The Nobel Committee recognized them for “the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.”

Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology. The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the major AI companies. His comments came after one of his company’s safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its “culture is broken”. Continue reading...

Russian officials said a researcher working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia died after contracting “pneumonia of unknown etiology.”

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Marco Rubio targets ICC’s Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israeli war crimes in Gaza The US has sanctioned the president of the international criminal court (ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by Israel during its war on Gaza. The new sanctions designations were unveiled by Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, who called the Hague-based ICC a “corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate”, in a statement. Continue reading...

The cyber-fraud industry has flourished in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, with thousands of people trafficked into the industry. But even those who have managed to find a way out often cannot return home

The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot

A consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close to agreeing a deal to acquire a ​stake of about one-third in Premier League club Liverpool, ‌multiple media outlets reported on Monday.

UEFA is considering a boycott of FIFA events, according to a person familiar with the matter, in a seismic rift between the most powerful governing bodies of football.

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前回の記事では、小選挙区制の選挙では野党は与党に迎合してはならないことを述べ、「対峙せよ、さもなくば滅びよ」と締めくくりました。 　ぼくは現在の与党に批判的ですから、もちろん野党には与党に対して厳しく臨むことを期待します。しかし「対峙せよ、さもなくば滅びよ」と書いたのは、個人としての希望ではなく選挙制度の要求です。はじめにもう一度このことについて触れさせてください。 　第一に、小選挙区制は一...

The FBI used a Microsoft device identifier, dubbed GDID, to link a teenager to a hack attributed to Scattered Spider, raising privacy red flags about Windows' surveillance capabilities.

GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.

民間の調査会社が実施した内閣支持率についての世論調査を巡って、数字が操作されていると疑う声がSNSで相次いでいる。会社が公表する調査用の電話にかければ、「誰でも複数回、回答が可能」と主張する動画も拡…

ここ数日、世論調査をめぐる誤情報に関する問い合わせが多いので、見解をまとめることにします。 　事の発端は6月29日、支持率を調べている会社に電話をしたところショートメッセージが送られてきて回答できてしまったという旨の投稿がSNSで行われたことにありました。投稿には会社の電話番号が記載されており、多くの人が自らの手で試行することになったのです。 　その結果、「世論調査の電話番号に自分から掛ければ...

As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr...