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02Oct/23

RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ WILL TAKE OVER MOVIE THEATERS, WORLDWIDE THIS DECEMBER

October 2, 2023MusicBeyoncé, Kansas City, Renaissance, Renaissance World Tour, Stockholm, Sweden, United Statesadmin

RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ accentuates the journey of RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR, from its inception to the opening show in Stockholm, Sweden, to the grand finale in Kansas City, Missouri. It is about Beyoncé’s intention, hard work, involvement in every aspect of the production, her creative mind and purpose to create her legacy, and master her craft. Received with extraordinary acclaim by International and US media alike, Beyoncé’s outstanding performance during RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR created a sanctuary for freedom, acceptance, and shared joy. Its maximalist production welcomed more than 2.7 million fans from around the world, who travelled across oceans to enjoy Club RENAISSANCE. Now, millions of moviegoers will get caught up in the Joy Parade, the monumental dance party that celebrates everyone’s right to be themselves, close to home. Continue reading

02Oct/23

FORTUNE Announces the 2023 ‘Change the World’ List

October 2, 2023Business1, ChargePoint, Electric vehicle, Electric vehicle charging network, Electric vehicle conversion, Electric vehicle industry, Electric vehicles, Environmental footprint of electric cars, GENERAL MOTORS, South Korea, Sustainable transport, TESLA, United Statesadmin

FORTUNE’s 2023 Change the World list is being led this year by a group of companies that are leading the EV revolution – converting cars and trucks from internal combustion to electricity – in one of the world’s most important net-zero missions. The four companies leading the push to convert the world’s most car-happy nation to electric vehicles, all in the #1 spot are: Tesla, General Motors, South Korea’s SK On which develops batteries for EV cars, and ChargePoint, operators of a network of 240,000 charging locations across the U.S.. Continue reading

28Sep/23

Does AI have a right to free speech? Only if it supports our right to free thought

September 28, 2023InnovationAI alignment, Artificial general intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Aza Raskin, ChatGPT, Computational neuroscience, Creative Commons, Cybernetics, Emerging technologies, Existential risk from artificial general intelligence, Generative artificial intelligence, Marc Blitz, Philosophy of artificial intelligence, Regulation of artificial intelligence, SHUTTERSTOCK, Simon McCarthy-Jones, United Statesadmin

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Trinity College Dublin

The world has witnessed breathtaking advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), with ChatGPT being one of the best known examples. To prevent harm and misuse of the technology, politicians are now considering regulating AI. Yet they face an overlooked barrier: AI may have a right to free speech.

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26Sep/23

Donald Trump’s truth: why liars might sometimes be considered honest – new research

September 26, 2023PoliticsBelief, Creative Commons, Credibility, Deception, Donald Trump, Fact-checking, Fake news, Jana Lasser, Kellyanne Conway, Knowledge industry, Lie, Misinformation, Robert Mueller, Rudy Giuliani, Stephan Lewandowsky, Time Person of the Year, Truth, United States, Watchdog journalismadmin

Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol and Jana Lasser, Graz University of Technology

According to fact checkers, Donald Trump made more than 30,000 false or misleading claims during his presidency. That’s around 20 a day. But, according to several opinion polls during his presidency, around 75% of Republican voters still considered Trump to be honest.

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22Sep/23

Rupert Murdoch and the rise and fall of the press barons: how much power do newspapers still have?

September 22, 2023MediaAlfred Harmsworth, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Alistair Campbell, Amazon, Australia, Beatrix Potter, Beaverbrook, Boris Johnson, BuzzFeed, Charles Dickens, Conrad Black, Creative Commons, daily express, Daily Mail, Daily Mail & General Trust group, Daily Mail and General Trust, David Lloyd George, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, E.T. Raymond, Edward Levy, Edward Levy Lawson Baron Burnham, Edward VIII, Esher, Evgeny Lebedev, Germany, H. H. Asquith, Harmsworth, Harold, Henry Labouchere, Herbert Asquith, Hitler, Israel, Jeff Bezos, Jerry Hall, Jesse Armstrong, John Bright, Kitchener, Lachlan, Lawson, Levy-Lawson, Lloyd George, Logan Roy, London, Margaret Thatcher, Max Aitken, Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Max Hastings, Media proprietor, META, Michael Wolff, Napoleon, News Corp., News of the World, Norman Angell, Northcliffe, R. A. Scott-James, Rothermere, Rudyard Kipling, Rupert Murdoch, Russell Brand, Salisbury, Scoop, Simon Potter, Stanley Baldwin, Supermarket tabloids, The Times, Tony Blair, United Kingdom, United States, Viscount Rothermere, Winston Churchilladmin

Simon Potter, University of Bristol

Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his retirement as chairman of Fox and News Corp, making way for his son Lachlan. He has been demonised as a puppet master who would pull the strings of politicians behind the scenes, as a man with too much power. But what influence did he and his fellow media moguls really wield?

