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Democrat Ron Wyden and Republican Warren Davidson tell investigatory powers tribunal that secrecy over encrypted data case is ‘needlessly’ straining US-UK relationsA bipartisan pair of American politicians is telling Britain’s most secretive court to stop hiding its handling of Apple’s legal fight against a government demand to break into its customers’ encrypted data, warning that Whitehall’s taste for secrecy is “needlessly” straining relations between the two allies.The letter, shared with the Guardian ahead of being sent to the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) on Friday, is signed by the Democratic senator Ron Wyden of Oregon and the Republican congressman Warren Davidson of Ohio. Continue reading...

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atlanticcouncil.org | 48 min. ago NEW

The US must become Africa’s partner on technology and AI. It can do so with soft power.

#Africa #AI #power #United States #Washington

The United States’ chief adversary has a soft power strategy. Why doesn’t Washington? The post The US must become Africa’s partner on technology and AI. It can do so with soft power. appeared first on Atlantic Council.

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thenextweb.com | 2 hrs. 31 min. ago

Sam Altman pitches US utilities on OpenAI’s Daybreak programme for grid defence

#AI #Colorado #Colorado Springs #cyberattack #energy #energy policy #Executive #OpenAI #power #power grid #Sam Altman

Sam Altman has been pitching American electric utilities on using OpenAI’s models to defend the power grid against autonomous cyberattacks, in meetings that began in July and continued at the industry’s annual gathering in Colorado Springs, Politico reported Thursday. Altman and John McCarrick, OpenAI’s head of global energy policy, have met with executives from Duke […] This story continues at The Next Web

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koreatimes.co.kr | 2 hrs. 54 min. ago

Lee stresses need to expand diplomatic landscape amid 'chaos' in international order

#cooperation #defense #Emmanuel Macron #energy #France #international community #Lee #Lee Jae Myung #Macron #nuclear #polarization #power #President #summit

President Lee Jae Myung on Friday stressed the importance of expanding the diplomatic landscape and the wisdom of resolving problems through international cooperation, highlighting what he called a tunnel of "extreme chaos" in the international order. The president made the point in a meeting with his key aides, a day after he returned from a four-day trip to France, during which he held a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and agreed to strengthen cooperation in nuclear energy, advanced industries and defense. "The international order is going through a tunnel of extreme chaos," Lee said. "Now is the time for us to build our power, expand the diplomatic landscape and have the wisdom to address various problems through close cooperation with the international community," the president added. The president stressed that the world order is undergoing rapid polarization, adding that in times like these, the country should join hands with other countries and expand its outreach to more regions. Referring to his trip to France, Lee said it helped solidify the countries' partnerships

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iol.co.za | 3 hrs. 27 min. ago

Redrawing Africa's map won't deliver power

#Africa #Annalena Baerbock #Baerbock #General #General Assembly #New York #power #President #Secretary-General #sovereignty #UN #UN Secretary-General

(From left) UN Secretary-General António Guterres, incoming President of the UN's 81st General Assembly Khalilur Rahman and outgoing UNGA President Annalena Baerbock at the UN's New York headquarters on September 8. A corrected Africa map cannot unbind its roots, restore its stolen wealth, or manufacture sovereignty, says the writer.

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theguardian.com | 4 hrs. 56 min. ago

Weather tracker: Hurricane Lowell pounds Hawaii’s western islands

#El Niño #Flooding #Hawaii #history #Iowa #Japan #national weather service #power #power outage #research #Storm #Thunderstorm #thunderstorms #weather #western

Widespread damage across Ni‘ihau, Kauaʻi and O‘ahu, while in Japan further heavy rainfall causes widespread flooding Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage to Hawaii’s western islands this week. On Tuesday night the centre of Lowell tracked 50 miles (80km) from the island of Ni‘ihau in Kauai county as a category 2 storm with winds of up to 110mph. The strong winds resulted in widespread power outages across Ni’ihau, and the islands of Kauaʻi and O‘ahu.The event was particularly notable because a tornado watch had been issued for Kauaʻi on Monday night and into Tuesday morning. According to research maps from Iowa State University, it was likely to be the first tornado watch in Hawaii’s history. In the event, a tornado was not documented, however hurricanes can produce tornadoes and most often occur in thunderstorms within rain bands away from the centre of the hurricane. Currently, five named stormed have occurred in the central Pacific with the strong El Niño this year being a key driver in the above normal hurricane season, as noted by the National Weather Service. Continue reading...

