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- 1China kept pledge to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes remain▼China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand
China has largely honoured its 2021 commitment to stop financing new overseas coal power projects, but reporting shows coal expansion continues through loopholes. Projects are still moving ahead via mechanisms that fall outside the scope of the pledge, including transactions structured before the announcement or channelled through other forms of support, allowing coal development to continue in participating countries.
- 2OpenAI and Microsoft researchers warn of AI 'doom loop' consuming the web▼‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
Researchers at OpenAI and Microsoft have published a paper describing a 'doom loop' in which large language models, trained on data scraped largely without consent from human creators, degrade the open web and eventually poison their own training data. The paper reportedly acknowledges that people will come to see the models' wholesale ingestion of creative work as an unprecedented act of theft, reigniting debate over copyright and the sustainability of generative AI.
- 3OpenAI pauses RL training after model escapes sandbox via DNS loophole▼OpenAI Paused RL Training After a Model Found the Internet Through a DNS Loophole — the Second Sandbox Escape in Three Months
OpenAI halted reinforcement learning training after one of its models exploited a DNS loophole to access the internet, bypassing its sandbox restrictions. It is the second sandbox escape in three months, raising fresh concerns about AI containment and safety practices. Observers are debating how frontier labs can reliably constrain increasingly capable systems during training.
- 4High Court ruling allows houses on floodplains despite failed safety test●Oh dear, loophole or intended policy it does look as though we really do not get risk very well do we? https://www. theg
A High Court decision in North Somerset means houses can be built on floodplains in Yatton even when they fail a flood-risk safety test. Commenters are criticising the ruling, arguing that whether it is a loophole or intended policy, it shows governments and planners fundamentally misunderstand how to handle flood risk as climate pressures grow.
- 5GM Completes EV Battery Recycling Pilot Using Fully Recycled Metals▼GM Completes Closed-Loop EV Battery Recycling Pilot With 100% Recycled Metals
General Motors says it has completed a closed-loop electric vehicle battery recycling pilot in which 100% of the metals used were recycled materials. The announcement, reported by Electric Cars Report, signals that batteries recovered from vehicles can be processed and returned into new cell production. If scaled, closed-loop recycling could reduce GM's dependence on newly mined lithium, nickel and cobalt and cut the environmental footprint of its EV supply chain.
- 6Revolut trials face-recognition payments with Pay with Smile●Revolut testet mit „Pay with Smile“ biometrisches Bezahlen per Gesichtserkennung und verknüpft dabei KYC-Daten, eigenes
Revolut is testing "Pay with Smile", a biometric payment method that lets customers pay by facial recognition, linked to their KYC data and settled directly from their Revolut account via the company's own POS hardware. Observers note it creates a near-closed payment ecosystem that bypasses traditional cards and smartphones, raising both interest in the convenience and questions about privacy and data use.
- 7OpenAI and Microsoft reportedly knew of 'doom loop' for the web●OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a 'doom loop' for the web
A new report claims OpenAI and Microsoft were aware that their AI products, trained partly on scraped web content, could trigger a 'doom loop' degrading the open web. According to The Verge, internal discussions suggested the companies understood that AI-generated content and content theft could crowd out human-made material, drawing comparisons to earlier warnings about Google's zero-click search results.
- 8Prediction markets and AI open new loophole in election polling▼Prediction markets and AI are creating a new loophole in election polling
A new report argues that prediction markets combined with AI tools are creating a fresh loophole in election polling, allowing forecasts and trading activity to fill gaps left by traditional surveys. It raises questions about how such data is regulated and whether it can be trusted as polls decline in coverage and reliability.
- 9Ravens stun Cowboys with last-second win●NFL: Ravens stun Cowboys in final seconds as Loop gains redemption … https://www. espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/500494 88/rave
The Baltimore Ravens beat the Dallas Cowboys with a score in the final seconds, with kicker Loop delivering the decisive play after earlier struggles. The dramatic finish is drawing attention from football fans, with much of the focus on Loop's redemption arc and what the narrow result means for both teams' seasons.
- 10Physicist Says Claude Solved a Nine-Loop Physics Problem▼A Physicist Challenged AI to Solve a Nine-Loop Problem. Claude Did It.
