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Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds | Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic falloutDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
Jewish Activists Storm Lobby of Schiff’s Future Office In Burbank, Demand He Stop Arming Israel
Vuoto a perdere: un destino segnato
MONDO REALE: la storia di Mark Wilson “vuoto a perdere” è vagamente ispirata a quella di Mark David Chapman, l’uomo che nel 1980 ha ucciso John Lennon.
FANTASIA: Mark Wilson si è rassegnato al test HIV perennemente negativo e che vedrà Freddie solo in fotografia. Ma Bugliano non perdona e ha in serbo una sorpresa per lui…
2021. Vuoto a perdere: test negativo
A Bugliano come a Londra non contavo più le occasioni in cui il rituale scandiva la mia esistenza: prelievo, attesa, busta chiusa, telefono muto. Mai una volta che qualcuno mi dicesse “C’è bisogno di una seconda conferma, signor Wilson”.
Anche il mio nome stava bene con la sfortuna; il signor Wilson era il pallone del film Castaway con Tom Hanks, su un tizio che sopravvive in un’isola deserta dopo un incidente aereo.
Allora decisi di non spostarmi più da casa, i test fai da te comprati su Internet potevano dirmi il mio stato senza mai farmi alzare il culo dalla sedia né andare negli ospedali gestiti dai Poteri Forti.
Passai un anno intero in cerca di avventure nelle app di incontri mordi e fuggi: mai una domanda né troppi convenevoli con i partner, e per quanto la promiscuità aumentasse la probabilità di convertirmi, il mio test non cambiò mai. Negativo.
I miei colleghi e allievi non capirono perché continuassi a lamentarmi; mentre loro andavano sempre in bianco, io avevo sempre qualcuno di nuovo davanti alla porta. Finché un giorno accadde l’impensabile.
Tigre Frida
Era il 24 novembre 2021 e quando arrivò dal nulla un nuovo messaggio su un’app di dating, io ero intento a leggere i social network su Freddie Mercury e la sua morte.
“So chi sei e cosa cerchi”, mi scrisse in chat lo pseudonimo Tigre Frida; dal nome pensavo si trattasse di una donna particolarmente aggressiva, così preparai casa con le solite candele, cioccolatini e fiori che piacciono tanto al pubblico femminile.
In poco tempo iniziammo a scriverci dei reciproci desideri sessuali, prendendoci una confidenza contraria a ogni logica razionale; il sangue e il mio cuore erano proiettati verso quella persona sconosciuta come se fosse l’ultima avventura della mia intera esistenza.
Finalmente, verso sera, il mio telefono si accese col messaggio che attendevo da tutto il giorno: “Apri la porta, sono qui sotto! Tigre Frida.”
Lavato e vestito elegante, corsi incontro alla mia ospite preparato a ogni evenienza: avrebbe voluto uscire a cena, o altro?
Con passo lento la persona salì per le scale, finché ci trovammo entrambi sul pianerottolo…
Tutto potevo aspettarmi, tranne chi si presentò di fronte a me! Non credetti ai miei stessi occhi: a volere un’avventura sessuale con me era l’agente di polizia Adriano La Scala, la cui presunta integrità morale gli aveva fatto superare brillantemente due master di criminologia, uno a Bugliano e l’altro a Washington al cospetto dei federali.
Senza dirmi una parola mi prese per mano guidandomi dentro il mio appartamento come fosse casa propria: “meglio così”, pensai; questo vuole andare subito al sodo. Ce la godiamo poi fuori di qui e non se ne parla più! Niente relazioni omosessuali tra criminologo e insegnante, evitiamo gli scandali!
Appena entrati nella mia stanza da letto, lui mise tutto subito in chiaro: “Sei certo delle conseguenze? Io non sono qui per accontentare un perditempo capriccioso. O sei serio, o nulla.” Mi mostrò il suo medaglione col simbolo del rischio biologico e lo abbracciai con orgoglio: c’erano voluti anni ma finalmente qualcuno mi avrebbe dato il virus che cercavo.
“Vedi Wilson”, lui ricambiò il mio abbraccio. “Tigre Frida non esiste perché è l’anagramma di Adri Gifter!”