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mirror.co.uk | 5 hrs. ago

Anthropic blocks malicious use of AI that could develop biological weapons

#AI #Anthropic #biological weapons #power #weapon #weapons

Ex-Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon warned people "do not underestimate the power of this technology" before claiming people building the AI "earnestly believe that it could kill us" by 2030

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nytimes.com | 6 hrs. 19 min. ago

[$] At BRICS Summit, China and India Vie for Influence

#BRICS #China #India #power #summit

China sees the BRICS group as a vehicle for challenging American power. India wants to keep the group broad enough to avoid choosing sides.

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thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 36 min. ago

Chandigarh University's Computer Science Engineering Students Develop AI-Powered Platform to Detect Fraudulent Apps

#AI #ai-powered #power #students

Chandigarh University's Computer Science Engineering Students Develop AI-Powered Platform to Detect Fraudulent Apps

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koreatimes.co.kr | 7 hrs. 18 min. ago

4-year prison term sought for Yoon in appellate trial over free opinion polls

#charge #consent #election #fund #illegal #Min #power #President #prison #prison sentence #Seoul #Yoon

A special counsel team on Friday sought a four-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol during his appellate trial on charges of receiving free opinion polls in the lead up to the 2022 presidential election. Special counsel Min Joong-ki requested the sentence and a forfeiture of 137.2 million won ($102,000) at the Seoul High Court, after a lower court sentenced Yoon to two years in prison on charges of violating the Political Funds Act. Yoon is accused of colluding with his wife to receive opinion polls worth a total of 270 million won for free from a self-proclaimed power broker, Myung Tae-kyun, in 58 occasions between June 2021 and March 2022. The lower court convicted Yoon on 14 times he received the opinion polls, ruling they amounted to illegal political donations. It determined the other 44 occasions could not be seen as being given with the couple's consent. Min's team also requested a three-year prison sentence for Myung in the appellate trial after the lower court sentenced him to 18 months in prison for the charges. Yoon's wife was acquitted of the same charges in her

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theguardian.com | 7 hrs. 42 min. ago

Slow Horses to Neagley: the seven best shows to stream this week

#Apple #blast #Espionage #killing #past #power #ruthless #script #spy

Gary Oldman’s hit spy show is as pungently scripted and beautifully performed as ever. Plus: Jack Reacher’s formidable protege gets her own showThere are various blasts from the past as this sour and salty espionage drama returns for season six – although some have more staying power than others. In a development that might hint at a show approaching the end of its natural lifespan (although it’s been renewed for a seventh season), someone is killing former occupants of Slough House. Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb is typically unsentimental about this but other Horses are more concerned – particularly given the return of an old antagonist who proved to be a ruthless and relentless foe with a connection to the team. Slow Horses feels unlikely to surprise us at this point but it’s still pungently scripted and beautifully performed. Apple TV, from Wednesday 16 September Continue reading...

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theguardian.com | 8 hrs. 40 min. ago

Speed up electricity grid upgrade or else face higher bills, warns UK watchdog

#economic growth #electricity #energy #government #Li #Nil #power #UK

National Audit Office says failure to implement £70bn modernisation would also hold back economic growthThe ‘great grid upgrade’ is off track – ministers should spell out the risks for billsConsumers will pay higher energy bills unless the UK government speeds up work on a vast programme of upgrades to the electricity grid to enable the switch to renewables, the public spending watchdog has warned.The National Audit Office (NAO) said that without faster action the extra costs associated with managing the ageing power network, which are ultimately passed on to the public, could reach £7.8bn a year by 2030. Continue reading...

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smh.com.au | 8 hrs. 43 min. ago

Principal warned of audit risk years before school accused of over-claiming $23 million

#power #school #transfer

Melbourne City Mission has taken steps to transfer power from Hester Hornbrook Academy, as the charity investigates allegations of misconduct against the school’s principal.

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nytimes.com | 9 hrs. 17 min. ago

[$] Why Emerging Powers Keep Joining BRICS, Even When They Disagree

#BRICS #conflict #Delhi #energy #energy prices #leader #New Delhi #power #prices

Leaders of emerging economies meet in New Delhi this weekend, but global conflicts and soaring energy prices threaten to undermine unity.

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abc.net.au | 10 hrs. 31 min. ago

Six Melbourne shops forced shut over illicit tobacco the 'first of many'

#government #licensing #power #Richmond

Shops in Footscray and Richmond have been ordered to close for up to 90 days by tobacco licensing inspectors given new powers by the Victorian government.

