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Baseball has much larger problems than the farcical ‘golden at-bat’
The first time I saw a mention of a baseball “golden at-bat” came on Monday. A few entries flashed on X, my spam detector dismissed them immediately and I moved on in search of my next distraction. A day later, I was back wasting life away on social media and …
Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system
For those who keep an eye on the elements, the outlook is bright: researchers have built an artificial intelligence-based weather forecast that makes faster and more accurate predictions than the best system available today.
GenCast, an AI weather program from Google DeepMind, performed up to 20% better than the
Solomon Frank: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
My ethos as an artist is taking silly things seriously, whether it’s dogs on reality television or farts. As a social media user in 2024, I’m cognisant of the way in which my experience online is shaped by the whims of billionaire technocrats. However, I need to consume 8m images …
Wednesday briefing: What Jaguar’s radical rebrand reveals about the shift to electric cars
Good morning. Over the past few days, you may have been wondering why a neon pink tank has been following you round the internet. Relax: this isn’t an algorithm judging your taste and predicting your next purchase. It isn’t a tank, either. It is a Jaguar Type 00, it is …
Three climbers from the US and Canada missing on New Zealand’s highest mountain
Rescue teams looking for three climbers who went missing on New Zealand’s highest mountain have expressed “grave concerns” over the party’s welfare in the rugged terrain, as bad weather hampers search efforts for the second day in a row.
US nationals Kurt Blair, 56, and Carlos Romero, 50, and a …
‘I kept his secret’: Emma Finucane on pushing past limits and her boyfriend’s cycling defection
On the Grenadian island of Carriacou, even the dead are now climate victims
It’s a macabre picture: tombs, headstones and wreaths, lovingly selected by family members, floating into the oblivion of the ocean, and with them the remains of loved ones uprooted from their final resting place. Some are dragged back to land, washed up on beaches on the Grenadian island of Carriacou, …
Why Silicon Valley panicked over Australia’s under-16 social media ban
‘It feels like a startup energy’: Google’s UK boss on the advent of AI
Google’s central London office cost as much as a tech unicorn and the company’s UK boss, Debbie Weinstein, says it pulses with a similar spirit.
“It feels like a startup energy,” she says.
However, we are meeting on a morning when Google has been threatened with a reckoning reserved …
The Breakdown | Antoine Dupont’s Toulouse lead the pack in Champions Cup’s 30th edition
Let’s hear it for the 30th edition of the old Heineken Cup, the cross-border club tournament now known officially as the Investec Champions Cup. When the first fixture between Farul Constanta and Toulouse kicked off on the shores of the Black Sea with minimal fanfare in October 1995 few would …