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☆ World leaders, veterans, commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary in Normandy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Veterans and world leaders gathered in Normandy on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings, when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers arrived in France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany. With war raging in Ukraine, on Europe's borders, this year's commemoration of this major turning point in World War Two will carry special resonance. Leaders are set to draw parallels with World War Two and warn of the dangers of isolationism and the far-right. Under glorious blue skies, they were joined by a collection of Second World War jeeps. But Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, touching off Europe's biggest armed conflict since World War Two, was not invited.

Persons: Joe Biden, Bob Gibson, Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Britain's King Charles ,, Olaf Scholz, Brigitte Perdrix Organizations: Commando, Veterans, Reuters Locations: Gold, Asnelles, France, United Kingdom, United States, Normandy, Nazi Germany, Ukraine, U.S, Arromanches, Normandy's Utah, Ukrainian, Ver, Russia, European, Colleville, Trouville

☆ AI chatbots let you 'interview' historical figures like Harriet Tubman. That's probably not a good idea.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some of these bots are intended to be educational tools — making classrooms interactive. Khanmigo and Hello HistoryThe Washington Post put one of these bots to the test, using Khan Academy's Khanmigo bot to "interview" Harriet Tubman, the US abolitionist. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe AI Tubman largely appeared to recount information that could be found on Wikipedia, but it did make some key errors and seemed to struggle to distinguish the quality of different sources. AdvertisementAdvertisementInsider asked the same question to Hello History, another historical AI chatbot, to see if it would fare any better. Effects on critical-thinking skillsGupta also pointed to a deeper issue with using bots as educational tools.

Persons: —, Abhishek Gupta, Tiraana, Khan, Harriet Tubman, Tubman, Sal Khan, Ekaterina Babintseva, they've, Gupta, It's, Brown University's Bains Organizations: Service, Meta, Montreal AI, Brown University, Washington Post, Post, Reuters, Khan Academy, Purdue University, IBM Locations: Montreal

☆ Johan Retief, Namibian rugby star, out of World Cup after being 'bitten by a spider'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( James Frater | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Namibian rugby star Johan Retief has been ruled out of his country’s final World Cup game against Uruguay later Wednesday, after being “bitten by a spider” at the team’s hotel in Aix-les-Bains, eastern France. Johan Retief of Namibia wins the ball in a lineout during the Rugby World Cup match between France and Namibia at Stade Velodrome in Marseille, France on September 21, 2023. The team will also be missing its captain, Johan Deysel, who is serving a six-match suspension for a dangerous tackle during last week’s game against France, which Namibia lost 96-0. Namibia has lost all three of its 2023 World Cup pool matches, conceding 219 points in the process. The southern African side is not the only team to have lost a player through a non-match-related injuring during this tournament.

Persons: Johan Retief, Allister Coetzee, Johan Retief’s, ” Coetzee, Phil Walter, Chrysander Botha, Retief, ” Botha, we’ll, ”, Johan Deysel, David Cherry, “, Cherry Organizations: CNN — Namibian, Uruguay, Rugby, Stade Velodrome, Namibian rugby, France, Scotland, ” Scottish Rugby Locations: Aix, les, Bains, France, Namibia, Marseille, Lyon, Uruguay

☆ Céline Boutier dominates Evian Championship to become first Frenchwoman to win a major on home soil
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Evian-les-Bains CNN —Céline Boutier realized a long-held dream for herself and her country on Sunday, cruising to her first major title at the Evian Championship to become the first Frenchwoman to win the tournament. “It honestly has been my biggest dream ever since I started watching golf,” Boutier said during her winner’s interview. Mexico’s Gaby Lopez and Norway’s Celine Borge carded final round 68’s to register their best major finishes in tied-third. The final women’s major of the year, the Women’s Open, tees off at Walton Heath in Surrey, England on August 9. Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesHomecomingEven as her driver kept landing her in trouble, Boutier continuously rebounded to keep the door firmly closed.

