POLITICS A new Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll reveals worrying levels of support for political violence across the political spectrum. One in four Te Pāti Māori voters and one in five ACT voters agree that “New Zealanders may have to resort to violence to get the country back on track.” Younger New Zealanders are far more likely to back political violence — and less likely to have friends with different political views — than older generations. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams said: “It’s alarming that so many New Zealanders think violence might be justified to ‘fix’ the country. This isn’t a fringe issue any more; it’s a massive red flag for the health of our democracy.” “Younger people are not only more open to violence, but they’re also less likely to have friends who see the world differently. That kind of political isolation breeds extremism.” “It is frustrating that having had staff receive death threats and direct intimidation, the Police take absolutely no interest. It puts off good people from participating in public affairs - although for some that is the very purpose.  We should not have to wait for a tragedy for the Police to get their act together." "It’s also time for party leaders to take  responsibility and tone down the rhetoric before it escalates further. Democracy depends on debate, not intimidation. Once people stop talking to each other and start seeing violence as an answer, we’re in real trouble.” ( Source )

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Both the prime minister and the opposition leader earlier criticised Chung over an email about former mayor Tory Whanau.

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TRAFFIC No more waiting at a red light when there are no cars in sight - UC researchers are developing new technology that could cut traffic congestion and reduce the billions of dollars lost to delays each year. Smart Signals, an adaptive traffic signal control that is based on connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), uses live data from these driver-less vehicles – sharing their location, speed and direction – allowing traffic lights to predict when vehicles will arrive at an intersection. Dr Wai Wong, from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC), is leading this new research and says the literature suggests about 30% of travel time could be saved when using CAV-based adaptive signal control. While CAVs can detect and share data on their surroundings, most human-driven vehicles remain unobservable, making real-time traffic estimation highly challenging. “The key innovation is considering a more realistic scenario where we have a mixed traffic environment, with CAVs and the conventional human-driven vehicles sharing the same network. The major challenges of this study are finding methods to estimate vehicle numbers and arrival times at intersections using incomplete information and adjusting traffic lights based on these uncertain estimates,” Dr Wong says. He says CAVs use their sensors (like cameras) to detect vehicles around them. When these connected vehicles share that information, it can also be used to estimate the presence and movement of nearby human-driven vehicles. “If we are able to estimate there are 10 cars coming from one side and one car coming from the other, we are going to give more green time to the approach with higher demand,” he says. The benefits go beyond cutting traffic congestion, and include environmental, economic and safety impacts. “A recent report showed the economic loss [of traffic congestion] in Auckland itself is 2.6 billion annually by 2026,” Dr Wong says. “Once we have more adaptive signal control that can be changed according to the demand, road capacity can be increased without the need for new major infrastructure. “With smoother traffic flow you don’t have to stop, which means lower emissions, cleaner air, and less respiratory disease. And because of smoother traffic, there is a lower chance of having a crash as well.” Dr Wong says that as advanced driving systems are being rolled out in countries such as the United States and China, and Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system is now available in Australia and New Zealand, more semi-autonomous vehicles are likely to arrive here soon. He says the system is being designed to work no matter how many CAVs are on the road - from just a few to all of them. “If the penetration rate (of CAVs) is 0, the system just falls back to fixed control or detector-based adaptive signal control, so it won’t do harm to the system. “In 10 to 15 years, if the penetration rate reaches around 20-30%, we should have a very efficient system with less stop-and-go, less traffic, cleaner air and more time for other activities such as more leisure time with family.” ( Source )

