Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Sarina Wiegman contract: Why England manager faces biggest challenge yet
Wiegman’s successful England teams have been built on a core group of players from an outstanding generation – but a few cracks have appeared this year.Seven of the team that started against world champions Spain in June also played in the Euro…
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Prosecutors: Saudi Government Supported Ex-OpenAI Employee
Federal prosecutors say that a former OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device received “what appears to be considerable support from” the Saudi government.Prosecutors made the disclosure in…
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Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils cite toll of war in Ukraine in ending marriage
World number six Elina Svitolina says she and former tennis player Gael Monfils are ending their marriage, with the Ukrainian adding that the emotional toll of Russia’s war in her homeland left her needing to rediscover herself.The couple married…
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Amazon is taking its biggest shot at Nvidia yet with new TorchNeuron dev tool
On Monday, Amazon Web Services released a tool called TorchNeuron that lets AI startups easily move their AI apps onto Amazon’s AI chip, Trainium. In doing so, Amazon is also taking a direct stab at the the software advantage that has helped…
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DoJ charges 28 green card holders in California over alleged voter fraud
The US Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against 28 green card holders in California accused of fraudulently registering to vote and casting illegal ballots.The crackdown marks another escalation in the federal government’s…
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Judge Detains Fired OpenAI Engineer Over Concerns on Saudi Arabia Ties
A former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging the AI startup’s office was denied release by a San Francisco judge on Monday, meaning he’ll have to mount his defense from jail.The Justice Department arrested…
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Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP undergoes surgery, remains in critical condition after attack outside Wangaratta office; 43-year-old Tarrawingee man in custody
Helen Haines, 65, is the independent federal representative for Indi, a north-east Victorian electorate that stretches up to Wodonga near the NSW border.Before entering parliament, Haines had a decades-long career in healthcare. She worked as a…
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Trump open to summit with Xi and Putin — to discuss denuclearization
President Trump wants to hold a trilateral summit with Chinese President Xi and Russian President Putin in China next month to discuss “denuclearization” — but not necessarily Ukraine.Why it matters: Such a summit between the leaders of the…
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Lego’s new X-files set is pure nostalgia for sci-fi fans
Millennials get a lot of flak for being overly nostalgic, but I don’t think that’s fair. When the modern-day world has nothing to offer us but AI slop, shrinkflation and a sad acceptance that we can’t be bothered to do anything about global…
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Cast of New ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Versus 1995 Version
In 1995, Emma Thompson adapted Jane Austen’s novel into Ang Lee’s now-iconic film, “Sense and Sensibility.” Thompson also played eldest sister Elinor Dashwood, with a rising Kate Winslet as her sister, Marianne, along with their love…
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