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Trump says U.S. and Canada reached last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports
Why positive cocaine test could mean end of Kyrgios' career
Собственный RAG над Confluence на Java
Цель статьи — показать не асбтрактный пример как можно извлечь пользу из собственного RAG локально (если вдруг кто‑то ещё этого не сделал), и заодно посмотреть, какие основные параметры тут вообще доступны. Еще очень хотелось попробовать Spring AI =) Часто сидя на звонках я слышал от коллег: «вот хорошо бы сделать собственный RAG для Confluence», «вот бы развернуть у себя». И как будто бы навайбкодить такое решение — дело пары вечеров, но часто дальше разговоров дело не двигается.
В общем, закатав рукава, сделал свой собственный туллинг для поиска по Confluence.
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Athletics coach believed missing is in jail for sexual assault
Как определить местоположение людей по Wi-Fi
Насколько точно можно определять местоположение людей с помощью Wi-Fi? А что если дополнить это BIM-данными и инфой об использовании помещений?
Рассказываю о том, что мы с коллегами напроверяли, как решали задачу и какие результаты получили в очередном проекте.
Читать далееA real-world study of Oregon's nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise
Oregon was the first state to establish a legalized and regulated psilocybin industry. Since then, thousands have tried magic mushrooms. Here is the latest data from the state's real-life experiment.
A democratic socialist win and losses for Trump allies: takeaways from primaries in three key states
Elections in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming provide a sense of how voters are feeling ahead of November’s midterms
Primaries in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming held on Tuesday provided the latest view into how voters are feeling ahead of November’s US midterm elections.
One candidate aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) netted an extraordinary win while another was defeated handily. Donald Trump’s handpicked candidates received a mixed reception from voters. In Alaska, voters chose their fighters for one of the year’s marquee US Senate races, and in Florida, extremism remained alive and well among Republicans.
Continue reading...Trump administration halts project at Big Bend National Park after backlash
Judge Is Asked to Block Inscription of Trump’s Name on Kennedy Center
'Incredible': SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast
Arsenal agree £51m deal to sign Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa
Defender to provide cover for injured Saliba and Timber
Villa braced for fresh bid from Al-Hilal for Ollie Watkins
Arsenal have agreed a £51m deal to sign Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa. The Premier League champions have been keen to find defensive cover for William Saliba and Jurriën Timber, who are out with injuries. They have tracked Konsa throughout the summer and have made a breakthrough in the negotiations.
Mikel Arteta hopes Konsa, whose Villa contract has two years to run, can help make light of Saliba’s absence in central defence. The timeframe for the Frenchman’s return is unclear but he is not expected to play before mid-October, having sustained a back injuryin France’s World Cup semi-final defeat against Spain.
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Reform says we need to choose between climate and economy. It's wrong | Larry Elliott
The party’s deputy leader Richard Tice says we should stop worrying about extreme heat and enjoy it. This dangerous nonsense will wreck our finances and the planet
So now we know: the smart response to the UK’s summer of record temperatures is to do precisely nothing. According to Richard Tice, Reform UK’s deputy leader, the climate crisis is just one of those things. Nothing can be done about it, so we should simply bask in the sunshine.
It is reasonable to assume Tice would not have said anything quite as crass had he been addressing people in Stourbridge who have seen their homes burn to the ground. Or the farmers whose crops shrivel in parched fields. Or the firefighters exhausted from battling wildfires across Britain.
Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnist
Continue reading...‘We never apologised for our rage or revenge-seeking’: riot grrrl legends Heavens to Betsy reunite
Alongside Bikini Kill and Bratmobile, Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer created a feminist punk vernacular that’s still inspiring the likes of Olivia Rodrigo. They recall the clarity and conviction of their historic teenage exploits
Back in June, a cut-and-paste photocopied flyer began appearing on telegraph poles around Portland, Oregon, promoting a DIY show by an apparently defunct band at an intimate community space. The band hadn’t mentioned it online, but hopeful fans bought every ticket anyway. Their bet paid off: the gig really was the first in 32 years for Heavens to Betsy, the pioneering feminist punk duo of drummer Tracy Sawyer and singer-guitarist Corin Tucker – the latter’s band before Sleater-Kinney unleashed her visceral vibrato unto the world. Tucker proudly made the flyer herself.