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TRAFFIC No more waiting at a red light when there are no cars in sight - UC researchers are developing new technology that could cut traffic congestion and reduce the billions of dollars lost to delays each year. Smart Signals, an adaptive traffic signal control that is based on connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), uses live data from these driver-less vehicles – sharing their location, speed and direction – allowing traffic lights to predict when vehicles will arrive at an intersection. Dr Wai Wong, from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC), is leading this new research and says the literature suggests about 30% of travel time could be saved when using CAV-based adaptive signal control. While CAVs can detect and share data on their surroundings, most human-driven vehicles remain unobservable, making real-time traffic estimation highly challenging. “The key innovation is considering a more realistic scenario where we have a mixed traffic environment, with CAVs and the conventional human-driven vehicles sharing the same network. The major challenges of this study are finding methods to estimate vehicle numbers and arrival times at intersections using incomplete information and adjusting traffic lights based on these uncertain estimates,” Dr Wong says. He says CAVs use their sensors (like cameras) to detect vehicles around them. When these connected vehicles share that information, it can also be used to estimate the presence and movement of nearby human-driven vehicles. “If we are able to estimate there are 10 cars coming from one side and one car coming from the other, we are going to give more green time to the approach with higher demand,” he says. The benefits go beyond cutting traffic congestion, and include environmental, economic and safety impacts. “A recent report showed the economic loss [of traffic congestion] in Auckland itself is 2.6 billion annually by 2026,” Dr Wong says. “Once we have more adaptive signal control that can be changed according to the demand, road capacity can be increased without the need for new major infrastructure. “With smoother traffic flow you don’t have to stop, which means lower emissions, cleaner air, and less respiratory disease. And because of smoother traffic, there is a lower chance of having a crash as well.” Dr Wong says that as advanced driving systems are being rolled out in countries such as the United States and China, and Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system is now available in Australia and New Zealand, more semi-autonomous vehicles are likely to arrive here soon. He says the system is being designed to work no matter how many CAVs are on the road - from just a few to all of them. “If the penetration rate (of CAVs) is 0, the system just falls back to fixed control or detector-based adaptive signal control, so it won’t do harm to the system. “In 10 to 15 years, if the penetration rate reaches around 20-30%, we should have a very efficient system with less stop-and-go, less traffic, cleaner air and more time for other activities such as more leisure time with family.” ( Source )

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• 2 gün, 38 dakika

TRAFFIC No more waiting at a red light when there are no cars in sight - UC researchers are developing new technology that could cut traffic congestion and reduce the billions of dollars lost to delays each year. Smart Signals, an adaptive traffic signal control that is based on connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), uses live data from these driver-less vehicles – sharing their location, speed and direction – allowing traffic lights to predict when vehicles will arrive at an intersection. Dr Wai Wong, from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC), is leading this new research and says the literature suggests about 30% of travel time could be saved when using CAV-based adaptive signal control. While CAVs can detect and share data on their surroundings, most human-driven vehicles remain unobservable, making real-time traffic estimation highly challenging. “The key innovation is considering a more realistic scenario where we have a mixed traffic environment, with CAVs and the conventional human-driven vehicles sharing the same network. The major challenges of this study are finding methods to estimate vehicle numbers and arrival times at intersections using incomplete information and adjusting traffic lights based on these uncertain estimates,” Dr Wong says. He says CAVs use their sensors (like cameras) to detect vehicles around them. When these connected vehicles share that information, it can also be used to estimate the presence and movement of nearby human-driven vehicles. “If we are able to estimate there are 10 cars coming from one side and one car coming from the other, we are going to give more green time to the approach with higher demand,” he says. The benefits go beyond cutting traffic congestion, and include environmental, economic and safety impacts. “A recent report showed the economic loss [of traffic congestion] in Auckland itself is 2.6 billion annually by 2026,” Dr Wong says. “Once we have more adaptive signal control that can be changed according to the demand, road capacity can be increased without the need for new major infrastructure. “With smoother traffic flow you don’t have to stop, which means lower emissions, cleaner air, and less respiratory disease. And because of smoother traffic, there is a lower chance of having a crash as well.” Dr Wong says that as advanced driving systems are being rolled out in countries such as the United States and China, and Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system is now available in Australia and New Zealand, more semi-autonomous vehicles are likely to arrive here soon. He says the system is being designed to work no matter how many CAVs are on the road - from just a few to all of them. “If the penetration rate (of CAVs) is 0, the system just falls back to fixed control or detector-based adaptive signal control, so it won’t do harm to the system. “In 10 to 15 years, if the penetration rate reaches around 20-30%, we should have a very efficient system with less stop-and-go, less traffic, cleaner air and more time for other activities such as more leisure time with family.” ( Source )

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Tim Doecke says his son was too frightened to open his eyes in Kmart.

• NZ Herald Lifestyle
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Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ Health Minister Simeon Brown is standing by his criticism of doctors as the feud over a mega strike escalates, saying he might consider a law change.