Le sorprese non finiscono
Definirlo intelligente era un eufemismo; uno abituato agli enigmi sul proprio nome, sicuramente avrebbe saputo scovare anche i peggiori serial killer e io dovetti frenare le mie confidenze. Mai avrei potuto raccontargli che avevo cercato di dissanguare Freddie Mercury e, in fondo, mi tentava parecchio anche il suo sangue di agente con qualità fuori dal comune.
Restammo insieme l’intera notte e, la mattina, mi portò pure la colazione a letto! Per la prima volta da quando era morto il povero Andrew non mi sentivo considerato come un giocattolo.
“Come ti senti, Mark?” mi domandò, con in mano la tazzina ancora mezza piena. “Ti sei pentito per ieri sera?”
“No”, gli sorrisi calmo, bevendo l’ultimo sorso di caffè; “mai stato meglio! Perché, tu hai rimorsi?”
“Neanche mezzo”, Adri finì di bere e posò la tazza sul comodino accanto alla mia; “ma se cambi idea posso accompagnarti in ospedale per la profilassi, al massimo entro due giorni.”
“Stai scherzando? Dopo trent’anni che aspetto questo momento tu mi vuoi riempire di medicine? No, e poi no!”
“Allora mi raccomando”, rispose abbracciandomi; “chiamami se nelle prossime settimane avverti sintomi. Febbre, debolezza, sudorazioni notturne… Vorrà dire che ci siamo riusciti.”
Ci salutammo così, abbracciati davanti alla porta di casa, verso l’inizio di una vita che non sarebbe mai più stata normale.
Cambiamento in atto
Tre settimane dopo l’evento, i segnali arrivarono puntuali: sudavo come un mulo e avevo la febbre alta.
“I tuoi giorni da negativo sono finiti”, mi scrisse Adriano quando lo avvisai in chat; “per un test fai da te è prestissimo ma quello dell’antigene, il test combo, in teoria dovrebbe già dirci qualcosa. Vuoi che venga con te a farlo?”
Il giorno in cui mi accompagnò in ambulatorio era un venerdì 17, unico in cui Adri era libero e io non dovevo tenere lezioni; almeno avrei potuto ribattezzare una data sfortunata in quella più felice della mia vita!
Quanto era carino il mio gifter: mi venne a prendere sotto casa come un vero cavaliere, addirittura mi aprì la portiera dell’auto e in ambulatorio rimase sempre al mio fianco.
“Anche se non ti è arrivato dalla fonte originale è sempre l’autentico HIV di Freddie Mercury”, mi disse, probabilmente per darsi un tono; “ora è solo questione di confermarlo!” Feci finta di niente, ma i ricordi di Freddie e le occasioni mancate per dissanguarlo, mi stavano logorando la mente.
Appena uscimmo dalla sala prelievi mi accompagnò a casa e mi tolse il cerotto dal braccio; osservai le poche gocce di sangue rimaste sul cotone e gli proposi di raggiungermi nella stanza da letto per un altro incontro stavolta fra positivi e lui scoppiò a ridere: “Sei positivo fino a prova contraria! Meglio se ci vediamo nel pomeriggio quando ti arriva il risultato.”
Qualcosa non va!
Senza nemmeno salutarmi, prese la porta e se ne andò. Dov’era il gifter generoso che avevo conosciuto? Troppe domande mi riempirono la mente per l’intera mattina, poi la consapevolezza arrivò all’improvviso: Già, è un poliziotto, e quando lavora non c’è vita privata che tenga.
Il mio telefono rimase muto per ore. Sapevo che di fronte a un risultato positivo al test sul sangue, dall’ambulatorio sarei stato chiamato per gli esami di conferma e i consulti medici a cui avrei, deliberatamente, dato buca.
Mai e poi mai avrei accettato i loro consigli e medicine! Una, due, tre volte mi collegai al sito web del laboratorio analisi con le mie credenziali, finché alle 15 qualcosa apparve. “Test combinato, anticorpi e antigene P24. HIV 1 e HIV 2, campione negativo.” Venerdì 17 confermato essere il giorno della sfortuna!
La verità viene a galla
Maledizione, maledizione e ancora maledizione! Il mio smartphone era in carica sul tavolo e trattenni l’impulso di buttarlo dalla finestra perché vidi un nuovo messaggio di Adri: “Vieni, sono sotto casa tua. Parliamo del test, meglio confrontarci di persona!”
