The Cultural Roots of Strategic Surprise and Resilience: the Israeli case of October 2023
October 7th, 2023, 06:29 AM. Probably the most tragic day in Israel’s history. A surprise attack conducted by Hamas from the Gaza Strip caught Israel completely off guard. Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, killing more than 1200 Israelis and abducting more than 250 individuals into the Gaza Strip. They exercised massContinue Reading
FBI Lowers Hiring Standards To Approve Applicants Who Admit To Having Sex With Animals
As the The Traitor administration continues to chase away actual talent in order to staff federal agencies with loyalists and/or people who don’t know any better, it has had to lower hiring standards to keep the federal cupboards stocked. ICE went on a hiring surge following the imposition of impossibleContinue Reading
Pitso Mosimane appointed by South Africa ahead of AFCON qualifiers
Pitso Mosimane replaces Hugo Broos as manager of the South Africa national football team following World Cup exit., Pitso Mosimane replaces Hugo Broos as manager of the South Africa national football team following World Cup exit. Pitso Mosimane was confirmed as South Africa coach on Tuesday, 24 days after theContinue Reading
China’s Xi makes first visit to Egypt in a decade, amid regional turmoil
Chinese President Xi visits Egypt to deepen economic ties and align strategies amid Middle East crises., Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for his first visit in a decade, marking 70 years of diplomatic relations and aiming to bolster economic cooperation amid regional crises. China President Xi Jinping hasContinue Reading
Amid Severe Water Crisis & Drought, Puerto Rico Marks 10 Years of “La Junta” Oversight
Juan Carlos Dávila reports from Puerto Rico as the island grapples with a severe water crisis. A record-breaking drought has led to severe shortages and a system of water rationing that residents say could have been prevented by better infrastructure maintenance. Climate scientists have warned for years that changing weatherContinue Reading
Maxion and Novelis develop InVolt aluminum battery housing for electric buses and trucks
Maxion Structural Components and Novelis have jointly developed Maxion InVolt, a battery housing for electric commercial vehicles stamped from rolled aluminum using a new alloy created for the application. The companies say the InVolt housing is about 35% lighter than an extruded aluminum housing built to the same technical requirements.Continue Reading
Stationary energy storage compliance: What don’t you know? (Webinar)
Billions of dollars have been invested in large-format EV cell and battery manufacturing capacity over the past several years. While demand for EVs has fluctuated across regions globally, demand for Stationary Energy Storage Systems (ESS) has surged to augment existing grid capacity and support the growing energy demands of emergingContinue Reading
Older workers are more bullish on AI than younger ones
Older employees are significantly more positive about AI than their younger colleagues, according to a new survey by Glassdoor. Among members of Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1980), nearly half of respondents had a positive view of the new AI technology. At the same time, just one-third ofContinue Reading
What went wrong with Apple’s design group?
How is it that the departure of well-known Apple designer Jony Ive undermined departmental resilience so much that former Apple staffers are now accused of stealing trade secrets and covering up the crime? Forensic evidence The latest chapter in the ongoing litigation between Apple and OpenAI involves fresh accusations by Apple thatContinue Reading
First Look: Ubuntu’s new AI voice typing feature ‘Myna’
AI-powered voice typing is coming to Ubuntu in Myna , a speech-to-text feature that lets you talk into any valid text field. It’s still a work in progress, but I grabbed an early build to see how it’s shaping up. With Ubuntu 26.10 now entering its freeze, the user-facing piecesContinue Reading
Scientists discover why snake embryos twist into spirals
Snake embryos begin life curled into a distinctive right-handed spiral, and scientists may finally know why. Their bodies grow faster than their guts, creating a tether that forces the lengthening embryo to buckle and twist inside the egg. Researchers reached the conclusion after studying more than 900 embryos and usingContinue Reading
College Student Who Lost Legal Status Dies After Walking Into Traffic
Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, stepped into traffic in Springfield, Ohio, Monday and was killed. His family believes it was a suicide after he lost his Temporary Protected Status. Ohio State Highway Patrol officials reported that Bel had pulled his car over on the right shoulder of I-70Continue Reading
Tony Romo admits to ‘over-reliance on alcohol’ after pleading no contest to impaired driving
Tony Romo said Tuesday that pain suffered during his career as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys led to “an over-reliance on alcohol.”, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading