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A 31-year-old man with dual developmental disabilities, autism and Prader-Willi Syndrome, was informed that he could not be in the children’s area of the West Harrison Library.During a visit to the children’s room at West Harrison, New York, a librarian approached Matt Maillet’s supporter, Kayla Brown, and told her that Matt would need to go to the adult section. They also informed Kayla that the library would provide children’s books for Matt to browse there.“I called the director and explained the issues,” Daniel…

Comparison of extreme wildfire activity recorded from Qinghai Lake sediments with Holocene climatic events. Credit: Hao et al As a major Earth system component, wildfire plays an important role in the Earth's terrestrial ecosystems and climate system, with significant impacts on the atmosphere, radiation effects, vegetation, surface properties, global biogeochemical cycles and human survival. Understanding the interactions…

Last Updated: November 28, 2023, 17:45 ISTChaos At Bengaluru Airport As UAE-Bound Flight Faces Abrupt Cancellation. (File photo: News18)Etihad Airways cancels Bengaluru-Abu Dhabi flight, affecting over 180 passengers; blames technical glitch.Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Terminal 2 in Bengaluru experienced a moment of tension when an Etihad Airways flight (EY239) carrying over 180 passengers to Abu Dhabi was unexpectedly cancelled on November 26.The repercussions extended to travellers heading from the United…

Some investors in OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT, are exploring legal recourse against the company's board, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday, after the directors ousted CEO Sam Altman and sparked a potential mass exodus of employees.Sources said investors are working with legal advisers to study their options. It was not immediately clear if these investors will sue OpenAI. Investors worry that they could lose hundreds of millions of dollars they invested in OpenAI, a crown jewel in some of their…

Some investors in OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT, are exploring legal recourse against the company's board, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday, after the directors ousted CEO Sam Altman and sparked a potential mass exodus of employees.Sources said investors are working with legal advisers to study their options. It was not immediately clear if these investors will sue OpenAI.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Professional…

OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman has quit the firm, he said Friday, hours after the Microsoft-backed giant abruptly fired its chief executive Sam Altman and assured that Brockman would remain at the startup. Brockman’s sudden departure adds to the day’s uncertainties at OpenAI, following closely on the heels of its maiden developer conference led by Altman. Brockman said in a series of tweets that Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientist at OpenAI, informed Altman about a Friday noon…

A study warns that climate change could abruptly push species beyond thermal exposure thresholds, leading to a sudden loss of habitat. This situation underscores the urgency to curb carbon emissions and strategically conserve biodiversity.A recent study led by a University College London researcher, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, reveals that climate change could suddenly thrust <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div…

Taking samples on Lake Bulusan in the northern Philippines. Credit: Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines & Aggrupation of Advocates for Environmental Protection Bulusan, Inc. An El Niño event has officially begun. The climate phenomenon, which originates in the tropical Pacific and occurs in intervals of a few years, will shape weather across the planet for the next year or more and give rise to…

Seemingly overnight, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, went from cryptocurrency wunderkind to wanted for questioning by the FBI. After years of unfettered success, the walls of SBF's blockchain empire came crumbling down around him as his tricky financial feats failed and his generalized lack of accounting brought increasing scrutiny by regulators. In SBF: How the FTX Bankruptcy Unwound Crypto’s Very Bad Good Guy, veteran crypto reporter Brady Dale provides a scintillating and clarifying narrative of the entire…

Substack founders Chris Best, Hamish McKenzie and Jairaj Seth have responded to Twitter’s restrictions imposed on Substack writers. The social-media app has made it challenging for Substack writers to embed tweets in their stories. Attempts to do so are met with a pop up message that reads “Twitter has unexpectedly restricted access to embedding tweets in Substack posts” and an explanation that the platform is working on fixing the problem. “We’re disappointed that Twitter has chosen to restrict writers’…