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https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44473755/1982-ferrari-400i-auction/ The Ferrari 400i was never officially sold in the United States, but many found their way here as gray-market imports. Styled by Pininfarina, the four-seat coupe featured a 4.8-liter V-12 paired with a three-speed automatic transmission. This example sold two years ago for $49,750. bring a trailer badge CAR AND DRIVER Most famous for the chrome-festooned 1949 Buick Roadmaster that appears in so much of the movie, 1988's Rain Man also features some pretty choice machinery in the opening credits. Today's pick from Bring A Trailer, which like Car and Driver is part of the Hearst Autos Group, is a 1982 Ferrari 400i that's a near-match for the first car Tom Cruise's character drives in the movie. A European-spec coupe imported into the U.S. in 1982, it is as imposing in all-business black as il Commentadore himself, soft-spoken, but with a 4.8-liter V-12 under the hood. MORE 4-SEAT FERRARIS 2024 ferrari purosangue 2024 Ferrari Purosangue Exists on Another Plane Land vehicle, Vehicle, Car, Performance car, Automotive design, Sports car, Sports car racing, Supercar, Automotive wheel system, Coupé, 2017 Ferrari GTC4Lusso The opening to Rain Man reveals a red Lamborghini Countach flying through the air—actually, it's being unloaded from a ship via an overhead crane. The car is lowered to join three other Countachs, each one a bewinged adolescent fantasy, as Tom Cruise looks on, dressed like a "Miami Vice" extra. The cars are gray-market imports, and they're being held up at customs by the EPA, which is central to the initial tension of the film. Cruise drives away in a silver 1983 Ferrari 400i. ferrari 400i BRING A TRAILER Many Italian exotics weren't officially sold in the U.S. in the 1980s, and gray market importing frequently involved a little hustling. Ferrari never bothered selling its V-12 gran turismo in the U.S. in the 1980s because why would you? A national 55-mph speed limit and tough environmental regulations made the States an ill-suited environment for such a car. Still, there were plenty of speed-obsessed Ferrari aficionados willing to jump through hoops or cut corners to get their hands on the forbidden fruit. This 1982 Ferrari 400i evidently is the product of such determination, as it was imported in January 1982. ferrari 400i BRING A TRAILER The 400 replaced the 365 GT4 2+2 as Ferrari's front-engine V-12 grand tourer and was the first Ferrari available with an automatic transmission. This later 400i got fuel injection for its 4.8-liter Colombo V-12, making it good for 306 horsepower. With its wedgy Pininfarina body and five-spoke wheels, it just oozes class. This Ferrari is all business. ferrari 400i BRING A TRAILER With 51K miles on the odometer and a few discreet stone chips, this is not the kind of Ferrari you park in a glass-windowed garage and never use. This is the kind you drive, and if the three-speed automatic might dissuade any would-be Michael Schumachers in the audience, it's perfect for weekend cruising. ferrari 400i BRING A TRAILER Further, with 2+2 seating, you can bring the whole family along. Although given how lovely those tan seats look, no ice cream cones in the car—sorry, kids.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/evga-denies-rumors-of-demise headquarters in Taiwan. EVGA has since come out to dispel the rumor; however, many still think the company may be coming to the end of its road very soon. According to the rumor, EVGA's personnel from the Taiwan office, including legendary overclocker Vince "K|NGP|N" Lucido, resigned, and closure was imminent. We reached out to Lucido, but unfortunately, he told us he couldn't comment at this time. We also contacted EVGA for a statement. Although the company didn't get back to us, it did confirm to TechPowerUp that the rumors were just that — rumors — and that Lucido is still part of the team. "We saw those message and they are rumors. Our Taiwan office is still operating and Kingpin is still with EVGA. EVGA is still doing business and supporting its customers. Thanks for reaching out," an EVGA spokesperson told TechPowerUp. EVGA had been an Nvidia partner for almost 25 years, so it was a big shock to the hardware world when EVGA withdrew from the graphics card market last year, mentioning differences with Nvidia. In addition to graphics cards and motherboards, EVGA has diversified its offerings over the previous years to include power supplies, peripherals, capture devices, and liquid coolers. Graphics cards have been EVGA's bread and butter since its inception and likely contributed a substantial portion of the company's revenue, so cutting back to only selling motherboards and rebranded power supplies will obviously impact the bottom line. There are plenty of signs that EVGA could be gradually winding down its business and may be closing up shop very soon, so it isn't surprising that some embraced the recent rumor a bit too quickly. For instance, EVGA recently lost a key member of its staff with Jacob Freeman's departure to Nvidia. Freeman had been the public face of EVGA for 17 years. Additionally, in a recent interview with Gamers Nexus, Lucido stated that there weren't any upcoming EVGA projects, which some took as implying that EVGA is likely dissolving the BIOS team. While Lucido is reportedly still with the company, EVGA's statement hasn't clarified the status of the rest of the BIOS engineering team. EVGA's online store once offered plentiful amounts of inventory. However, now everything is out of stock, and most of what's left are B-stock items. EVGA products are still available at major U.S. retailers, such as Amazon and Newegg, but EVGA may have offloaded leftover inventory. EVGA's statement today proves that it's still doing business, but the company didn't provide any details on which direction it is heading. Many loyal EVGA customers still have warranties on their graphics cards, motherboards, or power supplies; therefore, it would be reassuring to know if EVGA will still be around in the near future.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3702229/openai-launches-new-alignment-division-to-tackle-risks-of-superintelligent-ai.html OpenAI is opening a new alignment research division, focused on developing training techniques to stop superintelligent AI — artificial intelligence that could outthink humans and become misaligned with humans ethics — from causing serious harm. “Currently, we don't have a solution for steering or controlling a potentially superintelligent AI, and preventing it from going rogue,” Jan Leike and Ilya Sutskever wrote in a blog post for OpenAI, the company behind the most well-known generative AI large language model, ChatGPT. They added that although superintelligence might seem far off, some experts believe it could arrive this decade. Current techniques for aligning AI include reinforcement learning from human feedback, but Leike and Sutskever said that as AI systems become smarter than humans, humans can no longer be relied upon to supervise the technology. [ Bing’s AI chatbot came to work for me. I had to fire it. ] “Current alignment techniques will not scale to superintelligence. We need new scientific and technical breakthroughs,” they wrote. Sutskever is a co-founder and chief scientist at OpenAI, and Leike is a machine learning researcher. They will co-lead OpenAI’s new superalignment team. In order to undertake its mission, over the next four years the division will have access to 20% of the company’s processing capacity to build a “human-level automated alignment researcher” that can be scaled up to supervise superintelligence. In order to align the automated researcher with human ethics, Leike and Sutskever said a three-step approach will need to be taken: develop a scalable training method; validate the resulting model; and stress test the entire alignment pipeline. “We expect our research priorities will evolve substantially as we learn more about the problem and we’ll likely add entirely new research areas,” they wrote, adding there were plans to share more of the division’s roadmap in the future. OpenAI acknowledges the need to mitigate potential AI harm This isn't the first time OpenAI has publicly acknowledged the need to mitigate the risks posed by unregulated AI. In May, company CEO Sam Altman signed an open letter stating that controlling the tech should be a top global priority as the evolution of AI could lead to an extinction event. “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” the letter read. OpenAI also has a dedicated section on its website, where the public can access materials related to what the company calls the development of “safe and responsible AI,” alongside a charter outlining the principles it adheres to in order to execute its mission. However, these largely relate to the concept of artificial general intelligence (AGI) — highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work. “We will attempt to directly build safe and beneficial AGI, but will also consider our mission fulfilled if our work aids others to achieve this outcome,” the charter, which was published in 2018, reads.

