AI-generated clues are often bizarre and sometimes flat-out wrong – but, setters agree, that may not be a bad thing. Plus: a podcast returns This week, some Things of Interest to Puzzlers That You Might Otherwise Miss. Did your school mention crossword compiling in career discussions? It was never mentioned as a career option. I …
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The American writer on her film of the moment, a fantastic young novelist and an animated series that’s wonderfully human The novelist Gabrielle Zevin, whose Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow appeared on many of 2022’s books of the year lists, was born in New York in 1977. She studied English at Harvard, where she met …
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The UK’s would-be ‘Amazon of banking’ run by Nikolay Storonsky has raised alarm over delayed accounts, EU regulatory fines, its co-founder’s Russian ties and issues with staff Minutes after Jeremy Hunt had finished speaking, Nikolay Storonsky collared the chancellor backstage. The 38-year-old co-founder of British financial technology company Revolut, wearing a tech bro’s uniform of …
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Delivery of rental cars using remote driving could be outlawed after Law Commission recommendations The remote driving of vehicles from overseas, such as for the delivery of rental cars, could be banned following a government-commissioned review. The review was carried out by the Law Commission of England and Wales, which recommended ministers regulate the technology. …
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Mark Zuckerberg follows Elon Musk’s lead in introducing fee for blue ticks, while Twitter to restrict 2FA via SMS to paid users Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Facebook and Instagram users will soon need to pay to …
Updated chips give already great 14in model a boost but the hefty price hike stings Apple’s M2 Pro chip upgrade for the MacBook Pro boosts performance and battery life in an already extremely capable machine – but it comes with a sizable price increase, making it particularly expensive outside the US. The starting price is …
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With 15bn views to #MorningRoutine TikTok videos, Rachel Signer decided to wake up to the social media trend – and was served some societal critique with her cereal Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I always considered myself too old for TikTok. A year ago, I downloaded the app, browsed, felt a mixture of …
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Artificial intelligence has implication across the board, solving problems and raising others AI industrial revolution puts middle-class workers under threat The high profile race to enhance their search products has underscored the importance of artificial intelligence to Google and Microsoft – and the rest of the economy, too. Two of the world’s largest tech companies …
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Sam Patten, an American consultant later mired in controversy, exploited emails obtained by Tal Hanan’s team In late December 2014, a team from Cambridge Analytica flew to Madrid for meetings with a handful of old and new contacts. A member of the former Libyan royal family referred to as “His Royal Highness” was there. So, …
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When lockdown hit, walking her dog gave the photographer some welcome respite. But on this occasion, she left him behind … Lobo the Norfolk terrier is the perfect walking companion, but not around sheep. Mariko Klug, who lives in Bavaria, Germany, left him at home to take this photo. “He barks to protect us from …
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