Новости за 31.10.2024

Kids today lack freedom already — and then on Halloween, the one day of the year we let them roam, they’re lunged at by monsters dripping blood.

Berlin (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 - German industrial giant Siemens announced Wednesday it had acquired software specialist Altair Engineering, valuing the US company at around $10 billion, with the aim of strengthening its position in artificial intelligence.

"With the acquisition, Siemens strengthens its position as a leading technology company and its leadership role in industrial software," the Munich-based group said in a statement.

Paris (AFP) Oct 30, 2024 - After 25 years as a blogger, campaigner for digital freedoms and virulent critic of big tech companies, Cory Doctorow is starting to see some green shoots of optimism.

This is a big deal for an author who coined the term "enshittification" to describe the decay of today's tech platforms.

Boston MA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 - The potential of human-AI collaboration has captured our imagination: a future where human creativity and AI's analytical power combine to make critical decisions and solve complex problems. But new research from the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI) suggests this vision may be much more nuanced than we once thought.

Published in Nature Human Behaviour, "When Combinations of Humans and AI Are Useful" is the first large-scale meta-analysis conducted to... Читать дальше...

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Are we about to see what’s up Google’s sleeve after its mysterious AR / VR deals with companies like Qualcomm and Samsung? Or might it finally bring its Google Play Store to Meta’s Quest like Meta once asked? Either way, Google seems to be prepping its Play Store for headsets, according to details discovered in app store code by Android Authority.

Luis Diaz was also on target for the Reds.

Kazee, who is engaged to Tatum’s ex Jenna Dewan, intially posted ‘Haha’ on Instagram shortly after news of their breakup

A comfortable debut for Tommy Setford as Jakub Kiwior and Jorginho also impress in Carabao Cup win at Deepdale

Real Madrid's visit to Valencia on Saturday is among the football fixtures set to be postponed this weekend after the flash floods in Spain.

Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 - China's only woman spaceflight engineer will be among a crew of three astronauts blasting off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station this week, Beijing announced Tuesday.

The new Tiangong team will carry out experiments with an eye to the space programme's ambitious goal of placing astronauts on the Moon by 2030 and eventually constructing a lunar base.

Newcastle United cruised past Chelsea to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. Alexander Isak opened the scoring from close range in the 23rd minute after Sandro Tonali intercepted a loose pass just outside the penalty area.

Farid Mehralizada, an economist and journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, marked five months in prison on October 30. He was arrested after making public statements criticizing the policies of the Azerbaijani government.

Suspect Kevin Campbell and victim Christopher Proctor allegedly had an 11-month relationship that had become estranged

Ben-Gvir threatens ultimatum over police legal adviser row, says he'll demand AG's dismissal

State Rep. Derek Merrin (R., Monclova Township) wants Toledo to be a connection for major transportation hubs, and he’s relying on a couple friends from Congress to help.

Jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson is due to give evidence to the inquest on Thursday.

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Arsenal and Liverpool were among the other sides to book their place in the last eight, but Chelsea were beaten 2-0 at Newcastle. A United legend as a player, Van Nistelrooy was thrust into the role of interim manager after the Red Devils sacked Erik ten Hag on Monday following a dreadful start to the season. Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim is the man the English giants have targeted to take over but are still in negotiations with the Portuguese champions to agree compensation for the 39-year-old. Читать дальше...

AUDREY Landers was a pin-up star in the 80s and still looks sensational after her latest public appearance. 

Crystal Palace secures their place in the 2024-25 EFL Cup quarterfinals with a superb 2-1 win against a wasteful Aston Villa on Wednesday evening.

The actress said she felt "gross" about making money on the film, which is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala, who spent years assaulting young girls, boys, and women

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