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Collision of two trains in Egypt kills at least seven
President orders prompt investigation after one train derails in collision in al-Ayyat about 50km from CairoSeven people were killed and at least 125 injured when two trains collided on Sunday south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo…
Read at www.theguardian.com
The folks behind John Wick are back with Karōshi trailer
Stuntman/director Chad Stahelski and 87Eleven bring us an action-packed dystopian, futuristic thriller.
Read at feeds.arstechnica.com
Meteor of Joy: The Young People’s Chorus of New York City Sings Bird Divinations
Children know the deepest truths about life, the elemental knowledge we unlearn in the act of living, those inarticulable truths music alone helps us remember. To hear children sing the secret wisdom of the heart is to be in the…
Read at www.themarginalian.org
Alexander: God, King, Man by Edmund Richardson review – a dazzling, dizzying adventure
The winner of the 2026 Baillie Gifford prize is a riveting work of ancient history that feels startlingly present• ‘Blockbuster’ history of Alexander the Great wins £50,000 Baillie Gifford prizeIn 336BC, Alexander was not great.…
Read at www.theguardian.com
New Research Tests Whether AI Models Know Their Own Thoughts
By injecting “thoughts” directly into large language models, researchers are trying to map out AI’s capacity for introspection. The post New Research Tests Whether AI Models Know Their Own Thoughts first appeared on Quanta Magazi…
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