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BRICS, originally made up of just Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, will need a new name. After 13 years without a new member, the international grouping of non-Western countries welcomed Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates last August. Since then, the doors have been open: In February, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor claimed that more than 30 countries now want to join the international group. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is keen to join the bloc and has been lobbying officials from Russia, China and, this week, India about Malaysia's application. Thailand also…
OpenAI broke its silence on California's most controversial AI bill on Tuesday, publicly stating its opposition in a letter to California Senator Scott Wiener and Governor Gavin Newsom. The AI giant argued that SB 1047, which Senator Wiener introduced in February, would stifle innovation and drive talent out of California, but Senator Wiener quickly fired back, calling it “nonsensical.” “The AI revolution is just beginning, and California's unique position as a global leader in AI powers our state's economic vitality,” OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon said in the letter obtained by TechCrunch. “SB 1047 would threaten that growth, slow…
Lifestyle Communities Limited's (ASX:LIC) recent results release was disappointing for investors and we've looked into it further and believe there's plenty to be concerned about beyond the weak profit figures. Check out our latest analysis for Lifestyle Communities Earnings and Revenue HistoryTo understand earnings per share potential, it's essential to consider how much a company is diluting shareholders. In fact, Lifestyle Community increased its outstanding shares by 17% over the last 12 months by issuing new shares. As a result, net income is now distributed across a larger number of shares. To talk about net income without paying attention to…
The world is watching Published Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 3:39 p.m. By Jan Penton Millercolumnist The heat was unbearable, and rivulets of sweat ran down my face as I frantically swung the scissors. Eddie had written in that month's gardening guide that roses should be pruned again in the fall when they flowered, so I braved the heat and pruned. I thought he also mentioned cutting some long stemmed zinnias and vincas for another show, but I wasn't sure. I was already hot and sweaty so I pruned a few zinnias that weren't looking very good. The roses have…
It seems like you only need two things to win the AI arms race: scale and money.Large, well-funded AI developers are focused on collecting massive amounts of data, developing computing power, and building ever-larger models.But that's not the only way forward.”It's absolutely true that the more math you put into a model, the bigger the model, the better the model will be,” Cohere CEO Aidan Gomes said in a recent interview with 20VC. “It's the most reliable way to improve a model, but it's also the dumbest way.”He said there are several other ways small businesses can compete. “There's a…
Fantasy football rookie quarterbacks have more opportunities than ever to be starters from day one on the job. CJ Stroud had the best season by a rookie quarterback in NFL history last year, ranking third all-time in passing yards (4,108) and sixth-most passing touchdowns by a rookie (23). Despite all that success, he's only 11th in fantasy football overall and ninth in points per game, and will need a standout rookie season to catch up with established stars at the position. Since 2013, only three of 138 rookie quarterbacks have finished in the top 12 in fantasy football rankings.One advantage…
NFL Preseason Picks Week 3 of the NFL preseason has gone from “dress rehearsal week” to “final game” in 2021 when the regular season schedule expanded to 17 games. Coaches around the league now have some very important decisions to make. The preseason finale is August 25th, and the regular season starts September 8th for most teams, so there's still time to run into trouble. Meanwhile, the most important thing heading into Week 1 is player health — many injuries in the NFL are more serious than bruises and bumps — but practice is also important, so some teams will…
Sonora Behavioral Health Hospital will add 48 new beds after the Pima County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved rezoning of about 5 acres of land adjacent to the facility. The hospital turned away 2,042 patients seeking mental health and substance abuse treatment in the first five months of the year because of a lack of beds. The behavioral health hospital would be located at 6050 N. Corona Road in the Northwest Medical Center complex near La Cholla Boulevard and Orange Grove Road in Pima County. The existing hospital has 140 beds, according to project documents. Get the Arizona…
A recent poll confirms what has long been suspected: Brits are obsessed with the weather, with the average conversation about it apparently taking place five times a day. But that's nowhere near the number of times the topic was discussed at St Andrews this week.With high winds and frequent torrential rain forecast for the next few days, it is only “highly likely” that the AIG Women's Open, taking place on the famed Old Course, will be postponed.”It's only Wednesday and we've already been through all kinds of weather,” said world number one Nelly Korda, aptly summing up what most Americans…
Jennifer Schafer (Photo by Wes Everard/University of Notre Dame) Notre Dame is part of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC). EARTH stands for Environmental Applied Refrigerants Technology Hub. Led by the University of Kansas, EARTH will include 80 institutions and researchers from a wide range of disciplines. In addition to Notre Dame, the University of Maryland, University of Hawaii, University of South Dakota and Lehigh University are participating as key university partners. All partners work together towards the common goal of creating a sustainable refrigeration economy. Today, most air conditioning and refrigeration systems used to…