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‘Immense irony’ as Iran war fuels ‘boom’ in renewable power – UN climate chief | Science, Climate & Tech News

‘Immense irony’ as Iran war fuels ‘boom’ in renewable power – UN climate chief | Science, Climate & Tech News

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The conflict in Iran has “supercharged” the “boom” in renewable power, the United Nations’ climate chief has said. It comes as electric vehicle numbers in Britain hit a record high of two million yesterday, amid a worldwide buying spree. Oil and gas prices have soared as the conflict in Iran chokes off about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies and spreads misery. Simon Stiell, head of the UN’s climate body (UNFCCC) said in a speech in Paris this morning: “From this tragedy, an immense irony is unfolding.” In a veiled reference to US President Donald Trump, who has pursued a policy of “energy dominance”, he said: “Those who’ve fought to keep the world hooked on fossil fuels are inadvertently supercharging the global renewables boom.” Mr Steill was speaking at a meeting in Paris to prepare for the upcoming COP31 climate talks in Turkey in November, a process strained by the withdrawal of the US and a world preoccupied by conflicts. Image: Simon Stiell celebrating the final deal from the COP30 …

3 Zodiac Signs Feel Immense Happiness Starting On April 24, 2026

3 Zodiac Signs Feel Immense Happiness Starting On April 24, 2026

Published by Jenni Sidey

Three zodiac signs are feeling immense happiness starting on April 24, 2026, when Venus enters Gemini and creates a positive vibe. Friday feels so lighthearted and joyful. While in Gemini, Venus, the planet of love and beauty, has us feeling as if a true weight has been lifted off our shoulders. This lightness is tangible, and we really like where this is headed. We’re entering a season of happiness, and it couldn’t come at a better time. We’re also quite sure that this kind of positive thinking leads to even more positivity. Before we know it, we’re going to be spending a lot of time simply feeling good about life and the daily grind. 1. Gemini Design: YourTango Venus, the planet of love and relationships, is now in your zodiac sign, Gemini. This means that so much of what brings you joy during this season has to do with new love and the flirtation you’re in the middle of trying to understand. A new person! Now, this is exciting, and frankly, a little overdue  This …

‘Dancing jets’ from black hole reveal their immense power

‘Dancing jets’ from black hole reveal their immense power

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The jets do not move in a straight, obedient line. Around Cygnus X-1, a black hole and a massive supergiant star circle each other every 5.6 days. The black hole’s jets get shoved sideways by the star’s powerful wind. Over time, that pressure makes the outflow twist and bend. This creates what one researcher called “dancing jets.” Now, by tracking those bends in fine detail, astronomers have pulled off something that has long been out of reach. They have made a direct, instantaneous measurement of how much power the jets carry away from a feeding black hole. That matters well beyond one binary system. Black hole jets are thought to help shape galaxies and larger cosmic structures by stirring gas, driving shocks, and dumping energy into their surroundings. Scientists have built that idea into large simulations of the Universe for years. However, confirming the key assumptions by observation has been difficult. Cygnus X-1 offered a rare opening. Artist’s impression of the Cygnus X-1 binary system, showing how the wind of the supergiant star bends the …

3 Zodiac Signs Experience Immense Happiness Starting On April 14, 2026

3 Zodiac Signs Experience Immense Happiness Starting On April 14, 2026

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Starting on April 14, 2026, three zodiac signs are experiencing immense happiness. We’re realizing that all the neurosis and insecurity we’ve been dragging around with us does nothing more than waste our time. On Tuesday, these astrological signs finally rise above those self-inflicted wounds. In other words, this is the day we get over ourselves. We let go of the insecurity and perfectionism that drag us down, and this leads to so much happiness.  We know that we can accomplish outstanding things if we just get out of our own way. What’s the point of holding back when we know how brilliant we can be? There isn’t one. Let’s do this! 1. Aries Design: YourTango What takes place on this day feels like a hurricane of self-trust. On April 14, you start seeing yourself as the right person for the job. This brings you right back into a place of total confidence. Sure, you have your moments, Aries. We all do. You don’t like to admit that you can get pretty insecure at times, but …

