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- Central Command says U.S. military has aided the transit of 1 billion barrels of oil through Hormuz in past two months while Iran has ‘exported zero’
Adm. Brad Cooper said the volume of oil, natural gas and cargo transiting over the past two weeks is the highest it has been in six months.
- ‘Neagley’ Reviews Are Better Than Most ‘Reacher’ Seasons On IMDb
New 'Reacher' spinoff show 'Neagley' is performing so well, audiences are scoring it higher than the original show itself on IMDb.
- As AI companies get closer to ‘recursive self-improvement,’ this physics professor calls full autonomy ‘the worst idea in the history of humanity’
The prospect of artificial intelligence models teaching themselves autonomously to be more efficient and capable appears ever closer to reality.
- Netflix’s Best New Movie Has A 91% Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score
Netflix has just added a fun new action-comedy movie with a bunch of big stars and a 91% audience score. Check it out this weekend.
- ‘We’ve been free-riding off Beijing in a weird way’ — Oil prices are high but could be much worse. Trump has China’s Xi to thank for that
“China’s doing it because they understand that they’re on the train that Trump is driving off a cliff. If oil prices go way up, that hurts the global economy. If it hurts the global economy, it hurts them.”
Technology
- Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
Research suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.
- Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
Chariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two rings, and they're changing.
- AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
- FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
FAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.
- FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
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