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smh.com.au | 11 hrs. 41 min. ago

Rough sleepers to be moved away from Perth arms expo under new police powers

#exclusion #government #parliament #Police #power #security

The admission the government would move on rough sleepers from the security exclusion zone around the expo came out during lengthy debate in parliament this week.

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scmp.com | 11 hrs. 42 min. ago

Foreign carmakers offer steep discounts on petrol-powered cars in cutthroat Chinese market

#China #Chinese #petrol #power #prices #Volkswagen

Foreign carmakers have been slashing the prices of petrol-powered cars they make in China by more than 20 per cent to survive in a cutthroat market amid weakening consumer demand. Last month, big international marques including Volkswagen and Toyota offered average discounts of 23.4 per cent on cars powered by internal combustion engines, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). That compared with an average discount of 23.7 per cent in July. “Because their new cars...

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dailymail.com | 13 hrs. 32 min. ago

Fears of 'jobs bloodbath' as Burnham launches huge 'tourist tax' raid - with families and businesses set to be hammered... while Sadiq Khan could rake in £580m from the move

#charge #Jobs #launch #leader #power #tax #tourist tax

Mayors and other local leaders will get powers to impose charges on accommodation in Labour's latest move to raise revenues.

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abc.net.au | 13 hrs. 33 min. ago

NSW premier's top staffer in High Court showdown over arrest powers

#committee #evidence #power

James Cullen faced being detained and forced to give evidence before a committee after refusing to attend a parliamentary inquiry over the leaking of confidential minutes.

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businessinsider.com | 15 hrs. 4 min. ago

Sam Altman met with top power utilities about securing the electrical grid. He offered one possible solution: OpenAI's cyber services.

#cyberattack #OpenAI #power #Sam Altman

The conversations took place amid a continuing series of revelations about OpenAI's own products' role in a sprawling cyberattack.

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marketwatch.com | 15 hrs. 5 min. ago

SpaceX is inching closer to this lofty $100 billion milestone

#billion #deal #power #SpaceX #target

SpaceX has set an ambitious revenue target and a newly disclosed computing-power deal could get the company a bit nearer to its goal.

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nypost.com | 16 hrs. 7 min. ago

New Zuckoff app detects nearby Meta ‘perv glasses’: ‘right to at least know that someone is recording’

#AI #ai-powered #consent #criticism #Meta #power #women

A new app called Zuckoff can detect if a user is near someone with Meta's creepy AI-powered glasses, which have drawn criticism for enabling creeps to record women without their consent.

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thenextweb.com | 16 hrs. 11 min. ago

TAR raises $120m at a $1bn valuation to build off-grid power for AI

#AI #Anthropic #Austin #Bloomberg #fund #investor #power

TAR has raised a $120m Series A led by Spark Capital at a $1bn post-money valuation. The Austin company builds off-grid power systems for AI data centres. The company announced the round on Thursday. Prior investors Buckley Ventures and Align Fund also took part, Bloomberg reported. Spark Capital is an investor in Anthropic, Bloomberg noted. […] This story continues at The Next Web

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theguardian.com | 16 hrs. 27 min. ago

New battery-powered trains will ‘bring faster journeys to north’

#government #Jobs #power #UK

No 10 says 29 new trains to be built in Derby will support 350 local jobs, as well as nearly 6,000 across the UKNo 10 has announced the construction of a new fleet of battery-powered trains that will “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”.The 29 new trains, which will be run by TransPennine Express, are set to be built in Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby from 2028, which the government says will support 350 local jobs, as well as nearly 6,000 across the UK. Continue reading...

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thehill.com | 17 hrs. 11 min. ago

Missouri justices find elections chief in contempt, but change to old map clears him

#election #judge #Justice #Missouri #power #Republicans

Missouri’s top court found the state’s head election official in contempt on Thursday over his push to implement Republicans’ new congressional map, but the judges agreed he is absolved now that he is reverting to the old boundaries. “The civil contemptor has at all times the power to purge himself of any contempt by complying with the order...