Scesi le scale di corsa, intenzionato ad ammazzarlo di cazzotti perché nessuno aveva i miei dati per accedere al portale sanitario e questo voleva dire una cosa sola: Adri sapeva fin da subito come mi sarebbe andata!
“Ehi! Vuoto a perdere! Allora?” Lo stronzo sorrise beffardo, come avesse vinto un terno al lotto.
Lo vidi in piedi di fronte a me, stranamente in divisa da poliziotto ma ero troppo devastato per chiedergli ulteriori spiegazioni.
“Allora confermi che sei un vuoto a perdere!”
Restai in silenzio con le orecchie tese, avvertii dei vaghi rumori di persone in movimento provenire dal retro del mio palazzo e Adriano che mandava messaggi però evitai di distogliere il mio sguardo dal suo, volevo mi dicesse in faccia il motivo per cui mi avesse tradito a quel modo.
“Sai com’è, tesoro”, mi prese in giro; “io ho dovere di tutelare il mio virus e tu, un bene così prezioso, non l’avrai mai! Capito? MAI! Io sono non rilevabile e neanche volendo potrei trasmettertelo!”
Nemmeno ebbi il tempo di sferrargli un pugno, perché le persone da dietro casa si palesarono: erano tre poliziotti anche loro in uniforme, che immediatamente mi bloccarono e Adri stesso mi infilò le manette ai polsi.
“Mark Wilson, sei in arresto per terrorismo!”
Non opposi resistenza, come avrei potuto farlo? Conoscevo benissimo il mio ruolo e non potevo in alcun modo tradirmi adesso. Negativo e in galera, forse è questo che davvero meritavo! Mi feci portar via senza dire altro, da solo con la mia rabbia e il sorriso trionfante di Adriano accanto a me.
Epilogo
Dal carcere ho avuto il tempo per riflettere e sono arrivato alla conclusione di dover compiere una buona azione, almeno una: dare all’opinione pubblica quello che vuole.
Lutto all’università: suicida il docente Mark Wilson
Bugliano (PI) – 20 dicembre 2021. Una notizia dell’ultima ora sconvolge l’università buglianese: il noto docente Mark Wilson si è tolto la vita in carcere mordendosi i polsi fino a morire dissanguato.
“Soffriva di depressione da tempo”, ha dichiarato alla redazione la sorella Virginia. Titolare del locale House In Virginia adiacente al campus universitario, la donna non ha voluto fornire ulteriori dettagli sulla vita privata del professore.
L’insegnante era stato arrestato lo scorso 17 dicembre dopo un lungo e accurato pedinamento da parte dell’agente profiler Adriano Adri La Scala, secondo il quale Wilson corrispondeva al presunto mitomane dissanguatore che darebbe la caccia alle persone sieropositive a Bugliano e nel mondo.
La confessione
Lo stesso Mark Wilson prima di morire ha lasciato in cella una lettera confessione che noi pubblichiamo integralmente, rivolta a tutti i cittadini di Bugliano.
Bugliano, 19 dicembre 2021.
Sono io lo stalker, il dissanguatore, l’omicida. Ho ucciso io nel 1988 la donna italiana trovata morta a San Pietroburgo, dopo aver intercettato le sue lettere a Freddie Mercury mentre quest’ultimo era il mio datore di lavoro.I due avevano avuto una relazione e io non potevo permettere che si riconciliassero mentre io invece ero completamente solo e Freddie mi rifiutava!
La morte per AIDS del mio ex fidanzato Andrew Jones, mi ha talmente sconvolto da avermi causato un’ossessione per il virus. Non ho mai potuto provare che sia stato Mercury a contagiare il mio amore ma da allora volevo riprendere il legame con entrambi grazie alla loro malattia. Sarebbero stati dentro di me fino alla mia morte ma, anche se ho bevuto il sangue della ragazza e mi sono ferito con lo stesso coltello usato per tagliarle la gola, i miei test HIV sono sempre risultati negativi e quand’ho saputo che Freddie Mercury era sotto la protezione del mio ex compagno di scuola Raymond Still, ho deciso di vendicarmi molestando chi porta dentro di sé lo stesso virus del mio idolo.
Ma ora che mi avete messo in prigione non ho più niente ed è giunto per me il momento di dire addio a un mondo in cui forse, non dovevo nemmeno esistere. Sono stanco dei miei continui fallimenti!
