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Wankang is widely credited with spearheading China’s electric vehicle strategy many years ago.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHEFEI, China — Chinese investment in Europe’s electric vehicle industry could be a way forward for both sides amid ongoing trade tensions, a leading figure in China’s electric vehicle strategy said Wednesday.“I believe that the government [of China and the EU] “The two sides are now looking at how they can combine investment and merchandise trade through negotiations,” said Wan Gang, who is now chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology.Wan made the remarks through an official English translator during a…

U.S. stock markets have been volatile in recent days, rebounding on Tuesday after three consecutive trading days of declines. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose 0.4% and 1.3%, respectively, for the day, while AI darling Nvidia (NASDAQ:) rose 6.8% after falling nearly 15% from its peak last week. “We believe the renewed volatility is not surprising given that surging artificial intelligence (AI) revenues and capital spending are the main drivers of U.S. stocks’ recent surge to all-time highs,” UBS analysts said. “However, we believe that Nvidia’s volatility should not be misconstrued as a warning signal for the company’s structural AI…

Political microtargeting does not increase GPT-4’s persuasive impact relative to non-targeted messages. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403116121 Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) promise to enable scalable, automated, and granular political microtargeting on an unprecedented scale. When integrated with existing personal data databases, for example, LLMs can customize messages to appeal to specific individuals’ weaknesses and values. For example, a 28-year-old non-religious liberal woman with a college degree will receive a completely different message than a 61-year-old religious conservative man who just graduated from high school. Their new paper, “Assessing the Persuasive Power…

Welcome to Playing Through’s new morning ritual: Golf Talk Today. Each morning on “Golf Talk Today,” our staff discusses various aspects of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and other professional golf tournaments. Starting today, premature discussions begin about the 2024 Presidents Cup, as Team USA visits Royal Montreal Golf Club from September 24-29 to face Team International. Following the huge success of the RBC Canadian Open, professional golf is set to return to Canada in 2024. North American golf fans won’t be disappointed, but is it too much for Americans to take on a home-town event? In 2022, Team USA…

Karachi is facing a mysterious and worrying trend as the number of unidentified bodies found in various parts of the city has now reached 22, Geo News reported on Wednesday. Despite the efforts of volunteers from Pakistani non-profit welfare organisations, 22 of the bodies remain unidentified. Five more bodies were discovered on Tuesday, adding to the list of unexplained deaths. A spokesman for the Chhipa Welfare Society said in a statement that its volunteers had found five more bodies in different parts of Karachi, “including three that appeared to be drug addicts, but their identities have not been confirmed so…

Snap Chill Three Snapchill coffee products. London CNN — All Snapchill canned coffee products are being recalled across the United States due to a risk that they may contain a deadly toxin. Snapchill is voluntarily recalling 296 products because the company’s “current (manufacturing) processes may lead to the growth and production of botulinum toxin,” according to a company announcement posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website last week. The company said in a statement that it is not aware of any cases of its products containing botulinum toxin and has not had any reports of customers becoming…

It always makes me laugh when I find out that new “trends” are actually just repackaged versions of ancient traditions. You may not be familiar with the term, but “low dogs” on airplanes are becoming more and more popular (ignoring all distractions, including in-flight entertainment and in-flight food and drink). In other words, the kind of meditation and mindfulness that monks have been doing for hundreds of years to stay focused still works today. Rough handling on airplanes is becoming an epidemic “Rawdogging” or “‘barebacking'” is not a sexual position during intercourse, at least in this context, but a new…

CNN  —  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed back home in Australia, a free man for the first time in 12 years, after a US judge signed off on his unexpected plea deal on Wednesday morning. Cheers erupted from supporters gathered at Canberra Airport in the Australian capital as Assange disembarked the aircraft. He waved to the crowds as he walked across the tarmac. As he approached the terminal, his wife Stella emerged with a broad smile on her face. Assange pulled her into hug, lifting her off the floor before the pair kissed. Earlier Wednesday, Assange walked out of…

A Reddit user is arguing that putting plastic netting on your lawn is pointless, and his post has been gaining traction in the r/f***lawns community. Photos shared show blades of grass pushing through layers of plastic netting, leaving many scratching their heads. Photo credit: Reddit Photo credit: Reddit “What’s the deal with putting plastic netting on your lawn these days?” the poster wrote. “I’ve never seen this until recently and now it’s everywhere. Monoculture lawns are bad enough but to plant with a layer of plastic on the ground is insane! How is this even legal…? You’re literally covering the…

Today’s highlights in sports history:2021 Tour de France: Sign-holding spectators cause biggest pile-up in Tour history during first stage, spectators crack down and are arrested.On this date:1910 – Hazel Hotchkiss wins the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Championships for the second consecutive year. Hotchkiss defeats Louise Hammond 6-4, 6-2 to win the singles title.1925 – Jim Barnes wins the British Open at Prestwick Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland, beating Ted Ray and Archie Compston by one stroke.1959 – Ingmar Johansson knocks out Floyd Patterson in the third round at Yankee Stadium to…