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“Having explained the general disposition of the lines, we now come to the distances and dimensions. One thousand paces contain a single rank of one thousand six hundred and fifty-six foot soldiers, each man being allowed three feet. Six ranks drawn up on the same extent of ground will require nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-six men. To form only three ranks of the same number will take up two thousand paces, but it is much better to increase the number of ranks than to make your front too extensive. We have before observed the distance between each rank should be six feet, one foot of which is taken up by the men. Thus if you form a body of ten thousand men into six ranks they will occupy thirty-six feet. in depth and a thousand paces in front.”
An army unsupplied with grain and other necessary provisions will be vanquished without striking a blow.
A general whose troops are superior both in number and bravery should engage in the oblong square, which is the first formation.
He who judges himself inferior should advance his right wing obliquely against the enemy's left. This is the second formation.
If your left wing is strongest, you must attack the enemy's right according to the third formation.
The general who can depend on the discipline of his men should begin the engagement by attacking both the enemy's wings at once, the fourth formation.
He whose light infantry is good should cover his center by forming them in its front and charge both the enemy's wings at once. This is the fifth formation.
We expect the impact of AGI to be uneven. Although some industries will change very little, scientific progress will likely be much faster than it is today; this impact of AGI may surpass everything else.
The price of many goods will eventually fall dramatically (right now, the cost of intelligence and the cost of energy constrain a lot of things), and the price of luxury goods and a few inherently limited resources like land may rise even more dramatically.
Technically speaking, the road in front of us looks fairly clear. But public policy and collective opinion on how we should integrate AGI into society matter a lot; one of our reasons for launching products early and often is to give society and the technology time to co-evolve.
The first step in that direction will be the release of GPT-4.5, known internally as "Orion."
Expected to be coming within the following weeks and months as confirmed by Altman—it will be OpenAI's last model built upon the traditional GPT technology, which is basically the ChatGPT we all know and love.
The real transformation will come with GPT-5, which is supposed to incorporate all of OpenAI's technologies, including the capabilities of the unreleased o3 model.
He who cannot depend either on the number or courage of his troops, if obliged to engage, should begin the action with his right and endeavor to break the enemy's left, the rest of his army remaining formed in a line perpendicular to the front and extended to the rear like a javelin. This is the sixth formation.
If your forces are few and weak in comparison to the enemy, you must make use of the seventh formation and cover one of your flanks either with an eminence, a city, the sea, a river or some protection of that kind.
When an enemy's spy lurks in the camp, order all your soldiers in the day time to their tents, and he will instantly be apprehended.
Consult with many on proper measures to be taken, but communicate the plans you intend to put in execution to few, and those only of the most assured fidelity; or rather trust no one but yourself.
In 55 B.C, the German tribes Usipetes and Tenctheri crossed the Rhine to the Roman occupied west bank and plundered corn they found there. Crossing back over they joined forces with the Sugambri tribe. When Caesar sent an embassy to the Sugambri and asked that the culprits be returned to him, the response was that the Rhine was the limit of Roman authority. Simultaneously, the Ubii tribe, an ally of Rome, asked for help against the Suebi tribe who were harassing them.
Caesar, deciding he had enough reasons to cross the Rhine, planned an expedition to attack the Sugambri.
AI will seep into all areas of the economy and society; we will expect everything to be smart. Many of us expect to need to give people more control over the technology than we have historically, including open-sourcing more, and accept that there is a balance between safety and individual empowerment that will require trade-offs.
While we never want to be reckless and there will likely be some major decisions and limitations related to AGI safety that will be unpopular, directionally, as we get closer to achieving AGI, we believe that trending more towards individual empowerment is important; the other likely path we can see is AI being used by authoritarian governments to control their population through mass surveillance and loss of autonomy.
The 2024 New York Mets turned in one of the bigger surprise seasons in franchise history, riding an incredible 100-game finish to the third National League Wild Card spot and two playoff series wins before eventually falling to the future world champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. Not many saw a deep playoff run coming from the Mets, as the team entered the year with an over/under win total slightly above the .500 mark at most sportsbooks.
The Mets let postseason hero Daniel Murphy walk to the division rival Washington Nationals, however, and did not do much to supplement their roster otherwise. Their winter was largely quiet, focusing on retention rather than upgrading. On the premise that the team would improve with their young talent and other prospects on the way, the Mets’ only true upgrade came with the addition of Cabrera at short.
The 2016 Mets ended up sneaking into the playoffs as a Wild Card team, where they’d lose in historic and dramatic fashion to Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants, and would not make the playoffs again until 2022. Despite their loaded crop of young talent, strong job of retaining talent and a hungry roster, the Mets would never get “back” to where they were in 2015, which remains the team’s most recent pennant.
Regardless, those three teams are the perfect examples of good processes: teams that built upon their upstart seasons, added star power when the timing was right, and for two of them, winnings titles was the result.
The Mets still have work to do and are not far removed from a 90-loss season. However, with the duo of Stearns and owner Steve Cohen in charge, the Mets found the perfect time to jump on the free agent market and execute an incredibly aggressive winter. In the end, the Mets walk away with likely the second-best offseason haul in baseball, next to the Dodgers.
The Mets used the right processes this winter by waiting out key markets and now figure to be one of the World Series favorites in 2025. It might not have always been the most fun winter, and it was assuredly more stressful than others, but they made every move they needed to make while compiling one of their most complete rosters in recent memory.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has tied himself closely to Trump and, as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, used his opening remarks at the hearing on Feb. 5, to echo the president's sentiment.
"It is incredibly alarming and disheartening to hear stories about financial institutions cutting off services to digital asset firms, political figures, and conservative-aligned businesses and individuals," Scott said.
Nathan McCauley, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anchorage Digital Bank, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.
His executive order on crypto promises "fair and open access" to financial services. And Trump appointed venture capitalist David Sacks, a longtime ally of Elon Musk, as the White House's first AI and crypto czar.
Meanwhile, the SEC has already signaled a rollback of rules that previously kept banks from holding bitcoin on their balance sheets, and the FDIC is under pressure to revise guidelines that made it harder for banks to serve digital asset companies.
Among the Choke Point incidents that most caught the ire of crypto investors were the forced closures of Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank in 2023, following the meltdown at Sam Bankman Fried's FTX months earlier. Silvergate and Signature were the leading FDIC-insured banks for crypto firms.
Silvergate Capital, the bank's parent, acknowledged in its bankruptcy filing last year that there had been a "rapid contraction" of it business in early 2023, but said it had "stabilized" and was able to "meet regulatory capital requirements" and "had the capability to continue to serve its customers."
The upper photo is a view from 16 miles up, showing the Dead Sea; below it is the fortress from 10,000 feet. At Masada one finds no water or vegetation, only heat. It sits in the Desert of Judah stretching from 21 miles west at Hebron to the Dead Sea, where the Jordan River ends. Masada is a lozenge-shaped table mountain 730 yards long and 215 yards wide, sitting 440 feet above the Dead Sea. Its main access point is a steep old road from the east called the Snake Path.
Masada was one of the three treasuries of King Herod, who also had a small palace there. Fortified by Jonathan, brother of Judas Maccabeus circa 140 B.C, protected by a Jewish garrison until the establishment of Judea as a Roman province in 6 A.D, and retaken by the Jewish soldiers under Manaemus during the confusion of the Jewish revolt of 66 A.D, it was overrun by the Sicarii in 70 A.D. Under their leader, Eleazar, the Sicarii set about terrorizing the surrounding territory.
"it's a brand new day for crypto in America," said David Marcus, the former head of crypto at Meta and current CEO of infrastructure startup Lightspark, in an interview with CNBC's "Squawk Box" last week. What's happening under Trump, he said, is "quite a polarity flip of atmosphere and energy for our entire industry."
Trump Media debuted on Nasdaq under the ticker "DJT" last March, completing its merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp. The stock nearly doubled in value in 2024, with its namesake, Donald Trump, winning the U.S. presidential election in November. As of Friday's close, the stock was down about 11% year to date giving it a market capitalization of $6.59 billion.
As of Friday, a trust where President Trump is the sole beneficiary owns 52% of the voting power of the company's stock, the filing states.
Trump publishes posts on Truth Social, where he has 8.9 million followers. On X, owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has been helping with the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, Trump has 100.9 million followers.
Trump Media now has $776.8 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, with $9.6 million in debt.
"You cannot get away from the anti-union propaganda or being surveilled, because when you walk into work they have cameras all over the building," said Medelius-Marsano, who is an organizer with CAUSE. "You can't get into work without scanning a badge or logging into a machine. That's how they track you."
CAUSE representatives have also made their pitch to RDU1 employees. The union has set up a "CAUSE HQ" tent across the street from the warehouse and disbursed leaflets in the facility's break room.
Union elections at other Amazon warehouses in New York have finished in defeat in recent years, while the results of a union drive at an Alabama facility are being contested. Organizers have pointed to Amazon's near-constant monitoring of employees as both a catalyst and a deterrent of union campaigns.
The NLRB has 343 open or settled unfair labor practice charges filed with the agency against Amazon, its subsidiaries and contracted delivery companies in the U.S., a spokesperson said.
Humans literally evolved to live in small communities who had to share both resources among themselves and hunting/foraging ranges with other communities. For most of our species' time on Earth, the health of the community was the health of the individual. We literally evolved shame and embarrassment specifically to better understand when we were stepping on each other's toes, emotions you rarely see outside of dogs and other species in a similar position. The tragedy of the commons is entirely a money thing, where the individual can both siphon resources from other communities and hide how much resources they're actually sitting on. It is not fundamental to the human condition.
"Where 100 years ago in a factory you would've had a supervisor come around to tell you if you're slacking off, now in a modern warehouse like Amazon, you're tracked digitally through a scanner," Starn said.
The arguments over what this image tells us about the rower positioning are on-going.
Many historians assert the three types were placed along each side of the ship at three levels bottom to top and superimposed over each other, but this configuration is problematic. Collisions between the oars were likely and the requirement for longer oars for oarsmen farther from the water sacrificed mechanical advantage because of the inefficient angle of attack.
Regarding multiple rowers per oar we take Thucydides word (Book 2, 93.2) that each rower during the Peloponnesian War used one oar.
That leaves us with the rowers seated next to each other as the remaining option. Let us look at some quotes from those who have made a contribution to solving the mystery.
Workers at an Amazon warehouse outside St. Louis, Missouri, filed an NLRB complaint in May. The employees accused Amazon of using "intrusive algorithms" that track when they're working to discourage them from organizing, The Guardian reported.
The employees withdrew their complaint on Tuesday. Hards disputed the workers' claims.
However, the Trump administration is attempting to purge the NLRB, with the president firing the chair of the organization on his first day in office last month. Trump has put Musk, a notorious opponent of unions, in charge of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with the goal of cutting government costs and slashing regulations.
The Punic Wars fought between Rome and the Carthaginian Empire comprised three separate encounters over 118 years, starting in 264 B.C. and ending in 146 B.C. The first was a battle for control of Sicily, the second the famous war with Hannibal, and the third resulted in the destruction of the Carthaginians. The first war, which we will concentrate on here, saw the initial efforts by Rome to deploy naval forces and use them in battle. The fact that Sicily is an island made this war as much about navies as armies.
