Report: Intel struggles with new 18A process as it cuts workers and cancels projects
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Intel says it’s still on track to launch its first 18A Core Ultra chips in 2025.
HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including the cancellation and de-scoping of various contracts and solicitations. The decision follows a comprehensive review of mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
“We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate.”
https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-winds-down-mrna-development-under-barda.html
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Rakudo Weekly News: 2025.31 Snappy Turtles
2025.31 Snappy Turtles
Anton’s Corner Anton Antonov has provided us with two more lovely posts this week. As ever his visuals and movies are a stunning insight into our world made with Raku. The snappily named Turt…Rakudo Weekly News
Clare Daly & Mick Wallace: How the EU Became a War Project
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Clare Daly & Mick Wallace: How the EU Became a War Project
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Google says its new ‘world model’ could train AI robots in virtual warehouses
Google outlines latest step towards creating artificial general intelligence
Genie 3 world model’s ability to simulate real environments means it can be used to train robotsDan Milmo (The Guardian)
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OpenAI stops ChatGPT from telling people to break up with partners
OpenAI stops ChatGPT from telling people to break up with partners
Instead of giving definitive answers to personal challenges the chatbot will help people reflect on a problemDan Milmo (The Guardian)
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Solve it! Libro sul cubo di Rubik e i ciechi
Solve It, ovvero: “risolvilo”, è un libro scritto da un autore che abbiamo conosciuto nell’ambiente #WordPress e #scrittura creativa; è un manuale, disponibile in formato elettronico, che spiega come risolvere il cubo di Rubik senza la vista.
Siamo molto legati a questo gioco di logica pur avendo fallito entrambi nella sua risoluzione per cui ci sentiamo orgogliosi di parlarne, a partire da come il cubo ci ha accompagnato fin dall’infanzia.
Elettrona e Gifter: storia personale col cubo di Rubik
Gifter
Ho 50 anni compiuti e ormai è da quando il cubo di Rubik è nato, cioè dal 1980, che io e lui abbiamo una guerra personale in corso. I miei genitori l’hanno regalato a me e alla mia gemella quando eravamo alle elementari e il massimo che siamo riusciti a ottenere è una faccia completa delpuzzle classico 3x3x3.
Da adulto ci ho provato ancora ma senza alcun risultato, lo ammetto, ci vorrebbe il virus HIV senziente ad aiutarmi perché quello nel mio corpo dal 2013 non collabora. Dorme e basta.
Appena io ed Elettrona ci siamo conosciuti sono partito con gli stereotipi del cieco super intelligente e davo per scontato che lei avesse risolto brillantemente il puzzle in velocità, invece anche lei combatte le mie stesse guerre.
La mia presunzione si fondava sul fatto che il colore sia solo una convenzione, e in un oggetto tridimensionale non è difficile sostituire gli elementi visivi con quelli tattili; mi era persino venuta l’idea di sfidarla preparandole un cubo originale coi segni in rilievo creati con la stampa 3d poi incollati su ogni quadrato, ma ho scoperto che lei ha già il cubo di Rubik multisensoriale in due versioni.
Elettrona
La mia storia personale col cubo inizia in terza elementare quando me lo hanno comprato dal catalogo dell’unione italiana ciechi. Provavo a giocarci ma anche se era il mio passatempo preferito, mai una volta sono riuscita a ottenere lo stesso simbolo su una delle facce.
Quel povero cubo però ha fatto una brutta morte perché mia sorella durante una litigata tra bambine, l’ha sbattuto contro il muro e me l’ha irrimediabilmente spaccato. Ancora oggi litighiamo e ancora oggi non le lascio mai le mie cose a portata di mano…
Nel tempo l’interesse per il cubo di Rubik è rimasto ma non ne ho più avuto uno in mano, fino al 2010.
Anni più tardi ho trovato una persona con cui avevo stretto un buon legame su Internet, un ragazzo con sindrome di Asperger che aveva iniziato a darmi una mano per risolverlo, ma purtroppo il covid se l’è portato via e se mi sto dedicando al libro Solve It, è anche per ricordare lui. Ciao, Andrea.
