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US spy jet spotted patrolling cartel stronghold off Mexico's coast for hours

Daily Mail - Science & tech

AMANDA PLATELL: Fergie's delusions have reached a new low. I can't believe Beatrice and Eugenie are egging her on. Wake up and see he's the master of the dark arts: MEGYN KELLY blows the lid on the REAL Mamdani... how are they missing this? 'Screaming' Sydney Sweeney'hates' that she was caught hiding in ex-fiancé's car: Now insiders spill truth about backseat rendezvous and lingering'frustrations' Karoline Leavitt warns'short of planes falling out of the sky' Democrats won't reopen government Donald Trump's adopted hometown is set to name its airport after the president Now he's dead, here's the full story of what happened that day... and the ghastly aftermath no one knows about Bella Thorne continues swimsuit season as she works sexy bikini for Los Cabo trip with her'love' Mark Emms Why Tuesday's races aren't as close as you think: White House analyst CRAIG KESHISHIAN reveals what the polls always miss She took my son... now I'm exposing the secrets she's hidden from the world Big Short star Michael Burry's $1BILLION bet against tech giants shakes markets: 'We've seen this movie before' The murder that haunts the Kennedys: Martha Moxley's loved ones reveal their truth in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter... as accused cousin cleared in killing breaks cover Boy George's vile attack on lesbian banned by LA gym for confronting'transgender patron who stared at her while she was naked in locker room' Diddy's male prison protector unmasked: How disgraced mogul has repaid him... and turned to God for repentance US spy jet spotted patrolling cartel stronghold off Mexico's coast for hours The US Navy's P-8 Poseidon, an aircraft designed for anti-submarine warfare, surveillance, and reconnaissance, was spotted circling a drug-smuggling hub off Mexico's coast. On Tuesday, flight trackers recorded the jet performing multiple loops miles offshore from Tijuana, a city long plagued by violent organized crime and considered a major corridor for cartel operations. The P-8 took off from the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington, flew through Oregon and through California .


US to test nuclear missile TODAY to show 'readiness' amid arms race fears

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Daughter of man infamously shot by Dick Cheney gives VERY sarcastic tribute to the Daily Mail after former VP died aged 84... and reveals what really happened Why Tuesday's races aren't as close as you think: White House analyst CRAIG KESHISHIAN reveals what the polls always miss Dick Cheney dead: Vice President who served with George W. Bush and took leading role in'war on terror' dies at 84 It's the trendy new diagnosis for everything from fatigue to brain fog... but here's the truth about your gut problem - and how to fix it: DR EMILY LEEMING How Charles reacted when'difficult' William asked if he could do fewer engagements: Biographer ROBERT JOBSON reveals the'tension', secrets of Kate's family life - and how couple are making Prince George'strong' Sydney Sweeney sparks outrage after starring on GQ's Men Of The Year cover... as she breaks silence on American Eagle ad Rapper Young Bleed dead at 51 after suffering brain aneurysm as son reflects on'legend' father'She used it to freshen up... it killed her': My wife died of cancer at 63. She never smoked or drank. My ex is the international fugitive Democrat who's fled to Europe with our nine-year-old son. Here are the disgraceful secrets she'd hate the world to know Woke Gen-Z's revenge: Poll reveals staggering number of under-30s who back Mamdani while their parents are terrified of a return to 1980s New York Erika Kirk reveals her 3-year-old daughter's heartbreaking question in first interview since husband Charlie's assassination Father reveals'radical faith' spiral of American son killed in hail of arrows by reclusive tribe as new believers consider following him to isolated island Revealed: Football manager who died mid-match, leaving players in disbelief on the pitch, 'complained about fish he had eaten' hours before heart attack - as devastated star speaks out Dallas Cowboys agree huge trade for rival's defensive captain just hours before the NFL deadline US to test nuclear missile TODAY to show'readiness' amid arms race fears Warren Buffett's $6billion stock exit is his loudest warning yet AMANDA PLATELL: Fergie's delusions have reached a new low. I can't believe Beatrice and Eugenie are egging her on.


Portuguese Man O'War species honors 'One-Eyed Dragon' samurai

Popular Science

The newly discovered P. mikazuki is a tribute the famous warrior Date Masamune. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A team of university students in Japan identified an entirely new species of the mighty Portuguese Man O'War . Described in a study recently published in the journal, the creature's distinct features and fearsome venom have earned it a name that honors a famous 16th century samurai warrior. It's easy to mistake the Portuguese Man O'War () for a jellyfish .


