Air freight operators have increased their greenhouse gas emissions by 25% compared to 2019, according to a report [PDF] by campaign group Stand.earth. The analysis found that operators ran about 300,000 more flights in 2023 than in 2019, a 30% increase in volume. The United States accounted for over 40% of global air freight emissions. The Guardian adds: FedEx and UPS were responsible for 24.7% of the industry's carbon emissions in 2023. It is estimated that 99.8% of aviation fuel is produced from fossil fuels, with the scaling of low carbon replacements a distant prospect. Research published last year forecast that global annual parcel volume could increase to 800bn parcels a year by 2030 [PDF], compared with 315bn in 2022.

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The US Conference of Mayors, which speaks for the administrations of more than 1,400 cities with a population of at least 30,000 people, adopted a resolution over the weekend at its annual meeting that voiced an objection to HR 3557, a draft law known as the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023. From a report: The bill, which was introduced by House Rep Earl Carter (R-GA) last May and is awaiting further consideration by Congress, is ostensibly designed to make it easier for telcos to build infrastructure and run additional cables on state and locally managed land, ideally allowing fast broadband connectivity to reach more and more folks. Rep Carter went as far as saying his proposals will ensure "more Americans have access to internet and the United States can maintain its competitive edge against China." Meanwhile, the mayors say HR 3557 strips local governments of authority to oppose bad projects. What raises particular ire are provisions in the draft law that would provide a very short window for opposition. What we have here, basically, is a classic example of one side trying to strip away what is perceived to be bureaucracy and red tape, and the other side insisting that checks and balances are sorely needed.

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An anonymous reader shares a report: Since the James Webb Space Telescope began operating two years ago, astronomers have been using it to leapfrog one another millions of years into the past, back toward the moment they call cosmic dawn, when the first stars and galaxies were formed. Last month, an international team doing research as the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey, or JADES, said it had identified the earliest, most distant galaxy yet found -- a banana-shaped blob of color measuring 1,600 light-years across. It was already shining with intense starlight when the universe was in its relative infancy, at only 290 million years old, the astronomers said. The new galaxy, known as JADES-GS-z14-0, is one of a string of Webb discoveries, including early galaxies and black holes, that challenge conventional models of how the first stars and galaxies formed. "This discovery proves that luminous galaxies were already in place 300 million years after the Big Bang and are more common than what was expected," the researchers wrote in a paper posted to an online physics archive. "Galaxy formation models will need to address the existence of such large and luminous galaxies so early in cosmic history," said the authors, who were led by Stefano Carniani, a professor at the university Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy. The galaxy was first spotted during a deep space survey with the Webb's Near Infrared Camera, one of the telescope's workhorse instruments. Within a patch of southern sky known as the Jades Origin Field, which is about a quarter of the size of a full moon, scientists found 11 galaxies that seemed to date from when the universe was less than 400 million years old -- far more than they had expected. Subsequent studies by Dr. Carniani and his colleagues with the telescope's infrared spectrograph revealed that the wavelength of light from JADES-GS-z14-0 had been stretched more than 15-fold by the expansion of the universe (a redshift of 14 to use astronomical jargon), similar to the way a siren's pitch becomes lower as it speeds away. That means light has been coming toward us for 13.5 billion years, since shortly after the universe began. (The universe is about 13.8 billion years old, according to cosmological calculations.) The light from the galaxy is spread over a diffuse region, which indicates that the glow was coming from stars, not the gullet of a black hole. Its brightness corresponded to the output of hundreds of millions of suns, an astonishing number to have formed and assembled in only 290 million years.

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Security researchers claim to have discovered exposed API keys in the code of Rabbit's R1 AI device, potentially allowing access to all user responses and company services. The group, known as Rabbitude, says they could send emails from internal Rabbit addresses to demonstrate the vulnerability. 404 Media adds: In a statement, Rabbit said, "Today we were made aware of an alleged data breach. Our security team immediately began investigating it. As of right now, we are not aware of any customer data being leaked or any compromise to our systems. If we learn of any other relevant information, we will provide an update once we have more details."

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An anonymous reader shares a report: If you've been mindlessly scrolling through streaming services and have been feeling even less enthused than usual, you may not be entirely to blame: almost all major US streamers have been cutting their original TV output this year, according to new analysis (paywalled) from Variety. From content monolith Netflix, which released 203 original shows in the first half of 2023 compared with 174 in H1 '24, to Disney+, which has halved its already-slim original TV library as it continues an apparent shift to quality over quantity, shrinkage has hit the streaming world hard. Indeed, of the 8 major streamers Variety studied from Luminate data, only Max and Peacock maintained their output level year over year. All told, the number of original seasons fell 19% at the 8 streamers tracked.