Persons: Bains CNN — Céline Boutier, Brooke Henderson, Catherine Lacoste –, Patricia Meunier, Boutier, ” Boutier, Stuart Franklin, Canada’s Henderson, Mexico’s Gaby Lopez, Norway’s Celine Borge, Lim Kim, Yuka Saso, Hataoka, Rose Zhang, Brooke M, Henderson, France –, soundtracked, Hataoka bogeyed, parring, –, snuffed Organizations: Evian, les, Bains CNN, Evian Championship, Golf Club, US, Chevron, Getty, South, Nasa, Walton Heath, Solheim, Europe, BAINS, Golf, CNN Locations: Evian, –, France, Surrey, England, Andalucia, Spain, EVIAN, FRANCE, Canada, Bains

☆ Evian Championship: Carlota Ciganda disqualified after refusing to add slow play penalty to scorecard
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Spanish golf star Carlota Ciganda was disqualified from the Evian Championship on Friday after refusing to add a two-shot slow play penalty to her scorecard. Yet after her appeal to rules officials was “heard and denied,” Ciganda did not add the two shot penalty and – having left the recording zone – was subsequently disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard, the LPGA spokesperson said. “Ciganda was allowed an appeal with the advance and lead rules officials before returning her scorecard, which was heard and denied. “Ciganda opted not to add the two-stroke penalty to her signed scorecard. Ciganda during the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June.

Persons: Carlota Ciganda, “, ” Ciganda, “ Ciganda, Anna Nordqvist, Celine Herbin, Christian Petersen, Ciganda, ”, Ciganda’s, Patrick Cantlay’s, – “, Celine Boutier, Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit, Japan’s Yuka Saso Organizations: CNN, Evian, LPGA Tour’s Pace, les, KPMG Women's, Solheim Locations: Spanish, Evian, Bains, France

☆ 4 prompts to get your chatbot to fact-check itself and not make things up
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Callum Bains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A journalist breaks down the prompts he uses to identify errors Google Bard introduces. They include telling the bot to list the facts it relied on or to explain its thinking step-by-step. No matter how specific your prompts are, it will occasionally cite made-up sources and introduce outright errors. By using a few carefully honed prompts, I can identify and deal with any inaccuracies at a glance. Sure, I still need to manually verify whatever Bard spits out, but these four prompts help me fact-check quickly, saving me time by making the artificial intelligence do the heavy lifting.

Persons: Bard, loathes, I've, Google's Bard, it's, Bard doesn't

☆ Canadian labor minister meets with provincial counterpart in day five of Canada's port strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Canadian Labor Minister Seamus O'Regan met with his provincial counterpart, British Columbia Labor Minister Harry Bains, in Vancouver on Wednesday to discuss the country's west coast port strike which has stretched into its fifth day. Government sources told CNBC that O'Regan and Bains met to urge both parties to get together and find a solution. When asked if the government is considering such a measure, the office of the Minister of Labor told CNBC: "We are not looking past the bargaining table, because the best deals are made at the table. Calls for government intervention have been circulating citing the May 2021 strike at the Port of Montreal. This week, Alberta's transport minister called on the federal government to recall Parliament to consider back-to-work legislation that would end the strike at British Columbia ports.

Persons: Seamus O'Regan, Harry Bains, O'Regan, Bains Organizations: Canadian Labor, British Columbia Labor, CNBC, Labor, Port Locations: British, Vancouver, Port of Montreal, British Columbia

☆ Tennis Polish airline says it refused boarding to Russian tennis player
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tennis player Vitalia Diatchenko said on Monday she was refused boarding to a LOT flight in Cairo, with German airline Lufthansa then also refusing to sell her a ticket. The European Union has banned all flights from Russia and has agreed to limit issuing free-travel Schengen zone visas. In September, Finland joined the Baltic states and Poland in closing its borders to Russian tourists. Unlike many other sports, tennis did not introduce a blanket ban on players from Russia and its ally Belarus after the invasion of Ukraine. Russian and Belarusian players have been competing on the tours and at the other Grand Slams as neutral athletes.