Mark Wilson
Come redazione, non ci sentiamo di commentare ulteriormente la lettera, sarà competenza degli inquirenti valutarne l’autenticità e considerare ulteriori sviluppi del caso.
Hiv 1-2 Combo
Prelievo di sangue Il virus dell’immunodeficienza umana (HIV) è la causa dell’AIDS (sindrome da immunodeficienza acquisita). Esistono due tipi di viru...CDC Gruppo Affidea
AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over [Eva Roytburg | August 14, 2025 | fortune.com]
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A 600-word bullet point summary focusing on statistics, comparing China and the US's energy infrastructure readiness for AI development.
- China views energy availability for AI development as a "solved problem," unlike the US where it's a major bottleneck.
- McKinsey projects a $6.7 trillion investment in new data center capacity globally (2025-2030) to meet AI's energy demands.
- US data center development is limited by power grid stress; some companies build their own power plants. Ohio households face at least a $15/month electricity bill increase due to data centers.
- Goldman Sachs highlights AI's power demand outpacing grid development cycles.
- China annually adds more electricity demand than Germany's total annual consumption. One Chinese province matches India's total electricity supply.
- China maintains an 80-100% reserve margin, meaning it has at least twice the needed capacity, allowing it to absorb AI data center demand.
- The US typically operates with a 15% reserve margin or less, leading to warnings about grid strain during peak demand.
- China's energy planning is coordinated through long-term, technocratic policy, anticipating demand. The US relies heavily on private investment with shorter-term return expectations (3-5 years), unsuitable for long-term power projects (decade-long build and payoff).
- China directs state funding to strategic sectors, accepting some project failures to ensure capacity when needed. The US lacks this public financing for long-term energy projects.
- China's pragmatic approach to renewables and coal use, focusing on efficiency and results, contrasts with the US's politically charged debates.
- Without significant changes in US energy infrastructure funding and development, China's lead will widen.
AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over
China is “set up to hit grand slams,” longtime Chinese energy expert David Fishman told Fortune. “The U.S., at best, can get on base.”Eva Roytburg (Fortune)
Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple
Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple
Tesla faces a number of challenges in Europe including continued intense competition and brand damage from Elon Musk's political involvement.Arjun Kharpal (CNBC)
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The ebike option meme is so laughable. I recently did some research on cargo bikes and the entry models cost as much as a used ICE car with no air con, no rain cover, no heating, no safety. Ebike people are straight up delusional in thinking this is ready to replace cars.
Getting a second hand ice car is objectively the best thing you can do right now for everyone involved unless you ride half a million km a year.
I don't think it is laughable.
A new cargo is 5000€ and you can find used or discounted ones for less than 3000€.
A used car will cost far more in repairs, insurance and gas, my 2010 car is valued around 3000€ and it costs us around 1000-1500€/year.
I don't think bikes can replace cars for everyone, but many people could use a bike instead or their car 95% of the time, when we see that so much people use a car for less than 5 km.
Only concern is safety to use a bike in the middle of fast cars, but a proper infrastructure (separated bike lanes) solves it for a fraction of the cost of roads and parking places.
Yes it is.
Because it is handcraft compared to car industry (85 millions/year), and not subsidized at all.
Now how much costs a car ? Not only the price, but globally, if you include health impact, infrastructure needs.
You're just pulling stats out of your ass here. What you're doing with your cargo bike in winter? Or summer heat? The cargo bike cult really thinks most of the world is a small town in central Europe when most of the world on avg is mountains in Indonesia.
I swear the sole reason e-bikes are not as big as they should be is the obnoxiously ignorant user base.
uuuh in winter we have things like cloths, even warmed gloves and boots when really cold ? Go in Montreal to figure it out, some are biking there even in winter.
I am pulling stats out of my close area, national stats are : For distances of less than 5 kilometers, cars still account for 60% of commutes. Less than 5 km can you imagine ?
Just put your ass on a bike instead of your fingers, and just try to do things
WhatsApp will help you become a better LLM: Writing Help AI feature, will rewrite your words to help you form a better sentences.