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The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which sought to represent BHM1 workers, has said the AtoZ app can access a user's GPS, photos, camera, microphone and WiFi-connection information. The union also claims that "Amazon can sell the data collected to any third party companies and that data cannot be deleted." The technology raises several concerns, including that it may suppress "the right to organize," RWDSU said.
Hards said the RWDSU's claims are inaccurate and denied that the company sells any data affiliated with AtoZ use. She said AtoZ users must give the app permission to access things like their GPS location.
As China's real estate market continues to collapse, high-rise apartments—once a symbol of prestige—have fallen from grace. More and more residents are moving out, opting for pricier low-rise buildings instead of staying in high-rises. Some even believe that these buildings, which once stood as monuments to China’s economic boom, will eventually become worthless.
Fortunately for Alphabet, YouTube is still booming, Luria said.
YouTube is "becoming such an important media destination that the momentum there is greater than what you would just see from the advertising growth," said Luria. He noted that some creators have migrated to YouTube amid the TikTok ban.
The uncertainty over TikTok's future in the U.S. has yet to impact advertisers who are still running campaigns on the ByteDance-owned platform, said Kate Scott-Dawkins, the global president of business intelligence of media investment firm GroupM.
If TikTok eventually does get banned in the U.S., Scott-Dawkins said she expects Meta and Alphabet would inherit much of those ad dollars but noted Snap, Pinterest and others could also pick up scraps.
Snap and Pinterest also reported their fourth quarter results last week. Pinterest said its sales jumped 18% year over year to $1.15 billion while Snap reported $1.56 billion in revenue for the period, marking a 14% increase from the previous year.
But not every digital advertising player had good results for the quarter.
Despite ad tech company The Trade Desk on Wednesday reporting a 22% year over year increase in fourth-quarter sales to $741 million, that figure came in below Wall Street estimates, which sent shares tanking. CEO Jeff Green attributed the miss to "a series of small execution missteps" during an analyst call.
Although companies are pumping money into digital ad platforms, there's a chance that high inflation, tariffs and weaker economies outside of the U.S. put pressure on the ad market, experts said.
This growth in the power of the federal government resembles the welfare experiments of Europe in the twentieth century, which failed. What is there in the progressive ideology that drives it to duplicate a failed system? Why don’t they understand the communism analogy?
Communism had many friends until the Soviet Union failed. Now, those friends are hard to find because they don’t want to embarrass themselves by supporting a philosophical system that is unworkable and idealistic. The problem was that Marx fitted the data to his system instead of the reverse. If he had done his analysis correctly, he would have seen the fundamental flaws in his point of view.
When you talk about the Carthaginian phalanx, what exactly do you mean? Do you believe they operated in a similar fashion to the Macedonian phalanx, or are you using the term to mean a mass of heavy infantry that fought hand-to-hand with spear and shield?
I have found no evidence that the Carthaginian “phalanx” resembled the Greek version. By Carthaginian phalanx I refer to a massed infantry formation equipped with swords versus spears. This is specifically pointed out by Livy and others writing about the Battle of Cannae. The Punic center used Roman weapons captured at Trasimene which would not have included phalanx type spears. Livy goes on to say, “The Gallic and Spanish contingents carried shields of similar shape, but their swords were of a different pattern, those of the Gauls being very long and not pointed, those of the Spaniards, who were accustomed to using them for piercing rather than cutting, being handily short and sharply pointed.”
Also, the consul Publius Laverius Laevinius is thought to have had four legions with accompanying allies at Heraclea in 280BC, so was there a specific law limiting a consul's command to two legions, or are you talking about the customary allocation? Of course, at Cannae there were 8 legions plus allies, so they could clearly change things when they needed to!
At Zama, Hannibal did not use a tightly packed infantry, deploying three massive lines instead. Again I quote Livy. “Hannibal put his elephants (80 of them) right in the van of his army; behind them were the Ligurian and Gallic auxiliaries with a certain proportion of troops from Mauretania and the Balearics. In the second line he stationed his Carthaginian and African troops together with the one legion from Macedonia; Then a moderate distance to the rear of these, came a reserve of Italians and Bruttians.
My last post used the words of Polybius to answer a question regarding the effectiveness of the Roman manipular technique against the phalanx formation. In this post we will delve deeper into the subject, specifically the Roman battles against Hannibal and his phalanx, to show that victory had more to do with leadership and skill than the phalanx as a superior military tactic. Hannibal was superior in every way to the Roman generals of the Republican period because he was an expert tactician and charismatic leader. Having said that, we have to give the Roman generals some slack because they were hamstrung by politics and the command philosophy of the Republican political system.
After rigorous testing, the team found that batteries exposed to this new molecule retained near-production performance even after 12,000 to 60,000 charge-discharge cycles. This significantly improved industry standards from the current range of 500 and 2,000 cycles.
“The new solution not only delays battery retirement but also slashes resource waste and pollution,” said Gao. “Whether extending the battery lifespan or preventing large-scale waste and environmental pollution, this ‘precision treatment’ offers a viable technical solution,” read a statement by Fudan University.
The year 216 B.C. brought new consuls into the command position: C. Terentius Varro and L. Aemilius Paullus. They readied their armies in the spring and picked up Hannibal’s trail that summer, arriving at Cannae on the last day of July. Both commanders knew how important it was to operate with a combined force as they agreed to alternate command on a daily basis. On the day of the battle Varro served as the overall commander. His plan was to apply the lessons of Trebbia by eliminating the wings that were decimated in that battle so he collapsed his maniples into a phalanx of overwhelming strength designed to destroy the center of the Punic line. The absence of wings meant that the infantry contingent had to be protected by cavalry or it would be vulnerable on all sides.
The Romans at Cannae had used a collapsed manipular formation against a Punic phalanx designed to give way. Once the Romans had pushed to their deepest penetration, the wing phalanxes of the Carthaginian army turned inward and destroyed them. At Cannae, Hannibal’s master plan came to fruition. The pincer movement that failed at Trebbia worked brilliantly here. He used speed against the strength of the Roman center by offering only minimal resistance to it and then maneuvering around it until the trap was sprung.
In each of these battles we see the phalanx as a component of the Carthaginian formation but not the key. There was never a pure phalanx/maniple face-off that would prove the military superiority of one versus the other because there were other more important factors that determined the outcome.
The researcher further adds that their work bridges quantum and optical data storage, meeting the need for better quantum systems and improved classical memory storage. The research began during França’s Ph.D. studies at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, where he focused on radiation dosimeters – devices that passively monitor radiation exposure for workers in hospitals, synchrotrons, and other radiation facilities. These materials can absorb radiation and store the exposure information for a specific period.
França explained that when the crystal absorbs enough energy, it releases electrons and holes, which are then captured by the defects. This information can be read by releasing the electrons and detecting them optically. Recognizing its potential for memory storage, França brought this non-quantum approach to Zhong’s quantum laboratory, leading to the interdisciplinary innovation.
“Why is it then that the Romans conquer? And what is it that brings disaster on those who employ the phalanx? Why, just because war is full of uncertainties both as to time and place; whereas there is but one time and one kind of ground in which a phalanx can fully work. If, then, there were anything to compel the enemy to accommodate himself to the time and place of the phalanx, when about to fight a general engagement, it would be but natural to expect that those who employed the phalanx would always carry off the victory.
But if the enemy finds it possible, and even easy, to avoid its attack, what becomes of its formidable character? Again, no one denies that for its employment it is indispensable to have a country flat, bare, and without such impediments as ditches, cavities, depressions, steep banks, or beds of rivers: for all such obstacles are sufficient to hinder and dislocate this particular formation.
If, then, it is easy to take precautions against the opportunities and peculiar advantages of the phalanx, but impossible to do so in the case of its disadvantages, must it not follow that in practice the difference between these two systems is enormous? Of course, those generals who employ the phalanx must march over ground of every description, must pitch camps, occupy points of advantage, besiege, and be besieged, and meet with unexpected appearances of the enemy: for all these are part and parcel of war, and have an important and sometimes decisive influence on the ultimate victory. And in all these cases the Macedonian phalanx is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to handle, because the men cannot act either in squads or separately.
Friend of mine went to Bluesky cuz he hates Elon Musk (I know. We're basically one bad day from him accusing me of being far-right and ending our friendship). We were joking around one day while he was playing a game. I point out an androgenous character and I jokingly ask "Hey, what are their pronouns? I don't wanna misgender them, dawg." He laughed and said pronouns in the bio are super cringe. Then I remembered he's a Bluesky user and I said "I'll bet you've got pronouns in your Bluesky bio right now." He laughed and said "No I don't. Hold on, lemme check. . . Fuck, I'm so cringe". Dude isn't even aware of what the brainwashing has been making him do. Kinda freaked me out.
Chernobyl nuclear reactor’s protective shell damaged by drone, Kyiv accuses Russia
While Moscow has denied its involvement in the attack, UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency stated that radiation levels are in check.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that a drone armed with a warhead struck the protective outer shell of the Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, creating a hole in the structure and briefly igniting a fire. He blamed Russia for the strike.
In the aftermath of the event, Chernobyl’s chief engineer Oleksandr Tytarchuk stated that the shelter is no longer fulfilling its protective function following the damage. He warned of a potential risk of radioactive substances being released. Although the situation was under control according to Tytarchuk, he noted that repairs could require significant time and effort.
While Kyiv accused Russia of carrying out the attack, Moscow has denied any involvement. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov refuted Zelensky’s allegations, suggesting that it was likely a provocation, pointing out that Kyiv is known for such actions.
IAEA confirms drone strike, no radiation leak
The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that the drone strike did not penetrate the plant’s inner containment shell. The agency reported that radiation levels at the decommissioned plant in the Kyiv region, known for the world’s worst nuclear disaster, remain unchanged.
In 14 A.D. Germanicus ambushed the Marci and inflicted heavy losses. During its withdrawal to the Rhine, his army was attacked by the aroused Bructeri, Tubonti, and Usipedi tribes, but the Romans were able to escape after significant losses.
In 15 A.D. there were two major campaigns. In the spring Legatus Caecina Severus attacked the Marsi a second time while Germanicus was defeating the Chatti. These attacks were preemptive and designed to suppress allies of the Cherusci so the latter could be attacked with less risk. In the second half of 15 Germanicus divided the Roman army into three parts, positioning them for simultaneous attacks. Severus attacked the Bructeri while Albinovanus attacked the Frisi. Separately, Germanicus came by sea and met up with them at the Amisia River. The combined armies fought their way to the head of the river which was near the site of the Teutoburg massacre.
“This is one of the most significant discoveries made in the city in recent years,” says Sophie Jackson, MOLA Director of Development.
The existence of a 2000-year-old Roman basilica in the area near Leadenhall Market was already suspected, but the exceptional state of preservation astonished the archaeological team.
“The levels of preservation of the Basilica have far exceeded our expectations, and we have possibly the most important part of the building,” Jackson explains.
“It’s the place you came to do business, to get your court case sorted out, it’s where laws were made, and it’s where decisions were made about London, but also about the rest of the country,” Jackson told the BBC.
The two-story basilica overlooked bustling markets, vibrant festivals, and important public gatherings. However, despite its imposing presence, it was soon deemed insufficient for the growing Roman settlement. Within two decades, it was replaced by an even grander forum.
