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WorkVirginia Ogilvy, Confidante to Queen Elizabeth II, Dies at 91Lady Ogilvy was something of a first among equals in the ranks of the ladies-in-waiting, with the official title of Lady of the Bedchamber. She and the queen were by all accounts quite close; the queen even joined Lady Ogilvy at her 70th birthday party, at Annabel’s, a members-only nightclub in London, an event celebrated in the British news media as the only time the queen went clubbing. Work
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WorkEinstein's Other Theory of EverythingEinstein finished his masterwork, the theory of general relativity, in 1915. He was 37 years old and would live for another 40 years. He spent these decades in the attempt to explain that everything—matter, energy, and even ourselves—were simply deformations of spacetime. Work
WorkClean energy's next trillion-dollar business - The Economist (No paywall)Decarbonising the world’s electricity supply will take more than solar panels and wind turbines, which rely on sunshine and a steady breeze to generate power. Grid-scale storage offers a solution to this intermittency problem, but there is too little of it about. The International Energy Agency (IEA), an official forecaster, reckons that the global installed capacity of battery storage will need to rise from less than 200 gigawatts (GW) last year to more than a terawatt (TW) by the end of the decade, and nearly 5TW by 2050, if the world is to stay on course for net-zero emissions (see chart 1). Fortunately, though, the business of storing energy on the grid is at last being turbocharged. Work
WorkHow to Explain Job Hopping in an Interview - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)As job hopping becomes more common and less stigmatized, why do some hiring managers (and media outlets) still perpetuate the stereotype that millennial and Gen Z workers are disloyal to their organizations? When we look closely at the motivators behind job hopping, there are several factors to consider — beyond disloyalty. Since the pandemic, work-life balance, mental health, flexibility, and competitive salaries are top-of mind for young workers. If you’re one of the many job hoppers struggling to explain the multiple roles you’ve held in the past, there are a few ways to approach this predicament. Should a potential employer ask about the “job hopping” areas of your resume, try to think of it as an opportunity. It’s a chance to help your interviewer better understand your motivations while highlighting what you’re looking for long term. Work
WorkTwo astronauts are stranded in space. This one is jealous.Independent journalism is more important than ever. Vox is here to explain this unprecedented election cycle and help you understand the larger stakes. We will break down where the candidates stand on major issues, from economic policy to immigration, foreign policy, criminal justice, and abortion. We’ll answer your biggest questions, and we’ll explain what matters — and why. This timely and essential task, however, is expensive to produce. WorkSection of Titanic made famous in movie collapses onto ocean floorIn July, researchers from RMS Titanic Inc., the company that holds the legal rights to the ship's wreckage, visited the Titanic, which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg while sailing to New York from Britain on its first voyage, killing about 1,500 people. It was the company's first trip to the ship's resting place since 2010.
WorkWorkBrazilian Supreme Court Panel Upholds Order to Block Elon Musk's XThe vote gives the ban firmer legal standing, but it is likely to still head to the full court for a vote by all 11 justices. The court sometimes uses such panel votes to get a swifter review of important orders issued by single justices. Justice Moraes was one of the five justices on the panel that voted Monday.
WorkWorkHewlett Packard to pursue Mike Lynch's estate for up to $4bnCharles Elson, founding director of the Weinberg Center for corporate governance in the US state of Delaware, where HPE is incorporated, said the company would probably be protected from a shareholder lawsuit if it declined to seek damages from Lynch's estate. Elson said HPE would be shielded by the state's "business judgment rule", which protects company board decisions. WorkWorkWorkBoost your brand at Disrupt 2024 by hosting a Side Event | TechCrunchThe application is simple. Submit a short proposal detailing your event’s vision, objectives and logistical requirements. Upon approval, the TechCrunch Disrupt team will collaborate with you to support your event’s success. You’ll be responsible for the planning, execution and associated costs, including registration and communications. WorkWorkUpcoming Stock Splits This Week (September 2 to September 6) - Stay InvestedOi S.A. (OIBZQ) (OIBRQ) – Oi S.A. is a Brazilian telecommunications company that offers convergent broadband services, pay TV, local, and long-distance voice transmission services. On August 28, Oi announced a one-for-200 reverse stock split of its OIBRQ ADRs (American Depositary Receipts). Similarly, on August 29, the company announced a one-for-100 reverse stock split of its OIBZQ ADRs. Both the ADRs are expected to start trading on a split-adjusted basis on September 6. WorkWorkWorkWhy Anti-Authoritarians Are Diagnosed as Mentally IllIn my career as a psychologist, I have talked with hundreds of people previously diagnosed by other professionals with oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, anxiety disorder and other psychiatric illnesses, and I am struck by (1) how many of those diagnosed are essentially anti-authoritarians, and (2) how those professionals who have diagnosed them are not. WorkScientists Make 'Cyborg Worms' with a Brain Guided by AI - Scientific American (No paywall)Scientists have given artificial intelligence a direct line into the nervous systems of millimeter-long worms, letting it guide the creatures to a tasty target—and demonstrating intriguing brain-AI collaboration. They trained the AI with a methodology called deep-reinforcement learning; the same is used to help AI players learn to master games such as Go. An artificial neural network, software roughly modeled on biological brains, analyzes strings of actions and outcomes, extracting strategies