Immense damage seen in Iran’s streets after air strikes | US-Israel war on Iran

Immense damage seen in Iran’s streets after air strikes | US-Israel war on Iran

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NewsFeed Videos show the aftermath of strikes in Iran, as search teams recover bodies from rubble. Residents are using torches to look for loved ones, as air raids appear to have knocked out power in some parts. Iran’s health ministry says more than 1,500 people have been killed during the US and Israel’s war. Published On 23 Mar 202623 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

The Rage at OpenAI Has Grown So Immense That There Are Entire Protests Against It

The Rage at OpenAI Has Grown So Immense That There Are Entire Protests Against It

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Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech OpenAI has faced protests on and off for years. But after its CEO Sam Altman announced a new deal with the Department of Defense over how its AI systems would be deployed across the military on Friday, it’s being barraged with an intensity of backlash that the company has never seen. Droves of loyal ChatGPT users declared they were jumping shipping to Claude, whose maker Anthropic had pointedly refused to cut a deal with the Pentagon that gives it unrestricted access to its AI system — even in the face of government threats to seize the company’s tech. Claude quickly surged to the top of the app store, supplanting OpenAI’s chatbot. Uninstalls of the ChatGPT app spiked by nearly 300 percent. Now, some are latching onto the wave of anti-OpenAI sentiment to voice broader critiques of the company. On Tuesday, some fifty protestors from the “QuitGPT” movement demonstrated outside of OpenAI’s headquarters in San Francisco, decrying everything from …

Sarah Mullally’s confirmation is immense step for Church of England – but could be just what it needs | UK News

Sarah Mullally’s confirmation is immense step for Church of England – but could be just what it needs | UK News

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The official confirmation of Dame Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is an immense step for the Church of England (CoE). Unless you believe in Pope Joan, the legendary female pontiff who supposedly reigned under the title of John VIII, the 63-year-old will become the first female leader in the church in England’s history. It’s a big deal. The confirmation of election service, which will take place in St Paul’s Cathedral today, has been part of the church’s history since St Augustine was chosen to be the very first Archbishop of Canterbury in 595 AD. Part Christian liturgy and part legal process, the ceremony serves as a way for the ecclesiastical court (the church’s court) to confirm that last year’s election, which chose her to replace Justin Welby, was legal. Ahead of Wednesday’s confirmation, documents similar to bands of marriage have been posted on the doors of St Paul’s and Lambeth Palace, visibly telling the congregation to declare if they have any reason to doubt the legality of Dame Sarah’s election. Also, much …

The immense interconnectivity of the brain: Best ideas of the century

The immense interconnectivity of the brain: Best ideas of the century

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You have probably heard the parable of the blind men and the elephant. One feels the trunk and says it’s a snake, another feels a leg and claims it’s a tree. It warns of how focusing on single parts can obscure the whole. Neuroscience made the same mistake for decades, viewing the brain as a collection of specialised regions, each working on a distinct function. Our understanding of what each region did often stemmed from incredible accidents, like the case of Phineas Gage, a 19th-century railway worker who survived having an iron rod blown through his brain. His personality change was blamed on frontal lobe damage. More recently, we have gained insights from brain stimulation studies that tied the amygdala to emotions, the occipital lobe to vision, and so on. Brain regions do specialise, but that isn’t the whole picture. Advances in imaging technologies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, notably functional MRI and PET, allowed scientists to observe the whole brain in action. What they discovered transformed neuroscience. Brain regions don’t operate alone …

Closure of US institute will do immense harm to climate research

Closure of US institute will do immense harm to climate research

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The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images The Trump administration’s decision to close a world-leading research centre for atmospheric science is a blow to weather forecasting and climate modelling that could leave humanity more exposed to the impacts of global warming. In a statement to USA Today, White House official Russ Vought said the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is a source of “climate alarmism” and will be broken up. “Green new scam research” will be eliminated, while “vital functions” like weather modelling and supercomputing will be moved elsewhere, the White House said. NCAR’s models underpin the reports of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which countries rely on for decisions about how to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to extreme weather. “Shutting it down would lead to greater uncertainty about what our climate future might be and leave us less able to prepare effectively,” says Michael Meredith at the British Antarctic Survey. “It’s hard to see this as anything other than …