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Geoffrey Hinton: the ‘Godfather of AI’ who quit Google to warn about technology

Geoffrey Hinton, a man often referred to as “the godfather of artificial intelligence”, has quit his job at Google over concerns about the risks the technology poses to humanity.

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Hollywood writers go on strike for first time in 15 years

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is going on strike for the first time in 15 years after negotiations with major studios, including Disney and Netflix, over higher pay broke down.

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De-dollarisation: why are countries looking to ditch US currency?

The long reign of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency may be drawing to a close as non-Western and emerging economies look for alternatives to the greenback.

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What happens in our brains when we die

People who are close to death may experience a burst of activity in their brains after their hearts stop, according to a new study.

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What the demise of Buzzfeed News tells us about the future of digital journalism

Sean Dodson, senior lecturer in journalism at Leeds Beckett University, explains how the end of the innovative news website points towards a darker future for digital media.

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Recipe of the week: Lara Lee’s sambal prawns with coconut and cashews

This Indonesian-inspired recipe shows you how to use a handful of kitchen staples to create a spectacular dish bursting with warmth and salty sweetness, says Lara Lee. Good-quality frozen prawns are one of the greatest emergency freezer-raid ingredients, but you can make it vegan by replacing them with slices of…

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Trip of the week: the delights of southern Umbria

Less visited than neighbouring Tuscany, Umbria is “Italy’s unspoilt green heart”. Much of the region “consists of little but vineyards, olive groves and farms”, making for a “bucolic” landscape that is “freckled” with some of the country’s best-preserved medieval towns. And nowhere is more peaceful and idyllic than Umbria’s south,…

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French say coronation quiche is nothing but a ‘savoury tart’

The French region that is the home of the quiche has been “taken aback” by the plan for Brits to eat a quiche to mark the coronation. The people of Lorraine worry that Buckingham Palace is “under a misapprehension”, said The Times, because “purists say that what is intended as…

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The Week Unwrapped: Argentinian lithium, airborne rights and cats

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Mariana Vieira, Rory Reid and Leaf Arbuthnot.

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Is the BBC biased?

Richard Sharp has announced he is standing down as BBC chairman to “prioritise the interests” of the broadcaster after a report found he breached the governance code for public appointments.

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Lyme disease: vaccine could halt rise of tick-borne disease

A vaccine for Lyme disease could be available soon, according to reports.

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The best (and wildest) outfits from the Met Gala

On the first Monday in May, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is transformed into a world-renowned fashion spectacle.

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Quiz of The Week: 22 - 28 April

Dominic Raab’s resignation left the Conservative Party on the political back foot as last week drew to a close, but not for long.

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Ukrainian grain: rousing the fury of east Europe’s farmers

A bitter row is playing out in Europe, said Leonie Kijewski on Politico (Brussels). Not, this time, over migrants or budget contributions – but over Ukrainian grain. When Russia first invaded Ukraine and blocked many of its exports, Brussels cut quotas and tariffs, and opened “solidarity lanes” to ensure that the…

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Barry Humphries obituary: cerebral satirist who created Dame Edna Everage

During an appearance on Desert Island Discs in 2009, Barry Humphries declared that he would be happy if his obituaries made no mention of Dame Edna Everage, the monstrous Melbourne housewife he had created half-a-century earlier. Some hope, said The Times. True, Dame Edna wasn’t his only alter ego: there was also…

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Which EU laws will Britain keep after all?

The government is to drastically reduce the number of EU laws it had planned to scrap by the end of the year as part of Rishi Sunak’s bonfire of Brussels rules and regulations.

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Going electric: the drive to turbocharge a car revolution

It’s not often a regulatory body sets out to remake an entire industry, said the Los Angeles Times, but that’s just what the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to do with the automakers. A good thing too. Last week it proposed new emission rules that require manufacturers to electrify two-thirds of…

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How the long tradition of coronations has evolved

Ceremonies in which Anglo-Saxon monarchs were anointed with oil were recorded in the seventh and eighth centuries.

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British American Tobacco fined for North Korea sanctions breaches

The world’s second-largest tobacco company has agreed to pay $635m (£510m) in fines plus interest after a subsidiary admitted violating sanctions by selling cigarettes to North Korea.

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Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life review

The premise for this new exhibition is a “weird” one indeed, said Laura Freeman in The Times. On the face of it, the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) and the Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) have little in common: he was a cosmopolitan modernist, she a visionary mystic; he…

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Ghost called Dave haunts Nuneaton pub

A pub landlord in Nuneaton said his premises are haunted by the ghost of a dead drinker called Dave. The ghost knocks customers’ pints over and was even caught making a glass explode, said Fox News. Andy Gadsby, the landlord of Coniston Tavern, believes the pub is haunted by the…

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The top five Republican candidates for 2024

The race to become the Republicans’ presidential nominee in 2024 remains wide open less than a year out from the first primary.

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How to finance an electric car purchase

High petrol costs and environmental concerns are contributing to a surge in electric car sales.

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Bud Light: the beer that got snarled up in the culture wars

If you need further evidence of just how heated America’s culture war has grown, said Emily Stewart on Vox, have a look at the video that went viral in which Kid Rock, the “bad-ass singer”, can be seen shooting up cases of America’s most popular beer – Bud Light.

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Fox News: the high price of peddling lies

It came as a disappointment to those awaiting a “blockbuster courtroom drama”, said Jonathan Freedland in The Guardian. In a last-minute deal last week, Fox News paid out a record $787.5m to settle a defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems.

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