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Nvidia earnings beat Wall Street’s sky-high expectations, but the stock is falling because ‘there were no H20 sales to China-based customers’
Nvidia recorded no China sales revenue for H20 chips and reported revenue that narrowly beat Wall Street targets in the second quarter, as the AI chipmaker reported financial results on Wednesday.Nvidia has been navigating trade restrictions on H20 shipments to China since April. The U.S. government began issuing licenses for approved buyers in China in July, and Nvidia said a few of its China-based customers had received such licenses. But no H20 chip revenue to China was included in its second-quarter revenue, Nvidia said (It noted that some H20 chip inventory was sold outside of China in the second quarter, adding a $180 million benefit to the topline).
Nvidia said it was not including H20 in its financial forecast for the current quarter, though it estimated that $2 billion to $5 billion worth of H20 chips could be shipped to China if “geopolitical” issues were resolved. The company also repeated its call for the U.S. government to allow it to sell its more advanced “Blackwell” generation of products to China.
Republican election chief accused of slipping MDMA, cocaine into granddaughters’ ice cream
Republican election chief accused of slipping MDMA, cocaine into granddaughters’ ice cream
James Edwin Yokeley Jr. — the 66-year-old Republican chairman of the Surry County, North Carolina, Board of Elections — faces serious criminal charges after authorities in Wilmington, North Carolina, revealed he allegedly slipped illegal drugs into h…Ailia Zehra, Alternet (Raw Story)
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China’s Domestic x86 CPU, the Zhaoxin KX-7000, Debuts in an AI PC by MAXHUB, Positioning It as a Viable Alternative to Intel/AMD Options
Archived ver.: web.archive.org/web/2025082810…Original source, including in-depth tests and other fancy details of the CPU used in the MAXHUB PC itself (written in Mandarin): news.mydrivers.com/1/1070/1070…
CPU-Z Single-Core Benchmark and specs from the original source:
That's an 8-core, ~3GHz Base Speed, 32MB L3 cache CPU for the number-crunchers around here.
On the surface, this CPU seems like it's best suited for general desktop and office use, to see it adopted to a PC build product geared for "AI workloads" is interesting. If I'm not mistaken, AI performance is heavily dependent on the GPU rather than on the CPU, so I think that's fine:
In terms of performance, the MAXHUB's AI+ desktop computer is claimed to play 1080P 30fps and 4K 30fps high-bitrate online videos with decent CPU utilization numbers, showing that the KX-7000 CPU acts decently with media workload. Of course, when compared against competitors like Intel or AMD, Zhaoxin is behind, but the key motive here to create an ecosystem that relies entirely on in-house products, and this has apparently happened here.And that's a good thing, lol.
China’s Domestic x86 CPU, the Zhaoxin KX-7000, Debuts in an AI PC by MAXHUB, Positioning It as a Viable …
China has its very own domestic x86 CPU as well, developed by the manufacturer Zhaoxin, which has seen integration by MAXHUB.Wccftech
Intelligence Chief Gabbard Slammed for Identifying Undercover CIA Officer
Intelligence Chief Gabbard Slammed for Identifying Undercover CIA Officer
The covert official was included in a list of names shared by Gabbard online.Ewan Palmer (The Daily Beast)
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Building Private Processing for AI tools on WhatsApp - Engineering at Meta
We are inspired by the possibilities of AI to help people be more creative, productive, and stay closely connected on WhatsApp, so we set out to build a new technology that allows our users around …Chris Wiltz (Meta)
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Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert
Meteorologists now face a Trump ‘loyalty test’ when applying to National Weather Service jobs
National Weather Service asks applicants to answer 'loyalty test'
After firing hundreds of meteorologists, the National Weather Service announced it is hiring. Applicants are being asked to detail their support for Trump.Anthony Edwards (San Francisco Chronicle)
the federal government told agencies they aren’t required to use the essay questions for hiring or promotions
I was gonna say, they can ask all they want but the person doing the hiring doesn't have to give a shit. In fact, I'd put ass kissers on the bottom of the list. This will be a big deal when at some point the top is filled with MAGA.
UK power company Drax’s shares plunge amid investigation over source of ‘renewable’ fuel | Investigation by UK watchdog relates to historical statements on wood pellets for power station
UK power company Drax investigated over source of ‘renewable’ fuel
Move by UK watchdog FCA relates to historical statements on wood pellets for power station from January 2022 to March 2024Kalyeena Makortoff (The Guardian)
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Donald Trump’s assault on US nuclear watchdog raises safety concerns | Staff ‘forced out’ and independence curtailed at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Gavin Newsom tops Kamala Harris in 2028 presidential poll of California Democrats
In a battle between two Californians considering Democratic runs for president in 2028, Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a slight edge over former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a new poll.
