Comment Re: France should just surrender now (Score 2) 86
Yes
Submission + - Polymarket banned in The Netherlands (kansspelautoriteit.nl)
St.Creed writes: Effective immediately, polymarket, the website where you can bet on predictions, has been banned in The Netherlands. The Dutch Kansspelautoriteit (Games of Chance authority) has declared a weekly fine of 420K euro (maximum 840K euro) unless they cease their activities in the country. The users of the website can also be prosecuted, although that is highly unlikely to happen in normal circumstances.
That there is a limit on the fine does not mean that Adventure One, the company behind polymarket, can pay the fine and continue. It just means that that is the point where other measures will be taken.
That there is a limit on the fine does not mean that Adventure One, the company behind polymarket, can pay the fine and continue. It just means that that is the point where other measures will be taken.
Comment Re:Like most dangerous things, it's the misuse... (Score 1) 71
Because unless you are a degenerate criminal, you benefit from the efficient police work.
And it costs you exactly $0 extra.
Submission + - AI Assisted Olympic Training Sparks Digital Steroids Concerns (nerds.xyz)
BrianFagioli writes: Google Cloud is using AI powered motion analysis to help U.S. Olympic skiers and snowboarders refine their tricks using nothing more than standard smartphone video. The system can break down takeoff angles, body position, and landings in near real time, giving athletes and coaches fast, data driven feedback on the mountain rather than hours later in a lab. Google says the goal is to expose tiny biomechanical details that are difficult to spot at full speed, especially in harsh outdoor conditions.
The approach raises an uncomfortable question about fairness in elite sports. While AI does not alter an athleteâ(TM)s physical capabilities the way steroids do, it does inject advanced intelligence into preparation, potentially widening the gap between well funded teams and everyone else. As AI driven training tools become more common, sports governing bodies may need to decide whether this is simply the next evolution of coaching or something closer to digital performance enhancement.
The approach raises an uncomfortable question about fairness in elite sports. While AI does not alter an athleteâ(TM)s physical capabilities the way steroids do, it does inject advanced intelligence into preparation, potentially widening the gap between well funded teams and everyone else. As AI driven training tools become more common, sports governing bodies may need to decide whether this is simply the next evolution of coaching or something closer to digital performance enhancement.
Comment Why is the 5 year tech cutoff (Score 1) 45
I get it, this is a private event by a private company and they have the right to set whatever rules they want
But why stop at the arbitrary cutoff at AI which practically is 5-ish year old technology
Why not go full luddite and require art to be created the way it was 100 years ago?
There were special effects in movies 100 years ago. Just watch Charlie Chaplin movies or Metropolis
Books were typed on mechanical typewriters. None of them digital or even electric typewriters or spellcheckers.
Photographs were created on chemical film. You want to change something - you grab scissors.
But no, these artists take advantage of most of modern digital technology but hypocritically object to others using slightly newer technology.
Comment Re: In 2025 no hurricanes hit the US (Score 0) 61
The problem has been on the horizon for the last 50 years or so.
At this point it's not a "horizon". It's a mirage. As in not happening.
Comment The Right Thing (Score 2, Interesting) 26
I hope RyanAir does the right thing - discontinue all business with Italy.
The pissant bureaucrats across the globe need to be taught to stop meddling with private entities (exceptions for public safety notwithstanding)
And if they hate this particular airline's business methods, go ahead, invest their own money and start their own airline with blackjack and hookers.
Submission + - Japan to Restart Fukushima Nuclear Reactor 15 Years After Disaster (breitbart.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: The assembly of Japan’s Niigata prefecture on Monday passed a vote of confidence in Governor Hanazumi Hideyo’s plan to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which has been shut down ever since the earthquake that caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.
Comment Re: Let's not forget (Score 1) 133
But the same policeman cannot be at two places at once.
Comment Context (Score 0, Troll) 82
Papua New Guinea
Myanmar
Somalia
Vietnam
Brazil
are the countries listed in the TFA that took away visa-free travel rights for US passport holders pushing the rating down.
I, for one, am crushed for needing to get a visa to travel to some sh!thole countries.
Comment Facts are not copyrightable (Score 2) 20
Facts (the substance of encyclopedias) are not copyrightable.
Certain expressions of facts can be copyrightable.
Unless the LLM reproduces the expressions verbatim, they have no case.
Fact of the day: "uncopyrightable" is the longest English word without repeating letters.
Submission + - BMW Says Europe's Gas Engine Ban 'Can Kill an Industry' (motor1.com)
An anonymous reader writes: BMW watched from the sidelines as Audi, Porsche, Mercedes, Volvo, and others announced lofty EV goals a few years ago, only to backtrack in recent months. Munich never vowed to go fully electric within a set timeframe, instead preferring to give customers the freedom of choice. It projects demand will be evenly split between gas and electric cars by 2030, but Bavaria hasn’t committed to a combustion-free future. The company maintains its desire to give people what they want rather than artificially restricting powertrains to EVs, as the European Union plans for 2035. In an interview with Australian magazine CarExpert, Chief Technology Officer Joachim Post argued it should ultimately come down to buyers, not the EU: “Finally, the customer decides.”
Provided the ban takes effect in a little over nine years, the board member fears it could have massive repercussions: "If the European Commission is going to say they have a plan to cut the combustion engine in 2035, they’re not asking the customers and how [EV charging] infrastructure is coming up, how the energy prices are and all the things there. It’s stupid to do that in that way. And you can kill an industry doing it that way."
His concerns are echoed by Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius, who recently warned the European car industry is “heading at full speed against a wall” and could even “collapse” if the EU doesn’t reconsider. The statement came shortly after Stuttgart’s boss admitted the company had to make a “course correction” to keep combustion engines longer than initially planned. Mercedes continues to invest in conventional powertrains, and there's even a completely new V-8 from AMG on the way.
Provided the ban takes effect in a little over nine years, the board member fears it could have massive repercussions: "If the European Commission is going to say they have a plan to cut the combustion engine in 2035, they’re not asking the customers and how [EV charging] infrastructure is coming up, how the energy prices are and all the things there. It’s stupid to do that in that way. And you can kill an industry doing it that way."
His concerns are echoed by Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius, who recently warned the European car industry is “heading at full speed against a wall” and could even “collapse” if the EU doesn’t reconsider. The statement came shortly after Stuttgart’s boss admitted the company had to make a “course correction” to keep combustion engines longer than initially planned. Mercedes continues to invest in conventional powertrains, and there's even a completely new V-8 from AMG on the way.
Comment Re:Unintended consequences (Score 2, Informative) 105
There's no freedom of expression on the UK.
They imprison people by hundreds for factually correct statements on social media and elsewhere..
But they do have freedom to remain employed where they are not wanted. Awesome!
Comment Next on the list - US Mint (Score 2, Insightful) 28
Because geniuses gave cash to scammers, the US Mint should be sued for all the same reason she listed against Zelle.
Comment Re: Good company (Score 1) 33
I still have Panasonic plasma. It's almost 20 years old. Paid $2000 for it back in the day.
Still better black as well as viewing angles compared to what's in the store today.
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