https://www.gadgets360.com/mobiles/news/xiaomi-13t-pro-global-variant-geekbench-listing-processor-ram-specifications-revealed-4189920 Xiaomi is reportedly planning to launch Xiaomi 13T Pro, the successor to Xiaomi 12T Pro which was launched last year. The company is yet to announce any details regarding the purported smartphone. However, the Xiaomi 13T Pro global variant has recently visited the Geekbench website with the model number 23078PND5G, revealing some of its key specifications. The handset is tipped to run on Android 13 out-of-the-box, instead of Android 14, and could be powered by a MediaTek chipset under the hood. According to the Geekbench listing spotted by MySmartPrice, the global variant of the purported Xiaomi 13T Pro has made its way to the benchmarking website with the model number 23078PND5G. The listing also reveals the phone's score in single-core as well as multi-core tests. The smartphone scored 1,289 in the single-core test and 3,921 in the multi-core test. The Geekbench listing also reveals that the Xiaomi 13T pro could run on Android 13 out-of-the-box. Additionally, the phone is also said to come with an octa-core processor with four cores clocked at 2.00GHz, three cores at 3.00GHz, and one core at 3.35GHz. All these details suggest a MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ SoC under the hood. Other leaked details include 16GB RAM, 256GB or 512GB of storage, a 5,000mAh battery and 67W fast charging support. Xiaomi 14, Xiaomi 14 Pro Battery May Get Bigger Batteries, Faster Charging The Xiaomi 13T Pro was previously spotted on IMDA certification site suggesting the phone to be launched soon. The phone is said to be launched at a price of £799 (roughly Rs 82,900) for the 12GB RAM + 512GB storage option. Xiaomi launched the Xiaomi 12T Pro last year alongside the Xiaomi 12T. The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and runs Android 12-based MIUI 13 out-of-the-box. The smartphone features a 200-megapixel primary camera sensor. It sports a 6.67-inch CrystalRes AMOLED display. The phone comes equipped with a 5,000mAh battery and 120W HyperCharge.

The RSPCA has reported an "alarming increase" in the amount of intentional cruelty against animals across the South East. There were more than 800 reported cases in the region in 2022, with 395 in Kent, 296 in Sussex and 157 in Surrey. Kent saw the biggest rise - with a 19% increase compared to 2021 when 331 incidents were reported. The RSPCA has launched a campaign to prevent what it calls "another summer of suffering". Julie Parsons, an RSPCA rescue officer based in Brighton, said: "We are seeing an increase in reported dog beatings. We are hearing that more and more people are struggling with their pets. "There is an increased amount of calls that we are attending." Figures compiled by the RSPCA show reports of animal beatings in 2022 across the whole of England and Wales rose by 22%. In August 2022 there were more than 1,000 reports of animal cruelty nationwide - which equated to 35 incidents every day. The number of animals killed in "suspicious circumstances" went up from 775 in 2021 to 891 in 2022 - an increase of 15% - the RSPCA said. Dermot Murphy, the RSPCA’s inspectorate commissioner, said: “While we don’t know for certain why there has been an increase in reports of cruelty, the cost of living crisis and the post-pandemic world we live in has created an animal welfare crisis with more people getting pets with potentially less time and money to care for them." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxe5e0yjr7ro

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66143509 Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea said "it's the right time to undertake a new challenge" as he confirmed he is leaving Manchester United this summer. The 32-year-old was a free agent as his contract at the Old Trafford club had run out at the end of June. De Gea has been at United for 12 years and his 545 appearances and 190 clean sheets are club records for a keeper. "I just wanted to send this farewell message to all Manchester United supporters," he wrote on social media. De Gea started his career at Atletico Madrid but joined United for £18.9m in 2011. The announcement of his departure comes with United manager Erik ten Hag's side hopeful of concluding a deal for Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana. De Gea added: "I would like to express my unwavering gratitude and appreciation for the love from the last 12 years. We've achieved a lot since my dear Sir Alex Ferguson brought me to this club. "I took incredible pride every time I pulled on this shirt, to lead the team, to represent this institution, the biggest club in the world was an honour only bestows upon a few lucky footballers. "It's been an unforgettable and successful period since I came here. I didn't think from leaving Madrid as a young boy we would achieve what we did together. "Now, it's the right time to undertake a new challenge, to push myself again in new surroundings. "Manchester will always be in my heart, Manchester has shaped me and will never leave me." It is understood the framework of a contract extension that had initially been agreed between United and De Gea was subsequently changed. That led to both sides stepping back to reflect on the situation, and this outcome. De Gea, who has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League, won the Premier League, FA Cup, Uefa Europa League and two Carabao Cups while at United. He is a four-time United player of the year winner and claimed the Premier League Golden Glove for a second time last season as he kept 17 clean sheets. "To have won player of the year awards from both the fans and his team-mates, each on four occasions, shows the level of his performance and he will always be remembered as one of the very best goalkeepers in the history of the club," said Ten Hag.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66141701 Volodymyr Zelensky has posted a video of himself visiting an island that became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance - as the war enters its 500th day. At the start of the war, Ukrainian soldiers defending Snake Island famously defied an order from a Russian warship to surrender. The Black Sea island was seized by Russia, but later reclaimed by Ukraine. In a video, the Ukrainian president called it a "place of victory" that would never be reconquered. In the undated clip, posted on Telegram, Mr Zelensky described it as proof that Ukraine would return every inch of its territory taken by Russia since the war began on 24 February 2022. "I want to thank from here, from this place of victory, each of our soldiers for these 500 days," Mr Zelensky said in the video, in which he was shown arriving on the island by boat and leaving flowers at a memorial. Front-line troops discuss counter-offensive Biden defends decision to send Ukraine controversial weapons Last year, Russia's flagship Moskva sailed to Snake Island within hours of the start of the war and ordered Ukrainian soldiers on the island to give themselves up. "I suggest you lay down your weapons and surrender to avoid bloodshed and needless casualties. Otherwise, you will be bombed," said a Russian officer. The Ukrainian response and verbal exchange went viral as a soldier replied telling the Russian warship to "go to hell" - although in far cruder language. Snake Island was seized and the Ukrainian soldiers were taken prisoner - but later exchanged for Russian captives. Ukrainian forces recaptured the island in June last year. The deputy head of the UN's human rights monitoring team in Ukraine, Noel Calhoun, said the 500th day was "another grim milestone in the war that continues to exact a horrific toll on Ukraine's civilians". The UN estimates more than 9,000 civilians, including some 500 children, have been killed since the war began, although it said the real number could be much higher. Mr Zelensky made his video address after spending much of the week visiting European leaders, as part of a diplomatic tour to ramp up support for Ukraine's bid to join Nato. He also welcomed the news that the US would be supplying Ukraine with cluster bombs - a type of weapon that has been banned in more than 120 countries because they have a record of killing civilians. Both Ukraine and Russia have been using cluster munitions throughout the war, but the US's decision has proved controversial. Mr Zelensky called the latest US arms package "timely, broad and much-needed", tweeting that it "will provide new tools for the de-occupation of our land". Ukraine's long-awaited counter-offensive to retake territory from Russia's occupying forces began last month - although Mr Zelensky has admitted progress has been slow. The effort has been focused in the eastern Donetsk and south-eastern Zaporizhzhia regions of the country, while there have also been slow advances in the city of Bakhmut. Russia, meanwhile, has carried on its campaign of missile and drone attacks in Ukraine, with at least eight people killed in the eastern Donetsk city of Lyman on Saturday. Lyman is a key railway hub and initially fell to Russia after the invasion, but was retaken by Ukraine's army in October.

