The Daily Seeker (2024)

01/12/2023

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01/12/2023

“Meta on Thursday (Nov 30) warned that deceptive online campaigns based in China were taking aim at 2024 elections in the United States and elsewhere.”

Meta on Thursday (Nov 30) warned that deceptive online campaigns based in China were taking aim at 2024 elections in the United States and elsewhere. The tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram said it has taken down five coordinated influence networks out of China this year. "Foreign threat act

01/12/2023

“U.S. President Joe Biden met with Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco on Thursday in the White House's Oval Office, where the two leaders discussed a ‘shared future’ for their nations.”

U.S. President Joe Biden met with Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco on Thursday in the White House's Oval Office, where the two leaders discussed a "shared future" for their nations.

30/11/2023

“The world population of billionaires grew 7% in the 12 months through April to 2,544 people, according to UBS. And for the first time since the Swiss bank started publishing the survey in 2015, most people became billionaires because of inheritance.”

Billionaires are mostly concerned about geopolitical tensions and inflation.

30/11/2023

“Japan has asked the US military to ground its Osprey hybrid planes, as search and rescue operations continue following Wednesday's deadly crash.”

“One crew member has been confirmed dead from the crash off Yakushima island. The search for six others continues. First introduced in 2007, Ospreys have a history marked by fatal crashes.”

An Osprey military aircraft came down off the coast of Yakushima, killing one crew member

30/11/2023

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled a proposal on Thursday that would require most U.S. cities to replace lead water pipelines within 10 years.”

Funding for the project will in part come from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

30/11/2023

“The president of tech giant Microsoft said there is no probability of a super-intelligent artificial intelligence being created within the next 12 months.”

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30/11/2023

“Henry Kissinger, a ruthless practitioner of the art of realpolitik who had an outsize impact on global events and who won a premature Nobel Peace Prize for ending a war that kept going, has died.”

His polarizing years as the nation’s top diplomat reordered U.S. relations around the world.

30/11/2023

“A U.S. Navy warship sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait shot down a drone launched from Yemen on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, in the latest in a string of threats from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.”

The U.S. military says a U.S. Navy warship sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait shot down a drone launched from Yemen. It is the latest in a string of threats

29/11/2023

“A landslide had caused a portion of the tunnel - part of the $1.5bn (£1.19bn), 890km-long flagship Char Dham project to connect key Hindu pilgrim sites via two-lane roads in the Himalayas - to cave in on 12 November.”

Men who manually excavated the tunnel to rescue 41 trapped workers are among the poorest Indians.

29/11/2023

“Hamas on Wednesday released more than a dozen hostages, including an American, as negotiators worked to extend the pause in the fighting in Gaza for a second time.”

Without an extension, the pause in fighting is set to end later on Wednesday.

29/11/2023

“The crew of China's Shenzhou 16 mission captured incredible images of the Tiangong Space Station as they departed on their way back to Earth.”

The pictures represent the first time the full structure of the Tiangong space station has been fully imaged since it arrived in orbit.

29/11/2023

“Gazans are ‘in the midst of an epic humanitarian catastrophe before the eyes of the world,’ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, while calling for an expansion of the current pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict.”

Gazans are "in the midst of an epic humanitarian catastrophe before the eyes of the world," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, while calling for an expansion of the current pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict.The ongoing truce in the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas is s...

29/11/2023

“Amazon has become the latest tech giant to announce a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI). It said that the bot, called Q, would help businesses to do things like summarise long documents or group chats and would increase productivity.”

The bot, called Q, can help firms answer customer queries, analyse data and help with coding.

29/11/2023

“What are the trending concerns that consumers and business need to be aware of as 2024 looms? According to two analysts, some major concerns include the rise of deepfake videos together with the electronic disruption caused by bots.“

Nearly half of Internet traffic is now bots — alarming, considering this is almost equivalent to the amount of human-operated Internet traffic.

29/11/2023

“A new search for dark matter has turned up empty handed — but, in a silver lining, the effort provided important limits that will help future experiments narrow down the hunt for this elusive substance.”

If dark matter is made from "dark" versions of the basic building blocks of ordinary matter, the world's largest particle accelerator should be able to pin it down.

