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5+ min ago (663+ words) Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., called for robust safeguards in U.S.-developed AI systems to prevent abuse and misuse, arguing that both the technology and its development" standards should reflect "American" values. In a speech Thursday at the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank, Kelly called for massive investment in data centers, water and electricity to support the county's AI industry. However, he also emphasized that U.S. policy needs "clear enforceable standards to make sure AI respects civil rights, protects privacy and [we] don't leave people behind." "That includes strong transparency requirements, accountability mechanisms and international coordination, so that our values " not those of some authoritarian regime out there " shape the future of this technology," said Kelly. In September, Kelly released his own strategy for American AI dominance, with ideas like a federal trust fund (paid for with AI industry profits)…...

6+ min ago (481+ words) This project started as a personal lab to really understand what a service mesh does beyond the buzzwords. Instead of using sample apps, the goal was to take a real 3-tier app (Next.js frontend, Go backend, Flask ML service) and see how Istio changes the way traffic, security, and observability work in practice. The idea was simple: if this setup feels like something that could ship to production one day, then the learning will stick and this repo becomes a living reference for future work. 3RVision is split into three logical services, each running in its own Kubernetes namespace: The frontend talks to the backend, and the backend calls the ML service for model inference, exactly the kind of hop-by-hop traffic that benefits from a service mesh. Each service has two deployment variants: This is where Istio's traffic management features…...

9+ min ago (595+ words) When people use hand gestures that visually represent what they're saying, listeners see them as more clear, competent and persuasive. That's the key finding from my new research published in the Journal of Marketing Research, where I analyzed thousands of TED Talks and ran controlled experiments to examine how gestures shape communication. Whether you're giving a presentation, pitching an idea or leading a meeting, you probably spend most of your prep time thinking about what you'll say. But what about the ways you'll move your hands? Related: Your IQ May Affect How Well You Can Hear Speech, Study Shows I grew up in Italy, where gesturing is practically a second language. Now that I live in the United States, I've become acutely aware of how cultures differ in how, and how much, people move their hands when they talk. Still,…...

9+ min ago (248+ words) What's killing these young researchers and why the world should care. The list has electrified Chinese social media and academia. For many, the raw numbers seem to confirm a sense that something is going badly wrong in universities and laboratories. Intense competition, endless grant-writing, and performance metrics that reward output over well-being." Others, however, warn that the database is incomplete, may contain classification errors, and lacks a clear baseline for comparison with the broader population, making it impossible to treat it as a definitive mortality statistic. The debate itself reveals a system under strain, where even counting the dead has become politically and emotionally charged. Beyond anecdote, new research is beginning to map the problem more systematically. In April 2025, a team led by sociologist Cary Wu published a study in Preventive Medicine Reports assembling a cross-verified database of 130 suicides in…...

13+ min ago (59+ words) [gigaherz] Enterprise DAL Final: Automated User Auditing and Architectural Retrospective GigAHerZ " Dec 2 #database #architecture #automation #csharp Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well...

13+ min ago (256+ words) As the large language models powering generative AI tools slurp up ever more data across the web, Cloudflare cofounder and CEO Matthew Prince said at WIRED's Big Interview event in San Francisco on Thursday that the internet infrastructure company has blocked more than 400 billion AI bot requests for its customers since July 1. "We need to be able to make sure that businesses large and small flourish on a fair playing ground," Prince said. "That is the future that we're trying to play for. That's the best thing for our business, because that's more people to be customers of ours. That's more internet for us to be able to protect." "You can't opt out of one without opting out of both, which is a real challenge'it's crazy," Prince said. "It shouldn't be that you can use your monopoly position of yesterday…...

14+ min ago (776+ words) The AI industry entered December 2025 with headlines that paint a fascinating paradox: billion-dollar valuations alongside slashed sales targets, explosive user growth meeting commercial skepticism, and groundbreaking capabilities colliding with legal landmines. Behind the noise, three fundamental forces are reshaping what comes next. This isn't another listicle of AI announcements. Instead, let's decode the interconnected dynamics that explain why AI's trajectory is far more nuanced than either the hype or doom cycles suggest. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly declared "code red" after Google's Gemini gained 200 million users in just three months. This isn't corporate theater'it signals a fundamental shift in competitive dynamics. For years, OpenAI enjoyed first-mover advantage with ChatGPT's cultural dominance. That moat is now evaporating. Google's Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, and a constellation of open-source alternatives are fragmenting user attention. The race has evolved from "who has the best model…...

14+ min ago (704+ words) This is why the latest generation of AI tools is attracting attention. It is not about novelty. It is about helping business owners reclaim time and reduce the operational load that slows them down. "The tech to free-up businesses is available today," says founder of Work Futurist, Dominic Price. "Business owners just need to experiment with it and have a "big growth" mindset." The new agents operate within an integrated platform and support five essential areas of business activity: accounting, finance, GST, lead management and project workflows. Each agent handles tasks within its area of expertise and works alongside the others to reduce friction, maintain accuracy and keep the business moving. As a result, execution becomes faster, compliance more accurate and day-to-day decisions clearer. In short, the agents take on the repetitive work so people can focus on the parts…...

14+ min ago (293+ words) Un proyecto puede tener cientos o miles de pruebas y suites. Cierto subconjunto de estas pruebas puede compartir alguna caracter'stica com'n como ser "cr'tico" o "inestable". La biblioteca de pruebas de Swift incluye un trait llamado tags para agrugar y categorizar pruebas. Las etiquetas (Tags) son distintas de las suites de pruebas: Mientras que las suites organizan las pruebas a nivel de c'digo, los tags dan cierta informaci'n sem'ntica a una prueba, que puede compartirse con otras entre las distintas suites, archivos o incluso targets de prueba. Si se usa let en lugar de var en la declaraci'n del Tag se tiene la siguiente advertencia, que falla al usar Swift 6: Cannot expand accessor macro on variable declared with 'let'; this is an error in the Swift 6 language mode En caso de que use varias etiquetas, esto significa que la prueba…...

18+ min ago (260+ words) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .The full report is as follows:FVXX22 at 02:46 UTC, 05/12/25 from KNESVA ADVISORYDTG: 20251205/0243ZVAAC: WASHINGTONVOLCANO: SANTA MARIA 342030PSN: N1445 W09133AREA: GUATEMALASOURCE ELEV: 12287 FT AMSLADVISORY NR: 2025/830INFO SOURCE: GOES-19. NWP MODELS. ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING VA EMSOBS VA DTG: 05/0220ZOBS VA CLD: SFC/FL140 N1446 W09132 - N1445 W09132- N1436 W09149 - N1440 W09150 - N1446 W09132 MOVSW 10KT FCST VA CLD +6HR: 05/0830Z SFC/FL140 N1446 W09133- N1445 W09132 - N1436 W09149 - N1440 W09151 -N1446 W09133 FCST VA CLD +12HR: 05/1430Z NO VA EXPFCST VA CLD +18HR: 05/2030Z NO VA EXPRMK: VA DETECTED ON STLT MOVG SW OF SUMMIT. NOCHG FCST TO MDL WINDS AT FL NXT 6 HR. ...KONONNXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20251205/0845Z Santiaguito Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING VA EMS to 14000 ft (4300 m) Santiaguito Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: FRQ VA EMS to 14000 ft (4300 m) Santiaguito Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NO VA EMS OBSD Santiaguito Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: OCNL VA EMS to 15000 ft (4600 m) Santiaguito Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory:…...