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She studies criminal justice at college, plays football and makes decisions independently. “Having that freedom is incredible,” she says. Yet she admits she often feels guilty and desperately sad about the freedoms denied to women back home. “Millions of girls don’t have the chance to study or follow their dreams. I feel I have to
The mayor of Bordeaux has said he is preparing for “all eventualities” as one of the many wildfires ravaging France is now 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the southwestern city. “We are preparing to accommodate large numbers of people in case new evacuations are ordered,” said Thomas Cazenave. Gironde firefighters face an “unprecedented” situation fighting
Google said it has made its largest purchase of solar power and battery storage to date. The first two phases of the project, located in Arkansas, will generate enough electricity to supply about 6% of the state’s peak demand, the company said earlier this week. Electricity from the project will flow directly to the grid,
Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher whose work includes using AI to accelerate scientific and biological discovery, is leaving the maker of ChatGPT to launch a new startup focused on developing AI models for drug discovery, according to four people with knowledge of his plans. Several other OpenAI researchers are expected to join the new company.