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18Sep/23

Prominent dark sides and hidden agendas of social media moderators

September 18, 2023MediaCATO, Censorship, Content moderation, Controversial Reddit communities, Elon Musk, Facebook, Hunter Biden, Internet culture, Joe Biden, META, Misinformation, Russia, Social information processing, Social media, TikTok, Twitter, United States, Universal Windows Platform appsadmin

Mon, Sep 18 — It is important to note that not all social media moderators are motivated by these dark sides and hidden agendas. Many moderators are genuinely trying to create a safe and welcoming environment for users. However, the power that social media moderators wield means that it is important to be aware of the potential for abuse. Continue reading →

08Sep/23

TIME Reveals Inaugural TIME100 AI List of the World’s Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence

September 8, 2023InnovationAbeba Birhane, ai group, Aidan Gomez, Alondra Nelson, Amini, Andrew Hopkins, Anna Eshoo, Artificial general intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Audrey Tang, Ayanna Howard, Charlie Brooker, Computational neuroscience, Daniela Amodei, Deborah Raji, DeepMind Lila Ibrahim, DeepMind Shane Legg, Demis Hassabis, Emily Alwell, Emily M. Bender, Eric Schmidt, Ethics of artificial intelligence, exscientia, Fei-Fei Li, Fellows of the Royal Society, Geoffrey Hinton, Google DeepMind, Greg Brockman, Grimes, Holly Herndon, Ian Hogarth, Ilya Sutskever, Inioluwa Deborah Raji, Intel, Jack Clark, Jessica Sibley, Joy Buolamwini, Kate Crawford, Kate Kallot, Kelly McKernan, Linda Dounia Rebeiz, Margaret Mitchell, Max Tegmark, Nancy Xu, Neil Jamieson, New York, Noam Shazeer, Omar Al Olama, OpenAI, Pelonomi Moiloa, Philosophy of artificial intelligence, Raquel Urtasan, Richard Mathenge, Rootport, Sam Altman, Sam Jacobs, Sandra Rivera, Shane Legg, Sneha Revanur, Sougwen Chung, Taiwan, Taskforce Ian Hogarth, Ted Chiang, Ted Lieu, Tegmark, Timnit Gebru, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Yi Zeng, Yoshua Bengioadmin

NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, TIME reveals the inaugural TIME100 AI, a new list highlighting the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence.

The 2023 TIME100 AI issue features a worldwide cover with illustrations by Neil Jamieson for TIME, featuring 28 list-makers including Sam Altman of OpenAI, Dario and Daniela Amodei of Anthropic, Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind, and more from the new list. Continue reading →

05Sep/23

Africa Climate Summit: “opportunity” awaits

September 5, 2023EnvironmentAppolinaire Djikeng, Bhutan, Climate change controversies, Dorji Dhradhul, Dubai, Environment, Graaff-Reinet, Kenya, Lazarus Chakwera, Malawi, Mohamed Adow, Mwangi, NAIROBI, New York, Panama, Roli Srivastava, Simon Stiell, Soipan Tuya, South Africa, Suriname, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United States, US Dollar, William Rutoadmin

By Alister Doyle | Climate Correspondent

The Africa Climate Summit (ACS) is hearing a lot about “opportunities” for combating climate change on the continent that has done least to cause warming yet is most vulnerable to its harmful impacts.

The September 4-6 summit in Nairobi is a striking shift for African governments, who have berated rich nations for failing to meet a promise to mobilise $100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020. That year, it totalled just $83 billion. Continue reading →

02Sep/23

Why was Mohamed Al Fayed refused a British passport?

September 2, 2023WorldConspiracy theories about the death of Diana, Conspiracy theories about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Death of Diana, Death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Diana, Diana, Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, Egypt, Fayed, Harrods, Henri Paul, Hoteliers, House of Fraser, London, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Operation Paget, Paris, Princess of Wales, Surrey, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Sept. 2, 2023 /World/ — Mohamed Al Fayed was a wealthy Egyptian businessman who owned Harrods department store in London. He was also the father of Dodi Fayed, who died in a car crash with Princess Diana in Paris in 1997. Al Fayed has always maintained that the crash was not an accident, but was a murder plot carried out by the British establishment. He has accused the establishment of being prejudiced against him because he is a Muslim and an Arab. Continue reading →

01Sep/23

New Alzheimer’s drugs don’t deserve the hype – here’s why

September 1, 2023MedicineAducanumab, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's disease in African Americans, Amyloid beta, Amyloidosis, Cognitive disorders, Creative Commons, crenezumab, Dementia, Donanemab, Lecanemab, Monoclonal antibodies, Sebastian Walsh, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Sebastian Walsh, University of Cambridge

A prominent childhood memory is of my grandparents living with and then dying from dementia. As is universal with dementia, there was a double blow: watching my grandparents lose their identity and seeing the suffering of those closest to them.

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