There is much debate about the Roman position vis a vis the Germans after the Teutoburg massacre. Many have taken the position that the loss of the three legions blocked forever Roman attempts to conquer Germany influencing the course of European development for the future. I think that point is debatable for at least two reasons. First, Tiberius ended the German campaigns because he felt the effort was not worth the losses incurred, not because of the massacre. He decided that the plan of letting the German tribes fight among themselves was a better strategy. Second, he had better uses of the army than post them in barbarian Germany.
The fact that Rome never conquered Germany was more about the difficulty of accomplishing that goal given the strength and relationship between the German tribes than anything else. Rome would eventually reach Britain during the time of Claudius, but would never move east of Gaul after 16 A.D.
Augustus made the decision circa 20 B.C. to protect Cisapline Gaul by securing the Alps. There had been continuing harassment of Roman couriers by Alpine tribes and communications with the north had become an ongoing concern. To solve this problem, Augustus developed a plan to push the border northward to the Danube and establish the new border on a line from Lake Constance to Vienna. After Nerva had cleared the valleys between the Italian lakes in 16-17 B.C, the way was clear for the advance to the Danube to begin. Augustus gave his two stepsons, Tiberius and Drusus, the responsibility for the taking the new territory. Tiberius was to attack in the area near Lake Constance and Drusus work his way north through the Brenner pass. Their work was complete by the end of 15 B.C. and their accomplishments celebrated by Horace.
The roots of metaphysics lie in antiquity with speculations about the nature and origin of the universe, like those found in the Upanishads in ancient India, Daoism in ancient China, and pre-Socratic philosophy in ancient Greece. During the subsequent medieval period in the West, discussions about the nature of universals were influenced by the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle. The modern period saw the emergence of various comprehensive systems of metaphysics, many of which embraced idealism. In the 20th century, traditional metaphysics in general and idealism in particular faced various criticisms, which prompted new approaches to metaphysical inquiry.
What is the fundamental nature of reality? What is time? What is space? Is there a God? Is the world around us ‘real’? What is change? Do numbers exist? What is causation, and can there be such a thing as a ‘first cause’? Why is reality like it is? What does it mean for something to exist? Why does anything exist?
These are just a few of the questions posed by the oft-derided, mind-melting realm of metaphysics, perhaps the most obscure of philosophy’s four core branches.
Labor groups have looked beyond NLRB elections in an attempt to gain a union foothold at Amazon. They've assisted employees with filing unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB against Amazon, accusing the company of violating labor laws.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters helped coordinate a picket effort at nine Amazon facilities in December. Amazon said the walkout had no impact on its operations.
The Teamsters union has said it represents 9,000 Amazon workers around the country, although the company has refused to recognize the union and bargain with leadership.
Asked to compare the various deep research products, Perplexity offered an overview of the different technologies, pricing models, and performance in different use cases and subject matters, with links to articles about each feature). It summarized the differences as follows:
Perplexity AI excels in speed and accessibility for casual researchers
OpenAI dominates in analytical depth for enterprise applications
Google integrates most seamlessly with existing productivity ecosystems
He named other examples, too, of private partnerships turned into large publicly traded companies like big private equity firms. Blackstone, which now has a market capitalization of over $200 billion, went public in 2007. Apollo, KKR, and Carlyle held their IPOs soon after Blackstone, and TPG listed on Nasdaq in early 2022.
Andreessen argues that as these companies grew from partnerships into large corporations, their long-term success became less dependent on a few key investors.
“A big part of what we’ve been trying to do is build something that has that kind of enduring aspect to it,” he said.
Altman and Musk have been at loggerheads for years.
After Musk’s departure in 2019, OpenAI created a for-profit arm that has drawn billions of dollars in funding, sparking allegations from Musk that the startup breached its original mission by putting profit ahead of the larger public good.
Musk sued Altman, OpenAI, and its biggest backer Microsoft in August last year for the alleged breach of contract.
In November, Musk asked a US district judge for a preliminary injunction to block OpenAI from moving to a for-profit structure.
Everyone seems to write about the fall of the Roman Empire – Gibbon et al. I guess they look at the end of the Empire as the seminal event because it marks the end of a thousand years of Roman power and the onset of the Dark Ages. I, however, would rather study the fall of the Roman Republic because it is much more interesting. First of all the Republic is a classic governmental form like the democracies of Greece. The Empire, by contrast, was a corrupt totalitarian system which was bound to collapse at some point under its own weight.
Thirdly, it’s interesting to look at the reasons why the Republic fell. What does this tell us about the evolution of political systems? Are they all bound to fail at some point or can the path toward collapse be reversed. Lastly, is there something we can learn about the Roman republic that is applicable to our contemporary world?
It’s a sad situation for millions of Disney fans. We can’t support this company’s policies and have given up on the brand. My last family trip to Disneyland and Disney World was in 2019, and that’s the last year I saw a movie. I let my D+ sub expire in 2020 after the “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” racial hit piece. Now, five years later, I don’t think I want to try to afford a Disney vacation, and I’m a DVC member. The price increase rate on the parks will kill them.
Some staff members, however, have resisted certain policy changes — such as the removal of tampons from men’s restrooms. Workers have discreetly restocked the supplies in protest.
Sources within the company told CNBC that one of Zuckerberg’s aims in ingratiating himself with the president is to hopefully train the new administration’s antitrust ire on longtime rival Apple.
There is widespread sentiment within Meta that Apple’s 2021 privacy update of its proprietary iOS system that governs the company’s iPhone and other mobile devices cost the Facebook parent a whopping $10 billion in advertising revenue in fiscal year 2022.
The incessant wars of the second century had profound impact on the small landowner. Many died in battle or returned from war to find themselves destitute because their land was not worked while they were away. The wealthy accumulated forfeited land and began to work it for themselves often employing slaves instead of Roman citizens. The huge estates resulting from this accumulation further concentrated wealth in the hands of the few. Displaced farmers gravitated to the city hoping to find work but were largely unsuccessful.
Marius suspended the property qualification for military service in 107 B.C. This solved the problem of recruiting but opens up a much more ominous precedent – loyalty of the army.
Impact: The loyalty of the Roman army was now transferred from the Senate and the people to the commanding general. The army now looked to Marius to give them property after the war.
So now we were forty years into the collapse of the Republic and it’s obvious that a reversal is not possible. The people (or mob as some might say) have taken power from the Senate which had lost its moral authority. The army now belonged to the commanding general instead of the government. Respect for the old institutions is gone forever because they were not able to solve the socio-economic problems of the Roman people.
In 60 B.C, Caesar decided that he needed greater military success on his resume so he had Gaul assigned to him as a province and went to war there for ten years. Crassus was killed in battle in 52 B.C. and that coupled with the death of Pompey’s wife (Caesar’s daughter) broke up the alliance. With the Gallic victory complete, Caesar marched on Rome, crossing the Rubicon River in 49 B.C.
Impact: Now for the first time the stars were completely aligned for Empire building. We had a man who wanted wealth and power without a care for tradition. He controlled an army, which gave him the means to control Rome.
The vehicle is equipped with a 105mm M35 tank gun, a 12.7mm M2HB heavy machine gun, and a 7.62mm M240B machine gun, making it ideal for infantry support. Unlike the M2 Bradley, which is better for mechanized infantry with its troop capacity and missile armament, the M10 Booker offers superior direct-fire capabilities. It has a top speed of 64 km/h, a range of 560 km, and modular armor for protection.
The M10 Booker features an advanced fire control system from the M1A2 Abrams, along with a hydropneumatic suspension and high-tech optics to improve targeting and situational awareness, capabilities that can prove invaluable for the US Army in complex and dynamic combat environments.
The second option features a 1.5T engine generating 120 kW (161 hp) and 255 Nm of torque, combined with a 107 kW (143 hp) electric motor and a 3DHT pro transmission. It uses an 18.7 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, also offering a CLTC electric range of 115 km.
The Geely Galaxy L7 EM-i is equipped with the Flyme Auto intelligent cockpit system, featuring a four-spoke steering wheel and a 16.2-inch co-pilot entertainment screen as standard across all models.
The system supports dual-screen linkage, multi-tasking, CarLink, and Hicar mobile phone connectivity. Notably, Geely opted for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip to power the cockpit, instead of its own Dragon Eagle-1 chip.
The newly developed prototype employs non-imaging optical principles that have never been applied to detect gravitational waves.
Non-imaging optical principles are optical techniques that manipulate light without forming a traditional image, unlike lenses or mirrors used in cameras and telescopes. They are often used to control light distribution, beam shape, or energy transfer rather than focusing on visual resolution.
The instrument developed by the researchers uses these techniques to apply precise optical corrections directly to LIGO’s main mirrors. It is positioned just a few centimeters in front of the mirror’s surface, where it projects ultra-low-noise infrared radiation to improve performance.
After years of struggles with the Biden administration, crypto executives have allies across Washington, and now have a platform to voice their complaints.
Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley wants everyone to know what happened to his crypto company in 2023 during the Biden administration.
"Our story is pretty ridiculous," McCauley told CNBC in an interview after testifying at a Senate hearing, titled, "Investigating the Real Impacts of Debanking in America," earlier this month. "We had a bank that we had a growing relationship with for a number of years, who basically on a dime, decided to turn off our bank account."
No explanation. No warning. After two years working with the bank, access was cut off. He didn't name the bank and an Anchorage spokesperson said the company is declining to provide it.
McCauley's peers across the crypto industry have shared similar sagas about being locked out of the U.S. financial system, losing access to payroll, checking accounts and payment processing. Industry leaders call it "Operation Choke Point 2.0," an alleged coordinated effort by regulators during the Biden presidency to pressure banks into severing ties with crypto. The 1.0 version, they say, occurred when the Obama administration went after banks that backed gun manufacturers and payday lenders.
Elon Musk's high-valued artificial intelligence startup relies on Nvidia chips, and is reportedly buying a hefty amount from Dell.
Dell shares rose about 4% on Friday following a report from Bloomberg that Elon Musk's startup xAI was preparing an agreement to buy $5 billion in artificial intelligence servers from the hardware maker.
The equipment containing Nvidia's GB200 graphics processing units (GPUs) would be delivered this year, according to Bloomberg, which cited unnamed sources.
Many data center gear manufacturers have been seeing growth from selling boxes for training and running AI models. Dell said in November that it had $3.6 billion in quarterly AI server order demand. Dell's total revenue for the latest quarter totaled $24.37 billion, up 10% year over year.
In December, xAI announced a $6 billion funding round. CNBC reported that the Musk startup, which competes with OpenAI, was raising the money to purchase GPUs. The Grok assistant from xAI is available for people to use on X, which is also owned by Musk.
Musk has been building out xAI's facility in Memphis, Tennessee.
The digital advertising market is doing so well that even Reddit is getting a cut of the spoils.
The digital advertising market is doing so well that even Reddit is getting a cut of the spoils.
Reddit on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue of $428 million, which was up 71% from the previous year and represents the fastest growth rate for any quarter since 2022. Although Reddit's shares tumbled on weaker-than-expected user numbers, the company's growing sales indicate a particularly healthy digital ad market, said Jeremy Goldman, a senior director at Emarketer.
Investors typically look to the financial performance of tech giants like Meta, Alphabet and Amazon for a view of the ad market's overall health, Goldman said. That Reddit's sales grew significantly alongside the bigger players shows that advertisers feel optimistic enough to "diversify to a platform that's more nascent, like Reddit, and say 'We're willing to throw some dollars at this thing that we don't really understand,'" Goldman said.
