Softbank CEO says ‘super AI’ will arrive in 2035 and cost $9T
Oh, and it’ll need the total current US power output Video Masayoshi Son, the Japanese billionaire behind Softbank, has predicted that an artificial superintelligence 10,000 times smarter than a human brain will be created within about a decade – but at quite a cost.……
Israel bans UNRWA activities despite int’l pressure; Netanyahu offers to ‘work with partners’ to ensure humanitarian aid
Israel bans UNRWA activities despite int’l pressure; Netanyahu offers to ‘work with partners’ to ensure humanitarian aid…
Derek Yu’s vision for a human-driven games industry in the story of UFO 50’s development
When booting up a game like UFO 50, a collection of 50 titles whose 80s-inspired roots belie the modern design sensibilities that make them special, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Read more…
A Republican Group Just Found the Most Cynical Message Possible on Abortion. It Involves RBG.
It seems like a desperate attempt to clean up his chaotic messaging on reproductive rights…
Beehive fences prove effective against elephant raids in Kenya
A groundbreaking, nine-year study has revealed that elephants approaching small-scale farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences housing live honey bees up to 86% of the time during peak crop seasons, helping to reduce human-elephant conflict for local farmers and boost income…
Listen Up! Engage children as stakeholders
Eurochild shares expertise on children’s participation at the Global Child Forum 2024 which brought together child rights experts and business leaders to discuss how to engage children meaningfully. On 23 October 2024, Eurochild participated in the 2024 edition of the Global Child Forum, hosted by the Swedish Royal Family at the Royal Palace in Stockholm…
CESCR calls for contributions to general comment on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Environmental Dimension of Sustainable Development
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is inviting written contributions to its draft general comment on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and the Environmental Dimension of Sustainable Development. This general comment aims to clarify the specific obligations of States parties regarding the environmental aspects of sustainable development as outlined in the...This Research Firm Explains How AI Agents May Change Everyone’s Jobs, and Soon
Research and consulting firm Gartner is measuring the pulse of the AI revolution, and it found some interesting things: including that AI agents may surpass human talent levels, changing the workplace…
S.A.N. (Sentient Advocate of Nature) | GoodBye Monkey
In a universe not unlike ours, a tech-environmentalist group claims to have created an AI that is the direct “voice of the earth,” a computer connected via electrodes to the mycelium network under an ancient forest named S.A.N. (Sentient Advocate of Nature). The film imagines what nature thinks of human impact on the planet…