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Chinese undersea cable manufacturers are experiencing growth despite U.S. trade restrictions, as Beijing pushes for self-sufficiency in critical communications infrastructure, Nikkei is reporting. FiberHome International Technologies, blacklisted by the U.S. in 2020, reports increased business due to China's drive for domestic production. "We don't need foreign technologies," a FiberHome executive told Nikkei. China is challenging U.S. dominance in the global undersea cable network, which spans 1.4 million kilometers and carries over 95% of the world's data. Chinese companies are expected to contribute 45% of new cable installations from 2023 to 2028, according to industry estimates. The Asia-Pacific region leads in subsea cable investment, with China spearheading multiple projects connecting to Southeast Asian nations. This aligns with President Xi Jinping's "Digital Silk Road" initiative, part of the broader Belt and Road strategy. However, geopolitical tensions have led to project delays and increased costs. Some cables are being rerouted to avoid contentious areas like the South China Sea, potentially creating parallel networks divided along geopolitical lines.

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Il y a quelques jours, plusieurs enseignes US avaient avancé des dates pour les prochains processeurs Zen 5 d'AMD. Pour mémoire, l'offre du géant rouge se décompose en Ryzen AI 300, c'est la base des APU Zen 5 avec RDNA 3.5 pour portables pour le moment en espérant un jour une version AM5, et les Gr...

BrianFagioli writes: Canonical has introduced a new service enabling the creation of custom distroless Docker images under its "Everything LTS" program. This initiative allows customers to include any open-source software in their Docker images, regardless of whether it is packaged in Ubuntu, with a security maintenance commitment of up to 12 years. [...] This expansion of the Ubuntu Pro offering incorporates numerous new open-source components, especially current AI/ML tools, maintained directly from the source rather than as traditional 'deb' packages. This approach aims to minimize the attack surface of containers, thereby enhancing security and aiding compliance with various regulatory standards such as FIPS, FedRAMP, EU Cyber Resilience Act, FCC U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, and DISA-STIG.

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The U.S. government last week announced an unprecedented ban on selling Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky's software, citing national security concerns. The move, effective July 20, has left American resellers confused and worried about its impact. Kaspersky can provide updates to existing customers until September 29, after which the software's effectiveness will diminish. From a report: Avi Fleischer, the founder of Technical Difficulties, told TechCrunch that not only does he sell Kaspersky to his customers, he also uses its products on his phone and personal computer. He added that the ban is "annoying, to say the least," because he will now have to find another antivirus company and migrate all his customers to the new product, which will cost him time and money. "It's just a lot of time lost for nothing. And I don't see how I can even really charge end users for this," Fleischer said in a phone call. "It was my suggestion that they use Kaspersky and now Kaspersky is being banned by the United States government. What am I supposed to do?"

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Déployé en version stable avril 2022 et désormais proposé dans sa version 5.4, l'Unreal Engine 5 a introduit une technologie importante pour l’éclairage : Lumen... [Tout lire]

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The Nightscarred: Forgotten Gods est un nouveau projet de jeu basé sur le moteur d'Epic et ce dernier semble parfait pour tirer parti des diverses capacités de l'Unreal Engine 5, avec un monde à la physique développée et des pouvoirs magiques, qui promettent des effets visuels poussés ! The Nightscarred: Forgotten Gods parait être le premier gros projet du studio Shadowfall Studios, la date de sortie n'est pas connue, le jeu sera proposé sur PS5, Xbox Series et PC, l'aventure sera jouable en solo ou en co-op. Embrassez votre destin en tant que fille d'Erlik, le dieu de la mort, dans ce jeu d'action à la première personne immersif. Créez vos propres sorts, combinez-les de manière créative avec le système de combat hybride de Nightscarred, et assassinez vos ennemis pour rétablir l'équilibre dans un monde chamanique basé sur la mythologie turque et animé par la physique. Jouez en solo ou en coopération jusqu'à 2 joueurs. Résolvez des énigmes physiques pour démêler des secrets anciens, débloquer des chemins cachés et obtenir de puissantes runes qui vous aideront dans votre voyage. Commencez en tant que méchant et évoluez en un personnage moralement ambigu au fur et à mesure que le jeu se déroule. […]

