Category: General
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Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal
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in GeneralOpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further highlights just how power intensive the AI boom has become. It’s the latest partnership between OpenAI and a high-profile chip…
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Is AI really making electricity bills higher?
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in GeneralResidential electricity costs are on the rise, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The average price of electricity in America has increased 13% since 2022, with the cost of retail electricity expected to grow faster than the rate of inflation, the report says. Some regions, like the Pacific, Middle Atlantic and New England,…
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Data center, le rivolte negli Usa
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in GeneralA pochi il nuovo potere dell’AI, agli altri bollette più care (e l’invasione di Big Tech). Trump ha esentato computer e componenti dei data center dai suoi dazi: l’AI building è favorito rispetto a qualunque altro settore. Ma le proteste degli americani hanno già bloccato decine di costruzioni di data center: ecco perché. […] Ciò…
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Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
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in GeneralFrom brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently … […] The fundamental issue, Kosmyna says, is that as soon as a technology becomes available that makes our lives easier, we’re evolutionarily primed to use it. “Our brains love shortcuts, it’s in our…
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The Aberdeen Bestiary
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in GeneralThe Aberdeen Bestiary (Aberdeen University Library MS 24) is considered to be one of the best examples of its type due to its lavish and costly illuminations. The manuscript, written and illuminated in England around 1200, is of added interest since it contains notes, sketches and other evidence of the way it was designed and…
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Un anno di Fondazione Giulia Cecchettin, la lettera di «papà Gino»: «Il dolore è diventato amore per sentirmi libero»
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in GeneralL’elenco dei «divieti» sociali che si è trovato ad affrontare, per la scelta di abbracciare una missione nel nome di Giulia, lascia l’amaro in bocca. «Ti sembra di non poterti più permettere di sorridere. Di non poterti più permettere di sognare. Di non poterti più permettere la felicità. Ti sembra di dover vivere in un lutto…
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Terran Trade Authority Handbook
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in GeneralAbout Spacecraft 2000 to 2100 AD The Terran Trade Authority is an original science-fiction setting first presented in four large-format full-colour illustrated books, published between 1978 and 1980. Each book is presented as an “in-universe” document, detailing the history of the Terran Trade Authority and their spectacular spacecraft. This book covers the events immediately…
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Fabio Civitelli festeggia 40 anni con TEX
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in GeneralRomics d’Oro al Festival Internazionale del Fumetto. Una vita dedicata al fumetto, lo storico illustratore dell’’Aquila della notte’ si racconta. Tavole originali con opere su tela e disegni da collezione, fino al 5 ottobre alla Fiera di Roma. I consigli dell’autore per i giovani amanti del fumetto
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I migliori prodotti naturali per la lavatrice
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in Generalsbiancare, igienizzare e rendere i capi morbidi (dal percarbonato all’acido citrico)
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È morto Renato Casaro, sue le locandine del Cinema mondiale
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in Generalil più noto illustratore italiano di manifesti e locandine per il cinema, famoso a livello internazionale e influente cartellonista per il grande schermo.
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Lezioni di Mafie
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in GeneralLezioni di Mafie con Nicola Gratteri, condotto da Paolo Di Giannantonio con la partecipazione di Antonio Nicaso, quattro puntate in cui analizzeranno, in dialogo con gli studenti di Roma Tre, l’evoluzione e il presente della criminalità organizzata. Da mercoledì 17 settembre alle 21.15
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Population Decline Will Change the World for the Better
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in GeneralA future with fewer people offers increased opportunity and a healthier environment
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Trump Gaza, Smotrich: “La Striscia è una miniera d’oro immobiliare, già in trattativa con gli Usa”
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in GeneralIl ministro israeliano di estrema destra: “La demolizione l’abbiamo fatta, ora dobbiamo costruire”
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L’ex agente del Mossad: «Fondi dal Qatar e conti in criptovalute? Ora un’inchiesta sul premier di Israele e la sua famiglia»
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in GeneralLa storia di Udi Levi, per 14 anni numero uno dell’intelligence finanziaria del Mossad. Chiede un’indagine sui rapporti finanziari tra Netanyahu e il Qatar. Che manda soldi a Hamas. Le lettere dagli Emirati e le campagne di Bibi
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Nakba, la «catastrofe»: la storia (violenta) della cacciata dei palestinesi, nel 1948
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in GeneralQuello della «Nakba» è stato un capitolo ignorato per trent’anni dalla storiografia occidentale: ecco che cosa accadde, e come, tra gli ultimi mesi del 1947 e l’inizio del 1949
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Resource for Vincent van Gogh’s artworks
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in GeneralHis most brilliant works date from this later period, during his time at the hospital at Arles, where he painted his famous bedroom. All of these paintings, and hundreds more, can be found in high-resolution scans at the new van Gogh resource, Van Gogh Worldwide, “a consortium of museums,” notes Madeleine Muzdakis at My Modern Met, “doing their…
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AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed
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in GeneralArtificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic says testing of its new system revealed it is sometimes willing to pursue “extremely harmful actions” such as attempting to blackmail engineers who say they will remove it.