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Police received a report of the incident just after 3am on State Highway 1 near Brynderwyn.

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The question we need to ask, says Craig Page, is how far we, as individuals, are prepared to go to protect the environment for future generations. The post Doing a bit extra for climate change appeared first on Farmers Weekly .

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Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ Health Minister Simeon Brown is standing by his criticism of doctors as the feud over a mega strike escalates, saying he might consider a law change.

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Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ Health Minister Simeon Brown is standing by his criticism of doctors as the feud over a mega strike escalates, saying he might consider a law change.

• Otago Daily Times
• 1 gün, 12 saat

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his love for ChatGPT, specifically how it praises him. In an interview wth Al Arabiya English, Johnson said he asks the AI tool questions and likes when it calls him brilliant or clever in response. “ChatGPT always says: ‘Oh, your questions are clever. You’re brilliant, you’re excellent, you have such insight’... I love it.” Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his love for ChatGPT and said he uses it while writing his books. Speaking of the tool in general, Johnson said, “One thing that really encourages me is AI. I love AI. I love ChatGPT. I love it. ChatGPT is frankly fantastic.” Johnson said he uses the artificial intelligence tool while writing his “various books”. The former Mayor of London released a memoir titled Unleashed in October last year. Following the release of the book, he visited New Zealand to promote it and spoke at an event in Auckland. “I feel so fortunate, to be in this mind-numbingly, lovely place. Full of rugby-playing hobbits, carrying pianos up the mountains, that sort of thing,” he said during his speech. The 61-year-old also mentioned AI in his Auckland speech, as he said: “Who believes that’s a threat? We’re far too smart. It’s not going to put anyone out of work, people just find other jobs. Show me a single lawyer who has been put out of work.” Before last year, he visited New Zealand in 2017 in his role as foreign secretary, where he described the country as “the most mind-blowingly, mind-numbingly beautiful country”. Johnson, the British Prime Minister from 2019-2022, was involved in many controversies during his time in power, including the partygate scandal. During the Al Arabiya English interview, Johnson said AI technology has “great promise” to help reduce costs associated with caring for people, including the elderly and disabled.

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his love for ChatGPT, specifically how it praises him. In an interview wth Al Arabiya English, Johnson said he asks the AI tool questions and likes when it calls him brilliant or clever in response. “ChatGPT always says: ‘Oh, your questions are clever. You’re brilliant, you’re excellent, you have such insight’... I love it.” Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his love for ChatGPT and said he uses it while writing his books. Speaking of the tool in general, Johnson said, “One thing that really encourages me is AI. I love AI. I love ChatGPT. I love it. ChatGPT is frankly fantastic.” Johnson said he uses the artificial intelligence tool while writing his “various books”. The former Mayor of London released a memoir titled Unleashed in October last year. Following the release of the book, he visited New Zealand to promote it and spoke at an event in Auckland. “I feel so fortunate, to be in this mind-numbingly, lovely place. Full of rugby-playing hobbits, carrying pianos up the mountains, that sort of thing,” he said during his speech. The 61-year-old also mentioned AI in his Auckland speech, as he said: “Who believes that’s a threat? We’re far too smart. It’s not going to put anyone out of work, people just find other jobs. Show me a single lawyer who has been put out of work.” Before last year, he visited New Zealand in 2017 in his role as foreign secretary, where he described the country as “the most mind-blowingly, mind-numbingly beautiful country”. Johnson, the British Prime Minister from 2019-2022, was involved in many controversies during his time in power, including the partygate scandal. During the Al Arabiya English interview, Johnson said AI technology has “great promise” to help reduce costs associated with caring for people, including the elderly and disabled.

