Andrew Przybylski, a professor of human behaviour and technology at Oxford University, is a busy man. It’s only midday and already he has attended meetings on “Skype, Teams, in person and now FaceTime audio”. He appears to be switching seamlessly between these platforms, showing no signs of mental impairment. “The erosion of my brain is…
The sister of a 23-year-old Spanish visitor killed in the devastating Omagh bomb has said the public inquiry into the atrocity is allowing the family “to close a wound that has been open for 26 years”. During the opening day of the resumed inquiry, Paloma Abad Ramos told of the “mind-blowing shock” she and her…
WNBA star Brittney Griner has been vocal in the past about Evan Gershkovich’s release WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was detained in Russia in 2022, has been vocal in the past about her support for Evan Gershkovich’s release. WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is on the move. Griner has agreed to a one-year deal with the…
Donald Trump has thrown into doubt the security and administration of the main two detention facilities in north-east Syria that hold thousands of Islamic State fighters, the former counter-terrorism director of M16 Richard Barrett says. The state of limbo has been caused in the short term by the US president unexpectedly suspending all USAid funding…
What a wonderful headache for a museum to have. The Louvre in Paris gets so many visitors it is taking drastic measures to cope, which include moving its most famous treasure to a dedicated space where fans can visit without entering the main museum at all. It will no longer suck the oxygen from other…
Users experimenting with DeepSeek have seen the Chinese AI chatbot reply and then censor itself in real time, providing an arresting insight into its control of information and opinion. Users might expect censorship to happen behind closed doors, before any information is shared. But that does not seem to be the case in the tool…