Even if you’re the longest of long-shot presidential candidates, it’s pretty easy to register at 1 percent in a poll. In a survey of, say, 800 voters, all you need is 4 to say they’ll vote for you to hit that mark. The doctrine that we must round up remains a huge political gift. But actually meeting the Republican National Committee’s polling requirements — which holds that a candidate must earn 1 percent in three polls to participate in the party’s first primary debate next month — might be a lot harder than it looked at first blush. That’s because the RNC’s criteria exclude virtually all of the public surveys conducted these days, meaning there may not be many opportunities for the lower-polling candidates to even hit that 1 percent. According to the RNC’s guidelines, in order to count for debate qualifying, polls have to survey at least 800 “likely” primary voters or caucus-goers. That criteria aren’t just strict — they’re unrealistic. As the 51-day qualifying period begins on Saturday, a review of FiveThirtyEight’s database of GOP primary polling nationally and in the four early “carve out” states shows that only two polls out of 70 conducted in the previous 51 days would meet those requirements. While it’s a good bet that there will be at least three qualifying polls conducted between now and the Aug. 21 deadline, the RNC’s criteria could spell trouble for candidates outside of the five polling leaders: former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). With only a handful of polls, candidates like former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson who are only at 1 percent in about half of the prior surveys may not be able to get the three polls they need. And even candidates who are typically at or above 1 percent — like former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie or Vivek Ramaswamy — could be in danger of missing out if they register an inopportune goose egg. Donald Trump departs after speaking at the Oakland County Republican Party's Lincoln Day dinner at Suburban Collection Showplace. ELECTIONS ‘Ego, pure delusion and fantasy’: How the 2024 GOP field got so big BY ADAM WREN To get a sense of how both the large sample size and the requirement could exclude the vast majority of polls, look at some of those conducted so far this year. This week’s Fox News poll, sponsored by the media outlet producing and airing next month’s debate, surveyed only 391 registered voters who said they were more likely to vote in the Republican primary or caucus in their state. Hitting the poll metrics needed to qualify for the debates is no small matter. The debates could be crucial, given the expected large TV audience, which will give candidates their best chance to upend a race so far defined by Trump’s dominance. And polling isn’t the only element of the qualification process that could lead to candidates’ exclusion, as some may struggle to assemble 40,000 individual donors or refuse to sign the RNC’s pledge that the candidates all support the eventual nominee. But the polling threshold is the one the candidates have the least control over, especially if the RNC’s criteria remain unworkable for many of the pollsters currently in the field. Republicans’ guidelines differ greatly from the ones Democrats used to cull and order their large presidential primary field four years ago. Back then, the Democratic National Committee identified a number of mainstream media and academic pollsters, without nit-picking the methodologies they used to conduct their surveys. Now, barring major changes to those media polls, those surveys won’t count for the RNC. It’s not only the new Fox News poll (sample size of 391) that falls far short of the committee’s threshold, but also recent surveys commissioned by NBC News (500), CNN (561), Quinnipiac University (700), CBS News (586) and USA Today (245). That’s because most major national polls start with a sample size of around 1,000 respondents, and Republican primary voters — like their counterparts in the other party — make up a minority of the country. Getting to a sample size of 800 primary voters would require doubling the size of most of these samples — at roughly double the financial cost. National polls — none of the 53 in FiveThirtyEight’s database would meet the RNC’s requirements — aren’t the only way to meet the threshold. Candidates can also hit the 1-percent mark in a poll from one of the four early states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. President Donald Trump speaks during a FOX News Channel Town Hall, co-moderated by FNC's chief political anchor Bret Baier of Special Report and The Story anchor Martha MacCallum. ELECTIONS Your guide to the first Republican presidential primary debate BY KELLY GARRITY But the state polling is just as sparse. Combined since May 10, there have been six polls in Iowa, four polls in New Hampshire, four polls in South Carolina and three in Nevada. Only two of those 17 early-state polls would meet the RNC’s requirements. The candidates who hit 1 percent in both of the only two polls to meet the requirements in the past 51 days are: Trump, DeSantis, Haley, Scott, Christie, Pence and Ramaswamy. Pence and Ramaswamy were at 2 percent in one of the two polls, close to failing to register entirely. Asa Hutchinson and Doug Burgum, a former and sitting North Dakota governor, respectively, hit 1 percent in one of the two polls but not the other. POLITICO sent the RNC a series of questions about the criteria, including sharing its data on the period leading up to debate qualification. The RNC replied with a statement, attributable to an unidentified committee official, which described the criteria as “very clear.” “We are ensuring quality polls are used to determine which candidates make the debate stage and we are confident that there will be enough polls for our candidates to qualify,” the official said. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/01/rnc-debate-poll-problem-00104502

Charley on Matt Charley What were you hoping for? I went into the date with no expectations. I’m not really looking for anything specific at the moment so I was looking for a fun evening with someone interesting. I was mostly hoping it wouldn’t be boring! First impressions? Great shirt and instantly friendly. What did you talk about? Veganism. Why our past relationships ended. His foray into swing dance. Most awkward moment? Nothing really – except a rogue piece of bruschetta that flew off my plate and on to the floor. Good table manners? Definitely. It was tapas and he was a good sharer. Best thing about Matt? He has interesting opinions on a lot of topics, but was also a good listener. Q&A Fancy a blind date? Show Would you introduce Matt to your friends? Matt seems like the kind of guy you could introduce to anyone. Describe Matt in three words. Thoughtful, interesting, mature. What do you think Matt made of you? I hope Matt liked me as a friend. We had some interesting conversations but I think he felt the same as me – that chemistry-wise it wasn’t quite there. Did you go on somewhere? No. And … did you kiss? We didn’t. He’s a lovely guy but there was definitely more of a friendly vibe than a flirty one. If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be? I like a bit more banter on a date. Maybe we just have a different sense of humour. Marks out of 10? 