Dave Willner, OpenAI’s head quits over trust and safety
#DaveWillner, #OpenAI IBNS: Citing the pressure of his job and its impact on family life, OpenAI’s head of trust and safety Dave Willner has said he is quitting the company. Dave …
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Ireland’s first low-carbon district heating network employs Honeywell Solstice Ze Refrigerant
#Honeywell, #Ireland, #HeatingNetwork, #Tallaght, #SolsticeZeRefrigerant Honeywell on Wednesday announced that Ireland’s first low-carbon district heating network located in Tallaght, Dublin, is using a heat pump with its energy efficient, ultra-low-global-warming-potential (GWP) hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) Solstice® …
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Billionaire Elon Musk announces new AI startup xAI with former engineers of Google, OpenAI Engineers
#AI, #AIx, #ElonMusk, #AIStartup IBNS: Billionaire Elon Musk’s on Wednesday announced a new AI startup, xAI, with the launch of its website. The company’s team consists of engineers with previous experience at prominent …
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Health risks on the rise as heatwave intensifies across Europe: WMO
#Heatwave, #EuropeHeatwave New York: The dangers associated with the heatwave that’s engulfing the northern hemisphere aren’t over yet, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday. In an alert, the …
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James Cameron to showcase his feats of deep-sea exploration in exhibit in Ottawa Jul 18-Sept 1
#JamesCameron; #FeatsOfDeepSeaExploration; #OttawaExhibit A Canadian Geographic exhibit titled “PRESSURE – James Cameron into the Abyss,” would reportedly be launched today in Ottawa showcasing the Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker’s Cameron’s feats of deep-sea exploration. Cameron …
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Nagaland Govt keeping environment concerns in mind, reinforces total ban on single-use plastic
#Nagaland, #SingleUsePlastic IBNS: The Nagaland government has reinforced the total ban on the use of single-use plastic, a move that has been taken by keeping the environment concerns in mind. In …
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Australia’s western coast sees a mysterious object wash ashore, locals speculate it is space junk
#Australia, #AustraliaSpaceJunk, #SpaceJunk IBNS: A mysterious object has washed ashore on Australia’s western coast, causing local residents to speculate about its origin. Many local residents are assuming that the object might be …
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Google Doodle to mark 204th birthday of Eunice Newton Foote, greenhouse effect’s first discoverer
#EuniceNewtonFoote, #Google, #Doodle New York/IBNS: Popular search engine Google on Monday paid tributes to American scientist and women’s rights activist Eunice Newton Foote. She was the first person to discover the greenhouse …
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South Korea’s heavy downpour continues, causes 49 deaths or missing
#SouthKorea, #SouthKoreaFlood IBNS: Continuous rainfall in central South Korea has left 49 people dead or missing in the country, media reports said. Four more bodies have been recovered. The Osong underground …
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US’s Alaska hit by a 7.4-magnitude quake, tsunami warning issued
#US, #Alaska, #Earthquake, #Tsunami Washington/IBNS: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake jolted 106 km south of Sand Point in Alaska on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning was issued for some areas of the US …
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