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A new study conducted by researchers at University College London (UCL) and Italy’s National Research Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) suggests that the Campi Flegrei volcano in southern Italy has become weaker and more likely to erupt.According to new research, the Campi Flegrei supervolcano in southern Italy has become weaker, making it more likely to erupt. Using a unique model to interpret patterns of earthquakes and ground uplift, the study found parts of the volcano have been stretched nearly to the…

Parts of Northeast Italy remain under a red weather alert after devastating rains swept through the area last week. More than six months’ worth of water fell from the sky in just 36 hours inthe region of Emilia-Romagna and parts of neighboring Marche. Rivers swelled and breached their banks, submerging roads, homes, and farm fields in the important agricultural district. The heavy precipitation also triggered hundreds of landslides, cutting entire mountain towns off from ground-based emergency assistance, according to…

Elon Musk's SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the Italian insurer said on Saturday.Torrential rains devastated the eastern side of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, killing 14 people, causing billions of euros worth of damage and hitting agriculture particularly hard. Around 36,000 people were forced to leave their homes and many of those who remained in flooded areas were left with no electricity.…

Later this month, physicists will resume their hunt for astrophysical monsters: black holes and neutron stars going bump in the dark and emitting ripples in space called gravitational waves. But one of the three detectors that have spotted such waves—Virgo, near Pisa, Italy—has run into technical problems that will delay its restart, 3 years after all the facilities shut down for maintenance and upgrades. For the next few months, just the two detectors of the…

Italy's antitrust authority said on Friday it had taken measures against Meta Platform over an alleged abuse of its position in the country, in a probe involving the rights to music posted on the group's platforms.Last month, Meta, which owns Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram, failed to reach a deal with the Italian society of authors and publishers SIAE, to renew copyright licenses. As a result, all songs under SIAE's books have been blocked on its platforms since March 16. The watchdog said Meta's conduct was harming…

Last month, Italy became the first Western country to temporarily ban ChatGPT within its borders. Prompted by a data breach that occurred on March 20, the Italian data protection agency, known as Garante, accused OpenAI of “unlawful” collection of personal data — against the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — and the absence of an age verification system for minors. Correspondingly, it ordered the US-based company to cease offering access to ChatGPT in the country. Now, Garante…

Many have critiqued drill music as a genre that propagates, glorifies, and profits from violence. But the origins of hip-hop and its sub-genres have always been birthed out of a mixture of youth culture, political struggle, and artists with a deep desire for their voices to be heard in a hostile environment.From drill’s humble beginnings in Chicago’s housing projects in the early 2010s, to UK drill formulating a completely new style since 2015—leaning on the shoulders of grime and trap—to finding homes in places like New…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which took the world by the storm after its launch in November, is now facing a temporary ban in Italy over “unlawful” personal data collection and the lack of an age verification system for children. The Italian data protection agency, known as Garante, was prompted to act by ChatGPT’s data breach on March 20, which, according to OpenAI, allowed a number of users to see other users’ information, such as their first and last name, email address, and the last four digits of…

Italy's move to temporarily ban ChatGPT has inspired other European countries to study if harsher measures are needed to rein in the wildly popular chatbots and whether to coordinate such actions. While European parliamentarians disagree over the content and reach of the EU AI Act, some regulators are finding that existing tools, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that gives users control over their personal information, can apply to the rapidly emerging category of generative AI companies. Generative…

CARPI, Italy — The older woman asked to hear a story. “An excellent choice,” answered the small robot, reclined like a nonchalant professor atop the classroom’s desk, instructing her to listen closely. She leaned in, her wizened forehead almost touching the smooth plastic head. “Once upon a time,” the robot began a brief tale, and when it finished asked her what job the protagonist had. “Shepherd,” Bona Poli, 85, responded meekly. The robot didn’t hear so well. She rose out of her chair and raised her voice. “Shep-herd!”…