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By Graeme Macpherson Published: 17:42 EDT, 8 October 2024 | Updated: 17:42 EDT, 8 October 2024 GLASGOW WARRIORS managing director Al Kellock says they must ‘dare to dream’ after revealing that hosting the home leg of the 1872 Cup at Hampden could become an annual event.The reigning URC champions have elected to switch the first match of the derby double-header with Edinburgh from their 7,000-capacity Scotstoun stadium to the 51,866-capacity home of Scottish football in the hope of drawing a much larger crowd for the December 22 fixture.Kellock cited the precedents of Edinburgh moving matches to Murrayfield, Harlequins playing each…
Boeing says it has withdrawn its pay rise offer to striking workers after negotiations with union representatives reached a stalemate.The aviation giant accused the union of not giving its proposals serious consideration.The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union (IAM) said Boeing was “hell-bent on standing on the non-negotiated offer” which it says was rejected by its members.Last month, Boeing announced what it called its “best and final” offer to workers, which proposed a 30% rise over four years – lower than the 40% being demanded by the union.”The union made non-negotiable demands far in excess of what can…
(Reuters) – Haiti’s armed gangs are increasingly recruiting children into their ranks, a report by Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday, as near-famine conditions push boys to pick up guns while girls are sexually abused and forced into domestic work. The group, which advocates for human rights globally, said it had spoken to six children recently involved with gangs, all of whom said they wanted to leave and had joined because they were hungry and gangs were often the only source of food, shelter or money. Boys are often used as informants, trained to use weapons and ammunition, and deployed…
Amazon’s fall Prime Day sale—also known as Big Deals Days—is off and running. It’s October, yes, but it’s never too early to jump on that holiday gift shopping. We’ve combed through the deals and found the best ones, based on our years of testing and reviewing. WIRED’s picks for the best Prime Day deals only include products someone from our team has personally tested and reviewed. We track prices using several tools to avoid falling for fake discounts. There are no shoddy knockoffs or overpriced products among our recommendations, just good deals on good stuff. We’ve linked our reviews and…
Bitcoin core developer Peter Todd admitted to being Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in HBO’s latest documentary — but the confession isn’t what it seems.
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Tether could remain in the EU market despite its concerns about the impact of MiCA rules on stablecoins. Stablecoin firm Tether will offer a new product in the EU market amidst changing regulations, according to a report from Coindesk. Tether said in a statement that it is developing a technology-based solution that will be “tailor made to serve the necessities of the European market,” adding that it will reveal the technology publicly “in due course.” The company broadly commended the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) rules while criticizing certain aspects of the new regulations. Tether said: “As we…
Michael Hiltzik, an mRNA and lockdown fanatic at the Los Angeles Times, is writing a hit piece on the Stanford University conference about Covid I went to Friday. Let’s help him out!
Large language models (LLMs) have gained significant attention in recent years, but understanding their capabilities and limitations remains a challenge. Researchers are trying to develop methodologies to reason about the strengths and weaknesses of AI systems, particularly LLMs. The current approaches often lack a systematic framework for predicting and analyzing these systems’ behaviours. This has led to difficulties in anticipating how LLMs will perform various tasks, especially those that differ from their primary training objective. The challenge lies in bridging the gap between the AI system’s training process and its observed performance on diverse tasks, necessitating a more comprehensive analytical…