Independent artificial intelligence safety evaluators are gaining prominence as leading technology companies face growing pressure to demonstrate that their increasingly powerful models can be developed safely. Anthropic and OpenAI have pledged to
In a striking technological stride, Chinese military researchers have unveiled a significant breakthrough in the development of advanced laser weaponry. The announcement reveals the successful creation of a cutting-edge cooling system, offering
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On April 10th, the core module of the Linglong One, the world’s first commercial onshore small modular reactor (SMR) was successfully installed in Hainan province, marking the smooth progress of the construction. The
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China will accelerate its development of deep-sea and far-sea mariculture as it makes efforts to safeguard the nation’s food security by filling up its “blue granary,” a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
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China’s installed renewable energy capacity saw robust growth in the first half (H1) of the year amid the country’s efforts to advance its green transition, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA).
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Tyson Yunckaporta yarns about many things, but one string I’d like to hop onto is this. The very abomination of communication in English, across the Internet, which is precisely where I meet him.
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My readers may have wondered my silence over the past three months. I was in hospital; over two periods of eight days, for health check in January and February 2023, each at
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“I know it is bad, but we must finish it. It does not finish. There is no finish to a war. War is not won by victory.” Extracted from A Farewell to Arms by
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