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Since 1999, Slashdot has been covering the annual Ig Nobel prize ceremonies -- which honor real scientific research into strange or surprising subjects. "After 35 years in Boston, the annual prize ceremony will take place in Zurich, Switzerland, this year and will continue to be held in a European city for the foreseeable future," reports Ars Technica. "The reason: concerns about the safety of international travelers, who are increasingly reluctant to travel to the U.S. to participate." "During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country," Marc Abrahams, master of ceremonies and editor of The Annals of Improbable Research magazine, told The Associated Press. "We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the U.S. this year." It comes on the heels of our recent story that many international game developers are opting to skip this year's weeklong Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, citing similar concerns. Ars Technica reports: Established in 1991, the Ig Nobels are a good-natured parody of the Nobel Prizes; they honor "achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think." As the motto implies, the research being honored might seem ridiculous at first glance, but that doesn't mean it's devoid of scientific merit. The unapologetically campy awards ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures, in which experts must explain their work twice: once in 24 seconds and again in just seven words. Traditionally, the awards ceremony and related Ig Nobel events have taken place in Boston at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Boston University. However, four of last year's 10 winners opted to skip the ceremony rather than travel to the U.S., and the situation has not improved. [...] [T]his year, the Ig Nobel organizers are joining forces with the ETH Domain and the University of Zurich for hosting duties. "Switzerland has nurtured many unexpected good things -- Albert Einstein's physics, the world economy, and the cuckoo clock leap to mind -- and is again helping the world appreciate improbable people and ideas," Abraham said. The Ig Nobels will not be returning to the U.S. any time soon. Instead, the plan is for Zurich to host every second year; every odd-numbered year, the ceremony will be hosted by a different European city. Abraham likened the arrangement to the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Erika Kirk's new role comes after she was honored at the President's State of the Union address in Washington, DC, last month.

Mohamed Sellaoui, 19, (pictured) targeted chemistry professor Jiangfeng Ni for his Patek Phillipe timepiece in Mayfair on February 26, 2024.

The OBR said if oil and gas prices stay at current levels the headline CPI would likely stay a percentage point higher than predicted at the Spring Statement just last week.

Tom Roberts, 24, featured on Channel 4 's Mr Drew's School in 2014 as a troublesome 11-year-old, who struggled with behavioural problems as he fought and swore his way through the show.

Jeremy Willer and his wife Kimberly bought the fabled Rio Bravo Country Club in Bakersfield, California in 2023, but their dreams of turning around the historic club quickly fell apart along with their marriage.

In this week's The Crime Desk, behavioral analysts forensically examine the public appeals and TV appearances of infamous killers - and reveal the signs that all was not what it seemed.

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Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, a hardline cleric viewed as even more extreme than his tyrannical father, was confirmed as the regime's leader on Sunday after being selected by an 88-person assembly.

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Trevor Hollisey, 72, allegedly attacked his neighbours Neil and Michelle Ford, who were with their daughter Sophie, 19. His wife Jennifer, 80, is said to have 'stomped' outside to join in the row.

It will reopen ahead of the bank holiday weekend

OpenAI is reportedly backing away from expanding its AI data center partnership with Oracle because newer generations of Nvidia GPUs may arrive before the facility is even operational. CNBC reports: Artificial intelligence chips are getting upgraded more quickly than data centers can be built, a market reality that exposes a key risk to the AI trade and Oracle's debt-fueled expansion. OpenAI is no longer planning to expand its partnership with Oracle in Abilene, Texas, home to the Stargate data center, because it wants clusters with newer generations of Nvidia graphics processing units, according to a person familiar with the matter. The current Abilene site is expected to use Nvidia's Blackwell processors, and the power isn't projected to come online for a year. By then, OpenAI is hoping to have expanded access to Nvidia's next-generation chips in bigger clusters elsewhere, said the person, who asked not to be named due to confidentiality. In a post on X, Oracle called the reports "false and incorrect." However, it only said existing projects are on track and didn't address expansion plans. CNBC notes: "Oracle secured the site, ordered the hardware, and spent billions of dollars on construction and staff, with the expectation of going bigger."

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Christopher Trybus is accused of the manslaughter of Tarryn Baird, who took her own life aged 34 in November 2017.

The Euphoria star, 29, looked incredible in a bridal white skirt with an a-symmetric hemline as she made her entrance.

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