Climate Change and Global Productivity Drop as Human Activities Increase, Study Warns

Climate Change and Global Productivity Drop as Human Activities Increase, Study Warns

The rapid rate at which human-caused climate change is altering terrestrial carbon stores threatens to undermine current mitigation efforts unless behavioral changes are implemented quickly. Using a dozen long-term global GPP Gross Primary Production datasets, scientists from Nanjing Agricultural University quantified the evolution of global GPP trends. Anthropogenic climate change has been a prominent issue […]

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Hanukkah’s Light Brigade

Antiochus Epiphanesdeclared: “Let’s sacrifice a pig,”and in the holy sanctuariestook steps to be the biggest wig,far greater than the Jewish Godwho hates the smell and taste of swine,declaring thus the first jihadagainst the Jews of Palestine. The Maccabees were very brave,abhorring gifts of pagan porkers;like Britons, none would be a slave,these ancestors of most New […]

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Marking the Words of Maccabees

“We are in a historic time,” he began. Decrying the holding of hostages and the “deplorable evil” of brutality of Israel’s enemies, looking into the eyes of the soldiers standing in formation around him, the commander invoked the faithful fighters of our people’s past. “We are not alone,” he then thundered, voice rising with emotion. […]

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Alan Turing

How Today’s AI Systems Compare to Alan Turing’s Original Vision: A Historical Analysis

A perspective published November 13 in Intelligent Computing, a Science Partner Journal, argues that contemporary artificial intelligence systems have finally achieved Alan Turing’s vision from over 70 years ago: machines capable of genuine experiential learning and human-like conversation. Authored by Bernardo Gonçalves of the University of São Paulo and the University of Cambridge, the paper […]

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Parker Solar Probe

NASA’s Solar Probe Makes Historic Flyby, Sets New Record for Closest Approach Ever to Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is healthy and operating normally as it approaches its record-breaking solar flyby on Christmas Eve. “This is one example of NASA’s bold missions, doing something that no one else has ever done before to answer longstanding questions about our universe,” said Arik Posner, Parker Solar Probe program scientist at NASA Headquarters […]

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What I Got Wrong in 2024

The first thing I got wrong in 2024 was the war in Gaza, which I saw as a “forever war” with diminishing returns. After the first ceasefire and return of some 100 Israeli hostages one month into the war, I became obsessed with a repeat. I allowed my skepticism of Bibi’s intentions—the longer he would […]

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Password Security Alert: New 2FA Bypass Attack Threatens US Users, Federal Officials Warn

Password Security Alert: New 2FA Bypass Attack Threatens US Users, Federal Officials Warn

Be careful – very careful! – when logging in to any website/service these days if it requires that you go through a two-factor authentication through your mobile device, whether you use Apple or Android devices. The federal government has warned that hackers have committed a breach that could steal your passwords. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]

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Education Dept., UC Schools Reach Agreement Over Antisemitism and Islamophobia Complaints

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Dec. 20 that it has reached a resolution agreement with five UC campuses — one of which is UCLA — over complaints that the universities failed to adequately respond to instances of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and discrimination based on Israeli, Palestinian and Arab ancestry. The […]

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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup October 12 – October 25, 2024

Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup December 14 – December 20, 2024

Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup December 14 – December 20, 2024 New Startups / VC FundingIsraeli AI-Powered Chargeback Prevention Platform Justt Fights Payment Fraud with Machine LearningJustt is an Israeli startup developing an AI-based chargeback management to fight fraudulent chargebacks. The firm closed a $30 million Series C funding round, led by Zeev […]

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