WAO ART #208

A lost hiker in Alaska was saved thanks to viewers of a bear cam livestream. The hiker appeared on the camera on Dumpling Mountain, saying "lost" and "help me". Viewers alerted park rangers at Katmai National Park, who were able to rescue the hiker. The park is remote and only accessible by plane or boat.

Brazilian forward Neymar has become Brazil's all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing the record set by legendary player Pele. Neymar scored two goals in a 5-1 victory over Bolivia, bringing his total to 79 goals in 125 appearances for the national team. Pele had scored 77 goals in 92 appearances.

The Commonwealth Games Federation is open to postponing the 2026 Commonwealth Games by a year to allow time for a new Australian host to come forward. The state of Victoria withdrew as hosts in July and no other state government has submitted a bid since then.

Rescuers in central Greece are working to reach hundreds of people trapped by floods that have caused villages to be submerged. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has warned that Greeks are facing a "very unequal battle" with nature.

Consensys-owned Infura, a blockchain infrastructure service provider, plans to release a decentralized version of its service by the end of 2023. The goal is to make the service resilient to outages by being operated by multiple entities. The decentralization effort will occur in phases.

China's new chatbot, Ernie, launched by Baidu, has a censorship problem. It deflects sensitive questions and avoids controversial topics, such as human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet. The chatbot has been taught to avoid contentious words and phrases, resulting in evasive answers.

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 has struck central Morocco, causing significant damage. The epicenter was in the High Atlas Mountains, southwest of Marrakesh. The earthquake was followed by a 4.9 aftershock. Many of the victims are believed to be in remote areas.