China Plays Rare Earths Card in EV Tariff Negotiations With EU
China Plays Rare Earths Card in EV Tariff Negotiations With EU
Negotiations around Beijing's rare earth blockade have now become part of talks on the EU's tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs)Asia Financial
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What the U.S. Feared Is Happening: China’s Chip Empire Is No Longer a Fantasy—Huawei and Xiaomi Just Opened a New Front
What the U.S. Feared Is Happening: China’s Chip Empire Is No Longer a Fantasy—Huawei and Xiaomi Just Opened a New Front
Cut off from U.S. technology, China’s biggest tech giants weren’t supposed to recover this fast. A surprise comeback is reshaping the balance in the chip industry. What Huawei and Xiaomi pulled off is already turning heads in Washington.Evelyn Hart (Indian Defence Review)
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OpenAI, which is also fighting a string of copyright lawsuits, donated $50 million this year to a group of research institutions including Oxford University’s 400-year-old Bodleian Library, which is digitizing rare texts and using AI to help transcribe them.When the company first reached out to the Boston Public Library, one of the biggest in the U.S., the library made clear that any information it digitized would be for everyone, said Jessica Chapel, its chief of digital and online services.
“OpenAI had this interest in massive amounts of training data. We have an interest in massive amounts of digital objects. So this is kind of just a case that things are aligning,” Chapel said.
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UK | Fewer than half of young men believe abortion should be legal, poll finds
Exclusive: Just 46 per cent of young men support abortion in all or most cases, almost half as many as older generations
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2 killed and 32 injured after a bridge collapses at a tourist destination in western India
At least two people have died and 32 others are injured after an iron bridge over a river collapsed at a popular tourist destination in India’s western Maharashtra state
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Majority of Australians think China will be world’s most powerful country by 2035, poll finds
Lowy Institute report shows trust in the US has tumbled to lowest level since thinktank began polling
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What makes the US the most powerful country in the world? It's our cultural exports, our educational institutions, and our technology. We spent decades handing all our technology over to China, and undermining education. Now Trump has poisoned the American brand for at least a generation.
China is way ahead on building a science and technology culture, and promoting education. The dividends from those investments are already paying off, and they are going to start compounding.
A lot of Americans still think of China as the place to make cheap goods, but their manufacturing sector has benefited from decades of stolen expertise. It turns out there are benefits from having engineers and factory workers in the same location. Faster feedback means faster development. Now the US is falling behind.
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Hot air balloon accidents in Turkey: 1 dead, 31 injured
The pilot of one of the balloons lost his life, 31 tourists were injured.
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Israel kills 59 Palestinians in Gaza, many while trying to get aid
Thirteen starving Palestinians killed while trying to get food near the Netzarim Corridor and in Rafah’s al-Mawasi area.
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Trump orders ICE to expand deportations in Democratic cities
Donald Trump took to Truth Social to call on ICE officials to expand efforts to "detain Illegal Aliens" in cities at the "core of Democrat Power Center." It comes after deportations in Los Angeles sparked protests.
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Trump team leaks AI plans in public GitHub repository
Trump administration's whole-government AI plans leaked on GitHub
: The AI.gov repository and staging site vanished when we asked questions, but don't worry - we captured backupsBrandon Vigliarolo (The Register)
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Modifying an HDMI dummy plug’s EDID using a Raspberry Pi
I recently found myself needing to change the monitor that a cheap HDMI “dummy plug” pretended to be. It was a random one I had bought on Amazon several years ago that acted as a 4K monitor, and I needed it to be something simpler that didn’t support a 4K resolution. The story behind why is a long one that I’m still figuring out and might eventually become a separate blog post in the future.
Trump says US 'could get involved' in Iran-Israel conflict
US President Donald Trump said in a Sunday interview wih ABC News that the United States might get involved in the Iran-Israel conflict and expressed openness to having Russian President Vladimir Putin act as a mediator.
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Reddit Defeats Lawsuit Over WallStreetBets Subreddit-Rogozinski v. Reddit
This is one of those oh-so-stupid hard-eyerolling lawsuits that I blog for coverage purposes, but I blog it joylessly and with annoyance at the wasted time.
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A Google Shareholder Is Suing the Company Over the TikTok Ban
Silicon Valley software engineer Tony Tan says his battle against Google and the Trump administration is about upholding the rule of law.
Taiwan places export controls on Huawei and SMIC
Chinese companies Huawei and SMIC may have a difficult time accessing resources needed to build AI chips, due to Taiwanese export controls.
Gen X and millennials three times more likely to be diagnosed with appendix cancer than their parents, study finds
Cancer of the appendix, the small pouch-like organ attached to the large intestine that supports the immune system, affects 1 or 2 people for every million people in the U.S., according to the research.
