An academic psychologist’s insightful and compassionate study of adolescence is expertly presented, plotting out harmful as well as helpful transitions into adulthood I had just emerged from my own teenage years when I first read Joan Didion’s essay On Keeping a Notebook. Two sentences earned a mark in pen: “I think we are well advised …
The photographer updates her 80s teen series, capturing young people in their bedrooms In the late 80s and early 90s, Denise Marcotte had a project photographing teens in their bedrooms. Decades later, with a teenage son of her own, the Massachusetts-based photographer decided to revisit the subject. Back then she used a Fujica 6×9 film camera …
Tech firm’s bid to remove more CO2 than it produces is being tested as AI spawns new energy-hungry datacentres Bill Gates: AI will help rather than hinder climate targets If you want evidence of Microsoft’s progress towards its environmental “moonshot” goal, then look closer to earth: at a building site on a west London industrial …
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Exclusive: Verily says it is refocusing on core products and cutting costs three years after opening research centers in Haifa and Tel Aviv Google’s health and data company, Verily, is closing its operations in Israel three years after opening a research and development center in the country. Verily staff in Israel are expected to leave …
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My dreams of reliving the good old days of NHL 94 on the Sega Mega Drive were thwarted by the unexpected difficulty of getting online play to work I am very grateful for my dual nationality right now. The horror of Scotland’s dour Euro 2024 performance has been tempered by a swashbuckling Canada in their …
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Company says in court filing Musk is entitled to vast payout because shareholders voted in his favor earlier this month Tesla is claiming Elon Musk won his legal battle over his $56bn pay package because shareholders voted for the compensation, despite a judge rescinding it earlier this year, according to court filing made public on …
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Microsoft co-founder says efficiencies for technology and electricity grids will outweigh energy use by data centres Bill Gates has claimed that artificial intelligence will be more of a help than a hindrance in achieving climate goals, despite growing concern that a surge in new datacentres could drain green energy supplies. The philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder …
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The stars of YouTube D&D series Natural Six Harry McEntire, Doug Cockle and Ben Starr reveal the challenges and joys of creating characters for roles than can stretch to 40 hours of invisible screen time As an actor, Doug Cockle is no stranger to unsettling workplaces. From battling Nazis in Spielberg’s Band of Brothers to …
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The presenter and comedian Larry Dean dive into infamous legal fights in Famously … On Trial. Plus: five of the best clubbing podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Wild new podcast alert! It’s just been revealed that the devious stars from reality smash hit The Traitors UK are …
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University of Reading project poses questions for integrity of coursework and take-home student assignments Researchers at the University of Reading fooled their own professors by secretly submitting AI-generated exam answers that went undetected and got better grades than real students. The project created fake student identities to submit unedited answers generated by ChatGPT-4 in take-home …
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