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• 2 gün, 1 saat, 3 dakika

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his love for ChatGPT, specifically how it praises him. In an interview wth Al Arabiya English, Johnson said he asks the AI tool questions and likes when it calls him brilliant or clever in response. “ChatGPT always says: ‘Oh, your questions are clever. You’re brilliant, you’re excellent, you have such insight’... I love it.” Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his love for ChatGPT and said he uses it while writing his books. Speaking of the tool in general, Johnson said, “One thing that really encourages me is AI. I love AI. I love ChatGPT. I love it. ChatGPT is frankly fantastic.” Johnson said he uses the artificial intelligence tool while writing his “various books”. The former Mayor of London released a memoir titled Unleashed in October last year. Following the release of the book, he visited New Zealand to promote it and spoke at an event in Auckland. “I feel so fortunate, to be in this mind-numbingly, lovely place. Full of rugby-playing hobbits, carrying pianos up the mountains, that sort of thing,” he said during his speech. The 61-year-old also mentioned AI in his Auckland speech, as he said: “Who believes that’s a threat? We’re far too smart. It’s not going to put anyone out of work, people just find other jobs. Show me a single lawyer who has been put out of work.” Before last year, he visited New Zealand in 2017 in his role as foreign secretary, where he described the country as “the most mind-blowingly, mind-numbingly beautiful country”. Johnson, the British Prime Minister from 2019-2022, was involved in many controversies during his time in power, including the partygate scandal. During the Al Arabiya English interview, Johnson said AI technology has “great promise” to help reduce costs associated with caring for people, including the elderly and disabled.

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• 2 gün, 1 saat, 3 dakika

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his love for ChatGPT, specifically how it praises him. In an interview wth Al Arabiya English, Johnson said he asks the AI tool questions and likes when it calls him brilliant or clever in response. “ChatGPT always says: ‘Oh, your questions are clever. You’re brilliant, you’re excellent, you have such insight’... I love it.” Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his love for ChatGPT and said he uses it while writing his books. Speaking of the tool in general, Johnson said, “One thing that really encourages me is AI. I love AI. I love ChatGPT. I love it. ChatGPT is frankly fantastic.” Johnson said he uses the artificial intelligence tool while writing his “various books”. The former Mayor of London released a memoir titled Unleashed in October last year. Following the release of the book, he visited New Zealand to promote it and spoke at an event in Auckland. “I feel so fortunate, to be in this mind-numbingly, lovely place. Full of rugby-playing hobbits, carrying pianos up the mountains, that sort of thing,” he said during his speech. The 61-year-old also mentioned AI in his Auckland speech, as he said: “Who believes that’s a threat? We’re far too smart. It’s not going to put anyone out of work, people just find other jobs. Show me a single lawyer who has been put out of work.” Before last year, he visited New Zealand in 2017 in his role as foreign secretary, where he described the country as “the most mind-blowingly, mind-numbingly beautiful country”. Johnson, the British Prime Minister from 2019-2022, was involved in many controversies during his time in power, including the partygate scandal. During the Al Arabiya English interview, Johnson said AI technology has “great promise” to help reduce costs associated with caring for people, including the elderly and disabled.

• Newstalk ZB
• 2 gün, 1 saat, 3 dakika

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his love for ChatGPT, specifically how it praises him. In an interview wth Al Arabiya English, Johnson said he asks the AI tool questions and likes when it calls him brilliant or clever in response. “ChatGPT always says: ‘Oh, your questions are clever. You’re brilliant, you’re excellent, you have such insight’... I love it.” Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his love for ChatGPT and said he uses it while writing his books. Speaking of the tool in general, Johnson said, “One thing that really encourages me is AI. I love AI. I love ChatGPT. I love it. ChatGPT is frankly fantastic.” Johnson said he uses the artificial intelligence tool while writing his “various books”. The former Mayor of London released a memoir titled Unleashed in October last year. Following the release of the book, he visited New Zealand to promote it and spoke at an event in Auckland. “I feel so fortunate, to be in this mind-numbingly, lovely place. Full of rugby-playing hobbits, carrying pianos up the mountains, that sort of thing,” he said during his speech. The 61-year-old also mentioned AI in his Auckland speech, as he said: “Who believes that’s a threat? We’re far too smart. It’s not going to put anyone out of work, people just find other jobs. Show me a single lawyer who has been put out of work.” Before last year, he visited New Zealand in 2017 in his role as foreign secretary, where he described the country as “the most mind-blowingly, mind-numbingly beautiful country”. Johnson, the British Prime Minister from 2019-2022, was involved in many controversies during his time in power, including the partygate scandal. During the Al Arabiya English interview, Johnson said AI technology has “great promise” to help reduce costs associated with caring for people, including the elderly and disabled.

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