Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The Hague.
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AI reveals new details about a famous Latin inscription
An artificial intelligence system has revealed fresh details about one of the most famous Latin inscriptions: the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, once inscribed on two bronze pillars in Rome and in copies throughout the Roman Empire. Researchers used an AI system called Aeneas to analyze the supposedly autobiographical inscription, which translates to “Deeds of the…
Former Anthropic exec raises $15M to insure AI agents and help startups deploy safely
Former Anthropic executive raises $15M to launch AI insurance startup, helping enterprises safely deploy artificial intelligence agents through standards and liability coverage.Read More
‘Only Murders In The Building’ Season 5 News: Everything We Know
Another one bit the dust at the end of Only Murders in the Building Season 4, and the show was renewed for a fifth season shortly after its fourth installment premiered on Hulu. At least one new face is already set to join the cast of Season 5 of the cozy murder mystery show, which…
Biting a Bat and 5 Other Wild Moments From Ozzy Osbourne’s Life
Alcohol and drugs were often involved in funny, bizarre and terrible incidents in the heavy metal legend’s long career.
Nonfiction and Fiction Summer Reading Recommendations from Scientific American
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You might not know this, but Scientific American is a great place to go for book recommendations—and not just for nonfiction science titles either. Our team is packed with voracious readers, and we publish lists of our favorites at the end of each year. You…
High school star Ethan Holliday agrees record $9m signing bonus with Rockies | Colorado Rockies
Ethan Holliday agreed to a minor league contract with a $9m bonus with the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, a record for a player drafted out of high school under the current system. Holliday, a son of Rockies great Matt Holliday and the younger brother of Baltimore second baseman Jackson Holliday, was the No 4 overall…
bitchy | Fordwich: Queen Elizabeth considered the Sussexit a ‘complete catastrophe’
In the past year especially, it feels like there has been a renewed effort to convince everyone that Queen Elizabeth II hated the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and they made her life a misery. While that’s obviously untrue, I do feel like we should unpack some of these stories. The way people are being…
Britain Moves to Curb Migrant Trafficking, and Ease Anger at Home
Officials tried to ease public anger by penalizing networks run by gangs and organized crime. Experts and critics say the actions are unlikely to make much impact.
Ancient animal’s fossilised brain prompts rethink of spider evolution
Mollisonia, a Cambrian period marine animal, may have been an early arachnid Junnn11 @ni075 CC BY-SA 4.0 The brain of a sea creature that lived over 500 million years ago was organised like that of a spider – suggesting that arachnids may have not evolved on land as previously thought. Mollisonia lived during a period…