Comment on Kamala Harris' VP choice likely won't be driven by 'chemistry' but by who can best help the ticket, a top Democrat says

Nearly a year and a half after it was announced, the Cannabis Research Institute is getting operations underway in Chicago, with the goal of studying, among other things, how marijuana could help or harm people. The institute’s leader hopes to break new ground in finding medical uses for cannabis, possibly for the treatment of cancer.

The chiefs of MI6 and the CIA have revealed for the first time that the agencies are using generative AI. In a joint article for the Financial Times, Sir Richard Moore and William Burns wrote: “We are now using AI, including generative AI, to enable and improve intelligence activities — from summarisation to ideation to helping identify key information in a sea of data.” The spookmasters are reportedly training AI to help protect and “red team” their operations to ensure it can “still stay secret when we need to.” In the FT op-ed, they wrote: “We are using cloud technologies so our brilliant data scientists can make the most of our data, and we are partnering with the most innovative companies in the US, UK and around the world.” The conflict in Ukraine has shown how technology has changed the course of war, and highlighted the need to “adapt, experiment and innovate.” They continued: “Beyond Ukraine, we continue to work together to disrupt the reckless campaign of sabotage across Europe being waged by Russian intelligence, and its cynical use of technology to spread lies and disinformation designed to drive wedges between us.” How AI is helping MI6 and CIA The security service heads also made their first public speaking appearance at the FT Weekend Festival at London’s Kenwood House on Saturday (September 7).

PeiPei, a meme coin with a potential Binance listing, faces short-term challenges as the broader market declines but holds a promising long-term outlook. This article examines PeiPei’s price using technical analysis and potential developments that could fuel its price surge. It also explores another emerging frog meme coin, Pepe Unchained, which attracted crypto whales and led to an ICO surge of $12.5 million. PeiPei price analysis and prediction Despite a recent 2% decline and a current market cap of $49 million, PeiPei’s potential Binance listing and strong community support suggest a positive outlook, especially considering the coin’s 10% increase over the past week. The broader crypto market downturn, including Bitcoin and Ethereum’s 12% and 10% drops, has affected PeiPei’s performance, but its 37% decline over the past month aligns with the overall market trend. A major factor driving PeiPei’s appeal is its play-to-earn game, developed by Emmy Game Studio.

Developers talk a lot about “immutability.” Outside the technical world, it usually means something negative: unmoving, inflexible, and entrenched. However, in the technical field, these features become an advantage and mean that a system is reliable and reproducible. Like many concepts and trends in technology, it’s nothing new. NixOS (more on it later) has existed for over twenty years, and ChromeOS is probably the most widely used immutable operating system (OS).

Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 456 for Sept. 9.

Here are some hints, and the answers, for the Sept. 9 Strands puzzle, No. 190.