The poll, conducted by Politico and The Citrin Center public opinion firm, found Newsom is the top choice of 25% of California's Democratic voters in the 2028 Democratic primary, leading all prospective candidates including Harris, the 2024 Democratic nominee, who is supported by 19% of the state's Democrats.
The two high-profile Californians are followed in the poll by former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (13%), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (10%), Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (4%) and New Jersey U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (4%).
Gavin Newsom tops Kamala Harris in 2028 presidential poll of California Democrats
A new 2028 presidential poll found Gavin Newsom is the top choice of 25% of California's Democratic voters, followed by Kamala Harris at 19%., USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
Climate change intensified wildfire weather in Greece, Türkiye and Cyprus: Study
Climate change intensified wildfire weather in Greece, Türkiye and Cyprus: Study
Hundreds of wildfires across Europe have burned at least 1 million hectares, or around 2.5 million acres, since the start of the year. That’s made 2025 the worst year for the continent since official wildfire records began in 2006.Conservation news
‘It’s a warning, set to a dance beat’: Jon Batiste on his new song urging climate action 20 years after Katrina
‘It’s a warning, set to a dance beat’: Jon Batiste on his new song urging climate action 20 years after Katrina
The global music star, whose home town of New Orleans was devastated by the hurricane in 2005, says ‘people power’ can change the worldMark Hertsgaard (The Guardian)
We can only wish that some people can get what he's trying to convey with his song.
However we had a band here that made a song about climate change 18 years ago and people just sing along without much more action. They also made popular songs about inequalities and social issues. Some of the songs became very popular and were played repeatedly in the media. The band is supposedly a big part of our culture.
But after all those years, it's just that. Songs. They are sad pieces of warning, and people just treat them like anything else; a commodity to be used, and eventually replaced by a newer thing.
chiavina terminifera che non fa più uai fai (Netvip chiavetta WiFi morta a caso)
Poco fa era appena tarda mattina e, come si suol dire, se non bestemmio guarda… la giornata non comincia in maniera ufficiale. A quanto pare, la chiavettina WiFi che in questi ultimi giorni stavo usando temporaneamente sul PC fisso ha deciso di morire per sempre stamattina, o qualcosa del genere, semplicemente dal nulla (e quando […]
Google to collect more data about your Android gaming habits soon
Upcoming changes to your Google Play Games profile - Google Play Help
We're updating Google Play Games profiles to give you a more unified view of your gaming journey across all your Android devices. What's New: Your enhanced gaming profile Starting on September 23, 2support.google.com
Climate-driven wildfires are reversing clean air progress, new report says
Climate-driven wildfires are reversing clean air progress, new report says
Canada's record 2023 wildfire season fueled sharp increases in the country's air pollution and had similar effects in parts of the United States, according to a new report.Emily Mae Czachor (CBS News)
We now know just how much climate change supercharged Hurricane Katrina
Two decades after the devastating storm, scientists can more easily determine how much global warming is intensifying tropical cyclones.
We now know how climate change supercharged Hurricane Katrina
Two decades after Katrina, scientists can more easily quantify how global warming is intensifying hurricanes - and how it shaped past storms.Matt Simon (Grist)
Google Big Sleep AI Tool Finds Critical Chrome Vulnerability
Google Big Sleep AI Tool Finds Critical Chrome Vulnerability
Google has patched a critical graphics library vulnerability in the Chrome browser, discovered by its AI-powered detection tool, Google Big Sleep.Waqas (Hack Read)
Washington Could Activate a “Kill Switch” to Terminate European Access to US Tech. Here’s How it Could Work.
Washington Could Activate a “Kill Switch” to Terminate European Access to US Tech. Here’s How it Could Work.
Trevor H. Rudolph discusses European fears around the US government cutting off access to US tech and the policy tools that could make it happen.Trevor H. Rudolph (Tech Policy Press)
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Nvidia earnings beat Wall Street’s sky-high expectations, but the stock is falling because ‘there were no H20 sales to China-based customers’
Nvidia recorded no China sales revenue for H20 chips and reported revenue that narrowly beat Wall Street targets in the second quarter, as the AI chipmaker reported financial results on Wednesday.
