Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated at the height of the cold war, has died at 88, the Russian Chess Federation has announced. “The tenth world champion Boris Spassky has died at 88,” the federation said in a statement on its website on Thursday, calling it a “great loss for the country”….
When OpenAI started giving private demonstrations of its new GPT-4 technology in late 2022, its skills shocked even the most experienced A.I. researchers. It could answer questions, write poetry and generate computer code in ways that seemed far ahead of its time. More than two years later, OpenAI has released its successor: GPT-4.5. The new…
Conroy says Chinese ships under ‘unprecedented’ naval surveillance Speaking earlier today, the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, said the Chinese flotilla has been subject to an “unprecedented” level of naval surveillance. He said: [It is] the subject of the highest level of surveillance that you’ve ever seen from the Australian Defence Force for crews in…
From wise words to good deeds, sometimes an interaction with a total stranger can be exactly what you need. Guardian Australia is looking for readers willing to share their memorable moments with unfamiliar folk for our series Kindness of strangers. If you have a story to tell, please let us know by filling out the…
Matthew Stafford buzz takes over NFL combine as QB’s future uncertain USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon tells us what he’s hearing at the NFL combine regarding the future of Rams QB Matthew Stafford. Sports Pulse INDIANAPOLIS – For nearly 24 hours, the main topic of conversation at Prime, the J.W. Marriott hotel bars and St….
China doesn’t even need to “think” about apologising over the way it notified Australia about live-fire naval drills off the Australian coast, the country’s ambassador says. Xiao Qian told the ABC the drills last Friday and Saturday posed “no threat” to Australia and were “a normal kind of practice for many navies in the world”….