Media and advertising executives told CNBC in December that they were optimistic about the market and said that ad spending increased in the fourth quarter. That sentiment seemed to be reflected by online ad tech companies' latest quarterly earnings reports, said Gil Luria, head of tech research at investment banking firm D.A. Davidson. He added that "animal spirits are high" following the U.S. presidential election.
Meta’s internal memo also revealed that the company plans to build “more direct expertise” by developing retail locations similar to the Meta Lab store it opened in Los Angeles.
Following its big bet on artificial intelligence (AI), Meta seems to have set its sight on the next major plunge. If an internal company memo accessed by Reuters is to be believed, the California-based tech conglomerate is setting up a new division as part of its Reality Labs unit to develop humanoid robots, powered by AI, which can assist with physical tasks.
In the memo reviewed by Reuters, Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth revealed that the robotics product group would focus on research and development of “consumer humanoid robots” aimed at maximizing its main series of AI foundation models called Llama. According to Bosworth, expanding the portfolio to invest in this field will bring additional value to Meta AI and its mixed and augmented reality programs.
Despite billions in investment from major tech companies and startups into AI-powered humanoids for manufacturing, logistics, and household tasks, progress on the development of robots has been slow. Researchers have found that breakthroughs in language-related AI, which have driven chatbot development, have not necessarily improved robots’ understanding of the physical world.
The memo underscores Meta’s major investment in the Reality Labs unit—dedicated to developing technologies for future growth—despite facing significant financial losses since its inception. The unit incurred a loss of around $5 billion in the fourth quarter of last year, Reuters added.
The new technique, which involves injecting a lithium-ion carrier molecule into old batteries, has been found to extend their life beyond 12,000 discharge cycles.
Chinese researchers have come up a new ‘precision therapy’ for old lithium-ion batteries to restore them to near factory-fresh condition. Developed by a team at Fudan University in Shanghai, the method could extend battery life beyond 12,000 discharge cycles.
This could have huge implications across several sectors, including electric vehicles (EVs), smartphones and energy-storage facilities. Such technology would prove revolutionary for batteries typically lasting between 1,000 and 1,500 cycles (around six to eight years of use).
The new technology relies on a lithium carrier molecule, which can be injected into old batteries to replenish lost lithium ions. Likened to precision surgery in human beings, this new method could extend battery life and offer important benefits for reducing battery waste and environmental pollution.
Regenerative ‘surgery’ for lithium batteries
“Just like treating a human illness, we focused on repairing the battery’s core issue while preserving its healthy components,” Gao Yue from Fudan University explained. “This carrier molecule can be ‘injected’ into deteriorating batteries to precisely replenish lost lithium ions, providing a ‘precision treatment’,” said Gao.
“The structure of this molecule is quite simple, with lithium electrons at one end and the rest of it acting like a vehicle that transports lithium electrons into the aging battery. The vehicle component is eventually discharged as gas,” he added.
To create the new memory storage technique, the team added ions of “rare earth,” a group of elements also known as lanthanides, to a crystal.
Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have developed a method to store data using crystal defects as ones and zeroes, each the size of an individual atom.
UChicago PME Assistant Professor Tian Zhong explained that each memory cell is created from a single missing atom, or defect. This approach allows terabytes of data to be packed into a small cube of material just a millimeter in size, shows the research published in Nanophotonics.
The innovation showcases UChicago PME’s interdisciplinary approach by applying quantum techniques to transform classical, non-quantum computers. It repurposes research originally focused on radiation dosimeters – devices typically used to measure radiation exposure for hospital workers – into revolutionary microelectronic memory storage.
According to first author Leonardo França, a postdoctoral researcher in Zhong’s lab, they integrated solid-state physics used in radiation dosimetry with research focused on quantum science, even though their work is not purely quantum. This interdisciplinary approach enabled the development of groundbreaking microelectronic memory storage.
i was not aware that you can delegate HE tokens to centtoken and earn weekly rewards.
What tokens can i delegate? Can you share the initial post if any?
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In this post , I explored the concept of free will in society, questioning what would happen if there were no rules and everyone could do as they pleased.
I have been with #inleo since the very beginning. If you have any questions to ask, reply to below. The more specific your questions are, the better I will be able to answew.
yeah, still going - the ‘part’ and ‘shard’ mode now is more daily maintainance. The conquest game is fun! Top 5 is players that rock lvl 15 golems (p2w) but with free golems top 10 is doable (and fun!)
!lolz
Un día, una intención. Me propongo poner mi atención en algo cada día, un pequeño gesto que puede dar grandes frutos y les invito a que lo hagan conmigo.
La intención de hoy será la respiración 7/7
Les cuento, abro hilo
Yeah and parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, central FL, Texas... LOL... You get it. There is American English and then there is Merican! LOL.
It's that time again.
Leo Power Up Day is here.
See link in comments
#lpud #bbh #silverbloggers #freecompliments, #cent, #ctp #dailydook, #slothbuzz
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Ok, it's #lpud today, I got to power up this 300 Leo. Might make a post about it later.
wow! This is huge
!ALIVE
Hoping to do the same next month 💯🚀
Here is this month's contribution. One of my larger #lpud contributions 😎
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Today is 15th, 2nd LEO PowerUP day for 2025. Time to powerUp LEO and support the community.
I powered-up 60.334 LEO.
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That's nice. Keep powering up friend
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Just staked 500 LEO for LPUD!!
I believe this is probably the time I staked the most in an #lpud, or at least one of the top 3. I thank the insanely low $LEO price for this! #cent #bbh #crypto #leo
Milei in Argentina just released his own memecoin $LIBRA
I didn't have presidents running scams in my bingo card for 2025 #scam #leo #cryptocurrencies #libra
Me neither. Always thought of him as a shady character but didn't see him taking part in memecoin scams
others will follow
Unfortunately, yes.
Is Leo Power Up Day!
I was able to stake this!Hello @leogrowth and #inleo family!
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#februaryinleo #lpud #LeoPowerUpDay #dripday #bbh #leothreads
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Reminder! Reminder!! Reminder!!!, it's Leo power up day (LPUD).
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Good morning!
Waking up on the 15th of the month ..
#lpud
Happy #lpud
Good morning.
I almost forgot that today is LPUD.
Thanks for the reminder.
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Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 2/15/25. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
I have been accused of that.
not, you not is a robot.
You are a good guy of community;
but, refer a tec and futeure, i did make a post, about how IA will make transform market
https://peakd.com/ecency/@jaopalas/pteng-how-artificial-intelligence-is-transforming-the-market
i just think that future, the peoples are connected with tech and robots.
style cyberpunk
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Distances and Intervals:
“Having explained the general disposition of the lines, we now come to the distances and dimensions. One thousand paces contain a single rank of one thousand six hundred and fifty-six foot soldiers, each man being allowed three feet. Six ranks drawn up on the same extent of ground will require nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-six men. To form only three ranks of the same number will take up two thousand paces, but it is much better to increase the number of ranks than to make your front too extensive. We have before observed the distance between each rank should be six feet, one foot of which is taken up by the men. Thus if you form a body of ten thousand men into six ranks they will occupy thirty-six feet. in depth and a thousand paces in front.”
eneral advice:
“Men must be sufficiently tried before they are led against the enemy.
Valor is superior to numbers.
The nature of the ground is often of more consequence than courage.
Few men are born brave; many become so through care and force of discipline.
An army is strengthened by labor and enervated by idleness.
Troops are not to be led to battle unless confident of success.
!summarize #socialmedia #predictions #digital
!summarize #socialmedia #future #prediction #digital
An army unsupplied with grain and other necessary provisions will be vanquished without striking a blow.
A general whose troops are superior both in number and bravery should engage in the oblong square, which is the first formation.
He who judges himself inferior should advance his right wing obliquely against the enemy's left. This is the second formation.
If your left wing is strongest, you must attack the enemy's right according to the third formation.
The general who can depend on the discipline of his men should begin the engagement by attacking both the enemy's wings at once, the fourth formation.
He whose light infantry is good should cover his center by forming them in its front and charge both the enemy's wings at once. This is the fifth formation.
We expect the impact of AGI to be uneven. Although some industries will change very little, scientific progress will likely be much faster than it is today; this impact of AGI may surpass everything else.
The price of many goods will eventually fall dramatically (right now, the cost of intelligence and the cost of energy constrain a lot of things), and the price of luxury goods and a few inherently limited resources like land may rise even more dramatically.
Technically speaking, the road in front of us looks fairly clear. But public policy and collective opinion on how we should integrate AGI into society matter a lot; one of our reasons for launching products early and often is to give society and the technology time to co-evolve.
The first step in that direction will be the release of GPT-4.5, known internally as "Orion."
Expected to be coming within the following weeks and months as confirmed by Altman—it will be OpenAI's last model built upon the traditional GPT technology, which is basically the ChatGPT we all know and love.
The real transformation will come with GPT-5, which is supposed to incorporate all of OpenAI's technologies, including the capabilities of the unreleased o3 model.
He who cannot depend either on the number or courage of his troops, if obliged to engage, should begin the action with his right and endeavor to break the enemy's left, the rest of his army remaining formed in a line perpendicular to the front and extended to the rear like a javelin. This is the sixth formation.
If your forces are few and weak in comparison to the enemy, you must make use of the seventh formation and cover one of your flanks either with an eminence, a city, the sea, a river or some protection of that kind.
When an enemy's spy lurks in the camp, order all your soldiers in the day time to their tents, and he will instantly be apprehended.
Consult with many on proper measures to be taken, but communicate the plans you intend to put in execution to few, and those only of the most assured fidelity; or rather trust no one but yourself.
Punishment, and fear thereof, are necessary to keep soldiers in order in quarters; but in the field they are more influenced by hope and rewards.
Good officers never engage in general actions unless induced by opportunity or obliged by necessity.”
In 55 B.C, the German tribes Usipetes and Tenctheri crossed the Rhine to the Roman occupied west bank and plundered corn they found there. Crossing back over they joined forces with the Sugambri tribe. When Caesar sent an embassy to the Sugambri and asked that the culprits be returned to him, the response was that the Rhine was the limit of Roman authority. Simultaneously, the Ubii tribe, an ally of Rome, asked for help against the Suebi tribe who were harassing them.
Caesar, deciding he had enough reasons to cross the Rhine, planned an expedition to attack the Sugambri.
AI will seep into all areas of the economy and society; we will expect everything to be smart. Many of us expect to need to give people more control over the technology than we have historically, including open-sourcing more, and accept that there is a balance between safety and individual empowerment that will require trade-offs.
While we never want to be reckless and there will likely be some major decisions and limitations related to AGI safety that will be unpopular, directionally, as we get closer to achieving AGI, we believe that trending more towards individual empowerment is important; the other likely path we can see is AI being used by authoritarian governments to control their population through mass surveillance and loss of autonomy.
The 2024 New York Mets turned in one of the bigger surprise seasons in franchise history, riding an incredible 100-game finish to the third National League Wild Card spot and two playoff series wins before eventually falling to the future world champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. Not many saw a deep playoff run coming from the Mets, as the team entered the year with an over/under win total slightly above the .500 mark at most sportsbooks.
