Former PM Imran Khan has upped the ante in his drive to force the coalition government into early elections by saying he has decided to opt out of a “corrupt system and quit all assemblies”. “I don’t want any anarchy…will continue to take the path of constitutional and rule of law based struggle” for change,Continue reading “Imran Khan Springs ‘Surprise’ on Govt. Calls Off Long March to Capital. ‘Doesn’t Want Anarchy’.”
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Rich nations agree to pay climate loss and damage
A fraught UN summit wrapped up on Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with devastating climate impacts—but also anger boiled over a failure to be more ambitious on cutting emissions. The two-week talks in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, which at times appeared to teeter on theContinue reading “Rich nations agree to pay climate loss and damage”
Khan has ‘no issue with whoever is appointed as army chief’
Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Imran Khan on Sunday said that he has no issue with whoever is appointed as the next army chief, and there will be a surprise for everyone on November 26. Speaking to a delegation of journalists at his home in Zaman Park, the former premier said, “IContinue reading “Khan has ‘no issue with whoever is appointed as army chief’”
How Online Mobs Act Like Flocks Of Birds
By Renée DiResta in Noema: You’ve probably seen it: a flock of starlings pulsing in the evening sky, swirling this way and that, feinting right, veering left. The flock gets denser, then sparser; it moves faster, then slower; it flies in a beautiful, chaotic concert, as if guided by a secret rhythm. Biology has aContinue reading “How Online Mobs Act Like Flocks Of Birds”
An Environmental Arms Race Might Further Encourage an Actual Arms Race
What if the 10 countries that grow 69% of the world’s wheat collaborated to impose floors and ceilings on this vital cereal? As the climate warms, the lessons of sanctions and economic warfare are (therefore) critical for building a more sustainable, equitable and peaceful global economy. By Nicholas Mulder in Noema: The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)Continue reading “An Environmental Arms Race Might Further Encourage an Actual Arms Race”
Xi’s Intensive Meetings With World Leaders at G20 Summit in Bali
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with a number of foreign leaders – including some from US allies and major developing economies – on the first day of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali, Indonesia. Those Xi interacted with on the sidelines of the G20 include French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of the Netherlands MarkContinue reading “Xi’s Intensive Meetings With World Leaders at G20 Summit in Bali”
Hyperintelligence: Art, AI, and the Limits of Cognition
by Jochen Szangolies: On May 11, 1997, chess computer Deep Blue dealt then-world chess champion Garry Kasparov a decisive defeat, marking the first time a computer system was able to defeat the top human chess player in a tournament setting. Shortly afterwards, AI chess superiority firmly established, humanity abandoned the game of chess as havingContinue reading “Hyperintelligence: Art, AI, and the Limits of Cognition”
May 9, 2018 جھٹکے پہ جھٹکا
ارشاد سلیم، کراچی کئی مرتبہ اسرار کرنے کے بعد میں نے فیصلہ کیا کہ میں 9 مئی 2018 کو فیریئر حال میں ہونے والے مشاورتی کانفرنس میں شرکت کروں گا جہاں حاکم شہر میڈیا کے نمائندوں سے گفتگو کریں گے۔ وہ صاحب جنہوں نے مجھے اس محفل میں شرکت کیلئے مدعو کیا، کراچی میں ایکContinue reading “May 9, 2018 جھٹکے پہ جھٹکا”
AI uses artificial sleep to learn new task without forgetting the last
Many AIs can only become good at one task, forgetting everything they know if they learn another. A form of artificial sleep could help stop this from happening Jeremy Hsu in New Scientist: Artificial intelligence can learn and remember how to do multiple tasks by mimicking the way sleep helps us cement what we learnedContinue reading “AI uses artificial sleep to learn new task without forgetting the last”