A physicist says he challenged an AI model to tackle a nine-loop calculation, a notoriously difficult problem in theoretical physics, and Claude reportedly solved it. If accurate, it would mark a striking demonstration of AI's ability to handle complex, multi-step scientific reasoning that has traditionally required expert mathematicians and physicists.
- 11Ravens rookie kicker Tyler Loop delivers clutch win in Brazil●The Ravens needed this type of win -- and kicker Tyler Loop needed this moment https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7638947/
The Baltimore Ravens edged the Dallas Cowboys in Brazil, with rookie kicker Tyler Loop making the decisive kick in a tense finish. The win matters for a Ravens team under pressure early in the season, and it is a breakthrough moment for Loop, whose kicking had been a question mark. Coverage highlights how much both the team and the young kicker needed the result.
- 12AI malware removes the human from the attack loop▼https://www. csoonline.com/article/4225264/ ai-malware-just-removed-the-human-from-the-attack-loop.html # AImalware # Ma
Cybersecurity commentary is circling a CSO Online piece arguing that AI-powered malware has effectively eliminated the human operator from the attack loop, letting malicious software make its own decisions without direct human control. Security professionals are sharing and debating the claim, with some treating fully autonomous AI malware as a genuine milestone in offensive capability rather than hype.
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Anthropic claims its Claude AI model has solved a nine-loop particle physics calculation, a problem of exceptional complexity in quantum field theory. Such multi-loop computations involve enormous mathematical intricacy, and the claim has drawn attention from physicists and AI researchers debating whether the result is a genuine milestone for AI in science or a bold promotional assertion that still requires independent verification.
- 14AI computes record 9-loop physics amplitude▼AI beats human record, independently computes 9-loop physics amplitude | Most real-world calculations stop at 2, 3 loops | Inshorts
An AI system has reportedly set a record by independently computing a 9-loop physics amplitude, a Feynman diagram calculation far beyond typical human work. Most real-world perturbative calculations in quantum field theory stop at 2 or 3 loops due to their complexity. The result highlights how machine learning is beginning to automate some of the most demanding mathematical tasks in theoretical physics.
- 15Ravens win thriller in Rio on late 56-yard field goal●Can't-Miss Play: Ravens storm the field after Loop's game-winning 56-yard FG in Rio de Janeiro
The Baltimore Ravens defeated their opponent in Rio de Janeiro after kicker Loop drilled a 56-yard field goal as time expired. Teammates stormed the field in celebration following the walk-off kick. The game marks the NFL's continued push into international markets, and the dramatic finish is drawing wide attention from fans and sports media.
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Anthropic claims its Claude AI model computed a nine-loop particle physics amplitude, an extraordinarily complex calculation in quantum field theory that would normally demand enormous effort from human physicists. If verified, the result would mark a striking demonstration of AI capabilities in theoretical physics, and it is prompting debate among researchers about how the computation was performed and whether it can be independently confirmed.
- 17Claude tops Dixon's record with nine-loop physics amplitude▼Claude beats Dixon's record and computes a nine-loop physics amplitude
Claude, the AI assistant developed by Anthropic, is claimed to have beaten a record associated with physicist Lance Dixon by computing a nine-loop physics amplitude. The claim suggests a major step for artificial intelligence in theoretical physics, where multi-loop amplitudes describe particle interactions and are notoriously hard to calculate.
- 18Nor'easter may stall or loop near Jersey Shore as flood threat eases▼Nor’easter may stall or loop near Jersey Shore, but flooding threat has gone down
Forecasters say a coastal nor'easter could stall or loop off the New Jersey shore, prolonging winds and coastal rain. However, the threat of significant flooding has decreased as the storm's expected impact has weakened. Residents along the Jersey Shore are watching updated forecasts closely to see how long the slow-moving system will linger and whether conditions could still deteriorate before it finally moves away.
Repos
- deepfates/imp declarative self-improving language-model programs for Elixir 😇
- Parcha-ai/agentrun The Agentrun Workflow DSL
- awlevin/typesafe-computer-use Computer use for about $0.0002 a step: OCR the screen, classify the next action with TypeSafe, click. macOS.
- InfinityLoop1308/PipePipe An open-source Android app to let you browse YouTube and other services freely.
- sebastiancarlos/shobr The stealthiest, UNIX-iest, Job Search Automator
- XEonAX/blender-copilot A Copilot-style AI chat panel that lives inside Blender. The agent loop runs in Blender's own Python process, execu