The Mets let postseason hero Daniel Murphy walk to the division rival Washington Nationals, however, and did not do much to supplement their roster otherwise. Their winter was largely quiet, focusing on retention rather than upgrading. On the premise that the team would improve with their young talent and other prospects on the way, the Mets’ only true upgrade came with the addition of Cabrera at short.
The 2016 Mets ended up sneaking into the playoffs as a Wild Card team, where they’d lose in historic and dramatic fashion to Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants, and would not make the playoffs again until 2022. Despite their loaded crop of young talent, strong job of retaining talent and a hungry roster, the Mets would never get “back” to where they were in 2015, which remains the team’s most recent pennant.
Regardless, those three teams are the perfect examples of good processes: teams that built upon their upstart seasons, added star power when the timing was right, and for two of them, winnings titles was the result.
The Mets still have work to do and are not far removed from a 90-loss season. However, with the duo of Stearns and owner Steve Cohen in charge, the Mets found the perfect time to jump on the free agent market and execute an incredibly aggressive winter. In the end, the Mets walk away with likely the second-best offseason haul in baseball, next to the Dodgers.
The Mets used the right processes this winter by waiting out key markets and now figure to be one of the World Series favorites in 2025. It might not have always been the most fun winter, and it was assuredly more stressful than others, but they made every move they needed to make while compiling one of their most complete rosters in recent memory.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has tied himself closely to Trump and, as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, used his opening remarks at the hearing on Feb. 5, to echo the president's sentiment.
"It is incredibly alarming and disheartening to hear stories about financial institutions cutting off services to digital asset firms, political figures, and conservative-aligned businesses and individuals," Scott said.
Nathan McCauley, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anchorage Digital Bank, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.
Trump is paying them back in a variety of ways.
His executive order on crypto promises "fair and open access" to financial services. And Trump appointed venture capitalist David Sacks, a longtime ally of Elon Musk, as the White House's first AI and crypto czar.
Meanwhile, the SEC has already signaled a rollback of rules that previously kept banks from holding bitcoin on their balance sheets, and the FDIC is under pressure to revise guidelines that made it harder for banks to serve digital asset companies.
Among the Choke Point incidents that most caught the ire of crypto investors were the forced closures of Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank in 2023, following the meltdown at Sam Bankman Fried's FTX months earlier. Silvergate and Signature were the leading FDIC-insured banks for crypto firms.
Silvergate Capital, the bank's parent, acknowledged in its bankruptcy filing last year that there had been a "rapid contraction" of it business in early 2023, but said it had "stabilized" and was able to "meet regulatory capital requirements" and "had the capability to continue to serve its customers."
!summarize #rocket #scientist #irondome #unitedstates
The upper photo is a view from 16 miles up, showing the Dead Sea; below it is the fortress from 10,000 feet. At Masada one finds no water or vegetation, only heat. It sits in the Desert of Judah stretching from 21 miles west at Hebron to the Dead Sea, where the Jordan River ends. Masada is a lozenge-shaped table mountain 730 yards long and 215 yards wide, sitting 440 feet above the Dead Sea. Its main access point is a steep old road from the east called the Snake Path.
Masada was one of the three treasuries of King Herod, who also had a small palace there. Fortified by Jonathan, brother of Judas Maccabeus circa 140 B.C, protected by a Jewish garrison until the establishment of Judea as a Roman province in 6 A.D, and retaken by the Jewish soldiers under Manaemus during the confusion of the Jewish revolt of 66 A.D, it was overrun by the Sicarii in 70 A.D. Under their leader, Eleazar, the Sicarii set about terrorizing the surrounding territory.
!summarize #davidletterman #latenight #television
"it's a brand new day for crypto in America," said David Marcus, the former head of crypto at Meta and current CEO of infrastructure startup Lightspark, in an interview with CNBC's "Squawk Box" last week. What's happening under Trump, he said, is "quite a polarity flip of atmosphere and energy for our entire industry."
Trump Media debuted on Nasdaq under the ticker "DJT" last March, completing its merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp. The stock nearly doubled in value in 2024, with its namesake, Donald Trump, winning the U.S. presidential election in November. As of Friday's close, the stock was down about 11% year to date giving it a market capitalization of $6.59 billion.
As of Friday, a trust where President Trump is the sole beneficiary owns 52% of the voting power of the company's stock, the filing states.
Trump publishes posts on Truth Social, where he has 8.9 million followers. On X, owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has been helping with the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, Trump has 100.9 million followers.
Trump Media now has $776.8 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, with $9.6 million in debt.
"You cannot get away from the anti-union propaganda or being surveilled, because when you walk into work they have cameras all over the building," said Medelius-Marsano, who is an organizer with CAUSE. "You can't get into work without scanning a badge or logging into a machine. That's how they track you."
CAUSE representatives have also made their pitch to RDU1 employees. The union has set up a "CAUSE HQ" tent across the street from the warehouse and disbursed leaflets in the facility's break room.
!summarize #islam #Joerogan #gadsaad #religion
Union elections at other Amazon warehouses in New York have finished in defeat in recent years, while the results of a union drive at an Alabama facility are being contested. Organizers have pointed to Amazon's near-constant monitoring of employees as both a catalyst and a deterrent of union campaigns.
The NLRB has 343 open or settled unfair labor practice charges filed with the agency against Amazon, its subsidiaries and contracted delivery companies in the U.S., a spokesperson said.
!summarize #tragedyofcommons #gametheory #mathematics #math #strategies
Humans literally evolved to live in small communities who had to share both resources among themselves and hunting/foraging ranges with other communities. For most of our species' time on Earth, the health of the community was the health of the individual. We literally evolved shame and embarrassment specifically to better understand when we were stepping on each other's toes, emotions you rarely see outside of dogs and other species in a similar position. The tragedy of the commons is entirely a money thing, where the individual can both siphon resources from other communities and hide how much resources they're actually sitting on. It is not fundamental to the human condition.
"Where 100 years ago in a factory you would've had a supervisor come around to tell you if you're slacking off, now in a modern warehouse like Amazon, you're tracked digitally through a scanner," Starn said.
The arguments over what this image tells us about the rower positioning are on-going.
Many historians assert the three types were placed along each side of the ship at three levels bottom to top and superimposed over each other, but this configuration is problematic. Collisions between the oars were likely and the requirement for longer oars for oarsmen farther from the water sacrificed mechanical advantage because of the inefficient angle of attack.
Regarding multiple rowers per oar we take Thucydides word (Book 2, 93.2) that each rower during the Peloponnesian War used one oar.
That leaves us with the rowers seated next to each other as the remaining option. Let us look at some quotes from those who have made a contribution to solving the mystery.
Workers at an Amazon warehouse outside St. Louis, Missouri, filed an NLRB complaint in May. The employees accused Amazon of using "intrusive algorithms" that track when they're working to discourage them from organizing, The Guardian reported.
The employees withdrew their complaint on Tuesday. Hards disputed the workers' claims.
However, the Trump administration is attempting to purge the NLRB, with the president firing the chair of the organization on his first day in office last month. Trump has put Musk, a notorious opponent of unions, in charge of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with the goal of cutting government costs and slashing regulations.
!summarize #jpmorgan #stocks #investing
The Punic Wars fought between Rome and the Carthaginian Empire comprised three separate encounters over 118 years, starting in 264 B.C. and ending in 146 B.C. The first was a battle for control of Sicily, the second the famous war with Hannibal, and the third resulted in the destruction of the Carthaginians. The first war, which we will concentrate on here, saw the initial efforts by Rome to deploy naval forces and use them in battle. The fact that Sicily is an island made this war as much about navies as armies.
!summarize #kansascity #chiefs #nfl
Thanks to you, I now have realistic expectations for this bull run. I entered crypto earlier last year, and your insights on cycles and market connections have been invaluable. I now understand how global markets impact crypto, so I'm watching traditional market tops closely. Without your guidance, I’d probably be holding blindly instead of actively managing my positions. Growing my portfolio from 69k to 451k in a few months has been incredible. Special thanks to Albert Freeman for his expertise, which has been essential in navigating this complex landscape.
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which sought to represent BHM1 workers, has said the AtoZ app can access a user's GPS, photos, camera, microphone and WiFi-connection information. The union also claims that "Amazon can sell the data collected to any third party companies and that data cannot be deleted." The technology raises several concerns, including that it may suppress "the right to organize," RWDSU said.
Hards said the RWDSU's claims are inaccurate and denied that the company sells any data affiliated with AtoZ use. She said AtoZ users must give the app permission to access things like their GPS location.
#china #northkorea !summarize #highspeedrail #train #infrastructure
As China's real estate market continues to collapse, high-rise apartments—once a symbol of prestige—have fallen from grace. More and more residents are moving out, opting for pricier low-rise buildings instead of staying in high-rises. Some even believe that these buildings, which once stood as monuments to China’s economic boom, will eventually become worthless.
Fortunately for Alphabet, YouTube is still booming, Luria said.
YouTube is "becoming such an important media destination that the momentum there is greater than what you would just see from the advertising growth," said Luria. He noted that some creators have migrated to YouTube amid the TikTok ban.
The uncertainty over TikTok's future in the U.S. has yet to impact advertisers who are still running campaigns on the ByteDance-owned platform, said Kate Scott-Dawkins, the global president of business intelligence of media investment firm GroupM.
If TikTok eventually does get banned in the U.S., Scott-Dawkins said she expects Meta and Alphabet would inherit much of those ad dollars but noted Snap, Pinterest and others could also pick up scraps.
Snap and Pinterest also reported their fourth quarter results last week. Pinterest said its sales jumped 18% year over year to $1.15 billion while Snap reported $1.56 billion in revenue for the period, marking a 14% increase from the previous year.
But not every digital advertising player had good results for the quarter.
!summarize #builders #florida #realestate #Housing #selling
!summarize #trump #Russia #ukraine
Despite ad tech company The Trade Desk on Wednesday reporting a 22% year over year increase in fourth-quarter sales to $741 million, that figure came in below Wall Street estimates, which sent shares tanking. CEO Jeff Green attributed the miss to "a series of small execution missteps" during an analyst call.
Although companies are pumping money into digital ad platforms, there's a chance that high inflation, tariffs and weaker economies outside of the U.S. put pressure on the ad market, experts said.
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This growth in the power of the federal government resembles the welfare experiments of Europe in the twentieth century, which failed. What is there in the progressive ideology that drives it to duplicate a failed system? Why don’t they understand the communism analogy?
Communism had many friends until the Soviet Union failed. Now, those friends are hard to find because they don’t want to embarrass themselves by supporting a philosophical system that is unworkable and idealistic. The problem was that Marx fitted the data to his system instead of the reverse. If he had done his analysis correctly, he would have seen the fundamental flaws in his point of view.
I have found no evidence that the Carthaginian “phalanx” resembled the Greek version. By Carthaginian phalanx I refer to a massed infantry formation equipped with swords versus spears. This is specifically pointed out by Livy and others writing about the Battle of Cannae. The Punic center used Roman weapons captured at Trasimene which would not have included phalanx type spears. Livy goes on to say, “The Gallic and Spanish contingents carried shields of similar shape, but their swords were of a different pattern, those of the Gauls being very long and not pointed, those of the Spaniards, who were accustomed to using them for piercing rather than cutting, being handily short and sharply pointed.”
