Lessons to Avoid Societal Collapse From 5,000 Years of History

Luke Kemp, author of Goliath’s Curse, joins the Zero podcast to discuss whether climate change and AI make our society ...
UPI

Building collapse kills 15 in northern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 9 (UPI) --Rescue operations at a two-block residential building in northern Tripoli ended Monday after 15 people were killed and eight injured in the second such incident in two ...
Des Moines Register

Farm leaders warn of 'collapse of American agriculture' in dire letter

American farmers are experiencing significant financial losses due to rising costs and trade disputes. A $12 billion government aid program is expected to cover only a fraction of farmers' total ...
WLWT

Dozens of cows trapped after barn collapse in Waynesville, Ohio

Dozens of cows are trapped after a barn collapse in Waynesville, Ohio, officials say.The call came in around 12:56 p.m. for a collapsed structure.The Wayne Township fire chief tells WLWT 30 to 40 cows ...
Bloomberg L.P.

AI Boom Raises Stakes in Fallout From Regional Banking Collapse

From loans backed by venture investments to high-stakes talent grabs and new offices, the banking industry has rushed to fill the void left by the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley’s major lenders. An ...
Inc

How to Prepare for the Coming Collapse of the Tech Industry

It’s the end of the (tech) world as we know it. And I feel fine. By now, you’ve probably heard several of the dozens of reasons why this is the closing chapter of tech’s 50-year reign over the ...
Futurism

Earth’s Lower Orbit Could Rapidly Collapse, Scientists Warn

If you thought humanity already had its hands full with climate change, think again. With satellites and space junk increasingly cluttering our planet’s low Earth orbit, a team of scientists warn that ...
abc13

HVAC cooling tower falls, causing partial garage collapse near Galleria, Houston fire officials say

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Fire Department said it responded to a building collapse in the Galleria area over the weekend. According to HFD, crews were called to a collapse at a parking ...
ZDNet

AI is quietly poisoning itself and pushing models toward collapse - but there's a cure

When AI LLMs "learn" from other AIs, the result is GIGO. You will need to verify your data before you can trust your AI answers. This approach requires a dedicated effort across your company.
The Economist

The collapse of a Brazilian bank ensnares politicians and judges

Daniel Vorcaro started living it up after becoming the head of Banco Master, a mid-sized Brazilian bank, in 2019. Over the next few years he spent lavishly on properties, private jets, a luxury hotel ...
Gothamist

City suspends Bronx demolition contractor after building collapse, citing risks

The city is suspending a demolition contractor’s ability to work in New York City and halting construction at all sites he’s involved with after a partial building collapse in the Bronx earlier this ...
Foreign Policy

Why Iran’s Regime Didn’t Collapse

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