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Month: April 2025
How the War in Gaza Drove Israel’s A.I. Experiments
In late 2023, Israel was aiming to assassinate Ibrahim Biari, a top Hamas commander in the northern Gaza Strip who had helped plan the Oct. […]
The Best Artist Residencies to Escape and Focus on Creating
Many professional writers and artists dream of being chosen for a prestigious residency like Yaddo, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., or MacDowell in Peterborough, N.H. But […]
‘Nervous wees’ of women at London Marathon ‘to be turned into something amazing’ | UK News
The urine of thousands of women taking part in the London Marathon this Sunday will be recycled and turned into fertiliser for wheat. More than […]
Tech firms face fines up to £60,000 for failing to remove knife crime content | Politics News
Social media companies will be fined up to £60,000 each time a post relating to knife crime is not removed from their sites in a […]
Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.
The question of whether to be polite to artificial intelligence may seem a moot point — it is artificial, after all. But Sam Altman, the […]
Alphabet Reports 12% Increase in Revenue
Google might be threatened with a breakup after losing two antitrust cases, but in the meantime it can console itself with piles of money. Alphabet, […]
Robert S. Douglas, Founder of The Black Dog, Dies at 93
Robert Douglas, who founded The Black Dog on Martha’s Vineyard and transformed a tavern’s logo of his Labrador retriever mix into an international emblem for […]
Europe and Starmer double down on clean power as America ups the ante | Science, Climate & Tech News
Sir Keir Starmer was in his comfort zone on Thursday, waxing lyrical about one of his favourite “missions”. Speaking at the government’s summit on energy […]
China’s rocket launch is building on space programme with staggering ambition | Science, Climate & Tech News
Seeing a rocket launch to space is not just something you watch but something you feel. Even from some distance away, the impact is immense, […]