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This Microsoft-backed AI startup just collapsed after faking its AI services with 700 real engineers
Microsoft backed this $1.5 billion AI startup that was just discovered to be 700 engineers pretending to be AI
In a story that sounds like it's out of a sitcom, "AI" startup Builder.ai, once valued at $1.5 billion and publicly backed by Microsoft, has just collapsed after it was discovered its AI was actually just 700 Indian engineers manually working on tick…Zac Bowden (Windows Central)
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Canada opens market to Britain under Pacific trade pact
Talks between Ottawa and London had snagged on clashes over hormone-fed beef.
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UK hoping for US tariff relief in days after deadline slips
Officials hope Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will update parliament on Tuesday.
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UK hoping for US tariff relief in days after deadline slips
Officials hope Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will update parliament on Tuesday.Caroline Hug (POLITICO)
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Getting The Witcher 4 to run at 60FPS on Xbox Series S will be ‘extremely challenging’ says CDPR
Xbox Series S support is currently mandatory for developers on Microsoft’s platform…
Getting The Witcher 4 to run at 60FPS on Xbox Series S will be ‘extremely challenging’ says CDPR
Xbox Series S support is currently mandatory for developers on Microsoft's platformJordan Middler (Video Games Chronicle)
Britain appoints first woman to lead spy agency MI6 in historic move
Britain has appointed Blaise Metreweli, 47, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI6. Currently the agency’s head of technology, or “Q”, Metreweli joined in 1999 and has held key operational roles across the Middle East and Europe, the government said in a statement on Sunday.
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Risk of nuclear war grows amid new arms race
A dangerous new nuclear arms race is emerging at the same time as arms control is severely weakened, according to the latest SIPRI assessment. AI and space technologies are also radically redefining nuclear capabilities.
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US | ‘No Kings’ demonstrator dies after being shot at Utah protest, police say
Man in custody after Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was apparently shot by member of event’s peacekeeping team
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Journalists identify Russian soldiers suspected in Bucha civilian massacre
Journalists have managed to identify Russian soldiers who may be involved in the murder of four civilians and two members of the Territorial Defense Forces in early March 2022 during the occupation of Bucha in the Kyiv region
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Friends say Minnesota shooting suspect was deeply religious and conservative
The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion
Atom-thin tech replaces silicon in the world’s first 2D computer
In a bold challenge to silicon s long-held dominance in electronics, Penn State researchers have built the world s first working CMOS computer entirely from atom-thin 2D materials. Using molybdenum disulfide and tungsten diselenide, they fabricated over 2,000 transistors capable of executing logic operations on a computer free of traditional silicon. While still in early stages, this breakthrough hints at an exciting future of slimmer, faster, and dramatically more energy-efficient electronics powered by materials just one atom thick.
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Oceans are getting darker and marine life is under threat
The oceans are losing their light – and with it, possibly their life. A new study reveals more than 20% of the Earth's oceans, an area larger than Asia, has darkened over the last two decades. These findings raise concerns about how this spreading shadow could reshape marine ecosystems that depend on sunlight and moonlight for survival.
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Oceans are getting darker and marine life is under threat
The oceans are losing their light – and with it, possibly their life. A new study reveals more than 20% of the Earth's ocean, an area larger than Asia, has darkened over the last two decades.Jay Kakade (New Atlas)
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American Airlines Defends LGBTQ-Friendly Policies
American has denied claims that its involvement with the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index has harmed its financial standing.
American Airlines Defends LGBTQ-Friendly Policies
American has denied claims that its involvement with the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index has harmed its financial standing.John Pullen (American Airlines)
US FAA Says "Too Premature" To Issue Grounding Notice For Boeing 787s Following Air India Crash
There is currently not enough evidence to justify grounding the entire US 787 fleet.
US | Alaska Airlines Jet Evacuated On Runway After Passenger Bomb Threat
An Alaska Airlines jet was evacuated on the runway at SeaTac Airport, after a passenger made a bomb threat. Here's what happened.
Air India Completes One-Time Checks On 9 Boeing 787 Aircraft After Fatal Crash
Following the crash, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) instructed the airline to conduct detailed inspections of its Dreamliner fleet.
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in reply to LCP • • •My last loaf (who passed away almost exactly one year ago) was an “extra fluffy / toasted / moldy” blend.
She was special. RIP, Ellie!
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in reply to OhStopYellingAtMe • • •Such a pretty cat! My condolences.
Happy cake day as well!
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in reply to LCP • • •Our loaf here is Pumpernickel / Burnt (Very dark grey).
He is such a sweet cat.
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