Society

WorldNov 03
British Carl Bushby Completes 28-Year Round-the-World Walking JourneyCarl Bushby has walked about 50,000 km from Chile to his hometown of Hull over 28 years, moving only on foot or by swimming. The 57-year-old former paratrooper began the 'Goliath' expedition on November 1, 1998. He is set to arrive at his mother's home exactly 28 years and one day after the start.

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MIRI President Nate Soares Says the Race to Dangerous AI Can Still Be StoppedPresident of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute Nate Soares admitted that he has not been saving for retirement for the past ten years: he acknowledges that superintelligent AI could lead to the extinction of humanity within the next decade. He shared this in an interview with The Atlantic.

WorldOct 25
Game Publishers Have Been Moving Away from Physical Discs Since 2007Game publishers have been striving to end disc production for many years, says Robert Bowling, former strategist at Infinity Ward.

WorldOct 21
Manager Discovers Why His Team Has Been Unable to Hire for Six Months: Filter Rejected His Own ResumeA team leader of nine submitted his own resume for an open position under a fictitious name and found that the automatic filter rejects candidates for writing 'React' without '.js'.

WorldOct 15
Indonesia Uses Dry Ice to Combat Toxic SmogThe Indonesian government is using dry ice to tackle toxic air in South Sumatra in desperation over the effectiveness of traditional methods.

WorldSep 17
Alex Hirsch Confirms He Will Not Make a Third Season of Gravity FallsAlex Hirsch confirmed that he does not intend to make a third season of Gravity Falls, despite the increased interest in the series.


