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Most serious cyberattacks against UK now from Russia, Iran and China

The head of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that hostile nations like Russia, Iran and China are behind the most serious cyberattacks in the U.K...

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The head of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that hostile nations like Russia, Iran and China are behind the most serious cyberattacks in the U.K...

Motorola launches Edge 70 Pro with Sony camera and 144 Hz panel

Motorola on Wednesday launched the Motorola Edge 70 Pro smartphone in India for the premium segment buyers. The new Motorola Edge 70 Pro compliments the Edge 70...

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Motorola on Wednesday launched the Motorola Edge 70 Pro smartphone in India for the premium segment buyers. The new Motorola Edge 70 Pro compliments the Edge 70...

Stay Away From Water Videos

Check out millions of trending videos of Stay Away From Water on Snapchat

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Check out millions of trending videos of Stay Away From Water on Snapchat

The people who remember everyone’s birthday but quietly hope someone will remember theirs without a reminder

The people who hold everyone's relational infrastructure together often feel most invisible on the days that belong to them. A look at the quiet psychology of c...

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The people who hold everyone's relational infrastructure together often feel most invisible on the days that belong to them. A look at the quiet psychology of c...

The Internet Has Kept Katy Perry’s Receipts

An allegation of sexual assault from actress Ruby Rose has cast Katy Perry’s legacy in a whole new light.

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An allegation of sexual assault from actress Ruby Rose has cast Katy Perry’s legacy in a whole new light.

Visual storytelling: techniques, science, and application

Learn how visual storytelling works, its core mechanics, principles, and real-world applications to help creators and marketers build more effective content.

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Learn how visual storytelling works, its core mechanics, principles, and real-world applications to help creators and marketers build more effective content.

Turning data from space into action for Earth

Happy Earth Day, 22 April – a global call to act and protect our planet. At the European Space Agency, that action begins in orbit, where satellites deliver a continuous, global view of Earth and track environmental change. Working with partners, ESA turns this stream of data into actionable information, helping governments and communities respond faster and more effectively to climate-driven risks.Here are two examples of how space technology is being used to anticipate threats to safeguard food security and public health.

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Happy Earth Day, 22 April – a global call to act and protect our planet. At the European Space Agency, that action begins in orbit, where satellites deliver a continuous, global view of Earth and track environmental change. Working with partners, ESA turns this stream of data into actionable information, helping governments and communities respond faster and more effectively to climate-driven risks.Here are two examples of how space technology is being used to anticipate threats to safeguard food security and public health.

Posts I don't have time to write — LessWrong

I am a busy man and will die knowing I have not said all I wanted to say. But maybe I can at least leave some IOUs behind. • • …

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I am a busy man and will die knowing I have not said all I wanted to say. But maybe I can at least leave some IOUs behind. • • …

10 posts I don't have time to write — LessWrong

I am a busy man and will die knowing I have not said all I wanted to say. But maybe I can at least leave some IOUs behind. • • …

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I am a busy man and will die knowing I have not said all I wanted to say. But maybe I can at least leave some IOUs behind. • • …

MPs demand end to tax havens

Politicians call on British Government to end “an industrialised tax avoidance scheme” for oil companies.

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Politicians call on British Government to end “an industrialised tax avoidance scheme” for oil companies.

‘No accountability, no checks and balances, no responsibility’: how Indigenous peoples think about AI

New research positions AI not as a standalone tool, but as part of a wider system that shapes relationships between people, institutions, data and Country.

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New research positions AI not as a standalone tool, but as part of a wider system that shapes relationships between people, institutions, data and Country.

Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed

Politicians and environmental groups are renewing calls for a 25% tax on Australia’s gas exports. An energy law expert explains how it would work.

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Politicians and environmental groups are renewing calls for a 25% tax on Australia’s gas exports. An energy law expert explains how it would work.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope explained: How it will map space 1,000 times faster than Hubble

Science News: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has now reached a major turning point, with NASA confirming that its final assembly is complete at the Godda...

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Science News: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has now reached a major turning point, with NASA confirming that its final assembly is complete at the Godda...

Marginal Risk is BS — LessWrong

I don’t know where the idea of “marginal risk” came from in AI policy. It sounds like BS. Yet another excuse to keep building dangerous AI systems… …

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I don’t know where the idea of “marginal risk” came from in AI policy. It sounds like BS. Yet another excuse to keep building dangerous AI systems… …

Balancing Short-Term Returns with Long-Term Property Value

Balancing short-term returns with long-term property value is essential to the success of sustainable development. By adopting a strategic...