Solve It! – The Only Speedcubing Guide for Blind Cubers
Risolvilo! L’unica guida di speedcubing per cuber ciechi
Abbiamo lasciato i termini in inglese perché anche nei siti e video italiani dove si tratta l’argomento, la risoluzione veloce (e anche competitiva) del rompicapo viene chiamata “speedcubing” e i giocatori sono “cuber”.”Cubista” invece è un termine usato per descrivere chi balla sul cubo in discoteca.
Chi ha scritto questo libro è Paul Martz. Cieco per la retinite pigmentosa, blogger di tecnologia e autore di fantascienza, ha iniziato a usare il cubo di Rubik a 17 anni nel 1980 quando ancora vedeva; adesso però ha voluto condividere la propria conoscenza da cuber cieco perché, in giro, ci sono pochissime risorse fruibili da chi è privo di vista e vorrebbe studiare i metodi per risolvere questo tipo di enigmi.
Paradossalmente se ti manca la vista è più facile acquistare (o creare) un cubo di Rubik tattile, rispetto a ottenere spiegazioni su come risolverlo!
Come rendere accessibile un cubo di Rubik?
Esistono siti specializzati negli ausili per ciechi, dove acquistare i cubi tattili ma personalizzarne uno partendo da quello originale non è affatto difficile. Basta incollare degli adesivi in rilievo su ciascuna faccia, eccetto quella bianca che di solito i produttori di cubi tattili lasciano senza niente – forse come indicazione di bianco=vuoto (metafora del foglio bianco).
Qui abbiamo tra le mani un cubo coi rilievi prestampati, e uno con gli adesivi: triangoli, cerchi, stelline, crocette, quadrati.
Quali materiali usare per il rilievo? Carta adesiva con ruvidità e consistenza diversa, oppure simboli stampati in 3D uniti al cubo con una colla sufficientemente forte, e soprattutto che non siano tanto grossi da impedire al meccanismo di girare.
Tactile Cuber
Paul Martz oltre al libro elettronico, acquistabile in inglese nei negozi digitali, mette a disposizione il sito Tactile Cuber dove raccoglie spiegazioni e risorse a proposito del cubo:
TactileCuber è unico nel suo genere: una risorsa accessibile per gli appassionati ciechi che risolvono Cubi di Rubik tattili e altri rompicapo simili solo toccando. Qui troverai algoritmi e istruzioni al 100% in testo semplice, tutti progettati per screen reader e display braille, senza pubblicità, video, diagrammi o interazioni fruibili solo tramite mouse.
Solve It: di cosa parla?
Questa è l’introduzione con cui Paul Martz presenta il libro:
Sei cieco. Interagisci con un mondo prevalentemente visivo, attraverso il tatto. Tutto ciò che fai richiede memoria, agilità e concentrazione. Nonostante le nuove sfide quotidiane, perseveri e hai successo. Sei un risolutore di problemi.Se ti riconosci in questa descrizione, allora possiedi già le abilità per risolvere il Cubo di Rubik™ tattile.
Solve It! è stato scritto per te, il “cuber” cieco, che risolve il cubo attraverso il tatto. Non contiene illustrazioni o diagrammi. Che tu lo legga con un software di screen reading o un display braille, Solve It! spiega ogni passo con un testo semplice e accessibile al 100%.
Se sei alle prime armi con il cubo, questo libro offre un metodo facile da imparare e padroneggiare. Ma Solve It! va oltre le informazioni di base. Include un metodo di “speedcubing” che ridurrà drasticamente il tuo tempo di risoluzione. Dopo aver letto questo libro, sarai pronto a competere, un’impresa a cui la maggior parte dei “cuber” ciechi nemmeno si avvicina.
Smetti di ignorare quel cubo tattile impolverato: preparati a risolverlo!
La nostra sfida: traduzione in italiano
Abbiamo costruito da zero un rudimentale blog multilingua, può farci paura la traduzione di un libro? Dizionari, aiuto reciproco, anche l’AI quando ci blocchiamo ma faremo del nostro meglio per superare la sfida.