7. Would you meet again? Not romantically, but it sounds like he’d be a fun mate on a night out – he says he’s always the first on the dancefloor, and the last to leave. Matt and Charley on their date Matt and Charley on their date Matt on Charley Matt What were you hoping for? To eat good food and break the monotony of using dating apps. First impressions? Relaxed, articulate, full of earnest curiosity, and striking green eyes. What did you talk about? She said her friends found me online before our date, but she didn’t look. How she is yet to experience “wedding season” in her friendship circle, also – Jewish weddings and the hora chair dance. There was a shared enthusiasm for autofiction, Abba Voyage and dancing. She asked why my previous relationships ended. Most awkward moment? Honestly, there wasn’t one. Good table manners? Very. She studied Spanish and helped decipher some items on the menu. And asked me if she had food on her face, which then made me think I must have food on my face. Best thing about Charley? Her get-up-and-go attitude. Would you introduce Charley to your friends? With great pleasure. Katie & Will Blind date: ‘I got way too excited seeing margaritas on the menu’ Read more Describe Charley in three words. Warm, clever, funny. What do you think Charley made of you? Hopefully that I made an effort and that we had things in common. She didn’t seem in a hurry to leave – we stayed talking until the place closed. Did you go on somewhere? No. And … did you kiss? We didn’t. If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be? Better weather. Marks out of 10? 9. Would you meet again? I don’t think so, the romantic chemistry wasn’t quite there. Also, she’s moving to Italy in three months’ time. Charley and Matt ate at Parrillan, London SE1. Fancy a blind date? Email blind.date@theguardian.com You've read 28 articles in the last year Article count on Why support the Guardian? It’s a question many of our readers have, and maybe you do too, as you join us today from Algeria. Here are FVE good reasons why more than one million readers now fund our work, sharing in our mission for journalism … 1. We’re truly independent, with no billionaire owner. This means we are free to report on people and power with no political or commercial mani[CENSORED]tion. No one edits our editor or suppresses our voice 2. Our fearless investigations shed light on truth and exploitation, at a time when the rich and powerful are getting away with more and more, and inequality is rife 3. Unlike so many others, our quality reporting is open and does not sit behind a wall, meaning absolutely everyone can understand the events shaping our world without having to pay 4. For the last 200 years, we have championed freedom of expression, because without a robust and free press, a healthy democracy is impossible 5. Funding our work doesn’t need to be expensive. Every single penny or cent matters. And it takes less time to support us than it took to read this message We appreciate that not everyone can afford to pay for news right now. Please continue to read for free if that’s the case for you. You’re always welcome here. But, if you agree with our reader-funded model, and you can spare either a little or a larger sum, now’s the time to make an impact. Sustain open, independent Guardian journalism in perpetuity from just $2 per month. Thank you. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/01/blind-date-charley-matt

Scientists have braved 50C heat and poisonous snakes to track down a "leopard-print" frog virtually unknown to science and learn how it reproduces. Argentinian conservation scientists are fighting to protect the tiny Santa Fe frog, which is under threat as its habitat in one of the world's driest forests, the Dry Chaco, is cut down. The all-female team found it hides in caves, exiting only to call for a mate. And for the first time they found tadpoles of the species. "It's not been an easy journey so far, but we're determined to do what we can to secure the future for this wonderful amphibian," said Isis Ibañez, who leads the Santa Fe frog project, based in Buenos Aires. The Santa Fe frog (Leptodactylus laticeps) is largely unknown to science despite being discovered more than a century ago. Found only in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay, the frog is now rare due to the loss of the tropical dry forests in which it lives. The researchers set up camera traps to locate the brightly-coloured frogs and study their behaviour. Most frogs attract a mate by calling loudly from a pond, stream or swamp, but this species lives underground. The team found the males emerged at nightfall to advertise their presence, then hopped back down their burrows with interested females. Digging for the frogs at night IMAGE SOURCE,CAMILADEUTSCH Image caption, Finding the frogs meant searching in the dark After digging for hours at night they eventually found evidence of eggs and tadpoles for the first time. Investigating the frog's breeding behaviour is the first step towards protecting it in the wild. By drawing attention to the plight of the frog the conservation scientists hope to highlight the biodiversity of the Dry (or Grand) Chaco - and other animals at risk of extinction. "This species is a clear example of why we have to defend the forest in the Dry Chaco," said team member, Camila Deutsch. "We don't have much time." The scientists are also liaising with local community leaders, hunters and farmers to learn more about the frog and how to better protect it. Killer frog disease wipes out 90 species The mission to save the biggest frog on earth Can we save the Lord of the Rings toad? Three members of the team IMAGE SOURCE,I IBANEZ Image caption, Three of the team members: Camila Deutsch, Gabriela Agostini and Sofia Perrone Grand Chaco IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Image caption, The Grand Chaco has a mixed landscape of low, dry forests and savannas The Grand Chaco is a large expanse of forest and dusty plains straddling parts of Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay. The Chaco woodlands have been gradually cleared over the past few decades to make way for cropland and ranches. The forest has one of the highest deforestation rates on the planet though it attracts less attention than its Amazon neighbour. The area has been dubbed "El Impenetrable" and even "hell on Earth" for its inaccessibility and extreme temperatures. Temperatures can reach 50C in the daytime and there is very little rainfall. Yet wildlife thrives in the harsh conditions, including hundreds of different birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. "It's a dry forest with an incredible biodiversity," said Gabriela Agostini. Fieldwork IMAGE SOURCE,G. AGOSTINI Image caption, The fourth team member, Isis Ibañez, holding a Sante Fe frog Amphibians are at high risk of extinction. A pathogenic fungus has been ravaging po[CENSORED]tions around the world for about 40 years. The animals are also under pressure from habitat loss and hunting. The Santa Fe frog project is supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) - an initiative run by Fauna & Flora, BirdLife International and the Wildlife Conservation Society. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66001590