28/11/2023

“The recent thaw in relations between the United States and China will not be sufficient to address the climate crisis without a serious effort to jointly raise ambition, analysts told CNA ahead of global negotiations in Dubai.”

Warming ties between the two global superpowers can help avoid a political “car crash” at upcoming COP28 talks in Dubai, yet analysts remain wary of the chances of genuine policy breakthroughs.

28/11/2023

“Saudi Arabia's Riyadh won the right to host the Expo 2030 world fair, vote results showed on Tuesday, in another diplomatic victory for a Gulf country after the Qatar soccer World Cup last year.”

Saudi Arabia's Riyadh won the right to host the Expo 2030 world fair, vote results showed on Tuesday, in another diplomatic victory for a Gulf country after the Qatar soccer World Cup last year.

28/11/2023

“The United States on Tuesday sent the first of three military planes to Egypt to bring vital humanitarian aid for Gaza during a truce between Israel and Hamas, US officials said.“

The United States on November 28, 2023 sent the first of three C-17 military planes, like the one seen here in 2022, to Egypt to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza amid the truce between Israel and Hamas - Copyright AFP/File Allison JoyceDanny KEMPThe United States on Tuesday sent the first of three mil...

28/11/2023

“Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley's presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide army of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary contest.”

The political arm of the powerful Koch network has endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign

28/11/2023

ICYMI: “Amid uncertainty over space agencies’ plans for future Venus exploration, enthusiasm for a private-sector mission grows.”

Amid uncertainty over space agencies’ plans for future Venus exploration, enthusiasm for a private-sector mission grows

28/11/2023

“Italy, Saudi Arabia and South Korea are battling it out in Paris on Tuesday for the right to host the Expo 2030 world fair, a five-yearly event that attracts millions of visitors and billions of dollars in investment.”

Italy, Saudi Arabia and South Korea are battling it out in Paris on Tuesday for the right to host the Expo 2030 world fair, a five-yearly event that attracts millions of visitors and billions of dollars in investment.

27/11/2023

“House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Monday that he's ‘confident and optimistic’ Congress will be able to approve aid to Israel and Ukraine before the holidays.”

Johnson said the supplemental funding packing should be ready "in the coming days."

27/11/2023

“A record amount of price-pinched holiday shoppers are expected to use buy now, pay later services for Cyber Monday to relieve stress on their wallets, according to Adobe Analytics.

Shoppers are slated to spend between $12 billion and $12.4 billion online on Monday, with $782 million of purchases made with BNPL services…”

A record amount of price-pinched holiday shoppers are expected to use buy now, pay later services for Cyber Monday to relieve stress on their wallets, according to Adobe Analytics.

27/11/2023

“An outbreak of bird flu has killed 220 flamingos in north-western Argentina, officials have confirmed.”

Locals have been warned not to touch the dead birds as the avian influenza virus can spread to humans.

27/11/2023

“Finance is set to be at the heart of COP28, the UN climate summit starting on Thursday in Dubai, with economists saying that around $1 trillion per year is needed to support developing countries in their fight against climate change.”

Finance is set to be at the heart of COP28, the UN climate summit starting on Thursday in Dubai, with economists saying that around $1 trillion per year is needed to support developing countries in their fight against climate change.

27/11/2023

“Rescuers trying to reach a construction crew trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in India began their third week Monday by changing tactics.”

Indian rescuers in the state of Uttarakhand trying to reach a construction crew trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel were drilling from above and excavating sideways Monday as authorities scrambled for a new solution.

27/11/2023

“Asian markets dipped Monday as investors look ahead to the release this week of key US inflation data that could provide a guide for the Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rates going into the new year.“

While markets have fallen, traders are upbeat about the outlook for the end of the year - Copyright AFP MOHD RASFANAsian markets dipped Monday as investors look ahead to the release this week of key US inflation data that could provide a guide for the Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rates goi...

27/11/2023

“In a 20-page document unveiled Sunday, the 18 countries agreed that companies designing and using AI need to develop and deploy it in a way that keeps customers and the wider public safe from misuse.”

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26/11/2023

“Russia's interior ministry has added Meta spokesperson Andy Stone to a ‘wanted’ list, according to a government online database.”

Andy Stone is "wanted under an article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation," state media reports.

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