Nvidia has been navigating trade restrictions on H20 shipments to China since April. The U.S. government began issuing licenses for approved buyers in China in July, and Nvidia said a few of its China-based customers had received such licenses. But no H20 chip revenue to China was included in its second-quarter revenue, Nvidia said (It noted that some H20 chip inventory was sold outside of China in the second quarter, adding a $180 million benefit to the topline).
Nvidia said it was not including H20 in its financial forecast for the current quarter, though it estimated that $2 billion to $5 billion worth of H20 chips could be shipped to China if “geopolitical” issues were resolved. The company also repeated its call for the U.S. government to allow it to sell its more advanced “Blackwell” generation of products to China.
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Flowers
Flowers by Shawn D Crabtree
See more of my work and interviews with interesting and up and coming artists at shawndcrabtree.com
OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police
OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police
OpenAI has authorized itself to call law enforcement if users say threatening enough things when talking to ChatGPT.Noor Al-Sibai (Futurism)
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To explore AI bias, researchers pose a question: How do you imagine a tree?
To explore AI bias, researchers pose a question: How do you imagine a tree?
To confront bias, scientists say we must examine the ontological frameworks within large language models – and how our perceptions influence outputs.news.stanford.edu
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Opposition parties say government's supermarket competition plan doesn't go far enough
Opposition parties say government's supermarket competition plan doesn't go far enough
"What we need is action that tackles the greed we are seeing in the duopoly right now."Tnatanahira (RNZ)
New bill allows Defence Force staff to fill in for people on strike
New bill allows Defence Force staff to fill in for people on strike
It would allow the Chief of Defence Force to sign off on having uniformed staff fill in for striking civilians.Russell Palmer (RNZ)
Uncertain Future for ArcelorMittal's Smart Carbon Projects in Belgium
Uncertain Future for ArcelorMittal's Smart Carbon Projects in Belgium
Steel giant ArcelorMittal has been reluctant to invest into Hydrogen-based steelmaking. But its alternatives it calls Smart Carbon are not doing great either.Hanno Böck (industrydecarbonization.com)
I reckon that in europe as a whole, we have enough steel and need to shift to recycling it more efficiently (including dismantling some reinforced concrete structures, ol pipes etc), although that's not the case in Africa, India with with growing population.
China’s Domestic x86 CPU, the Zhaoxin KX-7000, Debuts in an AI PC by MAXHUB, Positioning It as a Viable Alternative to Intel/AMD Options
Archived ver.: web.archive.org/web/2025082810…
Original source, including in-depth tests and other fancy details of the CPU used in the MAXHUB PC itself (written in Mandarin): news.mydrivers.com/1/1070/1070…
CPU-Z Single-Core Benchmark and specs from the original source:
That's an 8-core, ~3GHz Base Speed, 32MB L3 cache CPU for the number-crunchers around here.
On the surface, this CPU seems like it's best suited for general desktop and office use, to see it adopted to a PC build product geared for "AI workloads" is interesting. If I'm not mistaken, AI performance is heavily dependent on the GPU rather than on the CPU, so I think that's fine:
In terms of performance, the MAXHUB's AI+ desktop computer is claimed to play 1080P 30fps and 4K 30fps high-bitrate online videos with decent CPU utilization numbers, showing that the KX-7000 CPU acts decently with media workload. Of course, when compared against competitors like Intel or AMD, Zhaoxin is behind, but the key motive here to create an ecosystem that relies entirely on in-house products, and this has apparently happened here.
And that's a good thing, lol.
China’s Domestic x86 CPU, the Zhaoxin KX-7000, Debuts in an AI PC by MAXHUB, Positioning It as a Viable …
China has its very own domestic x86 CPU as well, developed by the manufacturer Zhaoxin, which has seen integration by MAXHUB.Wccftech
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Zhaoxin unveils first NPU-equipped CPU and 96-core server chip at WAIC 2025
At WAIC 2025 in Shanghai, Zhaoxin introduced the KaiXian KX-7000N client CPU with an integrated NPU for offline AI workloads and the Kaisheng KH-50000 server chip delivering 96 cores, PCIe 5.0 lanes, and 384 MB L3 cache.Nathan Ali (Notebookcheck)
An actual article on it- chipsandcheese.com/p/zhaoxins-…
Spoiler: It's slower than AMD Bulldozer.