The audacity lives on in this unusual and desirable classic from an independent American carmaker. BY BRENDAN MCALEERPUBLISHED: JUL 1, 2023 1963 studebaker avanti r2 BRING A TRAILER Studebaker's Avanti was a last, lovely roll of the dice for the independent carmaker. The R2 version featured a supercharged 289-cubic-inch V-8 and only 1833 were built. This no-reserve auction runs through July 5. bring a trailer badge CAR AND DRIVER The grille-less design of the Studebaker Avanti is perhaps an acquired taste, but the story of the car's creation has broad appeal. Tasked with shuttering Studebaker's car operations and focusing on trucks only, new president Sherwood Egbert instead rolled the dice on a radical design sketched out on a cocktail napkin during a cross-country flight. Working in a rented house in Palm Springs, the design team pulled the car together in record time. The dramatic result, though, couldn't save the company. This well-kept and supercharged Studebaker Avanti R2 is for sale on Bring A Trailer, which like Car and Driver is part of Hearst Autos. 1963 studebaker avanti r2 rear BRING A TRAILER First, a brief history lesson. During the 1950s, Studebaker was a long-established brand that was essentially caught in the three-way crossfire between General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. While the domestic auto giants battled it out, Studebaker edged closer to bankruptcy, and despite a merger with Packard, was barely keeping the doors open as the 1960s arrived. Enter Sherwood Egbert, ex-USMC Major. Despite having a name suitable for an accountant, Egbert had served in the South Pacific during WWII and was as tough as they come. He came to head Studebaker via the Packard merger, as Packard owned the company Egbert worked for, McCullough Motors. McCullough Motors was a chainsaw manufacturer (now part of Husqvarna) and also had a supercharger division called Paxton Automotive, still around today. 1963 studebaker avanti r2 engine BRING A TRAILER Egbert arrived at Studebaker without any automotive experience, but he grabbed the reins with both hands. Convinced that the market had room for a small, premium four-seater, he tasked the team of Raymond Loewy, Tom Kellog, Bob Andrews, and John Ebstein to design a car in just 40 days. (As an aside, Kellog, the youngest of the four, would go on to sketch out the original Star Trek shuttle.) Underneath, the Avanti was basically Studebaker's older Lark model, but with a stylish fiberglass body on top. Think four-seat Corvette—the body was built by the same supplier that made body panels for the 'Vette in the 1950s. Also recycled was the 289-cubic-inch V-8 from the Studebaker Hawk. Happily, thanks to the Paxton link, strapping a supercharger on that engine cost just $210. As the Avanti was just over $4000 to start, the car was something of a performance bargain. 1963 studebaker avanti r2 interior dash BRING A TRAILER This 1963 example is fitted with that optional supercharger, giving the V-8 a healthy 290 horsepower and 303 pound-feet of torque. With a three-speed automatic transmission and limited-slip differential, and niceties such as power steering and electric windows, this Avanti Red coupe would have turned a few heads in its day. It still does. As one of just 1832 R2 models built for the 1963 and 1964 model years, it is a rare and collectible machine. Again, think of it as a more genteel Corvette, and the appeal is obvious. As for Egbert and his dreams, those ended in 1963 as the Avanti failed to sell in sufficient numbers. Further, he was diagnosed with cancer in 1962 and did not survive the decade. But back in August of 1962, when this car was built, a trio of supercharged Studebaker Avantis showed up at the Bonneville Salt Flats and proceeded to break some 29 production-car speed records. The next year, Avanti serial number R1007 set a speed record of 170.81 mph, making it the fastest production car in the world. The original Avanti's flame burned briefly but brightly. And an early-'60s example like this is still filled with that spirit of audacity. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44376429/1963-studebaker-avanti-r2-auction/

Sign up for notifications to the latest Insight features via the BBC Sport app and find the most recent in the series here. On 12 April 1998, Alastair Campbell, the Downing Street press secretary, sat down to write a letter. "An idea," he started. He went on to describe a vision which he hoped might cement support for the Good Friday Agreement, before the ground-breaking peace deal was put to a referendum in Northern Ireland. It was certainly out of left field. Campbell's letter imagined a match between Celtic and Rangers - two teams divided by history, rivalry and religion - in Belfast. "We could add to it by getting Celtic players to wear Rangers strips and Rangers players to wear Celtic strips", he added, admitting that some players "may have difficulty with this". He sent the idea to Prime Minister Tony Blair, Northern Ireland Secretary of State Mo Mowlam and Scotland Secretary of State Donald Dewar. None seemed enthused. There is no record of anyone responding. Campbell has since admitted it was "perhaps not one of my better ideas". But, perhaps it wasn't the worst either. Because nearly 40 years before, the two Glasgow rivals had indeed come together in an extraordinary combined XI for a good cause. The motivation wasn't peace though. Instead, the hunt for the Loch Ness monster was behind the match. Short presentational grey line In March 1933, Inverness Caledonian hosted the first football match in Scotland under modern floodlights, at their Telford Street Park ground. "Inverness had given the lead to Scotland in regards to floodlit football," reported The Press & Journal newspaper at the time. The installation of lights brought Scottish football into a new, modern era and was revolutionary in 1933. Floodlit football was rare - it had been tried numerous times in England, but it had been banned by the Football Association in August 1930 and would remain so, south of the border, until December 1950. In Inverness, where the sun sets shortly after 16:00 GMT in the depths of winter, the floodlights were a great success. But they were short-lived too. They stayed in place for only a few weeks. Because Caledonian had suddenly been supplanted as the biggest draw in town. On 2 May 1933, the Inverness Courier published a story of a local businessman who was driving along the north shore of Loch Ness, when his wife let out a scream. She had seen "a tremendous upheaval on the loch, which, previously, had been as calm as the proverbial mill-pond". The report continued describing an unknown creature, "rolling and plunging for fully a minute, its body resembling that of a whale, and the water cascading and churning like a simmering cauldron". And so the Loch Ness Monster phenomenon began. Hundreds of people flocked to the Loch in the hope of glimpsing the monster. A circus impresario - Bertram Mills - put up a prize of £20,000 - equivalent of £1.24m today - for the person who caught it. Mills added some sti[CENSORED]tions to the competition - the creature had to be at least 20ft long, weigh more than 1,000lbs (454kg) and have previously been believed to be extinct. Onlookers try to spot the Loch Ness monster in 1934 Tales of a monster in the depths of Loch Ness drew hundreds of visitors to its banks in the 1930s No-one was put off by the small print. Crowds continued to grow on the shore and people camped out to try to spot the beast. To assist with the search for Nessie, Caley's pioneering football floodlights were dismantled and moved a few miles down the road to light up some of the 22 square miles of water. No-one ever caught Nessie. But more than 25 years later two brothers, William and Hugh MacDonald, paid for floodlighting to be installed for a second time at the Telford Street ground. To celebrate the occasion, an Old Firm Select XI was invited up to Inverness to inaugurate the new set of lights. It wasn't totally without precedent. A Celtic and Rangers combined team had played in a testimonial match for Billy Meredith - one of football's first stars - in 1925. But the concept had not been revived since and the rivalry between the two clubs seemed to make a repeat unlikely. Celtic midfielder Paddy Crerand, raised in the Gorbals area of Glasgow by Irish immigrant parents, admitted being asked to play in the select team was "very strange" at first. "Where I was from, Rangers weren't a very po[CENSORED]r club," he told BBC Sport. "But we were all footballers and we were friendly with a lot of the Rangers players in those days anyway. "There wasn't the animosity amongst the Celtic and Rangers players that people may have thought. "But I'm amazed Caledonian were able to organise a Celtic and Rangers select because the clubs were miles apart in those days. "They couldn't connect with each other unless they played with each other. It was a totally different world. There was so much anti-Catholicism about, it was ridiculous." Paddy Crerand throws a toy for a dog while playing for Celtic