Project update + 3 news stories

Hey everyone! I have a project update for you after the news.

Today ChatGPT read 7821 top news stories. After removing previously covered events, there are 3 articles with a significance score over 6.

[6.2] China's machine tools aid Russia's war effort in Ukraine — washingtonpost.com

NATO has labeled China a “decisive enabler” of Russia's war in Ukraine, citing the transfer of "dual-use" equipment, including advanced machine tools. Oree Laser, a Chinese machine tool manufacturer, has been sanctioned by the U.S. amid claims that such tools are utilized in Russian weapons production. Notably, China's exports of these machine tools more than doubled in 2023, according to United Nations trade data.

[6.1] Google's AI solves math problems, but needs human help — Ars Technica

Google DeepMind's AI models, AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, reportedly solved four out of six problems from the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad, earning a score of 28 out of 42 points. This achievement marks the first time an AI has reached such performance in the competition. However, the models required extensive time and human assistance for problem translation, raising questions about their capabilities.

[6.0] Bangladesh returns to normalcy after deadly protests — The Associated Press

Bangladesh is returning to a semblance of normalcy after over a week of protests against a government job quota system, which led to nearly 200 deaths. Following clashes starting July 15, the Supreme Court ruled to reduce the quota from 30% to 5%. A partial internet restoration is underway, with curfews still in effect. Authorities deployed 27,000 soldiers to maintain order amid ongoing tensions.

Highly covered news with significance over 5.3

[5.6] CDC's bird flu test has flaws, raising reliability concerns
(scientificamerican.com + 7)

[5.5] UK won't challenge ICC's arrest warrant for Netanyahu
(bbc.com + 15)

[5.4] European Medicines Agency rejects breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug
(Financial Times + 6)

[5.4] Apple drops out of China's top five smartphone sellers
(Financial Times + 29)

[5.3] EU allocates $1.6 billion from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
(abcnews.go.com + 6)

[5.3] Astronomers find first emission spectra in brightest gamma-ray burst of all time
(arstechnica.com + 7)

Hi everyone,

It's been about two months since my last project update. In that time, I made many improvements to the project, but I had little time to tell you about them. Let's fix that.

Today, I’m very excited to share one update you might have already noticed if you read the intro:

We now analyze almost 10 times more articles than before!

This increase brings several benefits:

1. We now cover new sources. Many of them instantly made the top, improving significant news coverage: Reuters, BBC, Scientific American, NPR, and Ars Technica.

2. With broader coverage, the "highly covered news" section should offer more stories without compromising on significance.

3. The increased volume of stories means much more local news coverage. This will finally let me create a “significant local news” section on the website and maybe even start localized newsletters.

This is just the beginning of a series of exciting updates. In one of the next one, I'll tell you about the biggest improvement of the scoring system I've ever made.

Have a great weekend!

Vadim

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