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A painting by Ai-Da Robot, a humanoid robot powered using artificial intelligence (AI), sold for more than $1m (including auction house fees) at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday (7 November). The painting is the most valuable artwork ever sold by a robot artist, according to the auction house, driven up by 27 bids.

The painting A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing (2024) depicts Alan Turing, the English mathematician and Second World War cryptanalyst who is remembered as a pioneer of AI and computer science. The work was displayed earlier this year at a United Nations global summit on AI in Geneva.

 

Qatari officials have told Hamas political leaders they are no longer welcome in the country, U.S. and Israeli officials said over the weekend, given the deadlock between Israel and Hamas on cease-fire talks to end the war in Gaza.

The Qatari move appeared to be an attempt to ramp up pressure on the Palestinian armed group and Israel to compromise on terms for a cease-fire that would also free the remaining 101 hostages held in Gaza. But it was unclear whether Qatar would immediately enforce a decision to expel Hamas leaders from Doha and if so, how long it would last.

 

Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, said the move had been in consideration before the attacks as its trading is almost entirely represented in the London Stock Exchange. He wrote that Pershing Square will trade entirely on the LSE.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Thanks for the review!

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago

It is actually encouraged to post multiple sources about a story here, especially if they cover different material or represent a different take. If you ever notice that a story is misrepresented or a perspective is underrepresented, please don't hesitate to post reliable news sources offering another perspective.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Yeah - Amazing. I was thinking - "no way... I have to check this out." Yep. It appears to be not only plausible but a that happens with some frequency.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What's the over/under on one of Trump's new White House staff getting fired before he even takes office?

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Username checks out

 

Antisemitic rioters "actively sought out Israeli supporters to attack and assault them" after a soccer match in Amsterdam, authorities in the Netherlands said Friday, with police reporting five people hospitalized and 62 detained after a night of violence

 

Powerful winds that fueled fast-moving wildfires across Southern California this week are expected to pick up momentum on Thursday –– worsening conditions for firefighters who are already battling limited visibility to save lives.

The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag warning until 6 p.m. Thursday – which is used to describe “extreme and life-threatening fire behavior.” The warning is expected to affect 25 million people in Southern California and the greater San Francisco Bay area.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

That's good.

Khelif was the subject of a misinformation campaign specifically targeted toward Russians to disqualify her from competing at a high level against Russian athletes. She is not trans, and has never identified as other than female. There is strong indication that falsified hormone tests were used to remove her as a threat to Russian boxers.

Khelif reached the final of the 2023 world championships before she was abruptly disqualified by the IBA, which cited high levels of testosterone in her system. The circumstances of that disqualification have been considered highly unusual ever since it happened, and Khelif called it “a big conspiracy” at the time.

She had previously competed without issues and was disqualified by the sport’s governing body only after she defeated Russian boxer Azalia Amineva in the 2023 tournament. The IBA is controlled by Umar Kremlev, who is Russian and brought in the state-owned energy supplier Gazprom as its primary sponsor and moved much of the governing body’s operations to Russia.

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It may come as a surprise to many, but orcas have been known to eat moose. While this may seem like an unlikely interaction between two very different creatures, it is not unheard of in the wild.

Orcas are versatile predators, and their diet includes a wide variety of prey, from fish to seals to whales.

In Alaska and Canada, orcas have been observed hunting moose that swim across rivers. These moose are often weakened by the cold water and swift currents, making them easy targets for the orcas.

So... wtf?

 

Following deployment of THAAD missile interceptors in Israel, Biden administration sends six B-52 bombers to deter Iran, and dozens of fighter jets to assist in intercepting drone and cruise missile attack

 

Clouds form when water vapor – an invisible gas in the atmosphere – sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius (9 to 18 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than droplets without microplastics.

This suggests that microplastics in the air may affect weather and climate by producing clouds in conditions where they would not form otherwise.

The Earth constantly receives energy from the Sun and reflects it back into space. Clouds have both warming and cooling effects in this process. NOAA

 

Authorities announced the first case of the new form of mpox in the U.K. last week, saying the case was being treated at a London hospital after recently travelling to countries in Africa with ongoing outbreaks.

 

Scholz has set his own timetable, which he announced on Wednesday evening and intends to stick to. He does not want to call a confidence vote until January 15 and will continue with a minority government consisting of the SPD and the Greens until then. "The government is doing its job, it will continue to do so in the coming weeks and months and the citizens will soon have the opportunity to decide how things will continue," he said Thursday morning.

Important political projects are still in the pipeline: Tax relief for medium and low-income earners is on the agenda, as well as SPD-Greens plans to bolster the statutory pension system.

Also on the list is a reform of immigration and asylum policies, with Scholz intending to rapidly implement the rules of the Common European Asylum System.

 

The clearest change that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is likely to make on foreign policy is in Ukraine. Republican support for spending more on sending weapons to Kyiv has been declining, and Trump will probably follow through on his promise to seek a peace deal.

The problem is that peace will likely come at terms that do not favor Kyiv. Now, Ukraine’s military losses have begun to mount, and the practical barriers to continued support to Ukraine—declining Western stockpiles, Ukraine’s significant manpower and corruption problems—have increased. Trump has a popular mandate to seek a settlement, even though Europeans might object.

 

Carbon pollution from private jets has soared in the past five years, with most of those small planes spewing more heat-trapping carbon dioxide in about two hours of flying than the average person does in about a year, a new study finds.

About a quarter million of the super wealthy — worth a total of $31 trillion — last year emitted 17.2 million tons (15.6 million metric tons) of carbon dioxide flying in private jets, according to Thursday’s study in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment. That’s about the same amount as the 67 million people who live in Tanzania

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That is because you are the victim of a misinformation campaign. You are in a good place now to begin learning from reliable, vetted sources.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

It looks like it's more of both. Which sounds better, but actually it's not. That means the money was always there to pay teachers, but Abbott was holding it hostage until he could get what he wants for religious institutions.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Why are you pretending like the democratic party didn't push through the Civil Rights Act, DACA, Marriage Equality, the ADA, Affordable Care, Decriminalization of Marijuana, almost every minimum wage increase, student loan forgiveness, reproductive rights, etc.? If you haven't benefited from policies of the Democratic party, then you must be living a very charmed life indeed.

Leftists blaming the right for people on the left not voting is some backwards hoop-jumping logic.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

{Astronaut "Always Has Been" meme}

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I signed up months ago when it was first announced and just got my account confirmation.

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