at Aberdeen in 1963 Crerand left Celtic for Manchester United in 1963, playing in United's 1968 European Cup winning side But, somehow, the idea was approved. And Crerand was one of five Celtic players who would be included in the Celtic and Rangers combined XI. Scottish League regulations at the time required all competing players to be signed to a single member club. The five Celtic players would have to sign for Rangers for the day on the trust that they would re-join Celtic the following day. This would have been unheard of for supporters of both clubs. A 19-year-old Jim Conway was one of the Celtic players who crossed the divide. "For me, it was another football match and a great chance to play in this unique team," he told BBC Sport. "Looking back, perhaps it was more of an important moment of unity." At the time, Rangers had an unwritten rule in place stating that as a club, they would not sign or employ a Roman Catholic. When Mo Johnston signed for Rangers in 1989, some of the club's fans laid a wreath outside Ibrox decrying the end of more than 100 years of history signalled by the signing of a Catholic. But, albeit very briefly, Jim Conway, Paddy Crerand, Jim Kennedy and Charlie Tully had been part of breaking down that barrier 40 years before. Conway recalls meeting up with the Rangers players at Glasgow Central station a few days before the game. "Initially the Celtic and Rangers players were in two separate train carriages on the way up to the game," Conway said. "But then as time went on, I remember Dick Beattie who was the Celtic goalkeeper saying, 'I've had enough of this' and he got out a pack of cards and went to ask the Rangers players if they wanted to play. "Soon, all of the players were all mixing and we were having a really good time and getting on well. Religion aside, family opinions aside, teams aside, supporters aside, we were just footballers doing our job." The select team was coached by the Rangers manager Scot Symon, described by Crerand as a 'nice man' and the team wore the Rangers' away kit. Conway remembers there being a big crowd in Inverness to watch the game. "It was a huge moment and you can see why lots of people wanted to come out and watch us play," Conway said. Crerand said: "We were not used to playing under floodlights. It was a very new thing so it was great to do that. We got a great reception from the people. There wasn't bigotry in Inverness those days, so they welcomed us." Jim Conway, now 82 Conway, now 82, at a recent Celtic game The match ended with Caley suffering a 4-2 defeat by the Old Firm select team. Sammy Baird got a hat-trick and Conway scored the other goal for the visitors, while Rodwill Clyne and Jimmy Ingram replied for Caley. "It was brilliant to score in that game. I felt really proud," said Conway. This game had longer-term effects for the players themselves. "I got to know the Rangers players much better than I'd ever known them before because of that match," Conway said. "Certainly for me, it broke down barriers. I felt very comfortable speaking to the Rangers players and some, like Bobby King, became my great friends and subsequently our next-door neighbours when we both played together at Southend United, four years later." It was the last time, despite Campbell's brief attempt, that Celtic and Rangers stars played in the same team. But perhaps if it were a sight more regularly seen, then this game, like the Loch Ness monster, would lose its mystique and unique place in Scottish history. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66042371

Emmanuel Macron has accused protesters of exploiting the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range. At a crisis meeting, France's president said more officers would be deployed to contain the violence, but stopped short of declaring a state of emergency. He urged parents to keep rioting children at home and social media platforms to remove certain content. France has been rocked by three nights of unrest after Nahel M, 17, was killed as he drove away from a traffic stop. More than 915 arrests were made on Thursday night alone, officials said, and the government announced it would deploy 45,000 police officers in a bid to contain further violence. Mr Macron said that about a third of those arrested for rioting were "young, or very young", with Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin later clarifying that some were as young as 13. Imploring parents to take action, he said it was their "responsibility" to keep any child intending to protest "at home". Mr Macron condemned the violence of the last three days "with the greatest firmness" and said Nahel's death had been used to justify acts of violence - calling it an "unacceptable exploitation of the adolescent's death". Follow our live coverage of the riots Who was Nahel M, shot by police in Nanterre? He also urged social media companies such as TikTok and Snapchat to take down "the most sensitive types of content" that had been posted, and supply authorities with the names of people using their services to organise violence. A spokesperson for Snapchat said it had a "zero tolerance" for content that promoted violence and hatred, and would continue to monitor the situation closely. From Lille and Roubaix in the north to Marseille in the south, shops were ransacked across France on Thursday night, streets were badly damaged and cars set on fire. The interior ministry said there had been more than 3,880 fires on public roads, compared with 2,391 on Wednesday. Police in Marseille, France's second-largest city, had already arrested 80 people by Friday evening. It followed more clashes between protesters and riot police. Public transport halted early in some places and curfews were enforced, with a nationwide curb on buses and trams running from 21:00 local time (19:00 GMT). View of a street with cars burnt during night clashes between protesters and police at the Alma district in Roubaix, northern France IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS Image caption, The damage in cities such as Roubaix became apparent as night turned to day on Friday Some public events have also been cancelled, including two concerts by French pop star Mylène Farmer, due to take place at the Stade de France just outside Paris on Friday and Saturday night. France's capital has been at the heart of the unrest because Nahel lived in Nanterre, a north-west Parisian suburb, and was killed there just after 09:00 on Tuesday. He was shot after refusing to stop for a traffic check and died after emergency services attended the scene. A video, shared online in the hours following Nahel's death, showed two police officers trying to stop the vehicle and one pointing his weapon at the driver. The officer who fired the fatal shot has since been charged with voluntary homicide and apologised to the family. His lawyer said he is devastated. Nahel's death has reignited debate around the state of French policing, including a controversial 2017 firearms law which allows officers to shoot when a driver ignores an order to stop. More widely, it has led to questions of racism in the force. The UN's human rights office said the unrest was a chance for France "to address deep issues of racism in law enforcement". Media caption, Watch: What social media videos reveal about Paris teen's death A spokeswoman pointed to a recent report by the UN committee on the elimination of racial discrimination, which last December expressed concern at aspects of French policing, including what the report suggested was the disproportionate use of identity checks and imposition of fines on specific ethnic groups. Nahel's mother, Mounia, made her own accusations, saying the officer who shot her son "didn't have to kill" him. "He saw the face of an Arab, of a little kid, he wanted to take his life," she told broadcaster France 5. Nahel was of Algerian descent. On Thursday, Mounia led a largely peaceful march of more than 6,000 people in Nanterre. Wearing a white T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan "Justice pour Nahel" ("Justice for Nahel"), she said she hoped the tribute would be an opportunity for the community in and around Paris to remember her only child. By late afternoon, the march had descended into violence, sparking the third night of unrest. Police fired tear gas at masked protesters who set fire to various objects, with people thought to have been out on the streets until the early hours of Friday morning. Nahel's funeral is due to be held in Nanterre on Saturday morning. In the UK, travellers have been warned to expect disruptions when trying to reach France over the weekend. The Foreign Office told people to "monitor the media, avoid protests, check the latest advice with operators when travelling and follow the advice of the authorities". https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66069080