for an AI “agent” to interact with its environment and achieve a goal. WorkDo Celebrity Presidential Endorsements Matter? - The New Yorker (No paywall)Republicans and Democrats have long fought over the Black vote, the evangelical vote, and the middle-class vote. But recently they’ve been warring over the Swiftie vote. A few weeks ago, on Truth Social, Donald Trump shared a series of images: a crowd of young women wearing “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts, and Taylor Swift dressed up as Uncle Sam, with the slogan “Taylor Wants You to Vote for Donald Trump.” These pictures were generated by A.I., but Trump captioned the post as if they were an official endorsement: “I accept!” Then, last week, more than thirty-four thousand people joined a “Swifties for Kamala” organizing call. Senator Ed Markey said that his favorite Swift song is “Snow on the Beach,” because it emphasizes the threat of climate change. (In fact, the lyrics describe such snow as “fuckin’ beautiful.”) WorkU.S. Seized an Airplane Owned by Venezuela's Nicols Maduro“Let this seizure send a clear message: Aircraft illegally acquired from the United States for the benefit of sanctioned Venezuelan officials cannot just fly off into the sunset,” Matthew S. Axelrod, the assistant secretary for export enforcement at the Commerce Department, said in a written statement. WorkWhy Thousands of Hotel Workers Are on StrikeA Hilton spokeswoman said the company was “committed to negotiating in good faith to reach fair and reasonable agreements.” Marriott and Fairmont did not immediately respond to a request for comment. WorkMining for Neutrinos, and for Cosmic AnswersThe telephone, officially called the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, or DUNE, is the largest science-engineering project beneath American soil in history. It has taken a decade to reach this point and may need another decade before it begins its work. If all goes well, it will turn the squirrelly neutrino into a known quantity, filling a major gap in scientists’ understanding of the universe and, perhaps, return the United States to its former position at the center of particle physics. WorkBiden Says Netanyahu is Not Doing Enough to Free Hostages in GazaHamas has demanded that all Israeli forces be withdrawn from the Philadelphi Corridor, a narrow strip of land, less than 9 miles long, on the border between Gaza and Egypt. Mr. Netanyahu has said Israeli troops must remain in the corridor to prevent the movement of weapons and ammunition to Hamas. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports\"Consumer frustration is at an all-time high as Disney shifts its best producers, most innovative shows, top teams, conferences, and entire leagues to their direct-to-consumer services while making customers pay more than once for the same programming on multiple Disney platforms,\" Thun said. \"Disney\'s only magic is forcing prices to go up while simultaneously making its content disappear.\" WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkBlue Origin to roll out New Glenn second stage, enter final phase of launch prep CNMN Collection WIRED Media Group © 2024 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Ars Technica Addendum. Ars may earn compensation on sales from links on this site. Read our affiliate link policy.Your California Privacy Rights | Do Not Sell My Personal Information The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.Ad Choices WorkWorkWorkStarlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X banMeanwhile, a majority of a Supreme Court panel upheld the X ban, which Moraes issued after Musk defied several of his orders, at a trial on Monday. X will have the right to appeal the decision. The panel also approved an order by Moraes to fine anyone caught using a VPN to access X in Brazil a daily fine of 50,000 Brazilian Real (around $8,900). WorkResident Evil mobile ports now require an online check-in before you can playSeveral commenters on a Reddit thread that flagged the change said they\'d be asking for a refund. However, Capcom may not have to be too worried about having to pay back a ton of players. There are reports that the mobile versions of the three games haven\'t been very successful. For instance, data suggests that just 2,000 people had paid for the iOS port of Resident Evil 7 in its first two weeks. WorkWorkNYT Connections bot uses AI to highlight each day's top mistakesOne other interesting thing about the bot is that it marks the first time that the Times’ newsroom will regularly publish AI-generated English text. Before publication, the paper’s editors will review all AI-generated responses and may edit them for style and clarity. That said, the Times notes that “there’s no way to use math or even artificial intelligence to reliably solve the game,” so you can’t really use the likes of ChatGPT to cheat at it quite yet. WorkThank Goodness You're Here is a vibrant, funny, unashamedly silly gameA great example is when you launch the game, and it’ll ask a question in a heavy Yorkshire dialect. Answer ‘wrong’, and the game will play out with standard english text, answer right and all the menus will be loaded with northern slang. There\'s nowt to panic \'bout, mind: you can flip between \'em in t\' menu at any time. WorkDisney cuts DirecTV customers' access to ABC, ESPN and moreA similar disagreement occurred at the same time last year. In that instance, Disney pulled its networks from Spectrum for 12 days until making a new deal with Charter, Spectrum\'s parent company. The agreement brought back channels like ABC and ESPN, and Spectrum TV Select and Select Plus subscribers also got access to the Disney+ basic tier and ESPN+ (only Select Plus users). In its release, DirecTV called out this pattern, claiming that \"Disney is again taking an anti-consumer approach.\" WorkWorkUS seizes Nicols Maduro's jet and flies it to FloridaThe confiscation of the plane follows an incident earlier this year when a Venezuelan Boeing 747 cargo plane was seized in Argentina and flown to Florida. Maduro went on national television and claimed that the "evil capitalist empire" did not really want the plane, it just did not want Venezuela to have it. He said proof of that was that it was soon destroyed by "the vengeful perverse gringo empire". |
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