December 5, 2023
French authorities insist that they do not plan to move the event and security measures will be put in place following Saturdays fatal attack near the Eiffel Tower. ADVERTISEMENT Questions about security in Paris before it hosts the Olympic Games next year are being raised following the attack on Saturday near the Eiffel Tower that cost the life
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Meredith Whittaker (photo credit: Florian Hetz) | Florian Hetz Hello, and welcome to this week’s installment of The Future in Five Questions. This week I spoke with Meredith Whittaker, president of the Signal Foundation and co-founder of the AI Now Institute, which is dedicated to researching AI’s social impact. Whittaker has emerged as a leading
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? BREAKING: ISRAEL DISMISSED INTEL REPORTS OF OCT 7TH AS ‘FANTASY’ House Foreign Affairs Chair Mike McCaul addressed reporters after a closed-door briefing from national security officials on the Israel-Hamas war “We know that Egypt had warned Israel 3 days prior that an event… pic.twitter.com/8rAHhXjdwi — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 24, 2023 COMMENT #1: Marty,
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A ranking of most-loathed TV characters is inspiring social media reactions that range from wickedly funny to savagely honest to brutally confused. Over the weekend, a top 10 list of the “most hated TV characters, according to over 20,000 votes” went viral on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The list stems from the
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The World Health Organisation has asked China for details about an outbreak of respiratory illnesses and reportedly undiagnosed pneumonia after local media shared footage of hospitals crowded with children. Since mid-October, northern China has reported an increase in “influenza-like illnesses” compared with the same period in the previous three years, according to WHO. Clusters of
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Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese needs to “front up” and “answer questions” about Australia’s navy incident with China and whether he raised it with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC Summit. Mr Albanese is under pressure to explain whether he raised a military incident with Mr Xi after
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BREAKING: Minutes before this newsletter was set to publish, OpenAI announced that Sam Altman is out as the company’s CEO and will be replaced by chief technology officer Mira Murati. In a blog post the company said “Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently
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Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Sunday wished Happy Diwali to all who celebrate and shared top trending “why” questions about the Diwali traditions people searching globally. “Happy Diwali to all who celebrate! We’re seeing lots of interest about Diwali traditions on Search, here are a few of the top trending “why” questions worldwide,”
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Senior Labor politicians have sought to downplay claims Australia’s “watershed” climate and security agreement with Tuvalu was pointed at China. At the Pacific Island Forum on Friday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the historic announcement that Tuvalu citizens displaced by climate change would be offered residency in Australia. In exchange, Australia is to be the
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