The Case That A.I. Is Thinking

The New Yorker

The Case That A.I. Is Thinking ChatGPT does not have an inner life. Yet it seems to know what it's talking about. How convincing does the illusion of understanding have to be before you stop calling it an illusion? Dario Amodei, the C.E.O. of the artificial-intelligence company Anthropic, has been predicting that an A.I. "smarter than a Nobel Prize winner" in such fields as biology, math, engineering, and writing might come online by 2027. He envisions millions of copies of a model whirring away, each conducting its own research: a "country of geniuses in a datacenter." In June, Sam Altman, of OpenAI, wrote that the industry was on the cusp of building "digital superintelligence." "The 2030s are likely going to be wildly different from any time that has come before," he asserted. Meanwhile, the A.I. tools that most people currently interact with on a day-to-day basis are reminiscent of Clippy, the onetime Microsoft Office "assistant" that was actually more of a gadfly. A Zoom A.I. tool suggests that you ask it "What are some meeting icebreakers?" or instruct it to "Write a short message to share gratitude." Siri is good at setting reminders but not much else. A friend of mine saw a button in Gmail that said "Thank and tell anecdote." When he clicked it, Google's A.I. invented a funny story about a trip to Turkey that he never took. The rushed and uneven rollout of A.I. has created a fog in which it is tempting to conclude that there is nothing to see here--that it's all hype. There is, to be sure, plenty of hype: Amodei's timeline is science-fictional.


Orcas are hunting young great white sharks for their livers

Popular Science

Moctezuma's pod continues their dominance in the Gulf of California. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Orca whales are skilled pack hunters with an ever-growing list of prey . Recently, ocean researchers discovered that the apex predators aren't afraid of taking on equally formidable foes-- great white sharks . Now, a study published on November 3 in the journal documented even more remarkable hunting behavior.


The Download: down the Mandela effect rabbit hole, and the promise of a vaccine for colds

MIT Technology Review

Plus: the US is poised to ban TP-Link devices over the company's alleged links to Russia Why do so many people think the Fruit of the Loom logo had a cornucopia? Quick question: Does the Fruit of the Loom logo feature a cornucopia? Many of us have been wearing the company's T-shirts for decades, and yet the question of whether there is a woven brown horn of plenty on the logo is surprisingly contentious. According to a 2022 poll, 55% of Americans believe the logo does include a cornucopia, 25% are unsure, and only 21% are confident that it doesn't, even though this last group is correct. There's a name for what's happening here: the "Mandela effect," or collective false memory, so called because a number of people misremember that Nelson Mandela died in prison. Yet while many find it easy to let their unconfirmable beliefs go, some spend years seeking answers--and vindication.


China Dives in on the World's First Wind-Powered Undersea Data Center

WIRED

The $226 million project uses ocean breezes and seawater to stay cool. China is submerging data centers into the ocean to keep them cool. China has completed the first phase of construction of what it claims is the world's first underwater data center (UDC). Located in Shanghai's Lin-gang Special Area with a price tag of roughly RMB 1.6 billion ($226 million), it's a significant milestone in the quest for sustainable solutions to the growing energy demands of China's computing infrastructure. Powered entirely by wind energy, the initiative has a total power capacity of 24 megawatts.


How to Build an AI Startup: Go Big, Be Strange, Embrace Probable Doom

WIRED

Thousands of entrepreneurs are trying to rebuild the economy around AI. I set out to see how they're actually doing it. Earth, it's said, is home to more than 10,000 AI startups. The figure is a guess, of course--startups come, startups go. But last year, more than 2,000 of them got their first round of funding. As investors shovel their billions into AI, it's worth asking: What are all these creatures of the boom doing? I decided to approach as many recent AI founders as I could. The goal was not to try to pick winners but to see what it's like, on the ground, to build AI products--how AI tools have changed the nature of their work; how terrifying it is to compete in a crowded field.


Why AI Breaks Bad

WIRED

Once in a while, LLMs turn evil--and no one quite knows why. The AI company Anthropic has made a rigorous effort to build a large language model with positive human values. The $183 billion company's flagship product is Claude, and much of the time, its engineers say, Claude is a model citizen. Its standard persona is warm and earnest. When users tell Claude to "answer like I'm a fourth grader" or "you have a PhD in archeology," it gamely plays along. It makes threats and then carries them out. And the frustrating part--true of all LLMs--is that no one knows exactly why. Consider a recent stress test that Anthropic's safety engineers ran on Claude. In their fictional scenario, the model was to take on the role of Alex, an AI belonging to the Summit Bridge corporation.


Japan's gaming industry moves to improve accessibility

The Japan Times

Japan's gaming industry moves to improve accessibility A player uses eye movement to play a game during the Tokyo Game Show held in the city of Chiba in September. The Japanese gaming industry is working to improve video game accessibility by developing equipment and systems that allow people with disabilities affecting their hands to play by using other parts of their body, such as their cheeks, feet and eyes. There were people playing games without using their hands at an area dedicated to accessibility set up for the first time at the Tokyo Game Show in the city of Chiba in September. One of items on display was a special gaming controller system developed mainly by Tokyo-based Technotools for Nintendo's Nintendo Switch game console. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.