Loongson 3A is infinitely faster if you want a China-domestic-market CPU.
Bing/DuckDuckGo/Qwant actively block southparkuncensored.com
Most other search engines show southparkuncensored.com/ after searching for "south park uncensored" or "southparkuncensored", but Bing doesn't, and therefore DuckDuckGo and Qwant neither.
southparkuncensored.com – Qwant Search
Fast, reliable answers and still in trust: Qwant does not store your search data, does not sell your personal data and is hosted in Europe.Qwant
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Optimizing Database Resilience and Cost: A Deep Dive into SkySQL’s Unique Features
Open-source databases like MariaDB, MySQL, and Postgres are established powerhouses. They boast rich features and their SQL dialects are fluent to developers, backed by a robust ecosystem of tools. However, the cloud changes the game. Operational characteristics now reign supreme: seamless scaling, rock solid security, effortless migration and replication, guaranteed uptime, and most importantly, delivering on the cloud’s cost-saving potential.
It is a common misconception that cloud database management and optimization is a solved problem. In reality, databases are still notoriously difficult to operate efficiently and cost effectively. Many of our customers and prospects have shared experiences of prolonged outages, challenges in achieving consistent performance at scale, and unsustainable costs associated with alternative cloud database services.
In this blog, we’ll delve into how SkySQL tackles these challenges.
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Optimize Database Resilience & Cost with SkySQL’s Unique Features
Explore how SkySQL optimizes database resilience and cost. Learn about its unique features for MySQL & MariaDB on the cloud for improved performanceSkySQL
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Nicknames
comiCSS #205: Nicknames
Cartoon with 4 panels in a 2x2 grid titled 'CSS Short Names'. It shows different people (all seem happy but the last one who looks annoyed) saying: - Hello! My name is text-emphasis: sesame, but my friends call me Tess.comicss.art
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in reply to silence7 • • •thanksforallthefish
in reply to Tyra • • •DarkCloud
in reply to silence7 • • •AHemlocksLie
in reply to DarkCloud • • •msage
in reply to AHemlocksLie • • •UK about to be fucked.
Start snow tire business, it's going to go from 0 to 100 quickly.
Womble
in reply to msage • • •Zarathustra
in reply to Womble • • •IIRC it's more about the extremes the UK will end up with - hotter and longer hot spells, colder and longer cold spells, longer deluges of rain, longer periods of drought, etc.
edit: Oh and I think there was concern about the pattern of rain in western Africa shifting further ~~north~~ south resulting in mass famines in densely populated areas. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/what-w…
What would happen if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapses? How likely is it?
MIT Climate PortalTiresia
in reply to AHemlocksLie • • •period of cooling that occurred after the Medieval Warm Period, usually defined as between the 14th (or the 16th) to the 19th centuries
Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)silence7
in reply to DarkCloud • • •Not in any kind of hemispheric or durable sense. It does mean that much of Europe becomes appreciably colder for a period of centuries; think of how different eastern Canada is from Europe today.
Edit: here's a look at what could be expected
What would happen if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapses? How likely is it?
MIT Climate PortalTiresia
in reply to silence7 • • •Eastern Canada isn't a great example because of the prevailing winds. Even without the gulf stream, Europe would have less temperature variation than Eastern Canada because both have prevailing southwesterly winds. The Atlantic serves as a heat sink that dampens the extremes of winter and summer, so Europe would continue have less extreme temperatures than Eastern Canada - including less extreme cold.
Canada's east coast is more similar to Hokkaido and Kamchatka. A better comparison for Europe would be Canada's west coast. Paris would have similar weather to Vancouver, Oslo would be similar to Anchorage, and Lisbon would be similar to San Francisco. Except of course with global warming, you shift everything south again (taking into account that our experience of "similar weather to Vancouver" and climate advisories on the internet are anchored to the current +1.4°C level).
Central Europe doesn't have a great equivalent because all other places have mountains pretty close to the coast, but Ukraine and western Russia are shielded by mountains and landmasses to their southwest similar to central Canada. So Kyiv would have similar weather to Edmonton, and Moscow similar to Fort McMurray (both in Alberta).
So it would be a pretty big shock, but not catastropic. Comparable to the Little Ice Age.