Satellite imagery and machine learning offer a new, far more detailed look at the maritime industry, specifically the number and activities of fishing and transport ships at sea. Turns out there are way more of them than publicly available data would suggest, a fact that policymakers should heed. As a shared global resource, the oceans … Read more
ROME — Pope Francis on Thursday called for an international treaty to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically, arguing that the risks of technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness are too great. Francis added his voice to increasing calls for binding, global regulation of AI in his annual message … Read more
Israeli forces have progressed miles since entering the Gaza Strip overnight on Oct. 27 and appear to have effectively severed Gaza City from the south, new satellite imagery shows. Vehicle tracks made over the past week and visible on Planet Labs images taken Nov. 3 show advances along three main routes, from the northwest, northeast … Read more
Kuva Space, a hyperspectral imagery startup founded in Finland, has closed a €16.6 million ($17.6 million) Series A funding round as it looks to deploy up to 100 satellites by the end of the decade. The startup, formerly called Reaktor Space Lab, was founded in 2016 and spent its first four years focused on building … Read more
The Guardian newspaper has fired longtime editorial cartoonist Steve Bell after refusing to run a caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that critics said drew on antisemitic imagery ByThe Associated Press October 19, 2023, 8:01 AM FILE – Steve Bell, a veteran cartoonist with Britian’s Guardian newspaper, talks to the Associated Press at the … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment Fernando Botero, a Colombian artist who developed a signature type portray rotund, inflated but sensuous figures with a whimsical or satirical edge, and who branched into monumental sculptures that adorned a few of the world’s most well-known boulevards, died Sept. 15 at a hospital in Monaco. He was 91. Mauricio Vallejo, … Read more