* Realme Buds Wireless 3 is confirmed to be released in India on July 6. The upcoming Bluetooth earphones will succeed the Realme Buds Wireless 2, which were launched in May 2021 and come with an active noise cancellation feature and support for the LDAC advanced Bluetooth codec, 13.6mm dynamic drivers, up to 22 hours of battery life per charge and an IPX5 rating for water resistance. At launch, the earbuds were priced at Rs. 2,299. Realme India has now revealed some key specifications of the Realme Buds Wireless 3. The earbuds are confirmed to come with a 13.6mm Dynamic Bass Driver in each bud and 30dB Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), which the company claims will offer an improved sound experience and higher resolution audio quality. It also claims to provide a 360-degree Spatial Audio experience. The earphones will weigh 30.1 grams. The website teaser page also confirms that the earphones will be offered in three colour options -- Bass Yellow, Pure Black and Vitality White. You May See Full-Length Music Videos on Spotify Soon An earlier leak suggested that the upcoming Realme earphones are expected to be water resistant and offer a Bluetooth connectivity range of up to 10m. The neckband is said to come equipped with an App Control. The Realme Buds Wireless 3 have been tipped to measure 42 x 10.2 x 2.2 cm in size. The wearables are expected to be priced under Rs. 2,999. They will be available for purchase on Amazon. The company will also launch the Realme Narzo 60 series of smartphones on July 6. The lineup will include the Realme Narzo 60 5G and Realme Narzo 60 Pro 5G, which are also to be sold on Amazon. The phones are expected to come with a 61-degree curved display with very slim bezels and the base variant is expected to have a similar design to that of the Realme 11 5G. https://www.gadgets360.com/audio/news/realme-buds-wireless-3-india-launch-date-july-6-colour-options-specifications-features-4169187

If you use a data processing service provider of any kind, you may be happy to hear about the Data Act coming out of the EU. It requires service providers to make it easier to move your business data between services, demands interoperability, and gives users power over how their data is used. A big step against vendor lock-in At first sight, all these requirements are very positive, as they prevent service providers from forcing clients to stick with them because of the challenge of shifting data to other providers. This has been a sticking point for most "as-a-service" users in both enterprise and consumer markets for much too long. If and when the proposed laws wend their way through the EU, the first experience for many that something has changed is it will become much easier to shift data from iCloud to other services. (Though any old DRM-infested iTunes purchases you might still have lying around may remain problematic.) [ Keep up on the latest thought leadership, insights, how-to, and analysis on IT through Computerworld’s newsletters. ] User-focused lock-in? Apple will likely argue that as you can already download all your data to your local device and upload it elsewhere, not much change is required. It might have a point, as creating a system to automate shifting your information elsewhere could be seen as a security vulnerability to be exploited. Perhaps it is better for personal users to maintain complete control over the data transfer service by doing so manually — though I think every Photos user would like some way to archive vast collections other than downloading to a local drive at huge cost of bandwidth. But the act isn’t really about consumer cloud services such as iCloud. More of an industry thing, actually It’s aimed at Internet of Things, industrial data, and the information generated by devices and services related to those devices. That’s actually a huge quantity of information, but while some may argue that this should be kept opaque to protect privacy, others will counter that ownership oof your own information is equally important. A few highlights from the Data Act include: Users of connected systems will be able to access the data generated by them and share that information with third parties. Unfair, unilaterally imposed contracts will be stopped. Public sector bodies will be able to access and use data held by the private sector, though the act seems to specify this will only be in case of public emergency. Interoperability in data-sharing and processing will get a boost. However, for most business users, the key change is that the rules “grant customers the freedom to switch between various cloud data-processing service providers.” That rule is aimed quite accurately at all the many service providers using proprietary formats around client data, which makes migration to alternative providers much harder than it should be. “Tonight’s agreement on the Data Act is a milestone in reshaping the digital space…. We are on the way of a thriving EU data economy that is innovative and open — on our conditions,” tweeted EU industry chief Thierry Breton. Interoperability without uniformity? One aspect of the rules is challenging. Not every service is equal, not all are built on the same code or operating system, and to some extent an element of lock-in seems inevitable. It isn’t clear the extent to which the EU has considered this, nor if has deeply considered the complexity of building completely interoperable systems while maintaining trade secrets and security. The proof of that particular pudding will be in the pie. It is also unclear whether egress charges (the cost of transferring data across services) are within the scope of the act. Meanwhile, Gartner confirms that the use of cloud services by business and personal users continues to grow at a rapid clip. Opposers are opposing Service providers aren’t pretending to be happy. They lobbied to ensure some rights to refuse data-sharing requests when trade secrets might be exposed, and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) said in a statement: "We have ongoing concerns regarding the Act's broad and ambiguous approach to data sharing, including on the expansion of the products and services originally in scope and the safeguards for trade secrets protection, as well as the rules impacting international transfers of non-personal data.” The ITI teamed up with 12 other trade associations in early 2023 to publish a joint letter critical of some aspects of the act. “We share the concern that several provisions, in their current form, present significant technical and legal challenges for companies. They will also create legal uncertainty as to how data will be handled, which will likely decrease the quantity and quality of the data that businesses gather and process,” they wrote. They will no doubt continue to lobby to get sections of the act altered during the pending approvals process. What happens next? Europe’s Data Act isn’t approved yet. It will need to go through the lengthy approval process and even once it is adopted it will take 20 months more to come into force. That means most service providers should have time to figure out their own approach to interoperability. But, at least in theory, you’ll be able to shift your data more easily from iCloud to OneDrive. https://www.computerworld.com/article/3701368/the-eu-data-act-is-a-lot-bigger-than-icloud.html