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A nos yeux, la GeForce RTX 4070 Super est dans aucun doute la meilleure des RTX 4000 de NVIDIA. Avec son update sur les Cuda Cores et ses fréquences, elle est un choix parfait pour les joueurs. Elle se débrouillera sans peine en 1440p et 2160p et profite aussi des technos des verts. […]

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On continue dans les CG à bon prix, avec un des meilleurs tarifs du web pour une GeForce RTX 4060 Ti qui s'affiche à 354.90 euros chez RDC, avec un modèle plus petit que la 4060 que dont nous venons de parler. Ce modèle de Gigabyte qui répond à la référence GeForce RTX 4060 Ti WINDFORCE OC 8G est en Dual Fan, mesure 201 x 120 x 41 mm, occupe aussi deux slots et propose aussi un OC d'usine. […]

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Si vous cherchez une grosse GeForce RTX 4060, avec un système de refroidissement qui est conséquent, alors RDC a le modèle qu'il vous faut avec la Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 EAGLE OC 8G. Un modèle OC qui a donc le droit à pas moins de trois ventilateurs, le tout avec ses dimensions de 270 x 115 x 40 mm. La carte occupe deux slots et nécessite un 8 PIN PCI Express pour fonctionner. […]

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YouTube is negotiating with major record labels to license songs for AI tools that clone popular artists' music, according to Financial Times. The Google-owned platform is offering upfront payments to Sony, Warner, and Universal to secure rights for training AI software, aiming to launch new features this year. But there are roadblocks to the deal, the story adds: However, many artists remain fiercely opposed to AI music generation, fearing it could undermine the value of their work. Any move by a label to force their stars into such a scheme would be hugely controversial. [...] YouTube last year began testing a generative AI tool that lets people create short music clips by entering a text prompt. The product, initially named "Dream Track," was designed to imitate the sound and lyrics of well-known singers. But only 10 artists agreed to participate in the test phase, including Charli XCX, Troye Sivan and John Legend, and Dream Track was made available to a just small group of creators.

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Les attaques terroristes du Hamas, relayées sur les réseaux sociaux par l’État islamique et Al-Qaïda, seraient en bonne partie responsable de cette augmentation des demandes de retraits de contenus. 90 % d’entre elles émanent de l’Office anti-cybercriminalité (OFAC), qui a remplacé l’Office central de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux technologies de l’information et de la communication (OCLCTIC).

Après une nette diminution des contenus retirés observée en 2022 par rapport à l’année 2021, « tous les chiffres de retrait et de blocage sont en forte hausse en 2023 par rapport à l’année 2022 », relève le rapport d’activité 2023 de la personnalité qualifiée de l’Arcom « chargée du contrôle des dispositifs administratifs de lutte contre la diffusion de contenus terroristes et pédopornographiques » :

« + 40 % s’agissant des demandes de retrait de contenus pédopornographiques, et + 50 % s’agissant des demandes de retrait de contenus d’apologie du terrorisme. »

• Une explosion de demandes de retrait de contenus exploitant sexuellement des enfants
• La personnalité qualifiée a examiné 83 000 demandes de retrait, contre 133 000 l’an passé

Des chiffres qu’il revient de recontextualiser. Le nombre de demandes de contrôle des mesures administratives de retrait, blocage ou déréférencement de contenus en ligne était en effet passé de 11 757 en 2019 à 50 448 en 2020 (+329 %), 133 295 en 2021 (+264 %), avant de retomber à 82 754 en 2022 (-38 %), et 118 160 en 2023 (+143 %).

Les contenus à caractère pédopornographique demeurent largement majoritaires par rapport aux contenus à caractère terroriste, puisqu’ils représentent « environ 80 % » des demandes contrôlées par la personnalité qualifiée en 2023.

Celui des demandes de retrait de contenus relevant de la « pédopornographie » était ainsi passé de 7 425 en 2019 à 46 803 en 2020 (+530 %), 118 407 en 2021 (+153 %), 67 577 en 2022 (-43 %), et 95 236 en 2024 (+41 %).

Le nombre de demandes de retrait de contenus faisant l’apologie du terrorisme était quant à lui respectivement passé de 4 332 à 3 645 (-16 %), 14 888 (+308 %), 15 177 (+2 %) et 22 924 en 2023 (+51 %), « un chiffre jamais atteint jusqu’à présent », exception faite, comme l’indique le graphique de l’Arcom, de l’année 2017, qui avait enregistré 32 739 demandes de retrait de contenus à caractère terroriste.

Daesh et à Al-Qaïda recyclent les attaques terroristes du Hamas