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Geoffrey Hinton: «I militari hanno preso l’IA. Entro 20 anni esseri superintelligenti ci sostituiranno: rischiamo l’estinzione»
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in GeneralIl premio Nobel e l’intelligenza artificiale: «I leader delle aziende tecnologiche non hanno una posizione morale: che tristezza. Ora ascoltiamo il Papa». Venerdì 12 assieme ad altri scienziati discuterà con Leone XIV
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The hill where the idea of a Palestinian state may die
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in GeneralAtop a Palestinian village overlooking Jerusalem, Atallah Mazara’a ruminates about his long-held dream. His Bedouin village of Jabal al-Baba sits near the geographical center of the occupied West Bank, balanced between the north and south of what a future Palestinian state would be made up of. But with each passing day, that dream seems to…
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Brett Allen Johnson Harnesses the Glow of the American Southwest in Dreamy Oil Paintings
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in GeneralAs though seared into our collective consciousness, some images of the American Southwest seem to fully embody its inhospitable terrain, mercurial weather, and intense, challenging beauty. One of these would most certainly be Edward Curtis’ dramatic 1904 photograph of the sacred Canyon de Chelly (pronounced “deh-shay”) in Arizona, featuring a string of Navajo riders on horseback, silhouetted…
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America’s Nuclear War Plan in the 1960s Was Utter Madness. It Still Is.
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in GeneralNuclear war is madness. Were a nuclear weapon to be launched at the United States, including from a rogue nuclear-armed nation like North Korea, American policy dictates a nuclear counterattack. This response would almost certainly set off a series of events that would quickly spiral out of control. “The world could end in the next couple…
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Equal Earth • Political Wall Map
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in GeneralA world map for everyone The Equal Earth Wall Map is for schools, organizations, or anyone who needs a map showing countries and continents at their true sizes relative to each other. Africa appears 14 times larger than Greenland as it actually is. And wherever you live, the map has you covered. Download a choice…
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Equal Earth • Physical Wall Map
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in GeneralA completely natural world map The Equal Earth Physical Map focuses on the natural world—terrain, rivers and lakes, vegetation, land cover, and the ocean floor—free of obscuring country boundaries. It is a companion piece for the Equal Earth Political Map. Because the map projection is equal-area, continents and oceans are shown at their true sizes relative…
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100 Best Movies of the 21st Century
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in GeneralMore than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films released since Jan. 1, 2000. Here is how their ballots stacked up.
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Genesis Albums From Worst To Best
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in GeneralGenesis’ loyal fans and outspoken critics love and hate the band for the exact same reasons. During their prime-era prog-rock run in the early ’70s, with Peter Gabriel as frontman, Genesis either represented the genre at its peak of bloat or expressiveness; during the ’80s, with Phil Collins on vocals, they were selling out stadiums…
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Il test di intelligenza più veloce del mondo (soltanto tre domande)
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in GeneralPrima domanda: la palla da baseball Una mazza e una palla da baseball costano in tutto 1,10 dollari. La mazza costa un dollaro più della palla. Quanto costa la palla? Seconda domanda: in fabbrica Se 5 macchine ci mettono 5 minuti a fabbricare 5 congegni, quanto tempo ci mettono 100 macchine a fabbricarne 100? Terza…