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‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend
I believe that chatbots have no place in a decent society, and am repelled by the topic of AI in general. But could I be seduced? I received a text message from my editor: “Um, is it unethical to ask you to get an AI bf?? You can prob say ...
A thousand years old and 20 storeys high: tracking down Taiwan’s tallest treesA thousand years old and 20 storeys high: tracking down Taiwan’s tallest trees
The country’s biggest tree – named Heaven Sword of the Da’an River – is a carbon-storing behemoth hosting whole neighbourhoods of wildlife. But this and other giant trees are under threat The higher you climb up the gigantic, millennia-old trees of Taiwan’s forests, the more layers of habitat and life ...
Self-doubt, burnout … and Taylor Swift: why Toy Story 5 is the ultimate millennial girl movieSelf-doubt, burnout … and Taylor Swift: why Toy Story 5 is the ultimate millennial girl movie
Nostalgia hits hard for anyone who has grown up with the franchise. But little could prepare me for the emotional punch of this latest film – and the very specific vulnerabilities it taps Emily named her daughter Jessie. Any millennial woman watching Toy Story 5 over the weekend just about ...
Can you keep your kids off school or refuse to work during a heatwave?Can you keep your kids off school or refuse to work during a heatwave?
As temperatures increase significantly over the next few days, these are your rights. ...
‘Compound shock effect’: why the Middle East crisis and El Niño could spell disaster in south-east Asia‘Compound shock effect’: why the Middle East crisis and El Niño could spell disaster in south-east Asia
Millions of tonnes of the world’s food could be lost amid the uncertainties surrounding the strait of Hormuz and the dangers of a ‘Godzilla-strength’ El Niño When the US and Israel launched the war on Iran, south-east Asian nations were amongst the first and hardest hit, as the closure of ...
Labour MPs mull leadership challenge to prevent Burnham ‘coronation’Labour MPs mull leadership challenge to prevent Burnham ‘coronation’
Two senior party figures are considering bids in order to ensure the next leader’s policy ideas are tested in a race. ...
OpenAI’s $100 billion ad betOpenAI’s $100 billion ad bet
The News OpenAI is rapidly expanding its global advertising business to attract more users to its platform amid its push to meet ambitious revenue targets. “The revenue that we make from the ads offering is going to subsidize and grow access to information,” OpenAI advertising chief David Dugan told reporters ...
Republican senators start to question Trump’s audit immunity dealRepublican senators start to question Trump’s audit immunity deal
The News Senate Republicans helped thwart half of President Donald Trump’s settlement with the IRS — his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Now they’re starting to raise concerns about the other half of that deal: Trump’s audit immunity. Five GOP senators told Semafor that they have questions about last month’s agreement ...
Alan Greenspan, long-serving US Fed chair, dies at 100Alan Greenspan, long-serving US Fed chair, dies at 100
Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve who served during the pinnacle of US economic power, died on Monday at 100. The self-taught economist became chair in 1987, overseeing the longest economic boom on record and fiercely defending the central bank’s independence with laissez-faire theory and a “temperament ...