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Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.

Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.

© Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times

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French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force

Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as key legacy

French high schools are rushing to put in place a ban on mobile phones this week as Emmanuel Macron pushes for children to spend less time in front of screens.

Education unions warned that banning mobile phone use in lycées – where children are aged 15 to 18 – would be hard to implement quickly.

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© Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

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French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force

Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as key legacy

French high schools are rushing to put in place a ban on mobile phones this week as Emmanuel Macron pushes for children to spend less time in front of screens.

Education unions warned that banning mobile phone use in lycées – where children are aged 15 to 18 – would be hard to implement quickly.

Continue reading...

© Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

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Фреймворк WebDesktopGL для запуска веб-сайтов как десктопных приложений в Astra Linux и Linux системах. Через Chromium

WebDesktopGL — это фреймворк для преобразования веб-сайтов в настольные приложения на основе Chromium. Совместим с Astra Linux и другими системами Linux. В статье рассказано о следующем:

Как использовать браузер Chromium в качестве отдельного графического движка (параметры запуска Chromium).

Как на виртуальном экране Xephyr или Xvfb (X-сервере) реализованном над Xorg, добавить поддержку GPU видеокарты.

Как реализовать буфер обмена между дисплеями с помощью xclip в Astra Linux и других системах Linux.

Цель работы — это создание аналога фреймворка Electron, альтернативного программного продукта WebDesktopGL, для Astra Linux и других систем Linux. Фреймворк WebDesktopGL был протестирован в средах Wayland и X11 в Ubuntu 24.04 (KDE), в X11 Ubuntu 22.04 (KDE) и Astra Linux 1.8.

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Unstable Manhattan Building Had More Damaged Columns Than Previously Known

Drawings obtained by The New York Times and reviewed by engineers show insufficient reinforcements on eight more steel columns than previously known at a Manhattan building.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

More columns at the former Pfizer building had missing or insufficient reinforcement plates than was previously known.
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DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says

A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife received the money from a state Medicaid settlement and diverted it to political committees supporting a cause favored by the governor.

© Chris O'Meara/Associated Press

Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady, started the Hope Florida charity in 2021 and made it central to her public persona.
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