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China Alarmed by Spread of OpenClaw Agents

China Alarmed by Spread of OpenClaw Agents

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Open source AI agent OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, has taken over the internet by storm. The tool allows practically anybody to create autonomous AI agents that can complete complex tasks on your computer, like browsing the web and running scripts. It’s a powerful new take on AI that comes with inherent dangers. After all, you’re letting an AI model loose on your machine, going far outside the confines of the browser-based chatbots we’ve grown accustomed to. What could possibly go wrong? OpenClaw has caught on like wildfire, including in China, as Bloomberg reports, with users on social media bragging about “raising lobsters,” a nod to OpenClaw’s red crustacean mascot. Even tech giants like Tencent and Alibaba are adopting the tech for their own software, and government agencies are signing contracts with startups that are also leveraging OpenClaw tech. Meetups of the OpenClaw obsessed in the country are “beginning to border on the cult-like,” Bloomberg‘s Zheping …

NASA shows how Sahara desert dust spread all over Europe

NASA shows how Sahara desert dust spread all over Europe

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The wild winds of winter typically bring snow in the Northern Hemisphere. But sometimes, they carry dust. Earlier this month, winds brought clouds of dust from the Sahara Desert north towards the Mediterranean Sea and across Europe. When it mixed with various weather systems, dusty rain fell in parts of the United Kingdom, Spain, and France. A new animation from NASA shows the highest concentration of dust and its movement throughout the region from March 1 to March 9. The graphic shows dust column mass density, which is a measure of the amount of dust contained in a column of air. It was made with a version of the Goddard Earth Observing System (GOES) model. GOES integrates satellite data with mathematical equations to show physical processes in the atmosphere as they happen. Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe The animation depicts the dust plumes from their origin point in northwestern Africa. The plumes are blown west across the Atlantic Ocean and …

Volcanic ash might have helped the plague spread to Europe

Volcanic ash might have helped the plague spread to Europe

Published by skeptic

ash: (in geology) Small, lightweight fragments of rock and glass spewed by volcanic eruptions. bacterium: (pl. bacteria) A single-celled organism. These dwell nearly everywhere on Earth, from the bottom of the sea to inside of plants and animals. Black Death: A European outbreak of bubonic plague in the Middle Ages that claimed the lives of up to 200 million people throughout a period of about four years. By the time it was over in 1351, between a quarter and half of all European residents had died. climate: The weather conditions that typically exist in one area, in general, or over a long period. constant: Continuous or uninterrupted. core: Something — usually round-shaped — in the center of an object. (in geology) A long, tube-like sample removed with a drill from ice, soil or rock. Cores allow scientists to examine layers of sediment, dissolved chemicals, rock and fossils to see how the environment at one location changed through hundreds to thousands of years or more. COVID-19: A name given to the disease that erupted into a …

Iran drones strike US Embassy in Saudi Arabia as attacks spread | US | News

Iran drones strike US Embassy in Saudi Arabia as attacks spread | US | News

Published by Sam Flores

Two suspected Iranian drones have struck the US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with no initial reports of injuries, according to sources familiar with the matter. The attack on the Saudi capital is among a growing number of Iranian strikes targeting American military and diplomatic installations across the region. The US Embassy in Kuwait was also hit on Sunday and Monday, US news sources reported. The US Mission to Saudi Arabia issued an immediate shelter in place order following the strikes. “We recommend American citizens in the Kingdom to shelter in place immediately,” it said in a post on X, adding that it had issued “a shelter in place notification for Jeddah, Riyadh and Dhahran and are limiting non-essential travel to any military installations in the region.” The US State Department has been contacted for comment. White House Correspondent Kellie Meyer said, ” I just spoke to President Trump he said you’ll find soon what the retaliation will be for the attack on the U.S. embassy in Riyadh and for the U.S. service members killed. …

Winter Olympics, spread across north Italy, open with Milanese flair

Winter Olympics, spread across north Italy, open with Milanese flair

Published by Sam Flores

MILAN — Mariah Carey sang “Volare.” There were colorful Roman legions, espresso pots and Pinocchios. Dancers from La Scala were in the house. They nodded to Armani, Da Vinci and Dante. The Opening Ceremonies of the 2026 Olympic Games marked a first — with not just one, but four simultaneous events unfolding in four locations to mark what organizers call the most spread out Olympic Games in history. Source link

Measles continues to spread in the US, but with some letup : NPR

Measles continues to spread in the US, but with some letup : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Public health officials in South Carolina are seen an increase in people getting the measles vaccine. The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption The Washington Post via Getty Images South Carolina’s measles outbreak continues to grow, with a total of 876 confirmed cases, which is the biggest outbreak the U.S. has seen in decades. But there are some positive signs in this current outbreak. The outbreak started in October, and within 16 weeks it had surpassed the Texas outbreak of 2025. Now that rate of new confirmed cases has slowed. On Tuesday, public health officials in South Carolina reported just 29 new confirmed cases, which is a much smaller number than in recent weeks. State epidemiologist Linda Bell told reporters on Wednesday that it’s too soon to say if that means the trajectory of this outbreak has finally slowed, but they are hopeful. Bell said public health officials’ outreach efforts on vaccination seem to be working. A few weeks ago, she told reporters that not very many people were getting vaccines at …

Asian hornets UK invasion MAPPED as bee killers spread across country | UK | News

Asian hornets UK invasion MAPPED as bee killers spread across country | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

2025 was a record-breaking year for Asian hornets (Image: Getty) Record numbers of invasive Asian hornets were spotted last year – as new evidence found in 2026 shows this bee-killing pest has spread further across the UK than previously thought.  The insect, also known as a yellow-legged hornet, is a harmful invasive species originating from east Asia and was first recorded in Europe in 2004. Earlier this month, a dead nest was found near Wrexham, prompting calls from the Welsh Government for people to be “vigilant” in the coming months and to report any suspected sightings. It is the first confirmed discovery of the insect in Wales. It follows a record year for Asian hornet sightings in the UK. In 2025, 161 nests were found and destroyed. A record 176 sightings of the insect have so far been confirmed by lab tests, but Defra (the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) says there were 544 credible sightings last year.   This widget requires javascript to work. The previous record was in 2023, when there …