The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts I’ve just been looking at my photos from a recent trip to the Grand Canyon and I’m thoroughly unimpressed. Why do photographs of beautiful scenery never do it justice? Alex Robinson, …
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New invention, which can be set up at home, promises to transform the way we monitor our health, say scientists Scientists have developed a laser camera that can read a person’s heartbeat at a distance and pinpoint signs that they might be suffering from cardiovascular illnesses. The system – which exploits AI and quantum technologies …
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The EU’s artificial intelligence safety bill enters its final stages this week, but seems already to have been nobbled by the big names in the US Wednesday will be a fateful day in Brussels, a faraway city of which post-Brexit Britain knows little and cares less. It’s the day on which the EU’s AI proposals …
Let technology lend a hand this year, whether it’s sourcing presents, balancing the books or providing new ideas for recipes and cocktails It’s that time of year again, when the days are shorter, mince pies are back on the shelves and Mariah Carey is always playing somewhere. As plans for office Christmas parties and family …
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The photographer found that a 15th-century castle formed a perfectly incongruous backdrop for a flock of pink sheep Jennifer Cheung first visited Wanås Konst sculpture park, in Knislinge, Sweden, on the day of her elopement. On the way to the church where her husband’s grandparents had married decades before, the almost-weds stopped for a brief …
As phone and video consultations increase, study examines safety incidents and offers advice for refining the process Christmas parties are once again on the calendar, but while some aspects of daily life are returning to pre-pandemic routines, others seem to have changed forever, not least GP consultations. According to figures from NHS England, 29.1% of …
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X plans to cater to small and medium-sized businesses as big advertisers pull their dollars Major advertisers like Disney, IBM and Apple are still withholding ad dollars from Elon Musk’s X two weeks after its owner endorsed an antisemitic tweet and two days after he launched an invective-laden tirade to describe his feelings about the …
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Billionaire is against the labour movement, and workers believe their country’s traditions are under threat “I disagree with the idea of unions,” Elon Musk said during a rambling onstage interview this week. “I just don’t like anything which creates a lords and peasants kind of thing.” His appearance at the New York Times event may …
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Inventor alleged article criticising his championing of Brexit and move to Singapore was ‘vicious and vitriolic’ James Dyson has lost his libel claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror. The inventor, 76, gave evidence at the Royal Courts of Justice for two days in a trial against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over an article …
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Employees paid tribute to Mai Ubeid, who was killed in Gaza, and denounced Project Nimbus, which provides services to Israel’s military In the shadow of Google’s sprawling New York City campus, former and current Google and Amazon workers gathered on Tuesday evening to pay tribute to Mai Ubeid, a young woman and software engineer who …