Servirà parecchio tempo e noi siamo disposti a impiegarci anche un anno, nel caso. L’importante è “agilità, memoria, concentrazione”! O no?
Ma cosa c’entra Rubik con l’HIV?
In realtà il rompicapo non ha a che fare col virus, eccetto qualche storia ancora da scrivere in cui HIV senziente suggerirà le mosse… Vedremo.
Ma la questione “ciechi e il cubo di Rubik” si lega a uno stigma fra i peggiori: chi, sui social network, crede di essere comico facendosi beffa delle persone con disabilità visiva tramite un meme idiota.
La vignetta mostra Andrea Bocelli con un cubo di Rubik le cui facce hanno tutti i colori mischiati, lui ha un bel sorriso di soddisfazione e la scritta: “finito!”
Di fatto nessuno di noi due condanna le battute sui ciechi ma costruirle su una foto, esclude gli interessati da qualsiasi partecipazione: ridere di noi, anziché ridere con noi. La differenza è sostanziale ed è quella che distingue satira da bullismo.
Allora noi rispondiamo in modo propositivo: consentendo ai ciechi in Italia, dove questo maledetto meme è nato, di approcciarsi a un mondo che la maggioranza delle persone ritiene impraticabile senza la vista.
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The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has come under fire after admitting that he regularly consults AI tools for a second opinion
‘We didn’t vote for ChatGPT’: Swedish PM under fire for using AI in role
Tech experts criticise Ulf Kristersson as newspaper accuses him of falling for ‘the oligarchs’ AI psychosis’Miranda Bryant (The Guardian)
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White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite
We can only speculate as to why the Trump administration wants to end the missions. But considering president Donald Trump's staunch climate change denial and his administration's efforts to deal the agency's science directorate a potentially existential blow, it's not difficult to speculate.
White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite
The White House has instructed NASA employees to destroy two major, climate change-focused satellite missions.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
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IMEC’s imperial illusion: Why the US-backed trade corridor will fail
IMEC’s imperial illusion: Why the US-backed trade corridor will fail
Disguised as infrastructural development, IMEC is the latest Atlanticist attempt to reassert control over West Asia. But from Gaza to BRICS, regional actors are shutting that door.thecradle.co
IMEC’s imperial illusion: Why the US-backed trade corridor will fail
IMEC’s imperial illusion: Why the US-backed trade corridor will fail
Disguised as infrastructural development, IMEC is the latest Atlanticist attempt to reassert control over West Asia. But from Gaza to BRICS, regional actors are shutting that door.thecradle.co
California wildfire scorches 72,000 acres and threatens hundreds of structures
The Gifford fire has spread through Los Padres forest, prompting evacuations and injuring at least three people
The VA wants to end coverage of abortion for US military veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is calling for an end to abortion coverage in the medical plans for veterans and their families.
US government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distances
A new federal rule would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of sight of the operator without having to go through a cumbersome waiver process.
https://apnews.com/article/drones-trump-duffy-line-of-sight-rule-bdbc54ca3b8ef2ead9ccfc62f3762f4c
Trump threatens EU with 35% tariff if investment pledge falls through
The US president added that he "can do anything I want" with Brussels' $600 billion worth of pledged investments
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GOP congressman faces heated town hall where hundreds boo him for supporting Trump's big bill
Republican congressman Mike Flood has gotten an earful during a Nebraska town hall held to defend his support of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts law.
Bangladesh to hold parliamentary elections in February 2026, interim leader Yunus says
Bangladesh's interim leader and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus announced Tuesday that national elections will be held in February 2026, aiming to restore democratic governance following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year.
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Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England
Exclusive: Possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisons
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Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England
Exclusive: possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisonsRajeev Syal (The Guardian)
Video shows rare protests in China over beating of schoolgirl by three teenagers
Large crowds gather in city of Jiangyou in Sichuan province after case causes outrage online
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Hundreds of aid trucks needed daily to end famine in Gaza: UN
Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), said Tuesday that the scale of need in the Gaza Strip is so vast that hundreds of aid trucks must be allowed in every single day, Anadolu reports.
