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It was pretty clear when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rented out the entire UFC Apex facility for an entire fight card, that something more than just being a big MMA fan was in the works. It didnt take long after that for the UFC to announce that they would be selling virtual reality metaverse access to some of their fight cards going forward, as the worlds largest MMA promotion entered a partnership with the social media giant.
Now were seeing a little more of just what that deal might mean for the UFC, with Zuckerberg stealing some ring time with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. In a video posted to his Instagram account, the tech mogul showed off some of Metaverses potential for creative interaction. Namely the kind that can be got through full motion capture suits and a whole heap of expensive equipment. Thats right, they got it on in a virtual sparring session.
UFC 284 didnt go as planned for light heavyweight Tyson Pedro. The 31-year-old City Kickboxing fighter lost to Modestas Bukauskas via unanimous decision at the prelims, snapping a two-fight win streak.
Pedro went on social media early this week to give a bit of insight into his performance. While he did give credit to Bukauskas, he revealed battling gastroenteritis (stomach flu) before the fight.
Islam Makhachev planned on knocking Alexander Volkanovski out at UFC 284 this past Saturday. But that plan changed after their fight started.
One of the main storylines heading into the fight was how Volkanovski was going to deal with the Dagestani wrestling Makhachev had dominated his previous opponents with. The UFC featherweight champion was excited to solve the unsolvable, but Makhachev cautioned him from solely focusing on wrestling. For the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) product, his striking was just as dangerous, which was why he planned on knocking the Great out.
The federal government met the very high threshold for invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history during the so-called Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa last year, the public inquiry that probed Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus decision has found.
Justice Paul Rouleau, who led the independent public inquiry into the federal governments use of the emergency powers, released his final report Friday afternoon.
A Reddit user recently pit the chess engine Stockfish, which has won the Top Chess Engine Championship eight times, against the notorious AI-powered conversation bot ChatGPT in a dismal chess match. While Stockfish, as it has been created to do, was able to hold its own, ChatGPT sadly succumbed to chess high-stakes environment and went on a cheating spree before losing.
Or, more accurately, as original Reddit poster u/megamaz_ explains in a thread, ChatGPT got swept up by its naivete.
Edmonton Oilers winger Kailer Yamamoto, right, and Calgary Flames defenceman Noah Hanifin chase a lose puck during second period NHL second round playoff hockey action in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 20, 2022. (Jeff McIntosh/CP)
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Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin und der belarussische Staatschef Alexander Lukaschenko haben in Moskau über die Zusammenarbeit beider Länder in Wirtschafts- und Sicherheitsfragen gesprochen. Dabei unterstrich Lukaschenko nach russischen Agenturberichten die technologische Kooperation der zwei verbündeten, aber international isolierten Nachbarstaaten. Sie lasse die Sanktionen ins Leere laufen, die wegen des russischen Angriffs auf die Ukraine verhängt worden sind, behauptete er.
Die Länder des Westens hätten Russland und Belarus nicht um ihr Potenzial in der Computertechnologie gebracht, sagte Lukaschenko bei dem Treffen in Putins Residenz Nowo-Ogarjowo. Auch produziere Belarus jetzt schon etwa 1.000 Bauteile für die zivilen russischen Flugzeuge MS-21 und Suchoi Superjet. Sein Land sei mit etwas russischer Hilfe auch in der Lage, Erdkampfflugzeuge herzustellen, sagte Lukaschenko. Solche Maschinen dienen der Unterstützung eigener Infanterie-Einheiten und können gegnerische Ziele am Boden angreifen.