Heavens to Betsy were barely out of high school when they played their very first show, 35 years ago this week, in Olympia, Washington, a two-song set as part of a now-mythical indie fest dubbed the International Pop Underground Convention. The festival also featured the likes of Fugazi, Bikini Kill and Melvins; meanwhile Heavens to Betsy had practised only a couple times. Before an audience of about 100, Sawyer was so terrified that all she could think was, “This has to be over soon.”
Continue reading...What It Means to Build a Truly Sustainable Ocean Economy
The future of humanity is being built along the world’s coastlines. Around 2.4 billion people live within 100 km (62 mi.) of a shoreline, including roughly one billion within 10 km (6.2 mi.). This narrow band of land, about 5% of the inhabited world, generates an estimated 30–50% of global GDP. It contains many of our fastest-growing cities, ports, energy systems, tourism economies, fisheries, and water infrastructure.
In this small sliver of the planet, the foundations of a new blue economy are already being laid, once set, they will be difficult to change.
We have a narrow window in which to decide what kind of economy will emerge from the ocean. More than three billion people depend on the ocean for their livelihoods. Yet the ocean economy, valued in the trillions, is steadily eroding the ecosystems that make this activity possible. Fish stocks are under pressure. Coral reefs are approaching catastrophic thresholds. Mangroves, seagrasses, and wetlands that protect communities from storms and rising seas continue to disappear. Without deliberate intervention, this blue economy will simply default to the familiar extractive model that has already depleted so much of the natural world. But we have an opportunity to take a different path, to shape it instead around a more resilient and equitable form of prosperity.
The world must do more than simply slowing the depletion of our oceans. Instead, a net positive, regenerative, blue economy is needed. One that sets a higher standard: economic activity must give back more than it takes and help to rebuild the natural and social capital on which it depends.
This requires a different model of growth. Established industries such as shipping, ports, and fisheries need managed transitions that reduce pollution, decarbonize operations, rebuild stocks, and redirect harmful subsidies.
Expanding sectors—including offshore renewables, aquaculture, and coastal tourism—must integrate ecosystem health and community benefit into their business models. This shift can unlock a new generation of companies focused on restoration, blue biotechnology, and ocean data, which create value by improving the health and resilience of marine systems.
The good news is that we already know that this approach pays. Research suggests that a nature-positive economy could create more than three times as many jobs as business as usual, while investment in ecosystem restoration can generate nearly four times as many jobs as investment in oil and gas. As populations grow and AI reshapes labor markets, we need to be far more deliberate about the kinds of economic activity we encourage. Regenerative businesses offer a rare triple dividend: creating jobs, restoring critical natural systems, and accelerating the climate transition.
The opportunity is substantial, but regeneration will not emerge from thousands of disconnected projects and initiatives. Oceans function as systems, but our governance remains divided by ministries, sectors, permits, and political boundaries. We need to manage whole seascapes: connecting coastlines, watersheds, nearshore ecosystems and the people and industries that share them. Marine spatial planning can expose trade-offs, account for cumulative impacts and establish where development belongs, where restoration must take priority, and where activity should not proceed.
This governance must place Indigenous Peoples and local communities at its center. They are often the most experienced stewards of coastal ecosystems yet remain excluded from the decisions and capital that shape them.
The Bird’s Head Seascape in Indonesia shows what a better model can achieve. Across 225,000 sq. km (over 86,800 sq. mi.), traditional community rights over land and coastal waters have been embedded in conservation planning since the early 2000s. Local and government authority has been connected, and tourism revenues help finance conservation and ecosystem protection. A network of marine protected areas now covers more than 52,000 sq. km (over 20,000 sq. mi.). Community-led tourism has diversified incomes, while former “bomb fishers” have been trained as coral gardeners. Ecological recovery, livelihoods, and local authority reinforce one another because they were designed not as separate entities, but as a single interconnected system.
We now need global financial and entrepreneurial architecture to step up to take such models to scale. Public and philanthropic capital can reduce early risks; blue bonds, blended finance, and debt-for-nature swaps can mobilize larger pools of investment. Dedicated financing windows, patient capital, technical assistance, and venture-building support can help coastal entrepreneurs and cooperatives grow viable businesses. Technology and AI can lower the cost of monitoring, verification, and coordination, provided they strengthen good governance rather than substitute for it.
