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1 The Historic Center of Mérida faces the proliferation of pests of rodents, termites, and cockroaches derived from inadequate waste management, according to the Board of Trustees for the preservation of that area and specialists in pest control. Zazil Canto Ureña, president of the Board of Trustees for the Preservation of the Historic Center of […]
On a road by Rome’s traffic-clogged Piazza Venezia, an e-scooter rider weaves through a crowd of pedestrians, who in turn are trying not to trip over a scooter dumped on the pavement. At the adjacent crossing, two e-scooter riders whiz through a red light as another glides around the curve with his passenger capturing the […]
The No 2 US envoy warned on Friday that the ties between China and Russia are growing and threatening the interests of Washington and its allies, two months before the current administration turns over control of the government to Donald Trump. Speaking at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, US Deputy Secretary of State […]
In Ukraine, a surge in military hostilities has again thrown the safety of the country’s operational nuclear plants into jeopardy. Russia has been targeting conventional Ukrainian power stations, the transmission grid, and substations with the heaviest barrages in months—likely a reaction to the Biden administration’s recent authorization that allowed Ukraine to fire long-range U.S. missiles […]
A supernova, an explosive end to a star’s life cycle, has the potential to impact planets in its proximity, including Earth. If a star were to go supernova within close range of our planet, the radiation it emits could lead to catastrophic consequences for life as we know it. However, any significant threat would depend […]
MADRID (AP) — New storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Coastal areas of Valencia were placed under the highest alert on Wednesday evening. Forecasters said up to […]
Police are threatening to walk off the job in Victoria over a long-running pay dispute. Source link
Campaign ads can already get a bit messy and controversial. Now imagine you’re targeted with a campaign ad in which a candidate voices strong positions that sway your vote — and the ad isn’t even real. It’s a deepfake. This is not some futuristic hypothetical; deepfakes are a real, pervasive problem. We’ve already seen AI-generated […]
Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said. Source link
This article first appeared in First Round Review. “Only the Paranoid Survive”Andy Grove – Intel CEO 1987-1998 I just had an urgent “can we meet today?” coffee with Rohan, an ex-student. His three-year-old startup had been slapped with a notice of patent infringement from a Fortune 500 company. “My lawyers said defending this suit could cost […]