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Meta scoops up talent from Google DeepMind and Scale AI for its all-star superintelligence team
Business Insider
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Meta has heavily recruited from Google's AI division DeepMind for its new superintelligence team, bringing in at least 10 previously unreported researchers since July, according to LinkedIn data reviewed by Business Insider. Meta's DeepMind hires...
Seeking solutions for cities through the spatial vulnerability lens
Cordis
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August 25, 2025
Laying the groundwork for strategic urban planning, a new study adopts a spatial approach to investigate social and ecological vulnerabilities experienced in a metropolitan area in Poland. Ecological and social injustices encountered in cities are...
Mangrove restoration boosts ecology, economy in south China's Hainan
CGTN
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For Wang Xia, some of her earliest memories are connected with the red-flowered black mangrove – a rare and fragile tree her father has spent his life cultivating. Notably, even after his retirement, her dad continues this work. "The latest is the...
Researchers are cutting open tuna to answer one big question
Devon Live
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August 26, 2025
A new project is hoping to uncover what’s fuelling the return of Atlantic bluefin tuna to British waters — and whether it can be sustained. Each summer, these powerful predators have reappeared along the UK coastline in ever-growing numbers,...
Rare Jurassic-era fossil discovered in Rajasthan village
United News of Bangladesh
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Researchers in India have unearthed the fossilised remains of a rare crocodile-like creature from the Jurassic period in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district. The fossil, identified as a phytosaur, is estimated to be between 1.5 to two metres long and...
Academy alumnae find new home for rich archives
The Beverly Review - Illinois
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Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. In 1999, Academy of Our Lady, the Catholic girls’ high school that was located at 95th and Throop streets, held its last graduation ceremony. Since that time, the memory of the school has been...
Disadvantages of PEP highlighted
The Gleaner
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August 26, 2025
Concerns are mounting over the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), with critics arguing that it erodes student confidence and fails to reflect the varied circumstances across schools. UWI Professor Canute Thompson says the exam’s heavy reliance on ranking...
UPSC NDA, NA II Exam Date Released; Check Official Notice
Times Now
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August 26, 2025
The exam will be conducted offline in a pen-paper format. (Representative image) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the final exam date for the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy Examination (NA) (II) exam. The...
“This Feels Monstrous”: World’s First Octopus Farm Exposed as Scientists Warn of Unthinkable Ethical Disaster and Ecological Collapse
Sustainability Times
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August 21, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🐙 Octopus farming proposed by Nueva Pescanova is sparking global ethical debates. ⚖️ The inhumane killing method using ice slurry has drawn criticism and protests worldwide. 🌍 Concerns over environmental impact arise due to the...
How to watch 'What are UFOs?' online from anywhere for free - new doc lands in U.K.
Tom's Guide
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August 26, 2025
Humans may have been curious about unexplained objects in the sky for millennia PBS documentary "What Are UFOs?" gets an airing in the U.K. to bring the uninitiated up to speed after interest was ignited by highly publicized sightings of...
“Green Growth”: Promise of Opportunity or Regulatory Nightmare?
Business Matters
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August 25, 2025
The French “Loi Industrie Verte,” adopted on October 23, 2023, marked a significant turning point. Its objective is to make France the leading green-industrial nation in Europe, with concrete targets such as reducing CO₂ emissions by 41 million...
IB JIO Recruitment 2025: 394 Vacancies for Engineering Graduates – Key Details You Must Know!
India Herald
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IB jio Recruitment 2025: 394 Vacancies for Engineering Graduates – Key Details You Must Know!.The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has opened another round of recruitment, this time for Junior Intelligence Officer (JIO) Grade-II/Tech posts. 1. Big...
jie han’s hypernature architecture concept embraces living with water
Design Boom
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August 26, 2025
jie han’s living with water installation With sea levels along the San Francisco Bay projected to rise dramatically in the coming decades, the question of how to translate this threat into a tangible experience becomes critical. Landscape designer...
150-year-old banyan tree restored at Qasr-e-Naz in Karachi
The Express Tribune
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August 26, 2025
KARACHI: A 150-year-old banyan tree at Qasr-e-Naz on Club Road, which had collapsed during the recent monsoon rains and strong winds, has been successfully restored and replanted through a joint effort of the Sindh Forest Department and Sindh...
Scientists Think the Weird Physics of Blood Could Crack Murder Cases Wide Open
Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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August 21, 2025
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study analyzes the way that bloodstains behave on cotton fabrics in the hopes of furthering forensic analysis. The shapes and intensities of bloodstains can provide investigators information...
How ocean microbes stop methane from reaching the air
Earth.com
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Ocean methane does not get a free pass to the sky. A new peer reviewed study shows how a tiny partnership on the seafloor moves electrons between cells to keep much of that gas in check. Most of the methane made in marine mud never reaches the air...
Plans to build up to 80 homes in Haywards Heath refused
Sussex World
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August 26, 2025
Plans to build up to 80 homes in Haywards Heath have been refused by Mid Sussex District Council. The application from Miller Homes Ltd for land at Colwell Farm, in Lewes Road, was turned down by the planning committee. While planning officers...
Lake Erie hazards: Rough waters, rip currents and waterspout threat continue Tuesday
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 26, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Rough marine conditions and a waterspout threat are expected to continue in the central and eastern basins of Lake Erie into Tuesday afternoon, making it hazardous for both swimmers and small boats. The dangerous conditions are...
Astronomers Capture 'Eye of Sauron' Plasma Jet from Blazar 10 Billion Light-Years Away
Pravda.ru
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August 18, 2025
Astronomers Capture 'Eye of Sauron' Plasma Jet from Blazar 10 Billion Light-Years Away Astronomers have studied an extraordinary cosmic phenomenon: a powerful plasma jet emitted by the blazar PKS 1424+240, whose core contains a supermassive black...
Astronomer says new interstellar object could be advanced aliens testing our intelligence
Daily Star
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August 18, 2025
A Harvard professor suggested that a strange interstellar object hurtling towards Earth could have been sent by aliens to test our intelligence. Professor Loeb has been vocal on his theories – but many scientists have branded his suggestions as...