Tech workers say AI-driven restructurings are eroding mentorship, support and paths to promotion across Silicon Valley As tech companies pour billions into artificial intelligence bets and slash their workforces, middle managers are squarely in the crosshairs. A trend is emerging: when tech CEOs announce that AI is making it possible ...
‘Super-glamorous’: older women in the spotlight at Cannes film festival‘Super-glamorous’: older women in the spotlight at Cannes film festival
Joan Collins, Catherine Deneuve, Isabella Rossellini and Jane Fonda among those representing wider age diversity on red carpet The Cannes red carpet is, without question, a home of glamour. But in 2026 that glamour has a different spin. The women gaining the most headlines for style are, for once, over ...
ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI SlopArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop
ArXiv, the open-access repository of preprint academic research, will ban authors of papers for a year if they submit obviously AI-generated work. Late Thursday evening, Thomas Dietterich, chair of the computer science section of ArXiv, wrote on X: “If generative AI tools generate inappropriate language, plagiarized content, biased content, errors, ...
Behind the Blog: New Music and a Crash OutBehind the Blog: New Music and a Crash Out
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss developers’ AI woes, how the magic happens, and the Beach Boys. JOSEPH: Earlier in the week we published ICE Agents Have List ...
Mayo Clinic is Using AI to Listen to Emergency Room VisitsMayo Clinic is Using AI to Listen to Emergency Room Visits
Mayo Clinic, the massive U.S. hospital network, is using what it describes as “Ambient Listening” to record patient interactions with nurses, including in emergency rooms, then using AI to process that collected data. The recording is opt-out, rather than opt-in, and at least some patients are likely not aware the ...
What does Makerfield think of by-election and can Burnham win?What does Makerfield think of by-election and can Burnham win?
Andy Burnham says he will look to stand in the constituency, after Labour MP Josh Simons announces his resignation. ...
Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China’s XiTrump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China’s Xi
The US president says he wants Beijing and Taipei to “cool down” tensions over the self-governing island. ...
What was actually achieved at Trump and Xi’s ‘stalemate summit’ in Beijing?What was actually achieved at Trump and Xi’s ‘stalemate summit’ in Beijing?
US president has said he and Chinese leader ‘settled a lot of different problems’ but has given little detail on solutions Trump China visit live – latest updates Donald Trump’s whirlwind trip to Beijing – the first US presidential visit in nearly a decade – wrapped up with much fanfare ...
What next for Starmer? Five scenarios in Labour leadership crisisWhat next for Starmer? Five scenarios in Labour leadership crisis
There’s a chance Andy Burnham’s bid to become an MP will fail, and Sir Keir Starmer could fight on as PM. ...
Trump says he ‘made no commitment either way’ to Xi on TaiwanTrump says he ‘made no commitment either way’ to Xi on Taiwan
Trump said Xi Jinping had asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan, and he had responded, “I don’t talk about that”. ...