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www.thedailybeast.com George Santos’ New Max Donors Have Strong Ties to Guo Wengui

The vast majority of the money George Santos raised earlier this year appears to be linked to Chinese-Americans with strong ties to Guo Wengui.

George Santos’ New Max Donors Have Strong Ties to Guo Wengui

Almost all of these new donors are connected to a group that indicted Chinese financier Guo Wengui created with right-wing agitator and ally Steve Bannon, called the New Federal State of China (NFSC). The Hark Herald singled out a number of these donors, almost all of whom contributed the maximum amount to Santos—$3,300 per election—despite never previously giving money to any federal candidate.

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The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can
responsiblestatecraft.org The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can - Responsible Statecraft

With military spending at record highs, many contractors have hiked the cost of numerous simple items. (Video)

The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can - Responsible Statecraft

Leading military contractors jacked up the price of several everyday products after receiving non-competitive contracts, costing taxpayers more than $1.3 million in apparently unnecessary markups, according to Pentagon contracting data acquired by Responsible Statecraft.

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www.theguardian.com Rightwing lobby group campaigns to undermine UK four-day week

TaxPayers Alliance is key player in attempts to end trials of shorter working week in public sector

Rightwing lobby group campaigns to undermine UK four-day week
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www.cnbc.com Ex-Tesla engineer builds Aigen robots to eliminate weeds without pesticides

U.S. pesticide usage reached more than 1.1 billion pounds annually by 2012. Aigen believes its Element robots can help.

Ex-Tesla engineer builds Aigen robots to eliminate weeds without pesticides

The Element drives itself continuously at around two miles per hour over farmland, using an advanced computer vision system to identify crops and unwanted botanical invaders. With two-axis robotic arms positioned close the ground, it can flick weeds out of the way where they’ll dry out before they can grow seeds and spread.

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An ESG Loophole Helps Drive Billions into Gulf Fossil Fuel Giants

Bonds linked to the world’s biggest oil company have ended up in ESG funds, highlighting a major flaw in how the sector is regulated.

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The US Military Is Taking Generative AI Out for a Spin

US Air Force colonel Matthew Strohmeyer says they have fed the models with classified operational information to inform sensitive questions. The long-term aim of such exercises is to update the US warhorse so it can use AI-enabled data in decision-making, sensors and ultimately firepower.

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theconversation.com Liberal CEOs were more likely to exit Russia following its invasion of Ukraine than more conservative corporate leaders

A new study found that a CEO’s political ideology was correlated with the decision of whether to leave or suspend operations in Russia following the 2022 invasion.

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Views for Tucker Carlson’s new Twitter show have dropped 86 percent since its launch

His first show brought in over 26 million “video views,” which is a Twitter metric that records a view as anyone who watches a video for more than 2 seconds. While the metric’s reliability has been questioned, it has nevertheless declined significantly since the show’s launch, with Carlson’s most recent show only getting 3.8 million video views, marking a drop of 86 percent.

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www.newscientist.com People with total colour blindness able to see red after gene therapy

Thanks to gene therapy, people who could previously only detect shades of grey can now distinguish red objects from a darker background  

Thanks to gene therapy, people who could previously only detect shades of grey can now distinguish red objects from a darker background

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www.theguardian.com China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time

Beijing bolstering position as global renewables leader with solar capacity more than rest of world combined

China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time
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Biotech begins human trials of drug designed by artificial intelligence

Insilico Medicine says trial of lung disease therapy is milestone for generative AI in drug development

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www.forbes.com AI’S Unsustainable Water Use: How Tech Giants Contribute To Global Water Shortages

Did you know? ChatGPT 'drinks' the equivalent of a 500ml bottle of water for a simple conversation of 20-50 questions and answers. Which may not seem like much... until you consider that it has more than 100 million active users.

AI’S Unsustainable Water Use: How Tech Giants Contribute To Global Water Shortages

ChatGPT 'drinks' the equivalent of a 500ml bottle of water for a simple conversation of 20-50 questions and answers. Which may not seem like much... until you consider that it has more than 100 million active users.

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Interpol being used by Kremlin to arrest critics outside of Russia, opponents say
globalnews.ca Interpol being used by Kremlin to arrest critics outside of Russia, opponents say - National | Globalnews.ca

Interpol, the world's largest international police organization, has 195 member states, but Russia alone is responsible for 38 per cent of extradition requests.

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news.mit.edu Researchers uncover a new CRISPR-like system in animals that can edit the human genome

Researchers have discovered the first programmable RNA-guided system discovered in eukaryotes. The technology, known as Fanzor, has the potential to be more easily delivered to cells and tissues than CRISPR-Cas systems, and further refinements could make them a valuable new technology for human geno...

Researchers uncover a new CRISPR-like system in animals that can edit the human genome
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grist.org Extreme heat will cost the US $1 billion in health care costs — this summer alone

High temperatures could lead to 235,000 ER visits and 56,000 hospital admissions for heat-related conditions annually.

Extreme heat will cost the US $1 billion in health care costs — this summer alone
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www.aljazeera.com Forest decline surges despite climate action vows to end it

A football pitch of tropical trees is felled or burned every five seconds, night and day, despite the climate crisis.

Tropical forests destroyed last year released 2.7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, equivalent to the fossil fuel emissions of India. Brazil accounted for 43 percent of the loss, with Democratic Republic of the Congo and Bolivia responsible for about 13 and nine percent, respectively. Some positive news in the report found Indonesia and Malaysia managed to keep forest loss near a record low, continuing a multiyear streak of stamping down deforestation driven by oil palm plantations.

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Olivia Chow elected mayor of Toronto
toronto.ctvnews.ca Olivia Chow elected mayor of Toronto, CP24 declares

Olivia Chow has been elected mayor of Toronto, CP24 declares, ending almost 13 years of right-leaning rule at Toronto City Hall and becoming the first woman and the first visible minority person to lead the city since amalgamation.

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scitechdaily.com Scientists Accurately Predict Individuals’ Income Solely off Social Media Posts

A study conducted by scientists at the Queen Mary University of London involved the analysis of 2.6 million posts on the well-known social networking site, Nextdoor. Surprisingly, they were able to predict a user's income accurately, using only the content of their posts. The researchers noted promi

A study conducted by scientists at the Queen Mary University of London involved the analysis of 2.6 million posts on the well-known social networking site, Nextdoor. Surprisingly, they were able to predict a user's income accurately, using only the content of their posts.

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