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Balancing short-term returns with long-term property value is essential to the success of sustainable development. By adopting a strategic...

Anthropic seeks pivotal court win in music publisher lawsuit over AI training

Anthropic argued on Monday that its AI training made “transformative” use of lyrics ‌to “help Claude understand human language and enable progress and p...

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Anthropic argued on Monday that its AI training made “transformative” use of lyrics ‌to “help Claude understand human language and enable progress and p...

Some people don’t want advice. They want a witness. And confusing the two is how we lose each other in conversations that were supposed to bring us closer.

The fastest way to lose someone isn't ignoring them — it's solving them when they needed to be heard. On the quiet cost of confusing advice with witness.

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The fastest way to lose someone isn't ignoring them — it's solving them when they needed to be heard. On the quiet cost of confusing advice with witness.

The End of EPA’s Endangerment Finding Is a Bigger Deal Than the Iran War

The fact that neither the ARC-ES nor the Endangerment Finding’s reversal of fortune is anywhere in the news tells you everything you need to know about the cu...

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The fact that neither the ARC-ES nor the Endangerment Finding’s reversal of fortune is anywhere in the news tells you everything you need to know about the cu...

Ukraine Teams up Sea and Interceptor Drones, First Time Against Shahed

The new tactic, carried out by the 412th Nemesis Brigade, could help Ukraine form an additional air defense layer in the Black Sea.

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The new tactic, carried out by the 412th Nemesis Brigade, could help Ukraine form an additional air defense layer in the Black Sea.

4 MBB Consultants Quit to Be AI Founders and Had to Unlearn Consulting

Four former consultants from McKinsey, Bain, and BCG who quit to found AI startups share how consulting prepared them and what they had to unlearn.

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Four former consultants from McKinsey, Bain, and BCG who quit to found AI startups share how consulting prepared them and what they had to unlearn.

Latest glimpse of F/A-XX 6th-gen fighter reveals tailless design

Northrop Grumman reveals its F/A-XX candidate video. Featuring a tailless, diamond-wing design, it is built for long-range carrier strikes and drone command.

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Northrop Grumman reveals its F/A-XX candidate video. Featuring a tailless, diamond-wing design, it is built for long-range carrier strikes and drone command.

How to safeguard against overdiagnosis when more GPs treat ADHD

Prescriptions for ADHD have grown 11-fold in 20 years. As GPs begin to prescribe ADHD medication, will this rise again?

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Prescriptions for ADHD have grown 11-fold in 20 years. As GPs begin to prescribe ADHD medication, will this rise again?

Lorxus Does Budget Inkhaven Again: 04

I'm doing Budget Inkhaven again! (I didn't realize last time that

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I'm doing Budget Inkhaven again! (I didn't realize last time that

More Americans are exposed to polluted air in the United States. See where.

An estimated 33.5 million children in the United States — or nearly half of people under 18 — live in an area that received a failing grade for at least one...

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An estimated 33.5 million children in the United States — or nearly half of people under 18 — live in an area that received a failing grade for at least one...

Science Journalists to Receive Resilience Training Amid Rising Online Harassment and Workplace Pressures

London, UK - In response to growing concerns over online abuse and workplace challenges faced by science journalists, the Association of British Science Writers...

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London, UK - In response to growing concerns over online abuse and workplace challenges faced by science journalists, the Association of British Science Writers...

Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs

Along the northeast side of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, green spaces weave through the developed landscape.

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Along the northeast side of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, green spaces weave through the developed landscape.

[2604.18933] Gated Memory Policy

Abstract page for arXiv paper 2604.18933: Gated Memory Policy

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Abstract page for arXiv paper 2604.18933: Gated Memory Policy

[2604.19000] Decompose, Structure, and Repair: A Neuro-Symbolic Framework for Autoformalization via Operator Trees

Abstract page for arXiv paper 2604.19000: Decompose, Structure, and Repair: A Neuro-Symbolic Framework for Autoformalization via Operator Trees

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Abstract page for arXiv paper 2604.19000: Decompose, Structure, and Repair: A Neuro-Symbolic Framework for Autoformalization via Operator Trees