Flash flooding swamps Hawaii, prompting evacuation orders for 5,500 people
Oahu’s emergency office has ordered residents in the Waialua area to ‘leave now’ amid risk of road failures., Oahu’s emergency office has ordered residents in the Waialua area to ‘leave now’ amid risk of road failures. Heavy rains have prompted widespread evacuations on the north shore of the island ofContinue Reading
It’s not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other safe and routine care for babies, Read MoreContinue Reading
Gamers Hate Nvidia’s DLSS 5. Developers Aren’t Crazy About It, Either
Nvidia’s new AI upscaling gaming technology struck gamers as uncanny and off-putting. Developers don’t seem to like it, either, but it could be “the default” in a few years…Continue Reading
US Space Force moves GPS launch to SpaceX Falcon 9 due to Vulcan rocket glitch
ULA’s second Vulcan Centaur rocket lifts off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Oct. 4, 2024. (Image credit: ULA) The U.S. Space Force has swapped rockets for an upcoming GPS satellite launch. Next month’s GPS III-8 mission had been slated to fly atop United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket. But VulcanContinue Reading
AI Aims for Autonomous Wheelchair Navigation
Wheelchair users with severe disabilities can often navigate tight spaces better than most robotic systems can. A wave of new smart-wheelchair research, including findings presented in Anaheim, Calif., earlier this month, is now testing whether AI-powered systems can, or should, fully close this gap. Christian Mandel—senior researcher at the German Research Center for Artificial IntelligenceContinue Reading
Why Protests Matter (ft. “No Kings” organizer)
You might hear people say that protesting doesn’t make a difference. Leah Greenberg of Indivisible shares why that’s not true.Continue Reading
Why Iran targeting Diego Garcia changes the equation | DW News
A remote US–UK base in the Indian Ocean is now in Iran’s sights. And it raises a bigger question: how far can Iran actually reach? #dwnews For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher SpracheContinue Reading
‘Illegal in Nevada’: Judge blocks Kalshi from dealing in sports betting in the state
“Kalshi has repeatedly stated that its operations are legal in 50 states, which is clearly not true,” Mike Dreitzer said., “Kalshi has repeatedly stated that its operations are legal in 50 states, which is clearly not true,” Mike Dreitzer said., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Drone video from inside a Fukushima reactor shows a hole in pressure vessel, likely fuel debris
TOKYO (AP) — A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant showed a gaping hole in the thick-walled steel container of the core, with lumps of likely melted fuel debris hanging from it, in a first sighting ofContinue Reading
Jeff Bezos wants $100 billion to push more AI into manufacturing
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is reportedly seeking investors for a $100 billion fund that would buy manufacturing companies and automate them with artificial intelligence. The news comes months after Amazon announced it cut 16,000 jobs to better develop AI. The Wall Street Journal was first to report Bezos met withContinue Reading
Why the US is now constructing more data center space than offices
The U.S. is officially spending more money building data centers than office spaces, according to Bloomberg. A recent boom in data center development paired with a decrease in office construction nationwide, led to the historic shift. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, data center construction spending hit $3.6 billion atContinue Reading
Israel says fragments of Iranian missile struck a kindergarten in centre of country
The Israeli military said Saturday that fragments of an Iranian missile struck a kindergarten in the central Israeli city of Rishon Lezion, causing damage. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Iranian attack on the Diego Garcia military base: its location and strategic role
Iranian forces have attempted a missile strike on the UK-US base of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, previously thought to lie beyond the range of Iran’s missiles., Read MoreContinue Reading