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San Francisco-area estate sells for $70m in sign of AI-fueled wealth explosion

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:22:48+00:00

New owner is said to be involved in AI industry, as new class of multimillionaires is entering the real estate raceA luxury Lake Como-inspired estate in the San Francisco Bay Area has sold to a buyer “in the AI world” for a record $70m, in the latest sign of a new tech wealth boom that’s pushing home prices to extraordinary heights in the regionThe property south of San Francisco not only becomes the most expensive sale in its affluent town of Hillsborough, doubling a previous record, but is also the most expensive sale in northern California this year, according to listing agent Jennifer Gils

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Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:01:42+00:00

RCN calls for more air conditioners as Burnham faces pressure to recognise urgency of adaptation to climate crisisNurses are collapsing during shifts amid “inhumane and impossible” conditions caused by extreme heat, their union has warned, as Andy Burnham promised to grapple with “the bigger questions” of climate adaptation.Amid growing pressure from Labour backbenches to fully acknowledge the urgency of adaptation measures as the climate crisis bites, Burnham said he was for now focusing on the immediate crises caused by an ongoing summer of extreme heat. Continue reading...

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Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:00:47+00:00

Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.

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Putin minaccia le navi europee: “Basta sequestri o reagiremo”

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:00:00+00:00

La risposta allo stop ai cargo della flotta ombra. Medvedev: “Attaccheremo i vostri mercantili”. Le pressioni di Vance su Kiev per fermare i raid sulle petroliere russe nel Mar Nero

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Rabat e Madrid blindano Ceuta, Melilla può riservare sorprese

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:00:00+00:00

Forze di sicurezza in campo Continuano le fake news: “Il 15 in Spagna è festa, sarà tutto aperto”. Le autorità smentiscono sui social

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Battocletti: “Mangio carne di struzzo. La mia dieta d’oro”

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:00:00+00:00

Intervista alla regina dei 5mila, che domani ci riprova sui 10mila. La famiglia, la religione, l’alimentazione e la tesi di laurea da finire

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Fantini completa il podio del martello

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:00:00+00:00

Dopo un terzo e un primo posto, Sara è seconda. Ematoma all’adduttore per Jacobs: mercoledì risonanza a Roma

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La legge Bove tradita dal governo: mancano i soldi per i defibrillatori

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:00:00+00:00

Per il ddl sul primo soccorso promosso dall’ex calciatore della Fiorentina servono 5 milioni dal Ministero dell’Economia. Lombardo (Azione): “Così si butta un anno di lavoro”

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Arabian Sea Bird and Turtle Habitat Threatened by Oil From Grounded Tanker

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:49:14+00:00

The spill of Russian crude bound for India compounds the environmental damage from spills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers and oil facilities have come under attack.

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La Colombie autorise des opérations antidrogue conjointes avec les Etats-Unis

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:41:37+00:00

Elu sur la promesse d’éradiquer les groupes impliqués dans le narcotrafic, le nouveau président colombien, Abelardo de la Espriella, est un allié de son homologue américain, Donald Trump. Cet accord, annoncé mercredi 12 août, permet à Washington d’accélérer sa lutte contre le trafic de drogue en Amérique latine.

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Australia politics live: Andrew Bragg says low-income earners should accept they will live in substandard housing; Rio Tinto given $2.5bn bailout

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:35:08+00:00

Shadow housing minister defends speech after criticism move would lock disadvantaged into skyrocketing power bills. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegislation forcing tech companies to pay for Australian journalism to be introducedThe government will today introduce its legislation forcing tech companies to pay for journalism in Australia after making a series of 11th-hour changes and reaching an agreement with the Coalition.That obligation to enter into at least eight deals is if they want to fully acquit. So it still will be open to tech co

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Minnesota man killed his wife and child before dying by suicide, police say

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:34:08+00:00

Police said they believed deceased man was assailant in domestic-related homicide at daycare centerA man killed a woman and their child inside a small in-home daycare center they own in Minnesota before taking his own life, police said on Wednesday.Hopkins police department said in statement they responded to a report of a stabbing at the residence on the 200 block of Tyler Avenue North around 9am in the Minneapolis suburb of Hopkins. Inside, they found two adults and a child dead. Continue reading...