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Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 migrants from the US
Deal follows deportations to South Sudan and Eswatini despite concerns about international law breaches
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Lithuania asks NATO for more air defences after drones land on its territory
VILNIUS - Lithuania's foreign ministry has written to the NATO military alliance asking it to help strengthen its air defences, it said on Tuesday, after two military drones crossed into its territory from Belarus last month.
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US | Epstein scandal broadens as trove of letters from famous figures published
New York Times reports on letters by Ehud Barak, Woody Allen and others written for Epstein’s 63rd birthday
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China and Russia conduct joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan
The Chinese and Russian governments have deepened ties in recent years, with Beijing refusing to place sanctions on Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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US House panel subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton for Epstein testimony
House oversight committee also issued subpoenas to several former attorneys general and FBI directors
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In addition to the Clintons, the committee sent subpoenas to former attorneys general Jeff Sessions, Alberto Gonzales and William Barr, who served in George W Bush and Trump’s presidencies, and Merrick Garland, Loretta Lynch and Eric Holder, who served under Joe Biden and Barack Obama. Former FBI directors James Comey and Robert Mueller also received subpoenas.
Well we already know how this is going to go...
Bill, Hillary, Comey, Garland, Lynch, Holder, Muller:
"So we have some questions for you: Why are you so guilty? Why aren't you already in jail? Why shouldn't we throw you in prison right now?"
Barr, Gonzalez, Sessions:
"Ok friends, we just need a little "testimony" from you that you know 100% without a doubt that there is a mountain of evidence against Bill, Hillary, Comey, Garland, Lynch, Holder, and Muller. Oh, these are all Trump's enemies? Ahhh that's just a coincidence."
France’s PM turns to YouTube to sell his budget cuts
François Bayrou takes to the video site in a bid to explain his draconian budget cuts and win over the public.
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Boeing 777X Nears Certification, Could Fly Passengers By Mid-2026
The Boeing 777X is making progress with its certification, and the plane could actually be flying passengers by the middle of 2026.
Boeing 747 Hydraulic Failure & Tire Damage Incident Final Report Revealed
The most likely cause of the hydraulic issue was damage to the seventh and eighth tires during the taxi.
Australia | Tasmania Plane Disappearance: Search Continues for Missing Couple and Dog
A bright green light aircraft with two people and a dog on board has gone missing in Tasmania, sparking a massive search operation. No distress signal was sent before the plane disappeared.
Tasmania Plane Disappearance: Search Continues for Missing Couple and Dog
Police and rescue teams are searching for a missing light aircraft with two people and a dog on board that disappeared after departing from northern Tasmania on August 2.Prachi Patel (Simple Flying)
Messy Alaska & Virgin Trademark Dispute Now Involves Delta
Alaska Airlines is still trying to get out of paying $160 million in royalties for the Virgin America brand, and this now involves Delta.
Air Canada flight attendants enter final day of strike mandate vote
Air Canada flight attendants are entering the final day of voting on whether to give a strike mandate to their union.
Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets and weapons go on strike
Several thousand workers at three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing develops military aircraft and weapons went on strike early Monday, potentially complicating the aerospace company’s progress in regaining its financial footing.
Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets and weapons go on strike - Wings Magazine
NEW YORK (AP) — Several thousand workers at three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing develops military aircraft and weapons went on strike earlyWings Staff (Wings Magazine)
British teenager mistakenly flies to Italy instead of back home from Menorca Airport
A 15-year-old British boy accidentally boarded an easyJet flight to Milan Malpensa instead of returning on a TUI flight to London Stansted with his family from Mahon Airport in Menorca on Monday, 4 August.
Spain | Iberia Serves Kosher Meals With "Free Palestine" Message
Iberia is apologizing after serving Jewish passengers kosher meals with the message "Free Palestine" written on them.
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