The next chapter of the blue economy will be judged by more than the wealth extracted from the ocean. Its true measure will be the fish stocks rebuilt, coastlines protected, jobs created, communities strengthened, and natural systems restored. The future of our societies is increasingly tied to the sea, and our prosperity will depend on learning to give back more than we take.
7 ошибок в оценке качества LLM‑систем в продакшене
LLM‑фича может месяцами показывать хорошие метрики и при этом регулярно ошибаться на реальных запросах.
В статье разберём 7 типичных провалов в оценке качества LLM‑систем: где ломаются эвалы, почему врут дашборды и как выстроить контроль, которому можно доверять в продакшене.
Найти ошибкиКак попасть в ответы Алисы AI: пять строк вместо страницы выдачи, и попадают туда одни и те же
Я измеряю, как нейросети отвечают на вопросы о компаниях: беру набор одинаковых вопросов, прогоняю их через разные ИИ-модели по несколько раз и сохраняю не только текст ответа, но и список источников под ним. За несколько месяцев накопилось 455 ответов Алисы AI и 2976 ссылок в них. Распределение по числу источников оказалось не размазанным, а с двумя острыми пиками: пять и десять.
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Moderna, Merck Say mRNA Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning
Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers
'Catastrophic' hotel mix-up at the heart of Australia's mushroom murder appeal
Watch: SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast
US retail giant receives $1bn boost from tariff refunds
Trump’s Lust for Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce
US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears
Yields, at recent highs this week, dropped after treasury’s vow to ‘provide greater liquidity support’ to bond market
The US treasury is doubling its buyback of government debt in an effort to balance out the bond market and counterbalance investor concern over high inflation.
The yield rate on 10-year, 20-year and 30-year treasury notes all hit 20-year highs this week, with the 30-year treasury yield rising to its highest rate since 2007. The rapid rise was concerning news for borrowers as major loans, including mortgages, are backed by treasuries.
Continue reading...A fifth of older Australians who contested automated decision on home support funding got more after human review
Exclusive: Greens say department of health’s integrated assessment tool is ‘under-assessing’ far more people who may not know how to contest
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Almost one-fifth of older Australians who contested their algorithm-determined Support at Home funding allocation had a higher level of support or higher priority allocated once a human reviewed the decision.
The department of health and ageing would not provide the most current data on how many people have contested their funding allocation under the integrated assessment tool (IAT), introduced in November, which is used across aged care to determine eligibility and classification for services, including Support at Home.
Continue reading...A ‘shiny, dangling carrot’ lured Jesse into gambling. He says Labor’s reform won’t stop others being sucked in
The government says it’s stopping ‘the most toxic’ gambling company strategies. Former addicts say it will do ‘absolutely nothing’
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Jesse Murphy wasn’t sure what to wear when his VIP gambling manager texted him: “Looking forward to having a beer with you!”
His frequent betting had just earned the then 25-year-old free tickets to a gambling company’s corporate box at the footy with free food and alcohol. His handler was waiting for him. He told Murphy to wear a collared shirt before joining for drinks.
Continue reading...Roblox commits to privacy overhaul after eSafety discovers adults can contact children via gaming platform
Regulator says verifiable safety measures are ‘critical’ to the online service’s viability
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Roblox has committed to making changes to its online gaming platform after Australia’s eSafety commissioner discovered adults were still able to see child accounts and send connection requests without parental consent.
The company has provided a legal agreement to the online safety regulator after testing earlier this year also revealed children and adults could view and respond to one another’s posts on forums outside game environments without parental consent.
Continue reading...Trump delays 50% tariffs on Canada, hints at plan to revive controversial oil pipeline
In Big Walk, players just walk and talk – and find joy along the way: ‘Some stories we’ve heard are punch-in-the-gut beautiful’
After their hit Untitled Goose Game, Australian studio House House is back with a new game where your only goal is to go exploring with friends – so we took them on a big walk inside Big Walk
When I arrive to meet with the tiny team at Melbourne game developer House House, they’re sitting in a circle under a eucalyptus tree. After introductions, the five of us set off into the scrub. Over the course of our hike we take a train to the beach, huddle on deck chairs in the sand dunes and climb a mountain as the sun rises. All without ever leaving our desks.
