‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says (www.theguardian.com)
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says::Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products
Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars in the UAE (www.theguardian.com)
Arctic Ice harvests ice from the fjords of Greenland, and then ships them to the United Arab Emirates to sell to exclusive bars. Using glacial ice in drinks is a common practice in Greenland, and, over the years, several entrepreneurs have unsuccessfully attempted to export it....
Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars in the UAE (www.theguardian.com)
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Meloni urged to ban neofascist groups after crowds filmed saluting in Rome (www.theguardian.com)
In the race for AI supremacy, China and the US are travelling on entirely different tracks (www.theguardian.com)
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Flowers become incels due to climate change. (www.theguardian.com)
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German farmers block roads with tractors in subsidies protest (www.theguardian.com)
US naval officer sentenced to two years in prison over spying for China (www.theguardian.com)
Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says (www.theguardian.com)
The internationally agreed threshold to prevent the Earth from spiraling into a new superheated era will be “passed for all practical purposes” during 2024, the man known as the godfather of climate science has warned....
EU announces €4bn state aid to back battery and green tech factories (www.theguardian.com)
The EU has announced €4bn (£3.4bn) of state aid investments in new factories producing electric batteries for cars, heat pumps and solar panels as it seeks to accelerate production and the uptake of green technologies and combat cheap Chinese imports....
Cookies and candy are latest victims of climate crisis as sugar prices surge (www.theguardian.com)
The climate crisis has been previously identified as a threat to coffee and beer, and its impact could now be stretching to another of life’s joys: dessert....
Donald Trump did not sign Illinois pledge not to overthrow government (www.theguardian.com)
Former president sidestepped signing state’s loyalty oath, which opponents Nikki Haley and Chris Christie also have not signed...
Flowers ‘giving up’ on scarce insects and evolving to self-pollinate, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
Flowers are “giving up on” pollinators and evolving to be less attractive to them as insect numbers decline, researchers have said....
Oregon teacher finds fuselage from Boeing 737 Max 9 in his back yard (www.theguardian.com)
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The numbers that reveal the extent of the destruction in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
The situation in Gaza over the last three months has been so chaotic that much of the data available comes with some sort of asterisk: it might be incomplete, or out of date, or drawn from a source that is claimed to be unreliable....
Lauren Boebert denies allegations that she punched ex-husband in restaurant (www.theguardian.com)
Colorado police reportedly arrived after Jayson Boebert called and claimed he was ‘victim of domestic violence’ and punched in face...
Israel says Gaza fighting could last a year, amplifying fears of regional war (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli defence officials and former senior intelligence officers have said they expect fighting in Gaza to continue for at least a year, raising the prospect of thousands more civilian casualties, a deepening humanitarian crisis and a continuing grave threat to regional stability....
Wife of financier who called for Harvard head’s exit faces plagiarism allegations (www.theguardian.com)
After Claudine Gay was ousted amid accusations of plagiarism, Neri Oxman was accused of copying from Wikipedia in dissertation...
UK accused of hypocrisy in not backing claim of genocide in Gaza before ICJ (www.theguardian.com)
UK accused of hypocrisy in not backing claim of genocide in Gaza before ICJ (www.theguardian.com)
Israel could keep security control of Gaza after Hamas defeat, says defence minister (www.theguardian.com)
Teenager charged with knife murder of gunman in Dublin restaurant (www.theguardian.com)
‘January 6 never ended’: alarm at Trump pardon pledge for Capitol insurrectionists (www.theguardian.com)
The ex-president has said he would pardon those convicted of violence, obstructing Congress and seditious conspiracy...
‘I can ride the bus. I can walk the streets’: the joy of freedom for Rohingya resettled in the US (www.theguardian.com)
A diplomatic breakthrough has allowed 62 refugees to start a new life in America. Yet a million still remain in fear and poverty in the Bangladeshi camps...