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Pay with a glance at a screen as biometric technology company begins push into Australian retail

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:30:41+00:00

Customers will be able to pay using face and palm scans, potentially speeding up transactions – but rollout of the technology is likely to be slowGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe company behind 300,000 Eftpos terminals across Australia is hoping shoppers will want to make payments by simply glancing at a screen, as biometric technology pushes further into retailing.Verifone is selling the innovation as “pay for your coffee with a smile”, promising faster checkouts for people who opt in to having their face or palm-vein – the veins in people’s hands – biometrics us

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US army helicopter crashes in Texas, killing two people and sparking wildfire

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:27:48+00:00

Military official says AH-64 Apache had been on a routine training flight near Fort Hood when it went downAn army Apache helicopter crashed in a central Texas field on Wednesday, killing both people on board and sparking a wildfire that forced several homes to be evacuated, a sheriff’s official said.Officials from nearby Fort Hood announced that the AH-64 Apache helicopter had crashed. Cliff Coleman, spokesperson for the Bell county sheriff’s office, confirmed that both occupants had died. Continue reading...

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Капитальное похолодание

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:27:42+00:00

Капитал по своей природе осторожен, если не сказать труслив. Десятилетия мы наблюдали следующую картину: международные инвестиции шли туда, где сосуществовали дешевое производство и высокие темпы роста национальной экономики. В 2026 г. все поменялось. На смену глобализации прошлых лет пришла экономическая форма, при которой инвестиционные решения определяются не только рыночными факторами, но и соображениями долгосрочной безопасности.

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Ignore the doomsdayers – property investing in Australia is far from broken

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:24:28+00:00

Investor loan applications may have fallen since the start of the year, but the slump already appears to be turning aroundGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIgnore the doomsday warnings about the government’s tax changes – property investing in Australia is a little bruised, but it’s far from broken.The country’s biggest mortgage lender, Commonwealth Bank, reported a bumper $11bn full-year cash profit on Wednesday, backed by robust demand for its lending products, especially mortgages. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : l’armée ukrainienne va limiter la diffusion de données sur les frappes de missiles russes

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:21:10+00:00

Les restrictions portent sur « le nombre des cibles lancées, abattues, neutralisées ou n’ayant pas atteint leurs objectifs », a expliqué le commandement militaire au moment où la Russie intensifie ses attaques avec des armes que l’Ukraine a de plus en plus de mal à intercepter.

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It must have been love, but it’s over now: sex toy placed in trash bin triggers DC bomb squad

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:11:51+00:00

After person is spotted disposing of suspicious device, police with K-9 unit halt major roadway for two hoursA stretch of a major Washington DC roadway was brought to a standstill during Wednesday morning’s rush hour after the city’s bomb squad responded to a suspicious device – only for police to later identify the object as a sex toy.The situation unfolded at about 7 am as many commuters were on their way to work. Authorities initially told WUSA9 that a witness had reported seeing someone place a suspicious package inside a trash can near the Tenleytown fire station. Continue reading...

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Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:07:47+00:00

As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.

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Испытательные лаборатории проверят духовность и нравственность ИИ

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T22:07:10+00:00

Российские IT-компании с одобрения Минцифры смогут передать в независимую испытательную лабораторию проверку соответствия больших моделей искусственного интеллекта (ИИ) закону и традиционным духовно-нравственным ценностям. Об этом «Ведомостям» рассказали источники в одной из компаний – участников обсуждений, профильной IT-ассоциации и подтвердил собеседник в Минцифры. Соответствующие обсуждения проходили в конце июля – начале августа на площадке АНО «Цифровая экономика» в рамках готовящихся подзаконных актов к принятому закону об ИИ.

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