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Paolo Nutini announces first UK gig in years – and he’s coming to London
S inger Paolo Nutini is set to return to the UK stage for the first time in years with a brand new tour. Nutini took to Twitter on May 9 to announce a slew of new dates for the coming weeks, including four nights in London starting from Monday, MayContinue Reading
Supernatural VR Makes Working Out More Accessible Than Ever
The virtual reality fitness program is inspiring users—like me—who say they never felt accepted by traditional gyms.Continue Reading
What your eyes reveal about your health
Irina Bg/Shutterstock Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a smartphone app that can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions. The app uses the phone’s near-infrared camera to track changes in the size of a person’s pupils at a sub-millimetre level. These measurementsContinue Reading
Is AI-generated art really creative? It depends on the presentation
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
Ukraine: Victory Day celebrations can’t mask how badly things are going for Vladimir Putin
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
Why do so many people watch porn at work? A psychologist explains
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
Why social media firms will struggle to follow new EU rules on illegal content
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
The Ramifications of Roe’s Fall Won’t Stop at Abortion Bans
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
Working in the metaverse: what virtual office life could look like
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
New BBC Jubilee documentary to reveal unseen footage of the Queen
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