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US to skip Nagasaki peace memorial Over Israel Exclusion
Diplomats from all over the world are invited to the annual ceremony, which commemorates the day the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city. U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel and other envoys say excluding Israel puts it on par with Russia and Belarus, which are the only two other countries not invited because of their
Frustrated Cease fire talks in Gaza
President Joe Biden, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Qatari Emir Tamim al-Thani, mediators in indirect negotiations to end 10 months of devastating war in Gaza, set the talks for Aug. 15, to take place in either Doha, Qatar, or Cairo.Critics of Netanyahu accuse him of slow-rolling talks to end the war in Gaza, which
Airstrikes in southern Iraq
Airstrikes against Iraqi military targets became commonplace after Baghdad decided in December to attack U.S. and British jets patrolling the Western-imposed no-fly zones in the north and south of Iraq. Iraq does not recognize the no-fly zones, set up by the allies after the 1991 Gulf War to protect Kurds in the north and Shi’ite
new version of GPT-4o on Azure
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has released a new version of its GPT-4o large language model (LLM), designed to simplify the process of generating “well-defined” and “structured” outputs from AI models.The structured outputs generated by the new version of the LLM, christened GPT-4o-2024-08-06, are a result of the LLM allowing developers to specify the desired output directly from
Two astronauts trapped in space
When NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore waved goodbye to their families as they set off to the International Space Station (ISS) in June, the pair expected to be back home just eight days later. Butch and his fellow NASA test pilot, Sunita, are staying onboard the ISS longer than expected following thruster failures
Development of Solid-state batteries
Solid-state batteries use non-flammable solid electrolytes instead of the flammable liquid electrolytes found in lithium-ion batteries, making them safer and less prone to fire. Additionally, they offer the advantage of significantly increasing energy density through efficient cell and system structural design. With the global increase in demand for electrification, an era where everything is powered
Kenyan Youth Protests
The demonstrations started nearly two months ago, with mostly Gen Z Kenyans organizing on social media against a now withdrawn Finance Bill. They persisted as more citizens joined a largely leaderless movement against corruption, the high cost of living, and police brutality. At least 61 people have been killed in the protests nationwide, the Kenya
The Kursk region battle
The battles around Sudzha come at a crucial juncture in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has become the biggest land war in Europe since World War II. Kyiv is concerned that US support could drop off if Republican Donald Trump wins the November presidential election. Russian forces battled Ukrainian troops for a third
Fortnite to be back on Apple store
Epic Games famously withdrew hit game Fortnite from the App Store after disagreeing with Apple’s policies. It has not been available on the App Store since 2020, although it is possible to play it via the web. Apple had been accused of creating a monopoly, giving customers and developers no choice but to go through
Coffee effects on Adenosine receptors
Adenosine receptors are found on the outer surface of many cells in the body and they react to variable levels of adenosine near the cell to send a command inside the cell to lower its level of activity. This promotes sleep in the heart, kidneys, immune system and other tissues. Coffee but not tea –