Also, the consul Publius Laverius Laevinius is thought to have had four legions with accompanying allies at Heraclea in 280BC, so was there a specific law limiting a consul's command to two legions, or are you talking about the customary allocation? Of course, at Cannae there were 8 legions plus allies, so they could clearly change things when they needed to!
At Zama, Hannibal did not use a tightly packed infantry, deploying three massive lines instead. Again I quote Livy. “Hannibal put his elephants (80 of them) right in the van of his army; behind them were the Ligurian and Gallic auxiliaries with a certain proportion of troops from Mauretania and the Balearics. In the second line he stationed his Carthaginian and African troops together with the one legion from Macedonia; Then a moderate distance to the rear of these, came a reserve of Italians and Bruttians.
My last post used the words of Polybius to answer a question regarding the effectiveness of the Roman manipular technique against the phalanx formation. In this post we will delve deeper into the subject, specifically the Roman battles against Hannibal and his phalanx, to show that victory had more to do with leadership and skill than the phalanx as a superior military tactic. Hannibal was superior in every way to the Roman generals of the Republican period because he was an expert tactician and charismatic leader. Having said that, we have to give the Roman generals some slack because they were hamstrung by politics and the command philosophy of the Republican political system.
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After rigorous testing, the team found that batteries exposed to this new molecule retained near-production performance even after 12,000 to 60,000 charge-discharge cycles. This significantly improved industry standards from the current range of 500 and 2,000 cycles.
“The new solution not only delays battery retirement but also slashes resource waste and pollution,” said Gao. “Whether extending the battery lifespan or preventing large-scale waste and environmental pollution, this ‘precision treatment’ offers a viable technical solution,” read a statement by Fudan University.
The year 216 B.C. brought new consuls into the command position: C. Terentius Varro and L. Aemilius Paullus. They readied their armies in the spring and picked up Hannibal’s trail that summer, arriving at Cannae on the last day of July. Both commanders knew how important it was to operate with a combined force as they agreed to alternate command on a daily basis. On the day of the battle Varro served as the overall commander. His plan was to apply the lessons of Trebbia by eliminating the wings that were decimated in that battle so he collapsed his maniples into a phalanx of overwhelming strength designed to destroy the center of the Punic line. The absence of wings meant that the infantry contingent had to be protected by cavalry or it would be vulnerable on all sides.
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The Romans at Cannae had used a collapsed manipular formation against a Punic phalanx designed to give way. Once the Romans had pushed to their deepest penetration, the wing phalanxes of the Carthaginian army turned inward and destroyed them. At Cannae, Hannibal’s master plan came to fruition. The pincer movement that failed at Trebbia worked brilliantly here. He used speed against the strength of the Roman center by offering only minimal resistance to it and then maneuvering around it until the trap was sprung.
In each of these battles we see the phalanx as a component of the Carthaginian formation but not the key. There was never a pure phalanx/maniple face-off that would prove the military superiority of one versus the other because there were other more important factors that determined the outcome.
The researcher further adds that their work bridges quantum and optical data storage, meeting the need for better quantum systems and improved classical memory storage. The research began during França’s Ph.D. studies at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, where he focused on radiation dosimeters – devices that passively monitor radiation exposure for workers in hospitals, synchrotrons, and other radiation facilities. These materials can absorb radiation and store the exposure information for a specific period.
França explained that when the crystal absorbs enough energy, it releases electrons and holes, which are then captured by the defects. This information can be read by releasing the electrons and detecting them optically. Recognizing its potential for memory storage, França brought this non-quantum approach to Zhong’s quantum laboratory, leading to the interdisciplinary innovation.
“Why is it then that the Romans conquer? And what is it that brings disaster on those who employ the phalanx? Why, just because war is full of uncertainties both as to time and place; whereas there is but one time and one kind of ground in which a phalanx can fully work. If, then, there were anything to compel the enemy to accommodate himself to the time and place of the phalanx, when about to fight a general engagement, it would be but natural to expect that those who employed the phalanx would always carry off the victory.
But if the enemy finds it possible, and even easy, to avoid its attack, what becomes of its formidable character? Again, no one denies that for its employment it is indispensable to have a country flat, bare, and without such impediments as ditches, cavities, depressions, steep banks, or beds of rivers: for all such obstacles are sufficient to hinder and dislocate this particular formation.
If, then, it is easy to take precautions against the opportunities and peculiar advantages of the phalanx, but impossible to do so in the case of its disadvantages, must it not follow that in practice the difference between these two systems is enormous? Of course, those generals who employ the phalanx must march over ground of every description, must pitch camps, occupy points of advantage, besiege, and be besieged, and meet with unexpected appearances of the enemy: for all these are part and parcel of war, and have an important and sometimes decisive influence on the ultimate victory. And in all these cases the Macedonian phalanx is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to handle, because the men cannot act either in squads or separately.
Friend of mine went to Bluesky cuz he hates Elon Musk (I know. We're basically one bad day from him accusing me of being far-right and ending our friendship). We were joking around one day while he was playing a game. I point out an androgenous character and I jokingly ask "Hey, what are their pronouns? I don't wanna misgender them, dawg." He laughed and said pronouns in the bio are super cringe. Then I remembered he's a Bluesky user and I said "I'll bet you've got pronouns in your Bluesky bio right now." He laughed and said "No I don't. Hold on, lemme check. . . Fuck, I'm so cringe". Dude isn't even aware of what the brainwashing has been making him do. Kinda freaked me out.
Chernobyl nuclear reactor’s protective shell damaged by drone, Kyiv accuses Russia
While Moscow has denied its involvement in the attack, UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency stated that radiation levels are in check.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that a drone armed with a warhead struck the protective outer shell of the Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, creating a hole in the structure and briefly igniting a fire. He blamed Russia for the strike.
In the aftermath of the event, Chernobyl’s chief engineer Oleksandr Tytarchuk stated that the shelter is no longer fulfilling its protective function following the damage. He warned of a potential risk of radioactive substances being released. Although the situation was under control according to Tytarchuk, he noted that repairs could require significant time and effort.
While Kyiv accused Russia of carrying out the attack, Moscow has denied any involvement. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov refuted Zelensky’s allegations, suggesting that it was likely a provocation, pointing out that Kyiv is known for such actions.
IAEA confirms drone strike, no radiation leak
The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that the drone strike did not penetrate the plant’s inner containment shell. The agency reported that radiation levels at the decommissioned plant in the Kyiv region, known for the world’s worst nuclear disaster, remain unchanged.
In 14 A.D. Germanicus ambushed the Marci and inflicted heavy losses. During its withdrawal to the Rhine, his army was attacked by the aroused Bructeri, Tubonti, and Usipedi tribes, but the Romans were able to escape after significant losses.
In 15 A.D. there were two major campaigns. In the spring Legatus Caecina Severus attacked the Marsi a second time while Germanicus was defeating the Chatti. These attacks were preemptive and designed to suppress allies of the Cherusci so the latter could be attacked with less risk. In the second half of 15 Germanicus divided the Roman army into three parts, positioning them for simultaneous attacks. Severus attacked the Bructeri while Albinovanus attacked the Frisi. Separately, Germanicus came by sea and met up with them at the Amisia River. The combined armies fought their way to the head of the river which was near the site of the Teutoburg massacre.
“This is one of the most significant discoveries made in the city in recent years,” says Sophie Jackson, MOLA Director of Development.
The existence of a 2000-year-old Roman basilica in the area near Leadenhall Market was already suspected, but the exceptional state of preservation astonished the archaeological team.
“The levels of preservation of the Basilica have far exceeded our expectations, and we have possibly the most important part of the building,” Jackson explains.
“It’s the place you came to do business, to get your court case sorted out, it’s where laws were made, and it’s where decisions were made about London, but also about the rest of the country,” Jackson told the BBC.
The two-story basilica overlooked bustling markets, vibrant festivals, and important public gatherings. However, despite its imposing presence, it was soon deemed insufficient for the growing Roman settlement. Within two decades, it was replaced by an even grander forum.
There is much debate about the Roman position vis a vis the Germans after the Teutoburg massacre. Many have taken the position that the loss of the three legions blocked forever Roman attempts to conquer Germany influencing the course of European development for the future. I think that point is debatable for at least two reasons. First, Tiberius ended the German campaigns because he felt the effort was not worth the losses incurred, not because of the massacre. He decided that the plan of letting the German tribes fight among themselves was a better strategy. Second, he had better uses of the army than post them in barbarian Germany.
The fact that Rome never conquered Germany was more about the difficulty of accomplishing that goal given the strength and relationship between the German tribes than anything else. Rome would eventually reach Britain during the time of Claudius, but would never move east of Gaul after 16 A.D.
Augustus made the decision circa 20 B.C. to protect Cisapline Gaul by securing the Alps. There had been continuing harassment of Roman couriers by Alpine tribes and communications with the north had become an ongoing concern. To solve this problem, Augustus developed a plan to push the border northward to the Danube and establish the new border on a line from Lake Constance to Vienna. After Nerva had cleared the valleys between the Italian lakes in 16-17 B.C, the way was clear for the advance to the Danube to begin. Augustus gave his two stepsons, Tiberius and Drusus, the responsibility for the taking the new territory. Tiberius was to attack in the area near Lake Constance and Drusus work his way north through the Brenner pass. Their work was complete by the end of 15 B.C. and their accomplishments celebrated by Horace.
The roots of metaphysics lie in antiquity with speculations about the nature and origin of the universe, like those found in the Upanishads in ancient India, Daoism in ancient China, and pre-Socratic philosophy in ancient Greece. During the subsequent medieval period in the West, discussions about the nature of universals were influenced by the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle. The modern period saw the emergence of various comprehensive systems of metaphysics, many of which embraced idealism. In the 20th century, traditional metaphysics in general and idealism in particular faced various criticisms, which prompted new approaches to metaphysical inquiry.
What is the fundamental nature of reality? What is time? What is space? Is there a God? Is the world around us ‘real’? What is change? Do numbers exist? What is causation, and can there be such a thing as a ‘first cause’? Why is reality like it is? What does it mean for something to exist? Why does anything exist?
These are just a few of the questions posed by the oft-derided, mind-melting realm of metaphysics, perhaps the most obscure of philosophy’s four core branches.
Labor groups have looked beyond NLRB elections in an attempt to gain a union foothold at Amazon. They've assisted employees with filing unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB against Amazon, accusing the company of violating labor laws.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters helped coordinate a picket effort at nine Amazon facilities in December. Amazon said the walkout had no impact on its operations.
The Teamsters union has said it represents 9,000 Amazon workers around the country, although the company has refused to recognize the union and bargain with leadership.
Asked to compare the various deep research products, Perplexity offered an overview of the different technologies, pricing models, and performance in different use cases and subject matters, with links to articles about each feature). It summarized the differences as follows:
Perplexity AI excels in speed and accessibility for casual researchers
OpenAI dominates in analytical depth for enterprise applications
Google integrates most seamlessly with existing productivity ecosystems
He named other examples, too, of private partnerships turned into large publicly traded companies like big private equity firms. Blackstone, which now has a market capitalization of over $200 billion, went public in 2007. Apollo, KKR, and Carlyle held their IPOs soon after Blackstone, and TPG listed on Nasdaq in early 2022.
Andreessen argues that as these companies grew from partnerships into large corporations, their long-term success became less dependent on a few key investors.
“A big part of what we’ve been trying to do is build something that has that kind of enduring aspect to it,” he said.
