the background shortcut fr. the film <In the Land of Saints and Sinners>(2023)
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UN secretary-general lambasts COP28 presidency’s net zero charter
Plans launched by summit president Sultan al-Jaber ‘clearly fall short of what is required’, says António Guterres
https://www.ft.com/content/8c6e1806-5d4a-4882-be26-c740e7482317
UAE COP28 decarbonisation decoded
Global Decarbonisation Accelerator Umbrella plan for energy, industry and transport sectors — collectively responsible for the bulk of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter COP28 UAE presidency and Saudi Arabia jointly launched plan for 51 companies, responsible for 40 per cent of global oil production, to cut emissions to net zero from their operations by 2050. Voluntary, accounts for only about 15 per cent of total global emissions.
Methane Agreement to “zero-out” methane emissions and eliminate routine flaring by 2030. This does not address the bulk of “fugitive” emissions from coal mines.
Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge 116 countries signed an agreement to triple worldwide installed renewable energy generation capacity to at least 11,000GW and double the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements from about 2 per cent to more than 4 per cent each year to 2030.
UAE Hydrogen Declaration of Intent 27 countries agreed to a global certification standard and to recognise existing certification schemes for hydrogen, without specifying if it is made from renewable energy sources.
Industrial Transition Accelerator Coalition agreed to share information, source finance and conduct lobbying, involving the UN, the UAE and Bloomberg.
Global Cooling Pledge 52 countries agreed to cut global air conditioning emissions by 68 per cent by 2050, or 7 per cent of the global total.
UN secretary-general António Guterres has criticised emissions reduction plans launched by COP28 climate summit president Sultan al-Jaber, saying they “clearly fall short of what is required”.
But less than 24 hours after their launch, Guterres said the agreement “says nothing about eliminating emissions from fossil fuel consumption”.
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However, continuation funds can be unpopular with limited partners which must decide whether to continue to back a VC fund for several more years, or sell their stake, typically at a discount. There are also regulatory restrictions that make it difficult for venture firms that are not registered investment advisers (RIAs) to set up such vehicles.
Dozens of large venture funds such as Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst have become RIAs in recent years. The regulatory designation made it easier for them to trade in cryptocurrencies, debt and in secondaries, in which they can trade stock with other private investors. “There used to be clear lines between what a venture capital fund and a private equity fund was, but now all these strategies are converging,” said Binder. “Venture funds . . . are doing the sort of thing you could never have imagined 10 years ago.”
Dozens of large venture funds such as Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst have become RIAs in recent years. The regulatory designation made it easier for them to trade in cryptocurrencies, debt and in secondaries, in which they can trade stock with other private investors. “There used to be clear lines between what a venture capital fund and a private equity fund was, but now all these strategies are converging,” said Binder. “Venture funds . . . are doing the sort of thing you could never have imagined 10 years ago.”
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RESEARCHERS DEVISED AN ATTACK TECHNIQUE TO EXTRACT CHATGPT TRAINING DATA
@misc{nasr2023scalable, title={Scalable Extraction of Training Data from (Production) Language Models}, author={Milad Nasr and Nicholas Carlini and Jonathan Hayase and Matthew Jagielski and A. Feder Cooper and Daphne Ippolito and Christopher A. Choquette-Choo and Eric Wallace and Florian Tramèr and Katherine Lee}, year={2023}, eprint={2311.17035}, archivePrefix={arXiv}, primaryClass={cs.LG} }
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Their conclusion: the rich got richer and there was no meaningful effect on unemployment or economic growth. It really struck a nerve: after being press released by LSE, it attracted extensive global media coverage, went viral on social media, and was cited by high-profile economists and politicians. As a result, it became the most downloaded paper in the 18-year history of LSE Research Online - the database of all research produced by LSE academics.
The Economic Consequences of MajorTax Cuts for the Rich
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University of Zurich
Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich
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电阻器，电容器，电感器，忆阻器的概念之间的对称性
- 忆阻器和 Crossbar Latch 的组合
- 忆阻器最简单的应用就是作为非易失性阻抗存储器(RRAM)
- 忆阻器还能让电脑理解以往搜集数据的方式，这类似于人类大脑搜集、理解一系列事情的模式，可让计算机在找出自己保存的数据时更加智能
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COMME des GARÇONS Launches Upcycled “Holidays With FREITAG” Bag Collection
COMME des GARÇONS’ visionary founder, Rei Kawakubo, loves her FREITAG bags. And for the holidays, she’s sharing the love with a limited-edition collection that’s as sustainable as it is stylish.
The “Holidays with FREITAG” collection is a vibrant tapestry of five upcycled bags, each one a testament to shared values and design alchemy. Crafted in Japan exclusively from used truck tarpaulins, these bags are more than just accessories—they’re conversations on sustainability and the beauty of reinvention.
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