Corsair is well known in almost every corner of the component, peripheral space, and PC space, offering up cooling and power supply options like H170i Elite 420mm AIO and CX750M Power Supply, as well as monitors, mice, and even laptops. Of course, the company is also a mainstay in the PC case realm, and its latest SFF chassis, the Corsair 2000D Airflow offers some interesting features for a case with this small of a footprint. The 2000D Airflow is a tall and slim SFF computer case that features mesh panels on all sides for maximum airflow, as well as 360mm AIO support – something that’s rare in SFF-style cases. We’ll also take a quick look at the SF850L PSU, which the company included with the case for testing purposes. Features of Corsair’s 2000D Airflow • SFX PSU Support As is common with compact cases, the 2000D Airflow doesn’t support full-size PSUs, so you’ll need an SFX PSU in order to use this case. The power supply mounts onto an included bracket, which can be removed from the case to facilitate easier installation. • Low profile AC Power Cable Due to the unique position of the power supply in the 2000D Airflow (it sits vertically up at the top of the case), Corsair includes a low-profile AC Power cable adapter and velcro ties along the path of the cable. This allows for an unobstructed and organized look, although it would look better if the case was designed to route the cable on the inside of the chassis. • Fits up to three 2.5-inch storage drives To accommodate plenty of storage, Corsair’s 2000D airflow supports up to three 2.5-inch storage drives. But only two drives can be used out of the box. There are two locations you can install drives on – at the very top of the case there are holes for one SSD, and there is an included 2.5-inch mount that attaches to the top of the PSU bracket. The PSU mount supports two of these brackets, but only includes one. So if you want to install three drives you’ll need to purchase another (separately) if you wish to use three 2.5-inch drives. I’ll touch on this subject again later. • Three-slot GPU support Support for GPUs of up to three slot slots thick (and 14.37 inches long) means most of today’s best GPUs, including Nvidia’s RTX 4090 and AMD’s 7900XTX should fit here – so long as you don’t choose the largest of those models available. Each side panel included with the 2000D Airflow features a mesh design to allow for maximum airflow. And eachl panel can be removed, so you can easily access the interior to replace components. • 360mm AIO Support Many cases designed for Mini-ITX motherboards are limited to 240mm AIO or air cooling support, but Corsair’s 2000D Airflow supports full size 360mm AIOs (up to 400mm in length) for maximum cooling capacity. https://www.tomshardware.com/features/corsair-2000d-airflow-pc-case

Amazon, earlier this week, made an announcement to allow customers to exchange their Rs. 2,000 notes. The statement came after the Reserve Bank of India on May 19 decided to withdraw all the Rs. 2,000 currency notes from circulation under its Clean Note Policy. The central bank of India has announced that the existing notes circulation can be deposited in bank accounts or can be exchanged by September 30. As many people struggle to get their notes exchanged or deposited in the bank, Amazon has rolled out an initiative to exchange the notes for their customers. According to the official statement by Amazon, the company will let customers top up their Amazon Pay balances using Rs. 2,000 notes during cash-on-delivery orders. The leftover change can be loaded to the Amazon Pay wallet. The e-commerce giant has specified that customers can deposit a maximum amount of Rs. 50,000 per month, including notes of Rs. 2,000 denomination. Step 1: To begin with, customers need to complete video KYC on the Amazon app Step 2: Once the KYC process is done, customers can place a cash on delivery order Step 3: Next, customers can hand over the cash to delivery agent on their order Step 4: The delivery agent will update the remaining balance on the customer's Amazon Pay balance instantly The amount updated on the Amazon Pay wallet can be used for online shopping, or paying using QRs, doing recharges, sending money to friends and family or digital payments on apps like Swiggy and Zomato. The facility to exchange or update Amazon Pay balance with Rs. 2,000 note is only available for KYCed customers. Hence, it is important for the customers to get the KYC process done before initiating the exchange. https://www.gadgets360.com/apps/news/amazon-pay-wallet-rs-2000-note-currency-note-exchange-rbi-4151429

YouTube is going to help its creators reach an international audience as the platform plans on introducing a new AI-powered dubbing tool for translating videos into other languages. Announced at VidCon 2023, the goal of this latest endeavor is to provide a quick and easy way for creators to translate “at no cost” their content into languages they don’t speak. This can help out smaller channels as they may not have the resources to hire a human translator. To make this all possible, Amjad Hanif, vice president of Creator Products at YouTube, revealed the tool will utilize the Google-created Aloud plus the platform will be bringing over the team behind the AI from Area 120, a division of the parent company that frequently works on experimental tech. Easy translation The way the translation system works, according to the official Aloud website, is the AI will first transcribe a video into a script. You then edit the transcription to get rid of any errors, make clarifications, or highlight text “where timing is critical.” From there, you give the edited script back to Aloud where it will automatically translate your video into the language of your choice. Once done, you can publish the newly dubbed content by uploading any new audio tracks onto their original video. A Google representative told us “creators do not have to [actually] understand any of the languages that they are dubbing into.” Aloud will handle all of the heavy lifting surrounding complex tasks like “translation, timing, and speech synthesis.” Again, all you have to do is double-check the transcription. Future changes It’s unknown when the Aloud update will launch. However, YouTube is already working on expanding the AI beyond what it’s currently possible. Right now, Aloud can only translate English content to either Spanish or Portuguese. But there are plans to expand into other languages from Hindi to Indonesian plus support for different dialects. Later down the line, the platform will introduce a variety of features such as “voice preservation, better emotion transfer, and even lip reanimation” to improve enunciation. Additionally, YouTube is going to build in some safeguards ensuring only the creators can “dub their own content”. The same Google representative from earlier also told us the platform is testing the Aloud AI with “hundreds of [YouTube] creators” with plans to add more over time. As of June 2023, over 10,000 videos have been dubbed in over 70 languages. You can join the early access program by filling out the official Google Docs form. If you want to know what an Aloud dub sounds like, go watch the channel trailer for the Amoeba Sisters channel on YouTube. Click the gear icon, go to Audio Track, then select Spanish. The robotic voice you’ll hear is what the AI will create. https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/youtube-video-translation-is-getting-an-ai-powered-dubbing-tool-upgrade