Новости за 06.11.2023

An 11-year-old boy killed in a weekend shooting in Cincinnati has been identified. The Hamilton County Coroner's office on Monday said Dominic Davis the victim of a homicide. No suspect has been arrested. Police Chief Terri Theetge told reporters Sunday that a shooter in a sedan fired 22 rounds “in quick succession” into a crowd of children just before 9:30 p.m. Friday on the city’s West End, slaying Davis and wounding five others. Theetge says it is too early to say whether the shooting was random or targeted.

Less than a year into its meteoric rise, the company behind ChatGPT unveiled the future it has in mind for its artificial intelligence technology on Monday as it launched a new line of chatbot products that can be customized to a variety of tasks. At an event held in a cavernous former Honda dealership in OpenAI’s hometown of San Francisco, the company unveiled a new version called GPT-4 Turbo that is “more capable” and can retrieve information about world and cultural events as recent as April 2023 ... Читать дальше...

Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang. The findings, published Monday, confirm what until now were theories that supermassive black holes existed at the dawn of the universe. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory teamed up for the observations. Given the universe is 13.7 billion years old, that puts the age of this black hole at 13.2 billion years. It's 10 times bigger than the black hole in our Milky Way. Читать дальше...

Since allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took over Walt Disney World’s government earlier this year, morale has deteriorated, the governing district has been politicized and cronyism permeates the organization. That's according to many employees who have departed in recent months. More than 40 employees have left the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District since it was taken over in February. The departures raise concerns that institutional knowledge is departing with them, along with a reputation for well-run government. Читать дальше...

The decades-old surgical drug ketamine has found a new use — as an alternative to opioids for patients with chronic pain. Ketamine is now being prescribed as a psychedelic therapy for an array of unapproved uses, including depression and anxiety. Behind the trend are investors setting up for-profit ketamine clinics, as well as online prescribing services that send the drug through the mail. There is limited evidence that it's effective for arthritis, migraines and other forms of pain. Some experts... Читать дальше...

The Archdiocese of Baltimore will close one of the city’s Catholic churches after its longtime pastor was recently suspended from ministry. Father Paschal Morlino was suspended because he admitted to making a payment several years ago to settle sexual harassment allegations. He was dismissed last month from his position at St. Benedict Church in southwest Baltimore, where he served for nearly 40 years. St. Benedict is owned and operated by Saint Vincent Archabbey in Pennsylvania. Leaders of the Benedictine... Читать дальше...

Trading in shares of WeWork has been halted as rumors swirl that the office sharing company, once valued as high as $47 billion, will seek bankruptcy protection. The specter of bankruptcy has hovered over WeWork for some time. Over the summer, the New York company sounded the alarm over its ability to remain in business and later announced plans to renegotiate nearly all of its leases. But cracks had begun to emerge several years ago. WeWork is paying the price for aggressive expansion in its early years. Читать дальше...

Republican former congressman Peter Meijer has announced he'll run for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan in 2024. The Senate run Meijer announced Monday comes after he was ousted from his House seat by a Republican primary opponent in 2022. Meijer was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump in 2021 following the deadly mob siege of the Capitol. Meijer is an heir to a Midwestern grocery store empire. Meijer's name recognition and fundraising ability make him a formidable candidate. Читать дальше...

Two senators from Maine are asking the U.S. Army inspector general to provide a full accounting of interactions with a reservist before he killed 18 people at a bowling alley and bar. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King told Lt. Gen. Donna Martin in a letter Monday that it’s important to understand “what occurred, or failed to occur” at the federal level, including the Army. The senators posed several questions including under what circumstances the Army reports personnel to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Читать дальше...

When Donald Trump testifies in his New York City civil fraud trial, it will be an undeniable spectacle. A former president and the leading Republican presidential candidate will be defending himself Monday against allegations he dramatically inflated his net worth. The charges cut to the heart of the brand Trump has spent decades carefully crafting and put him at risk of losing control of much of his business empire. But Trump's appearance will also mark the beginning of what will likely be a defining feature of the 2024 election... Читать дальше...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the first visit by an Australian leader to China in seven years. Albanese struck an optimistic tone ahead of Monday's meeting, calling for cooperation while emphasizing that the two countries will continue to have differences. He said: “What I’ve said is that we need to co-operate with China where we can, disagree where we must and engage in our national interest." China and Australia’s relations nosedived in recent... Читать дальше...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a grueling Middle East tour in Turkey after only limited success in efforts to forge a regional consensus on how best to ease Gaza's civilian suffering as Israel intensifies its war against Hamas. Blinken met on Monday in the Turkish capital of Ankara with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan after a frantic weekend of travel that took him from Israel to Jordan, the occupied West Bank, Cyprus and Iraq to build support for the Biden administration’s proposal... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden is promoting new cash for Amtrak. He's off to Amtrak Bear Maintenance Shops in Bear, Delaware, on Monday to announce more than $16 billion in new funding that will go toward 25 passenger rail projects between Boston and Washington. His remarks will be held at the Amtrak Bear Maintenance Shops, where trains are maintained and repaired. The White House says investments will help trains run faster, cut delays and create union jobs. And the money comes from Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law... Читать дальше...

South Korea says it plans to launch its first domestically built spy satellite at the end of this month as part of its efforts to better monitor rival North Korea. The plan was unveiled days after North Korea failed to follow through on a vow to make a third attempt to launch its own spy satellite in October. South Korea's Defense Ministry said Monday that the country’s first military spy satellite will be launched from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on Nov. 30. Under a contract with SpaceX... Читать дальше...

Former social worker Thea Ramirez has developed an artificial intelligence-powered tool that she says helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the nation’s most vulnerable kids. But an Associated Press investigation has found that the Family-Match algorithm has produced limited results in the states where it has been used, raising questions about the ability of artificial intelligence to solve such enduring human problems. Ramirez declined interview requests but said... Читать дальше...

Former social worker Thea Ramirez has developed an artificial intelligence-powered tool that she says helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the nation’s most vulnerable kids. But an Associated Press investigation has found that the Family-Match algorithm has produced limited results in the states where it has been used, raising questions about the ability of artificial intelligence to solve such enduring human problems. Virginia and Georgia dropped the algorithm after trial runs... Читать дальше...

A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was then assigned to look after the safety of a professor and three young graduate students on a remote icefield, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The man remained assigned to the camp for a full week after charges were filed against him. Stephen Tyler Bieneman has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault over the incident last November, which his lawyer said was nothing more than “horseplay.” The case is due to go to trial Monday in Honolulu. Читать дальше...

Ruth Glenn knows from personal experience the danger of putting a gun in the hands of a violent spouse or partner. That's the issue at the heart of a case before the Supreme Court this week. Glenn was shot three times and left for dead outside a Denver car wash in 1992. The shooter was her estranged husband, Cedric, who was under a court order to stay away from Glenn. Two years later Congress enacted a law to keep people like Cedric Glenn from having a gun. The high court is hearing arguments Tuesday in a challenge to the 1994 law. Читать дальше...

Asian shares have advanced following Wall Street gains last week that were buoyed by hopes for early interest rate cuts. South Korea's Kospi jumped more than 4% after the government restored a ban on short-selling that had been lifted since May 2021. Japan's benchmark was up 2.4%. Wall Street steamrolled higher Friday as it closed out its best week in nearly a year. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7%. The Nasdaq composite jumped 1.4%. Treasury yields tumbled... Читать дальше...

Golden Knights defeat Southern Connecticut State 3-0 in NE-10 quarterfinals.