The inaugural South by Southwest (SXSW) in London kicked off Monday. London Mayor Sadiq Khan opened the event and touted the U.K. capital as a key tech and investment hub, while also taking veiled swipes at U.S. trade policy. Big names in tech, including Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, also spoke on Day One. South […]
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All of the most popular artificial intelligence chatbots have the ability to upload and summarize documents, from legal contracts to an entire book. The tech promises to give you a kind of speed-reading superpower. But do any of the bots really understand what they’re reading? To figure out which AI tools you can trust as
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David and Margaret become first non-actors with Australian Walk of Fame star David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz might just be Australia’s most beloved film critics — and now they have the star to prove it! The pair were presented with their very own star on the Australian Film Walk of Fame outside the historic Ritz
Some dads are into sports, and others are into cooking, and buying a Father’s Day gift for them is pretty easy — tickets to see his favorite team, infused salts in curious flavors, a large shipment of meat. But what if your dad is really into … cleaning? (It happens.) How does one shop for
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The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, to be authentic to the history it depicts, at times needs mechanics with distinct and even rare skills. In a job posting In late April, the museum wrote: “Now hiring: We are seeking qualified applicants to fill the one-of-a-kind role of antique vehicle mechanic at The Henry Ford! This
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You might not know the name, but you’ll know the face. Tom Basden has been writing and acting for a couple of decades, working on Peep Show, Fresh Meat,Afterlife and Man vs Bee along the way. But right now is something of a boom time for the comedian He has recently finished filming series three
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Gold mining is literally sucking the Amazon rainforest dry, creating an environment where trees cannot grow, according to a new study. Researchers found that suction mining not only degrades the soil, it also drains moisture and traps heat, creating extreme conditions where even seedlings cannot survive. “It’s like trying to grow a tree in an
Video of a Chinese paraglider widely published by news media outlets around the world was at least partly manipulated by generative artificial intelligence tools, experts said. Remarkable footage of 55-year-old paraglider Peng Yujiang, whose face was encrusted with ice after reportedly being sucked into the upper atmosphere, was widely covered by Chinese and international media
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Hours after the heated public confrontation staged by the two billionaires, Elon Musk tried to calm the dispute with Donald Trump by stepping back from the threat to “confiscate” a SpaceX capsule used by NASA. However, the president downplayed the South African, stating: “I don’t even think about Elon.” Heartbreak leaves more doubts than divorce.
Kilmar Ábrego García, the Salvadoran who was wrongfully deported to his country of origin by the Trump administration, has returned to the United States to face criminal charges, confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday, June 6. Kilmar Ábrego García, the Salvadoran migrant deported due to a “administrative error” by the U.S. government, was returned
