Yuval Noah Harari: How to safeguard your mind in the age of junk information
“All information technologies up to the 21st century were organic networks based on our organic brain.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, We can split the atom but not distinguish truth. Our information is failing us ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thZUMaGEE-8&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD Yuval Noah Harari sees one glaring problem atContinue Reading
Why is India so scared of my book on Kashmir that it has banned it?
My work documents what India wants hidden: Kashmir’s reality after Article 370., On August 5, 2019, the Indian government stripped the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state of its special status under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, split it into two entities and demoted the two units to Union TerritoriesContinue Reading
Italian athlete dies at World Games in China
Mattia Debertolis discovered unconscious during an orienteering event in Chengdu on August 8 and died four days later., Mattia Debertolis discovered unconscious during an orienteering event in Chengdu on August 8 and died four days later. Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died on Tuesday after being found unresponsive during competitionContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: Vice Ganda not declared persona non grata in Davao City
Claim: Comedian and television host Vice Ganda is set to be declared persona non grata or an “unwelcome person” in Davao City following a comedy stint that mocked former president Rodrigo Duterte. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A supposed resolution letter from the Davao City council has been circulatingContinue Reading
European policy expert: “There can be no negotiations without Ukraine and Europe” | DW News
US President Traitor 47 is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to talk about ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Traitor said on Monday that it’s not up to him to make a deal, but that the talks in Alaska would help him gauge the likelihood ofContinue Reading
Shooter kills 3 in a Target parking lot in Texas
A gunman opened fire Monday in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas’ capital, killing two adults and a child. He then stole two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said. #shortsContinue Reading
China urges local firms not to use Nvidia’s H20 chips: media report | REUTERS
Chinese authorities have reportedly urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia’s H20 AI chips, particularly for government-related purposes. #china #nvidia #artificialintelligence #aichips #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/3J5d4n9 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters FollowContinue Reading
The parasite that turns off your body’s pain alarm and sneaks in
Scientists have discovered a parasite that can sneak into your skin without you feeling a thing. The worm, Schistosoma mansoni, has evolved a way to switch off the body’s pain and itch signals, letting it invade undetected. By blocking certain nerve pathways, it avoids triggering the immune system’s alarms. ThisContinue Reading
Lisa Su Runs AMD—and Is Out for Nvidia’s Blood
While everyone else has been talking about Nvidia’s GPUs, Lisa Su has discreetly turned AMD into a chipmaking phenom. And as the US-China tech war rages, she’s at the center of it all…Continue Reading
Skyrora becomes 1st British company to get license to launch from the UK
Skylark L is Skyrora’s 36-foot (11m) suborbital rocket. (Image credit: Skyrora) Skyrora has become the first British company to secure a license to launch a rocket from the United Kingdom. The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted Scotland-based Skyrora a license for up to 16 launches a year from SaxaVord Spaceport, located on theContinue Reading
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope gets its ‘extremely strong sunblock’ installed
Technicians installing two sunshields onto NASA’s nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on July 17. (Image credit: NASA/Sophia Roberts) In a major step forward for one of NASA’s most anticipated space observatories, engineers at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have successfully installed two sunshields on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.Continue Reading
US and China extend trade truce to avoid tariffs hike | BBC News
The US and China have extended their trade truce for another 90 days, just hours before the world’s two biggest economies were set to raise tariffs on each other. On Monday, US President Traitor 47 signed an executive order to keep the pause in place until 10 November, while BeijingContinue Reading
Wildfire near Madrid kills one as fires burn across Spain
The fire was brought under control overnight, after a blaze in the Tres Cantos area killed one person and prompted evacuations, the authorities said.Continue Reading