Three former OpenAI researchers sacked for allegedly mishandling information claim they were instead let go because they raised safety concerns at the tech firm. “I believe we were fired for prioritising safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI as a corporation,” Mikita Balesni posted on X, external alongside an open letter to the ChatGPT-maker, written […]
Continue ReadingThe sculpture, titled The Orange Plague, was unveiled Tuesday by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt in the Parliament building in Strasbourg. The 2.6-meter work depicts a nude, gold-leaf-covered Trump perched on a frail man’s shoulders, holding a golf club and scales of justice. A plaque reads: “I am sitting on the back of a man. He […]
Continue ReadingStrike drones attacked the Redkino Experimental Chemical Plant in Russia’s Tver region overnight on October 9. The facility manufactures chemical products used by Russia’s military-industrial complex. The monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported on this. Footage published online shows strike drones flying overhead, followed by explosions and a fire near the plant. Local residents also reported […]
Continue ReadingThere have been other politicians called Hitler. In 2018, also in Peru, Hitler beat Lenin in another mayoral race for the district of Yúngar, when Hitler Guesclin Alba Sánchez defeated Lenin Vladimir Rodríguez Valverde. “I’m the good Hitler,” Alba told broadcasters on the campaign trail, local media reported. In Namibia, Adolf Hitler Uunona last year […]
Continue ReadingThrough these projects, Brussels wants to meet its targets under the Critical Raw Materials Act, which, by 2030, the bloc aims to mine at least 10%, process 40% and recycle 25% of its own needs, while sourcing no more than 65% of any one material at any processing stage from a single non-EU country. The […]
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of protesters joined a march in Madrid Thursday to mark the death of 87-year-old retiree Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction from her apartment in the Spanish capital in September sparked a wave of housing protests that prompted the government to call early elections.
Continue ReadingElon Musk has questioned whether billionaire Mukesh Ambani is the “real boss of India” as his satellite internet company Starlink struggles to secure final approval to launch in the country. The remark came a day after Musk accused unnamed powerful business interests of trying to block Starlink’s entry into India. He then singled out Ambani, […]
Continue ReadingThursday’s demonstration turned violent following allegations that a foreign national had assaulted one of the protesters in Durban. Three foreign nationals were arrested in connection with the alleged assault, police said. In Durban, in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, protesters gathered outside a government refugee reception centre demanding that it stop accepting asylum applications. Police […]
Continue ReadingIf countries hope to restore their reserves to 30% by the end of winter — or else face increased exposure to future cold spells — volumes equivalent to 7% of the demand will either have to be curtailed or simply withheld from consumers, ENTSO-G warns. Part of that pressure comes from a looming EU-wide ban on long-term […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump’s envoys will meet Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss new proposals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, two US sources told AFP. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will present ideas developed during recent talks with both sides, one source said Thursday.
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