Guy Bell Ai-Da sits behind a desk, paintbrush in hand. She looks up at the person posing for her, and then back down as she dabs another blob of paint onto the canvas. A lifelike portrait is taking shape. If you didn’t know a robot produced it, this portrait couldContinue Reading
Russians gathered on May 9 for the annual Victory Day celebrations, a hugely symbolic commemoration of Nazism’s defeat in the second world war. Elsewhere in the world, there is general agreement that Russia’s military has so far failed to achieve the strategic territorial gains that would have allowed Vladimir PutinContinue Reading
Shutterstock The resignation of Conservative MP Neil Parish has left many people wondering what could possibly lead someone to think it acceptable to watch pornography in their place of work. After being reported by female colleagues who witnessed his actions, Parish admitted that he had twice looked at pornographic contentContinue Reading
Social media allowed us to connect with one another like never before. But it came with a price – it handed a megaphone to everyone, including terrorists, child abusers and hate groups. EU institutions recently reached agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA), which aims to “make sure that whatContinue Reading
In certain states, politicians could leap on the opportunity to push for the criminalization of certain methods of birth control and impair access to IVF.Continue Reading
In the context of work, the digital divide has become less about access to devices and connectivity and more about skills and mindset. Many experienced professionals have never learned more than the rudimentary basics of email, web search and Microsoft Office. Instead, they lean hard on nearby colleagues or theContinue Reading
W ith the Platinum Jubilee celebrations a matter of weeks away, most people are looking forward to settling back and enjoying an extra-long Bank Holiday weekend. However, the BBC is planning on marking the occasion of her seventieth year on the throne in its own way – with a documentaryContinue Reading
TEENAGE entrepreneur Will Amis sells vintage football boots to Premier League stars for £500-a-pair and more – yet many can’t wear them because of strict sponsorship rules. Declan Rice, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and John Terry are just some of 18-year-old’s clients – buying classic, limited and exclusive cleats from his ClassixContinue Reading
In the first two months of 2022, 17,000 cases were already reported worldwide. fotohay/ Shutterstock A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef warns that there could be a significant increase in the number of measles cases around the world. More than 17,000 cases have already been reportedContinue Reading
TEMPLEGATE takes on an action-packed Monday ahead of another huge week of racing. Read on below for our man’s top tips and back a horse by clicking their odds. REDROSEZORRO (3.30 Catterick, nap) He loves it at Catterick and hinted he was coming to the boil with a fine secondContinue Reading
