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“There has been great progress in reducing emissions in some countries—however, it just isn’t good enough. We’re drastically off course,” Mike O’Sullivan, a lecturer at the University of Exeter and one of the authors of the report, said via email.  Europe’s emissions dropped around 7% from last year, while the US saw a 3% reduction. But overall, coal, oil, and natural-gas emissions are all still on the rise, and nations including India and China are still seeing emissions growth. Together, those two nations currently…

Chip Kelly had one giant factor working in his favor in any calculus of his performance: Going back nearly a century, UCLA had never fired a football coach at the end of a season in which the Bruins beat rival USC.Some left, sure.Red Sanders died of a heart ailment after beating the Trojans. Terry Donahue retired. Dick Vermeil took a job with the Philadelphia Eagles. Tommy Prothro took a job with the Rams.Kelly will lead UCLA into the Big Ten era in 2024 after bringing the Victory Bell back to Westwood earlier this…

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ChatGPTI maker OpenAI president Greg Brockman said he is departing from the company just hours after the board fired chief executive officer Sam Altman.Brockman, who helped found OpenAI alongside Altman, said in a post on X that he was quitting. The company had said earlier in the day that he would step down as chair of the board but remain as president, reporting to the CEO.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Digital…

Last updated: November 17th, 2023 at 22:22 UTC+01:00 Microsoft is making the Windows Photos app more capable with some new features, including the option to remove backgrounds from pictures with a single click. Available for Windows Insiders users at this time, version 2023.11110.8002.0 of Windows' Photos app also improves some elements of the existing experience. Background removal is the major highlight here and comes to Windows Photos a few weeks after it was added to Microsoft Paint. Like other photo editing…

A skin that originated in Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is causing chaos in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, with players complaining about what they’ve dubbed the ‘Groot’ skin in multiplayer games. The Gaia (called the ‘Groot’ skin by players due to similarities between it and the popular Marvel character) skin could be unlocked as part of the Blackcell Battle Pass in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The skin is incredibly dark, which can lead to players being unable to see players who are using this skin. As a result,…

A giant, glowing X marks the San Francisco spot where Elon Musk says he plans to keep his company, the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. But city officials and some residents are unhappy with the display.On Friday, the company erected an "X" logo on the roof of its Market Street headquarters, to the chagrin of neighbours who complained about intrusive lights, and San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection which said it is investigating the structure.The move followed a post from Musk, the enigmatic…

Image Source : FILE Threads users can now delete accounts separately from Instagram: Here's how it works Instagram Threads users can now delete their profile separately without affecting their Instagram accounts, according to a recent announcement by Instagram head Adam Mosseri. This change comes in response to user feedback which will provide more flexibility for…

If only 5 percent of offsets actually remove carbon, how do we scale up that side of the market?The main challenge is that carbon removal is still at a very early stage and expensive. The average removal offset is, let’s say, $200 a ton. Whereas the average emissions-avoidance offset is about $5 dollars a ton.So we have an urgent scaling and pricing challenge with carbon removal. But there’s a lack of supply because there isn’t guaranteed demand, and there isn’t guaranteed demand because the pricing and the supply are…

Social media platform X has sought to quash Karnataka High Court's decision that found it non-compliant with content removal orders, arguing the ruling could embolden the government to block more content.X, formerly known as Twitter, in July 2022 sought to overturn some government orders to remove content from its platform, without specifying which. The court in June 2023 quashed that request and imposed a fine of Rs. 50 lakh.If X's appeal is rejected, the government "will be emboldened to issue more blocking orders" that…