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Dogwifhat memecoin lies about deal to put the meme on the Las Vegas Sphere after raising $700,000 to pay for it
crypto media firm Decrypt reached out to a spokesperson for the Las Vegas Sphere and discovered that no such deal had been reachedMon Feb 17 08:14:40 2025 - permalink -- https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/single/dogwifhat-memecoin-lies-about-deal-to-put-the-meme-on-the-las-vegas-sphere-after-raising-700000-to-pay-for-it
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Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar | Japan | The Guardian
Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soarFri Feb 14 07:54:35 2025 - permalink -
Agriculture minister says rising prices have ‘had a significant impact on people’s lives’ amid record heat, surges in demand and distribution problems- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/14/japan-releases-200000-tonnes-of-emergency-rice-stockpile-as-prices-soar
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Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwide | Lung cancer | The Guardian
Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwideTue Feb 4 07:24:41 2025 - permalink -
Research shows need for further studies into air pollution and other causal factors, expert says- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/03/lung-cancer-never-smokers-rise-worldwide-air-pollution
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Time Bandit ChatGPT jailbreak bypasses safeguards on sensitive topics
ChatGPT jailbreak flaw, dubbed "Time Bandit," allows you to bypass OpenAI's safety guidelines when asking for detailed instructions on sensitive topics, including the creation of weapons, information on nuclear topics, and malware creationTue Feb 4 07:19:59 2025 - permalink -- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/time-bandit-chatgpt-jailbreak-bypasses-safeguards-on-sensitive-topics/
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Younger cannabis users have reduced brain function, finds largest study yet
largest study yet into the effects of cannabis on the brains of 18- to 36-year-olds has found that the drug can reduce brain function during cognitive testsThu Jan 30 11:09:36 2025 - permalink -- https://newatlas.com/brain/young-adult-cannabis-brain-function/
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Former OpenAI safety researcher brands pace of AI development ‘terrifying’ | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian
A former safety researcher at OpenAI says he is “pretty terrified” about the pace of development in artificial intelligence, warning the industry is taking a “very risky gamble” on the technologyWed Jan 29 08:34:55 2025 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/28/former-openai-safety-researcher-brands-pace-of-ai-development-terrifying
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‘I was a multimillionaire, I had a beautiful girlfriend, I was unhappy’: the ups and downs of a supertrader | Economics | The Guardian
"I’m going to build something about inequality, taxing the rich, and I’m going to build it on YouTube"Fri Jan 24 09:04:25 2025 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/24/i-was-a-multimillionaire-i-had-a-beautiful-girlfriend-i-was-unhappy-the-ups-and-downs-of-a-supertrader
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UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted.
Examples of wasted potential:Mon Jan 20 18:12:53 2025 - permalink -
Sarah: Built a fusion reactor at 16. Now? Debugging fintech payment systems.
James: 3D-printed prosthetic limbs for A-levels. Today? Writing credit risk reports.
Alex: Developed AI drone swarms for disaster relief at 18. Graduated with top honours from Imperial. His job? Tweaking a single button's ergonomics on home appliances.
These aren't outliers. They're a generation of engineering prodigies whose talents are being squandered.
This isn't just wage disparity. It's misallocation of human capital on a national scale.- https://josef.cn/blog/uk-talent
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Even Harvard M.B.A.s Are Struggling to Land Jobs - WSJ
Landing a professional job in the U.S. has become so tough that even Harvard Business School says its M.B.A.s can’t solely rely on the university’s name to open doors anymoreWed Jan 15 20:38:41 2025 - permalink -- https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/harvard-mba-employment-rate-job-hunt-difficulty-addfc3ec?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
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World endures 'decade of deadly heat' as 2024 caps hottest years on record | Climate crisis | The Guardian
the 10 hottest years on record had happened in the past decade, including 2024Tue Dec 31 10:37:32 2024 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/world-endures-decade-of-deadly-heat-as-2024-caps-hottest-years-on-record-un-antonio-guterres
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People like me flocked to Berlin because it was ‘poor but sexy’. Those times are over | Fatma Aydemir | The Guardian
"Berlin is not a pretty place. The winters are a total nightmare, no sunlight, no warm face. Its cuisine is all about fast food. Large parts of town smell like a public toilet; overdosed tourists randomly pass out on the street. It’s not a city where you would sit out on a cafe terrace to people-watch. But also it’s now nearly impossible to find an affordable flat you could call home"Tue Dec 31 10:30:44 2024 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/31/people-like-me-flocked-to-berlin-because-it-was-poor-but-sexy-those-times-are-over
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Yikes! The Average American Spent 2.5 Months on Their Phone in 2024
Average American Spent 2.5 Months on Their Phone in 2024Sun Dec 29 14:11:38 2024 - permalink -- https://uk.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/156030/yikes-the-average-american-spent-25-months-on-their-phone-in-2024
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Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion after horrific Ding Liren blunder | World Chess Championship 2024 | The Guardian
the youngest ever world champion on Thursday in SingaporeFri Dec 13 08:44:47 2024 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/12/gukesh-dommaraju-india-wins-world-chess-championship-youngest-champion-ding-liren
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A vote without a vote: the Saudi World Cup is an act of violence and disdain | World Cup 2034 | The Guardian
shamelessness of Fifa’s process was fully on show in Zurich during a display of contempt for governance, democracy, love, hope and good senseThu Dec 12 07:15:43 2024 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/11/a-vote-without-a-vote-the-saudi-world-cup-is-an-act-of-violence-and-disdain
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Eurostar the worst-performing rail service in Europe, campaigners find | Rail transport | The Guardian
Eurostar is the worst-performing rail service on the continent and Germany’s Deutsche Bahn is one of the least reliable, according to a ranking of 27 European operatorsMon Dec 9 06:59:29 2024 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/09/eurostar-the-worst-performing-rail-service-in-europe-campaigners-find
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Climate crisis deepens with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Climate crisis deepens with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on recordMon Dec 9 06:56:12 2024 - permalink -
Average global temperature in November was 1.62C above preindustrial levels, bringing average for the year to 1.60C- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/09/climate-crisis-deepens-with-2024-certain-to-be-hottest-year-on-record
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Most depressed or bright characters
the Statistical "Which Character" Personality Quiz, this website has had volunteers rate 2,000 characters on a 100 point scale from "depressed" to "bright"Sun Nov 24 13:32:35 2024 - permalink -- https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/characters/stats/126/