☆ Can Brown Noise Turn Off Your Brain?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Dani Blum | Illustrations Alexis Jamet | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Welcome to the cult of brown noise, a sometimes hazily-defined category of neutral, dense sound that contains every frequency our ears can detect. Brown noise is like white noise but has a lower, deeper quality. She added that many patients have come in asking about brown and white noise as of late, often pointing to posts they’ve seen on social media. What is brown noise? When we play brown noise, we hear every frequency that the ear is able to detect at once, said Dr. Berlau.

☆ Furtună APOCALIPTICĂ în Franţa. Un oraş a fost îngropat sub jumătate de metru de grindină (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

O furtună violentă a lovit marți de dimineață un orășel din estul Franței, iar imaginile surprinse au devenit virale. Furtuna a provocat innundații, a smuls acoperișuri, a inundat pivnițe și a doborât copaci. „A fost apocaliptic! Cerul s-a înnegrit și în câteva minute a căzut un metru de grindină. A trebuit să scoatem plugurile de zăpadă pentru a scăpa de grindină”, a declarat primarul orașului Plombières-les-Bains, Lydia Barbaux.

Persons: Furtuna, Lydia Barbaux Locations: Franței, les - Bains, Vosges, Plombières

☆ (ВИДЕО) Город во Франции пострадал от града. Ледяной покров достиг 60 сантиметров
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

На город во Франции обрушился град, оставив после себя груды льда. Ледяной покров достиг 60 сантиметров. Во вторник утром град обрушился на город Пломбьер-ле-Бен в горах Вогезы. До четверга большие районы Франции находятся под предупреждением о шторме из-за того, что через страну пересекает холодная воздушная масса. В то же время в Швейцарии информационное агентство ATS сообщило о граде шириной до семи сантиметров в кантоне Люцерн.

Locations: Франция, ПломбьерлеБен, Вогезы, Швейцария, Люцерн, Германия

☆ (foto) Furtună violentă, copaci căzuți și grindină de jumătate de metru într-un orășel din Franța
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

O furtună de grindină a lovit sectorul Plombières-les-Bains în Vosges, ieri, 29 iunie. În ultima perioadă Franța a mai fost lovită de astfel de fenomene. O furtună violentă a lovit provincia Vosges, ieri, 29 iunie. Pe drumul național RN 57 traficul a fost întrerupt în apropiere de Plombières. Mai multe case au fost lipsite de energie electrică în sectorul Val d’Ajol din cauza căderii de copaci pe liniile de curent electric.

Persons: Furtuna Locations: Franța, - les - Bains, Vosges, les - Bains, Plombières, Val d’Ajol

☆ Vreme extremă a surprins Europa; Un oraș din Franța, lovit de o furtună cu grindină care a lăsat în urmă mormane de gheață
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: AFPVreme extremă a surprins Europa; Un oraș din Franța, lovit de o furtună cu grindină care a lăsat în urmă mormane de gheațăVreme extremă în Europa, unde vântul puternic, ploile torențiale și grindina au necesitat intervenții de amploare. Germania se confruntă cu inundații de proporții, iar un oraș din Franța a fost lovit de o furtună cu grindină care a lăsat în urmă grămezi de gheață. Grindina a lovit marți dimineață orașul Plombières-les-Bains din munții Vosgi. Apa a pătruns la metrou și circulația a fost suspendată pe mai multe linii. O decizie similară a fost luată și în privința trenurilor regionale, după ce rafalele de 100 de kilometri pe oră au doborât copaci pe șine.

Persons: Romain Munier Locations: Europa, Franța, Germania, Plombières - les - Bains, german Stuttgart, Germaniei

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