Prigozhin’s Jet Had “Bomb Hidden in Wine Crate”? Putin’s “Revenge” 60 Days After Wagner Mutiny?
The private jet that had Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin listed as a passenger plummeted more than 8,000 feet within 30…
First GOP debate was “an argument at the kids’ table” #gopdebate
The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 race felt like “an argument at the kids’ table” while Donald Trump,…
The Myth of ‘Open Source’ AI
Models that are released under normal open source licenses, like GPT Neo from the nonprofit EleutherAI, are more fully open,…
The Brief — Europe’s deadly deadlock
So far this year, over 2,000 people died in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe. Most politicians in the…
Meta Just Released a Coding Version of Llama 2
When Meta released Llama 2, a powerful artificial intelligence model similar to the one behind ChatGPT, last month, it made…
Slower ageing, slower growth: the Intergenerational Report in 7 charts
The Australian government has just released the latest iteration of its Intergenerational Report, the sixth since the first was published…
Slower ageing, but slower economic growth: the Intergenerational Report in 7 charts
The Australian government has just released the latest iteration of its Intergenerational Report, the sixth since the first was published…
Nvidia Chip Shortages Leave AI Startups Scrambling for Computing Power
Cloud computing providers are very aware that their customers are struggling for capacity. Surging demand has “caught the industry off…
Race for the White House: Trump misses first republican debate
Eight Republicans hoping to be the next US president have held their first debate.They criticised President Joe Biden’s economic policies…
Wagner chief Prigozhin reportedly killed, but has Putin cooked his own goose?
Perhaps the most unexpected thing about the plane crash that reportedly killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic head of Russia’s infamous…
China’s Xi Puzzled After Aide Stopped From Entering BRICS Summit Venue
An aide of Chinese president Xi Jinping was stopped from entering the BRICS Summit venue in Johannesburg on August 23.Video…
Bushfires focus public attention on climate change for months, but it’s different for storms and floods
As the world warms and the climate changes, people are experiencing more frequent and intense extreme weather events. Just this…
“Dropped 8000 Ft In 30 Seconds…” Prigozhin’s Death Mystery Deepens, Wagner Group Mourns Its Leader
There have been outpourings of grief, with flowers and candles placed at the crash site and near the St Petersburg…