Altman and Musk have been at loggerheads for years.
After Musk’s departure in 2019, OpenAI created a for-profit arm that has drawn billions of dollars in funding, sparking allegations from Musk that the startup breached its original mission by putting profit ahead of the larger public good.
Musk sued Altman, OpenAI, and its biggest backer Microsoft in August last year for the alleged breach of contract.
In November, Musk asked a US district judge for a preliminary injunction to block OpenAI from moving to a for-profit structure.
Everyone seems to write about the fall of the Roman Empire – Gibbon et al. I guess they look at the end of the Empire as the seminal event because it marks the end of a thousand years of Roman power and the onset of the Dark Ages. I, however, would rather study the fall of the Roman Republic because it is much more interesting. First of all the Republic is a classic governmental form like the democracies of Greece. The Empire, by contrast, was a corrupt totalitarian system which was bound to collapse at some point under its own weight.
!summarize #disney #stock #streaming #themeparks
Thirdly, it’s interesting to look at the reasons why the Republic fell. What does this tell us about the evolution of political systems? Are they all bound to fail at some point or can the path toward collapse be reversed. Lastly, is there something we can learn about the Roman republic that is applicable to our contemporary world?
It’s a sad situation for millions of Disney fans. We can’t support this company’s policies and have given up on the brand. My last family trip to Disneyland and Disney World was in 2019, and that’s the last year I saw a movie. I let my D+ sub expire in 2020 after the “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” racial hit piece. Now, five years later, I don’t think I want to try to afford a Disney vacation, and I’m a DVC member. The price increase rate on the parks will kill them.
Some staff members, however, have resisted certain policy changes — such as the removal of tampons from men’s restrooms. Workers have discreetly restocked the supplies in protest.
Sources within the company told CNBC that one of Zuckerberg’s aims in ingratiating himself with the president is to hopefully train the new administration’s antitrust ire on longtime rival Apple.
There is widespread sentiment within Meta that Apple’s 2021 privacy update of its proprietary iOS system that governs the company’s iPhone and other mobile devices cost the Facebook parent a whopping $10 billion in advertising revenue in fiscal year 2022.
The incessant wars of the second century had profound impact on the small landowner. Many died in battle or returned from war to find themselves destitute because their land was not worked while they were away. The wealthy accumulated forfeited land and began to work it for themselves often employing slaves instead of Roman citizens. The huge estates resulting from this accumulation further concentrated wealth in the hands of the few. Displaced farmers gravitated to the city hoping to find work but were largely unsuccessful.
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Impact: The loyalty of the Roman army was now transferred from the Senate and the people to the commanding general. The army now looked to Marius to give them property after the war.
So now we were forty years into the collapse of the Republic and it’s obvious that a reversal is not possible. The people (or mob as some might say) have taken power from the Senate which had lost its moral authority. The army now belonged to the commanding general instead of the government. Respect for the old institutions is gone forever because they were not able to solve the socio-economic problems of the Roman people.
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Impact: Now for the first time the stars were completely aligned for Empire building. We had a man who wanted wealth and power without a care for tradition. He controlled an army, which gave him the means to control Rome.
The vehicle is equipped with a 105mm M35 tank gun, a 12.7mm M2HB heavy machine gun, and a 7.62mm M240B machine gun, making it ideal for infantry support. Unlike the M2 Bradley, which is better for mechanized infantry with its troop capacity and missile armament, the M10 Booker offers superior direct-fire capabilities. It has a top speed of 64 km/h, a range of 560 km, and modular armor for protection.
The M10 Booker features an advanced fire control system from the M1A2 Abrams, along with a hydropneumatic suspension and high-tech optics to improve targeting and situational awareness, capabilities that can prove invaluable for the US Army in complex and dynamic combat environments.
The second option features a 1.5T engine generating 120 kW (161 hp) and 255 Nm of torque, combined with a 107 kW (143 hp) electric motor and a 3DHT pro transmission. It uses an 18.7 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, also offering a CLTC electric range of 115 km.
The Geely Galaxy L7 EM-i is equipped with the Flyme Auto intelligent cockpit system, featuring a four-spoke steering wheel and a 16.2-inch co-pilot entertainment screen as standard across all models.
The system supports dual-screen linkage, multi-tasking, CarLink, and Hicar mobile phone connectivity. Notably, Geely opted for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip to power the cockpit, instead of its own Dragon Eagle-1 chip.
The newly developed prototype employs non-imaging optical principles that have never been applied to detect gravitational waves.
Non-imaging optical principles are optical techniques that manipulate light without forming a traditional image, unlike lenses or mirrors used in cameras and telescopes. They are often used to control light distribution, beam shape, or energy transfer rather than focusing on visual resolution.
The instrument developed by the researchers uses these techniques to apply precise optical corrections directly to LIGO’s main mirrors. It is positioned just a few centimeters in front of the mirror’s surface, where it projects ultra-low-noise infrared radiation to improve performance.
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Crypto and Trump gang up on FDIC over debanking: 'Our story is pretty ridiculous'
After years of struggles with the Biden administration, crypto executives have allies across Washington, and now have a platform to voice their complaints.
Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley wants everyone to know what happened to his crypto company in 2023 during the Biden administration.
"Our story is pretty ridiculous," McCauley told CNBC in an interview after testifying at a Senate hearing, titled, "Investigating the Real Impacts of Debanking in America," earlier this month. "We had a bank that we had a growing relationship with for a number of years, who basically on a dime, decided to turn off our bank account."
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No explanation. No warning. After two years working with the bank, access was cut off. He didn't name the bank and an Anchorage spokesperson said the company is declining to provide it.
McCauley's peers across the crypto industry have shared similar sagas about being locked out of the U.S. financial system, losing access to payroll, checking accounts and payment processing. Industry leaders call it "Operation Choke Point 2.0," an alleged coordinated effort by regulators during the Biden presidency to pressure banks into severing ties with crypto. The 1.0 version, they say, occurred when the Obama administration went after banks that backed gun manufacturers and payday lenders.
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Dell shares pop on report of $5 billion deal for AI servers for Elon Musk's xAI
Elon Musk's high-valued artificial intelligence startup relies on Nvidia chips, and is reportedly buying a hefty amount from Dell.
Dell shares rose about 4% on Friday following a report from Bloomberg that Elon Musk's startup xAI was preparing an agreement to buy $5 billion in artificial intelligence servers from the hardware maker.
The equipment containing Nvidia's GB200 graphics processing units (GPUs) would be delivered this year, according to Bloomberg, which cited unnamed sources.
#dell #earnings #xai #servers #elonmusk #compute
Many data center gear manufacturers have been seeing growth from selling boxes for training and running AI models. Dell said in November that it had $3.6 billion in quarterly AI server order demand. Dell's total revenue for the latest quarter totaled $24.37 billion, up 10% year over year.
In December, xAI announced a $6 billion funding round. CNBC reported that the Musk startup, which competes with OpenAI, was raising the money to purchase GPUs. The Grok assistant from xAI is available for people to use on X, which is also owned by Musk.
Musk has been building out xAI's facility in Memphis, Tennessee.
A growing digital ad market is benefiting giants like Meta and smaller players like Reddit
The digital advertising market is doing so well that even Reddit is getting a cut of the spoils.
The digital advertising market is doing so well that even Reddit is getting a cut of the spoils.
Reddit on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue of $428 million, which was up 71% from the previous year and represents the fastest growth rate for any quarter since 2022. Although Reddit's shares tumbled on weaker-than-expected user numbers, the company's growing sales indicate a particularly healthy digital ad market, said Jeremy Goldman, a senior director at Emarketer.
#ads #digital #marketing #meta #reddit #socialmedia
Investors typically look to the financial performance of tech giants like Meta, Alphabet and Amazon for a view of the ad market's overall health, Goldman said. That Reddit's sales grew significantly alongside the bigger players shows that advertisers feel optimistic enough to "diversify to a platform that's more nascent, like Reddit, and say 'We're willing to throw some dollars at this thing that we don't really understand,'" Goldman said.
Media and advertising executives told CNBC in December that they were optimistic about the market and said that ad spending increased in the fourth quarter. That sentiment seemed to be reflected by online ad tech companies' latest quarterly earnings reports, said Gil Luria, head of tech research at investment banking firm D.A. Davidson. He added that "animal spirits are high" following the U.S. presidential election.
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Meta to develop AI-driven humanoid robots under new Reality Labs division: Memo
Meta’s internal memo also revealed that the company plans to build “more direct expertise” by developing retail locations similar to the Meta Lab store it opened in Los Angeles.
Following its big bet on artificial intelligence (AI), Meta seems to have set its sight on the next major plunge. If an internal company memo accessed by Reuters is to be believed, the California-based tech conglomerate is setting up a new division as part of its Reality Labs unit to develop humanoid robots, powered by AI, which can assist with physical tasks.
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In the memo reviewed by Reuters, Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth revealed that the robotics product group would focus on research and development of “consumer humanoid robots” aimed at maximizing its main series of AI foundation models called Llama. According to Bosworth, expanding the portfolio to invest in this field will bring additional value to Meta AI and its mixed and augmented reality programs.
Despite billions in investment from major tech companies and startups into AI-powered humanoids for manufacturing, logistics, and household tasks, progress on the development of robots has been slow. Researchers have found that breakthroughs in language-related AI, which have driven chatbot development, have not necessarily improved robots’ understanding of the physical world.
The memo underscores Meta’s major investment in the Reality Labs unit—dedicated to developing technologies for future growth—despite facing significant financial losses since its inception. The unit incurred a loss of around $5 billion in the fourth quarter of last year, Reuters added.
Reverse aging in lithium batteries: China’s precision therapy to extend EV cell life
The new technique, which involves injecting a lithium-ion carrier molecule into old batteries, has been found to extend their life beyond 12,000 discharge cycles.
Chinese researchers have come up a new ‘precision therapy’ for old lithium-ion batteries to restore them to near factory-fresh condition. Developed by a team at Fudan University in Shanghai, the method could extend battery life beyond 12,000 discharge cycles.
This could have huge implications across several sectors, including electric vehicles (EVs), smartphones and energy-storage facilities. Such technology would prove revolutionary for batteries typically lasting between 1,000 and 1,500 cycles (around six to eight years of use).
#lithium #batteries #china #ev #celllife #vehicles
The new technology relies on a lithium carrier molecule, which can be injected into old batteries to replenish lost lithium ions. Likened to precision surgery in human beings, this new method could extend battery life and offer important benefits for reducing battery waste and environmental pollution.
Regenerative ‘surgery’ for lithium batteries
“Just like treating a human illness, we focused on repairing the battery’s core issue while preserving its healthy components,” Gao Yue from Fudan University explained. “This carrier molecule can be ‘injected’ into deteriorating batteries to precisely replenish lost lithium ions, providing a ‘precision treatment’,” said Gao.
“The structure of this molecule is quite simple, with lithium electrons at one end and the rest of it acting like a vehicle that transports lithium electrons into the aging battery. The vehicle component is eventually discharged as gas,” he added.
Terabytes of data in a millimeter crystal: New technique can transform microelectronics
To create the new memory storage technique, the team added ions of “rare earth,” a group of elements also known as lanthanides, to a crystal.
Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have developed a method to store data using crystal defects as ones and zeroes, each the size of an individual atom.
