadwaj, 500 Global’s Iris Sun and UpdateAI CEO Josh Schacter. During this time, he also helped create the first AI and deep tech investor network…
Rationale for development and application of LA-U-series imagingThe use of the U-series disequilibrium method for rock art dating is relatively new and has drawn criticism from some authorities, especially in relation to the extremely old ages obtained for some European rock art and its attribution to Neanderthals9,13,14,15,16. In essence, the U-series disequilibrium method relies on the dating of calcium carbonate material present on the surface of rock art, providing a minimum age for the parietal imagery on which it formed. Four main principles need to be met for the valid use of this approach. (1) The associated motif needs to…
Subject: An important message about Astro for BusinessDear Astro for Business customer,At Amazon, we’re always looking to invent new solutions like Astro for Business to better serve our customers. While we’re proud of what we’ve built, we’ve made the decision to end support for Astro for Business to focus on building Astro, the best robot for the home.In the coming weeks, Amazon will fully refund all Astro for Business device purchases to the original payment method. If your original payment method is no longer on file or has expired, we will credit your Amazon account with an amount equal to…
Our guide is updated as soon as a new European strike is announced. ADVERTISEMENTStrikes are common in Europe, with workers walking off the job to demand better pay and working conditions.Strikes are sometimes planned months in advance, but others are announced at the last minute, which shows that it is always worth checking before you travel.Luckily, we’ve gathered all the information about the strike below.Read on to find out where and when the strikes are taking place.If your flight or train is cancelled or delayed, you will be entitled to a new ticket or compensation. Read our guide for all…
Mike Kai Chen/Bloomberg/Getty Images/Archives The Google Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, United States, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. new York CNN — As Google has rushed to integrate artificial intelligence into its core products—with sometimes lackluster results—there is a problem brewing behind the scenes: The systems needed to power its AI tools have significantly increased the company’s greenhouse gas emissions. AI systems need a lot of computers to run. The data centers needed to run them, essentially warehouses filled with powerful computing equipment, consume tons of energy to operate. process data and manage the heat produced by all…