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iRobot co-founder Rodney Brooks details why humanoid robots won't learn human-level dexterity from current methods, how to make them safe for humans, and more (Rodney Brooks)
https://rodneybrooks.com/why-todays-humanoids-wont-learn-dexterity/

This from a top expert on Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.
Highly likely that we're committing to an additional 3 meters (10 ft) of sea level rise as we speak. Yes, it'll take time to fully materialize, but when will the enormous damage that we're signing up for sink in with voters and policy makers?
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Rob Larter (@PoLaRobs@fediscience.org)
Attached: 1 image In summary, the outlook is grim. It is highly likely that Thwaites Glacier will eventually be lost, which will destabilise adjoining parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, increasing the committed long-term rise in global mean sea level by more than 3 m.

USAGM is relocating from its current offices in Washington, DC, to a building apparently used by NASA; source: the old building is to be demolished (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2025/12/usagm-relocating-nasa-building-kari-lake/

Scoop: Kari Lake says USAGM to vacate studios, relocate to NASA building
USAGM will vacate its Washington, D.C. headquarters and relocate to a NASA-used building under cost-cutting ordered by President Trump.

Save the date for the Canadian South Asian Studies Association-Association canadienne d'études sud-asiatiques (CSASA-ACESA) Fifth Annual Meeting at York University, Toronto June 11-12, 2026 https://networks.h-net.org/group/annou

Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Eagles at Giants, MLB playoffs, college football and more

https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/tod

Digitala flöden blir sämre, samtalet kidnappas. Vårt beroende av globala jättar hotar demokrati och säkerhet. Men mer reglering är inte lösningen. Vi måste bygga digitala allmänningar på öppna protokoll, inte slutna plattformar. Dags att sluta vara passiva och börja skapa.
https://carlheath.se/f…

Wenn putin nie an die macht gekommen wäre... das würde bedeuten dass Gorbatschow an der Macht geblieben wäre. Länger als es tatsächlich der fall war. Hätte er russland in eine gesellschaft formen können, die nicht dazu bereit ist in die ukraine einzufallen? Oder wäre dennoch putin oder ein anderer putin gekommen? Später oder genauso schnell oder sogar früher?

Wenn putin nie an die macht gekommen wäre... das würde bedeuten dass Gorbatschow an der Macht geblieben wäre. Länger als es tatsächlich der fall war. Hätte er russland in eine gesellschaft formen können, die nicht dazu bereit ist in die ukraine einzufallen? Oder wäre dennoch putin oder ein anderer putin gekommen? Später oder genauso schnell oder sogar früher?

FanDuel Sports plans to stream select live local NBA and NHL games on apps like Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, and Prime Video for free starting in mid-November (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2025/10/fanduel-sports-free-nba-nhl-games-pluto…

FanDuel Sports bringing NBA, NHL games to free streaming TV apps
Select games from FanDuel Sports Network are coming to Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus and Prime Video for free.

Today's early best bets to target: Thursday top picks for Broncos vs. Raiders, Sabres vs. Blues, USF vs. UTSA

https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/tod