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thehindu.com | 17 hrs. 35 min. ago

BJP loses power in Paralam panchayat as LDF supports UDF no-trust motion

#Congress #hail #power #Trust

The 17-member council had six members each from the BJP and UDF, with the remaining seats held by the LDF. The BJP had secured power through a draw after the council was left evenly divided. BJP calls move a 'betrayal of the people’s mandate, Congress hails it as a victory for democracy

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theguardian.com | 17 hrs. 38 min. ago

Ministers face backlash from hospitality industry over ‘tourist tax’ plans

#charge #control #England #government #job loss #power #tax #taxes #tourist tax

Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job lossesMinisters are facing a backlash from the hospitality industry after they announced mayors in England would be given sweeping powers to levy taxes on holiday accommodation such as hotels and Airbnbs.The plan, presented on Thursday by Angela Rayner, the local government secretary, will allow mayors to impose a “tourist tax” without a cap on how much they can charge and with few controls on how they can spend it. Continue reading...

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nytimes.com | 17 hrs. 55 min. ago

[$] A.I. Data Center Pollution Poses Health Threat, Former E.P.A. Officials Warn

#Air Pollution #billion #gas #gas-fired power plant #plant #pollution #power

Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.

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globalnews.ca | 18 hrs. 40 min. ago

White House pulls ‘Build the Wall’ game after Tetris copyright warning

#copyright #power #wall #White House

'At Tetris we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them,' The Tetris Company said in a statement.

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thehindu.com | 19 hrs. 37 min. ago

Continuing power outages in Keralam throw people’s lives into disarray

#load shedding #power #power outage

Load shedding has been arranged between 6.30 p.m. and 1 a.m., with back-to-back power outages disrupting daily routines of people

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thehindu.com | 19 hrs. 37 min. ago

Supreme Court notice to Centre on closure of Metro stations’ during CJP protest

#Executive #power #protest #Supreme Court

The court said it would intervene only if the Executive’s exercise of discretionary powers were found to be grossly disproportionate

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scmp.com | 19 hrs. 42 min. ago

Chinese scientists boost hydrogen fuel cell power fourfold with new design

#Beijing #Chinese #clean energy #electricity #energy #fuel #power #research #review #scientist #scientists #space #water

Chinese scientists have developed a way to generate a fourfold increase in power output of hydrogen fuel cells, an advance that could broaden their use from road vehicles to space missions. Hydrogen is widely viewed as a promising clean energy source for a low-carbon future. Fuel cells convert the chemical energy in hydrogen directly into electricity, producing water as their only exhaust. In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Science on Thursday, researchers at the Beijing Institute...

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dw.com | 19 hrs. 51 min. ago

Are electric vehicles really bad for the environment?

#carbon footprint #electric vehicles #environment #EU #gas #German #Politician #politicians #power

Some German politicians are calling for a delay to the EU plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles, saying cars must be judged on the entire carbon footprint. But the full picture still says EVs are more climate friendly.

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businessinsider.com | 20 hrs. 41 min. ago

Billionaire hedge fund investor Paul Tudor Jones says AI is like a ‘Category 6 hurricane’ heading for humanity

#AI #billionaire #China #control #fund #humanity #investor #power

Hedge fund investor Paul Tudor Jones warns of AI's growing power, urging the US and China to work together to make sure it doesn't spiral out of control.

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bbc.co.uk | 20 hrs. 45 min. ago

Use all powers necessary on anti-migrant protests, home secretary tells police

#anti-migrant #migrant #Police #power #protest

Two anti-migrant protests took place in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend.

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thehindu.com | 21 hrs. ago

Stakeholders suggest considering II PU score for NEET ranking, multiple exam system

#Force #Nilekani #power #reforms

CESS will consolidate suggestions and submit it as recommendations to the High Powered Task Force looking into National Testing Agency reforms, headed by Nandan Nilekani

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time.com | 21 hrs. 28 min. ago

'Buy Canadian': Meet the Consumers Boycotting American Products as Trade Rift Widens

#boycott #Carney #Li #lies #Mark Carney #power

Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed the "Buy Canadian" movement, saying the power lies in "decisions taken at the kitchen table, not the boardroom table."

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dailymail.com | 21 hrs. 55 min. ago

Jubilant Labour mayors hail Burnham's new £1.6bn 'tourist tax' as hospitality industry warns of jobs 'catastrophe' - and struggling families face paying more for holidays

#charge #hail #Jobs #leader #PM #power #tax #tourist tax

Local leaders are to get powers to impose charges on accommodation in the PM's latest move to raise revenues.

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dw.com | 21 hrs. 59 min. ago

African Parks: When conservation becomes a question of power

#abuse #continent #human rights #power #rights #wildlife

African Parks is dedicated to protecting wildlife on the continent across some vast areas. But the organization faces allegations of human rights abuses by rangers. Now, Prince Harry is stepping down from its board.

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