Welcome to the world of Big Walk: House House’s new game after the runaway global success Untitled Goose Game, which saw millions fall in love with being a naughty goose rampaging through a bucolic village. After Untitled Goose Game’s overwhelming success, House House wanted their next game to be very different and “unusual”. Despite this, Big Walk has been an immediate success, with more than 1m downloads in the first week of release.
Continue reading...Ukrainian diver arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline bombings
Berlin to seek suspect’s extradition for 2022 explosions that damaged gas pipelines to Russia
A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia as part of an investigation into the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Germany and Russia.
Undersea explosions in September 2022, just months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, damaged three of the four pipelines built to carry Russian fossil gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea.
Continue reading...GOP Rep. Donalds will run against Democrat Jolly in Florida's race for governor
Jolly and Donalds projected to face off in Florida gubernatorial race to replace DeSantis
Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment
Retail giant Target receives $1bn boost from tariff refunds
Amazon makes its AI-powered Alexa+ free on Fire TV, no Prime required
How can you apply for student loan forgiveness in 2026?
Moderna stock surges as melanoma vaccine trial shows "landmark moment"
Amazon’s Prime Air is taking off in nearly 500 US cities
UAE says it is suspending trade with Iran after missile launch
Salad companies brace for low earnings after cyclospora outbreak
Lindsey Graham’s sister and fill-in senator says she’s ‘not that informed on national security’
She made the statement during a debate when asked about potential threats to US national security in South China Sea
Asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea threaten US national security, republican fill-in senator Darline Graham hesitated. “I’m just going to be honest here,” she told Tuesday night’s debate audience. “I’m – not that informed on national security, so – but I do support the military.”
Gasps, and boos, rolled through the opera house hosting the only debate before next week’s Republican runoff – a race to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham, who was one of the Senate’s most committed rightwing foreign policy hawks before his sudden passing in July. She did not retreat.
Continue reading...Trump administration can target Ethiopians for deportation
Angélique Kidjo becomes first African musician with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Spain to allow 500 children in Ceuta to go to mainland in immigration U-turn
Madrid government changes stance after previously saying anyone who entered territory illegally would be sent back
The Spanish government has U-turned and said it will allow 500 migrant children in Ceuta to relocate to the mainland.
The majority of the estimated 70,000 people who crossed into Ceuta – a Spanish territory on the coast of north Africa – on 30 July have returned to Morocco. However, under Spanish law, the state has a duty of care to young, unaccompanied migrants until they reach the age of 18.
Continue reading...Israel’s Military Opens Rare Criminal Probes Into Attacks on Gaza Civilians
Not just big in Japan: Zion Suzuki has what it takes to follow Emiliano Martínez
He is replacing a World Cup winner and is his country’s first Premier League keeper, but Villa’s new signing has already dealt with harder challenges
In November 2001, the first Japanese goalkeeper to play English league football conceded a goal within the first minute of his debut. Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi may have struggled for second-tier Portsmouth, conceding 21 times in his 12 league games after being spotted by the then director of football, Harry Redknapp, but he also produced some world-class saves and had glowing things to say about the Royal Mail.
Replaced by a 42-year-old Dave Beasant, Kawaguchi nevertheless remains a cult hero on the south coast, as a standing ovation in his final game demonstrated. Despite going on to play 116 times for Japan, he never made the jump to the Premier League. Now though, finally, Japan has a No 1 in the top flight.
Continue reading...Germany’s firewall was meant to hold the far right at bay. It may have done the reverse
An AfD win in next month’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt would shatter a decades-long political consensus and reverberate throughout the EU
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In just over two weeks’ time, Saxony-Anhalt – home to historic timber-framed houses, the dramatic Harz mountains and the birthplace of Martin Luther – will hold what could prove one of the most significant state elections in Germany’s postwar history.
The vote, on 6 September, could see a far-right party whose local branch is officially classified by the country’s domestic intelligence service as “confirmed rightwing extremist” appoint a state premier and govern a state alone, for the first time.
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