Egypt is building a security zone inside its Sinai region in anticipation for a massive influx of displaced Palestinians as Israel plans for a new offensive in Rafah, which is the last city in Gaza before Gazans run out of room to flee.
Category: 20 February 2024
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AI HITS THE FACTORY FLOOR
Nokia, the Finnish tech firm, has unveiled “MX Workmate,” an AI buddy for industrial workers that can issue text messages to warn when a machine is showing signs of breaking down and offer tips on boosting productivity and product quality.
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AI BLOWS UP THE WORLD IN MILITARY SIMULATION
In a foreign policy decision-making simulation, researchers tested several AIs to gauge their mettle in a global crisis.
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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO FUND ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE IN GAZA DESPITE PRETENDING TO CARE ABOUT DEAD PALESTINIANS
U.S. President Joe Biden said last week that Israel’s operation in Gaza has gone “too far,” but that will not stop his administration from providing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his extremist government with all the weapons they need to kill Palestinians—with no pesky conditions.
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CONCRETE? NO—IT’S SUGARCRETE
Processing sugarcane leaves an enormous amount of fibrous waste, known as bagasse, that usually winds up in landfills.
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MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF GAZA’S INFRASTRUCTURE DESTROYED IN U.S.-BACKED ISRAELI BOMBINGS
Israel’s genocide campaign in Gaza that includes a cocktail of bombing campaigns, ground warfare, and a brutal humanitarian campaign has resulted in nearly 29,000 dead Palestinians and the destruction of more than 70 percent of the city’s infrastructure, according to the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).
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BLACK CHURCHES VOICE OUTRAGE OVER U.S. SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE IN GAZA
Black pastors in the U.S., who have significant sway over their congregations that President Joe Biden needs in 2024, continue to express disapproval of the White House’s blind support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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A LITHIUM EV BATTERY THAT CHARGES IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES—BUT THERE’S A CATCH
One complaint drivers have about electric vehicles (EVs) is that the lithium batteries that most EVs run on can take hours to fully charge.
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AIPAC PAY OFF U.S. POLITICIANS AND SMASH THOSE WHO DON’T BOW TO ISRAEL
AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee famous for its clout in Washington by funding challengers to any politician deemed not sufficiently loyal to Israel, has used its $73 million in last year’s fundraising to smash any movement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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3D-PRINTED BRAIN TISSUE WORKS LIKE THE REAL THING
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, bioengineers have developed a technique to 3D-print human brain tissue containing brain cells that grow and communicate identically to the neurons in our heads.