UChicago PME Assistant Professor Tian Zhong explained that each memory cell is created from a single missing atom, or defect. This approach allows terabytes of data to be packed into a small cube of material just a millimeter in size, shows the research published in Nanophotonics.
#terabytes #millimeter #crystal #data #storage
The innovation showcases UChicago PME’s interdisciplinary approach by applying quantum techniques to transform classical, non-quantum computers. It repurposes research originally focused on radiation dosimeters – devices typically used to measure radiation exposure for hospital workers – into revolutionary microelectronic memory storage.
According to first author Leonardo França, a postdoctoral researcher in Zhong’s lab, they integrated solid-state physics used in radiation dosimetry with research focused on quantum science, even though their work is not purely quantum. This interdisciplinary approach enabled the development of groundbreaking microelectronic memory storage.
My weekly rewards for delegating #cent, #leo, #pob, #vyb to @centtoken are in! 17hbd! Thank you!
i was not aware that you can delegate HE tokens to centtoken and earn weekly rewards.
What tokens can i delegate? Can you share the initial post if any?
https://peakd.com/hive-173575/@centtoken/cent-delegation-works-started-bkt
Yeah it is amazing feature!
@anadolu could we pin the delegation works post? Very helpful for new investors discovering this gem!
Thanks for the feedback. I've pinned the link to the community page.
Thank for the link to the post.
I read the post, The limits are pretty high for HE tokens. Only one i can is LEO.
I will delegate 500 LEO to start with.
Thanks again.
How much Leo power do you delegate to get this
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I wanted to but gone is, the 0.05 price^^
It will soon get back there.
😁Happy weekend #Lions I guess everyone is happy today
Happy weekend to you.
Same man. Thank you!
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In this post , I explored the concept of free will in society, questioning what would happen if there were no rules and everyone could do as they pleased.
#outreach #threadstorm #soceity #freewill
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While we have some freedoms, our actions are restricted by societal rules, ensuring a balance between personal liberty and collective well-being.
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To read through the details of my viewpoint regarding this subject, kindly follow the link below
https://inleo.io/@nkemakonam89/free-will-and-society-bne
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Good morning 🌄, Coffee ☕?
#morning #saturday
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Anyone buying Pi token on here? I would be more comfortable dealing with a Hiver.
What's your rate please?
2,000 Naira per Pi
My power up is successful
Let the lions roar
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The power up is still on, just do it now
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have done mine already
Bitcoin's transition from uncensorable freedom money to government-pumped, unsustainable pseudo-stock is complete.
#bitcoin #crypto
This is so bizarre.
Yes absolutely. Some of us saw it from a mile away. But it's still surreal to see happen.
I guess he's not a Maxi anymore either...
That's what he says, but ironically this is the most maxi thing I've ever seen.
Over the past few years, no one has defended custodians more than maxis in crypto. No one.
Hahaha!!
It's funny how the more things try to go opposite direction, the similar they become!
Peter Schiff bringing the heat. Imagine screwing up so bad that he's 100% correct on crypto!
Meanwhile, the community is still holding out hope that Lightning gets mass adopted, with this kind of terrible experience!
Word of the Day on Leo - livid
What It Means
Livid means "very angry, enraged, or furious." It may also describe things having a dark purplish or reddish color.
// The teen's parents were lividwhen they discovered she had lied about her whereabouts.
//He had a livid bruise on his right arm.
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Livid = Cowboys fan in the Jerry Jones era.
Thirty Years Worth
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Quite educating
We spent the rest of our glints on a gladius pack, it came out average but accumulating cards is key for higher leagues.
#splinterlands
yet people are still dumping money into TRUMP lol
They believe Donald Trump will use the president platform promote it.
i guess anything is possible but i doubt it
A fool and his money are soon parted.
my dad got a dose of this reality. his TRUMP investment is down over 60% and he sold at a loss
Meme pumps and dumps.
It is a rat race and most are rats, they just dont realize it.
yep. A rat race to the bottom.
Even if you win, you are still a rat.
I feel trump may rug pull this one
Dear #newlions,
I have been with #inleo since the very beginning. If you have any questions to ask, reply to below. The more specific your questions are, the better I will be able to answew.
Wish everyone an amazing time on HIVE!
Still not good enough. #feedback #arabic
This should be aligned to the right, inside a
<div dir="rtl" >... </div >HTML tag.I'm still happy that the option exists on #inleo, though...
https://inleo.io/threads/view/ahmadmanga/re-leothreads-ze95zwaq?referral=ahmadmanga
And we are glad too! Thanks for everything
Yea that makes sense. assume it would take more tweaking for the right alignment. Would have to consider for Hebrew also
Yeah!
i didnt knew about this attr in html, so much dev understatimate HTML and his power ahahaha
True, HTML is amazingly diverse!
Made Lion...Leader of the Pack next 🦁
Where do you see the rankings?
Don't you see the Lion there? That's the rank.
I mean how do I see the rank I'm on?
Great job.
Cool! I ended up in top 10 last season #golemoverlord
I didn't even know it was still going. I'll look at it again.
yeah, still going - the ‘part’ and ‘shard’ mode now is more daily maintainance. The conquest game is fun! Top 5 is players that rock lvl 15 golems (p2w) but with free golems top 10 is doable (and fun!)
!lolz
lolztoken.com
It’s the bear minimum.
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(3/10)
Delegate Hive Tokens to Farm $LOLZ and earn 110% Rewards. Learn more.@cflclosers, I sent you an
I will take another look. I had a hard time figuring it out when it was easy lol
When a newbie like me, Onboarded through $DASH hears about Leo Power Up Day and there is nothing to Power up, my reaction will be like.... LOLZ
Am getting there some day.
!LOL 😆 !BBH
lolztoken.com
They raise the roof.
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more time to prepare for the next power up 🙂
I just did mine, 30 $LEO Just powered up how about you?
how is $LEO doing? What?? 2 cents??
I do not know why Leo is going down. , but if its price its connected to hive then the LEO price will go up the moment hive starts going up too
Maybe a whale sold it recently or it could just be the normal market dynamics reacting to the general crypto market as a whole
Irrespective of the current situation of the LEO market , I think the LEO is a token with bright future
I believe it will pick up when hive price increases
The LEO might not be doing well at the moment because altcoins generally are not doing well for now
The demand and supply on the market is often the determinant of the price of a coin so if Leo gets more demands in the future , it will pump
Altcoins are doing badly too at the moment , when the altcoins pick up again e.g hive , then I believe that Leo too will be forced to pick up
The crypto market is generally bearish at the moment hence affecting the LEO market too
it will improve soon , I strongly believe that
Hopefully LEO will rise again
Few days ago it pumped to $0.028 and went back to $0.02 , I believe it will pump again
steady. But wonderful opportunity for those who missed out.
The LEO market seems to appear that it is now stable and will soon go bullish again
Hive price is picking up gradually so hopefully leo price will pick up too
There are signs everywhere that leo will pimp when alt season starts
it went to $0.028 on Sunday and came back to $0.02 region again
And it might get worse if the crypto market generally keeps getting bearish
Un día, una intención. Me propongo poner mi atención en algo cada día, un pequeño gesto que puede dar grandes frutos y les invito a que lo hagan conmigo.
La intención de hoy será la respiración 7/7
Les cuento, abro hilo
#aliento
Algo tan sencillo como respirar pero si le ponemos atención nos daremos cuenta de que muchas veces dejamos de hacerlo durante el día.
Este ejercicio nos ayuda a tomar consciencia de ello y observar en qué momentos dejamos de hacerlo.
La respiración 7/7 consiste en inspirar suave y naturalmente durante 7 segundos y expirar del mismo modo.
¿Suena simple verdad? Haz la prueba y cuéntame cómo te fue 😉 puede ser significativo.
De onde és??
Between Spain and Venezuela 😅 now I'm following you here too
I am Portuguese!
Oops, eu ño falo português 😁
Mas estás perto... a lingua é parecida... de certeza que percebes isto por examplo.
Lo entendí perfectamente, es la ventaja de ser lenguas latinas
Investing can be compared to baking a cake.
It requires quality ingredients (solid companies), proper baking time (patience), and the right temperature (a consistent strategy).
With all three in place, the outcome will be just right.
How do I look like this morning?
We are already on for a program and it's gonna take us more than 3 hours on the road..
#weekendtrip
you are looking good my friend
!ALIVE
Thanks very much my dear friend 😎.. How is your weekend going?
welcome 🤗
INLEO unveils phase 1 of LeoAI auto-translate!
The 1st phase is translating common elements to any language, like Chinese! Phase 2 enables seamless two-way communication in any language
INLEO 推出 LeoAI 自动翻译的第一阶段！
第一阶段是将常见元素翻译成任何语言，比如中文！第二阶段将实现任何语言的无缝双向交流。
#hive #hivecn
https://inleo.io/@leogrowth/inleo--d37
that would be useful for my work.
Good things! Now bring the koreans
2 way communication should open up a ton of commerce
Update!
So, after claiming my $LEO referral earnings and buying a little fraction from H-E, I have 278 LEO now to be staked today on LPUD!
One step closer to 15k, one step closer to that OG Lion badge!🦁
#lpud #inleo #hive #cent
Dopeness! I'm going Lion today! Got another swap to make then I'm powering up. So long as we're under a $0.05 im pushing hard for Leader of the Pack 🦁
it is a great time to buy LEO and stake! I am also thinking to manage some fund, congrats in advance man!
🦁
That's great! 💪
Today is probably the day I will stop being lazy and I will shave my beard! LOL
i am step ahead of you, trimming the beard is also a challenge for me 🤣
ELP - Extremely Lazy Person.
It is so annoying and my beard grows so quickly that if I wanted a clean shave I would have to shave every day and I don't want to do that. LOL
You gonna shave it all off?
Becoming a billionaire through cryptocurrency might seem simple.
Just begin with a minimum of 1 trillion and invest everything into meme coins.
Oh my goodness!! Where will I see such an investment capital, 🤔?
"Never be #afraid to #raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed." - William Faulkner #inleo #proofofbrain #quotes #creativecoin #neoxian #motivation
Points made clear
Exciting news: A tokenized fund has been introduced by Franklin Templeton on the Solana blockchain.
Who will be among the beneficiaries
Relying on financial guidance from someone who lacks knowledge about Bitcoin can lead to significant losses.
Today, I will see @luchyl and other hivers in Abia state #threads
It was nice to see you again.
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While browsing the feed, it’s hard to miss the numerous price predictions lacking substantial analysis or justification.
A gentle reminder: approach everything online with skepticism.
Price forecasts from individuals often mirror their personal sentiments toward the company.
When I put my price predictions, I usually only do it for fun. Never take my price predictions seriously!!
This is great to see. People can change the language of InLeo.
It is something that is going to be important when LeoAI comes out. What language do you have set as your default on Leo?
Klingon, of course
Merican... LOL
That is a different language in Louisiana....
Yeah and parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, central FL, Texas... LOL... You get it. There is American English and then there is Merican! LOL.
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How do you change that language? I don't see anywhere to do that on mobile.
It is in the settings on desktop which is under the more on the menu.
Wake and stake for #LPUD before my second cup of coffee. 167 $LEO powered up this morning. Thanks for the reminder @alonicus
Pause for a moment
Engage in the replies
They always come out on top 🤝