#UPDATE The White House told the CEOs of US AI giants that they have a "moral" responsibility to protect society from the potential dangers of artificial intelligence http://u.afp.com/iLYg
Hydroelectric power, which usually means giant dams that provide renewable energy but displace communities and destroy ecosystems, is transforming.
A technology called pumped storage is undergoing a renaissance. Here’s where and how it works.
The biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, Space X's Starship, launches in Texas before a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" during ascent
https://bbc.in/40qv7H6
Alexei Navalny, a leading Russian opposition figure, is suffering from a mysterious stomach ailment and may have been poisoned, his press secretary said.
In May 2021, a boat appeared near the Caribbean island of Tobago with the bodies of 14 Black men inside. No one knew who they were or how they died.
Thousands of miles away in France, one woman had all but given up hope of finding her nephew alive.
http://bit.ly/43uCIas
China approved the “provision of lethal aid” to Russia in its war in Ukraine earlier this year and planned to disguise military equipment as civilian items, according to a U.S. intercept of Russian intelligence revealed in leaked secret documents. https://wapo.st/405wdIc
In Antakya, Turkey, substantial sections of the city were reduced to rubble due to the February 2023 earthquakes. This before/after satellite imagery from
In 2023 so far, more than 1.3 million people in Thailand have fallen ill because of #AirPollution, according to government figures. And based on data from
Fresh images from inside a crippled reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant revealed heavy damage to its foundation and significant debris, its operator said.
Thanks to new scanners, travelers going through security at London City Airport will be able to carry up to two liters of liquid and will not have to put toiletries in a separate bag. They can also leave laptops and other electronics in their hand luggage https://reut.rs/3MdmxZ1
A rare defection from an officer in Vladimir Putin's elite security team raises questions about how deep support for the war in Ukraine runs in Russia. http://bit.ly/3MguUDd
NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got.
My column: https://enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/75e5e3d7-72c9-4b51-8ea9-dcfd99c42765…
And some utterly damning charts.
1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.
for the first time with crew. The flight test will pave the way for lunar surface missions.
Before we announce the crew on April 3, learn more about the mission >> https://go.nasa.gov/3M3sZ4w
He will be fingerprinted. He will be photographed. He may even be handcuffed.
Now that a Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump, here’s what will happen when he is arrested.
MANHATTAN GRAND JURY VOTES TO INDICT TRUMP: https://nytimes.com/2023/03/30/nyregion/the-unprecedented-case-against-trump-will-have-wide-ranging-implications.html…
#Thailand’s court put 15-year-old girl, Thanalop (Yok) Phalanchai, in juvenile detention while waiting trial for writing anti-monarchy messages on pavement. Yok, youngest royal defamation detainee, could face up to 15 years imprisonment.
US: major causes of deaths among youth.
#AFPGraphics breaks down fatalities for people aged 19 years and under, by cause of death in 2020, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Video footage of police arresting man who spray painted an anti-lese majeste law sign & anarchy symbol on the wall of the Emerald Buddha Temple which is next to the Grand Palace Tues afternoon. #Thailand#WhatsHappeningInThailand#ยกเลิก112
To visually detail what could happen if Donald Trump were indicted, we created this flow chart.
Read more about what typically follows a criminal indictment — and the case against Trump — here: https://wapo.st/3z1iw20