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‘Oppenheimer’ Has Been Called ‘The Most Important Film of the Century’
Oppenheimer has caught the attention of movie fans for more than one reason. But writer and director Paul Schrader was so taken with the movie that he said it was the “most important film of this century.” The writer of “Taxi Driver” wrote a post on Facebook in which he called Christopher Nolan’s next movie…
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European outcry forces US economist to drop top job
Frederic Camallonga/Universitat Pompeu Fabra By Paul Kirby BBC News A highly qualified American economist, Fiona Scott Morton, has pulled out of a top European Commission post after her appointment prompted widespread European criticism. She said that “given the political controversy”, the best course of action was not to take up the job of Chief Competition…
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Will workers be paid differently in the age of AI?
As artificial intelligence changes the nature of jobs and how long it takes to do them, it could upend how workers are paid, too. Artificial intelligence is already finding its way into daily workflows for many employees, and necessitating others to think about the AI skills they’ll need to keep their jobs secure when companies…
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Gigi Hadid arrested over drug possession in Cayman Islands
Reuters By Rachel Russell BBC News American model Gigi Hadid was arrested and fined in the Cayman Islands earlier this month over cannabis possession, it has been revealed. The 28-year-old and her friend were detained after their luggage was searched as they arrived on a private jet for a holiday on 10 July. They pleaded…
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Take a look inside life-sized Barbie Dreamhouse
Ever wanted to have a peek inside a real-life house resembling Barbie’s all-pink Dreamhouse? The BBC’s Colin Paterson has done just that ahead of the release of the new Barbie film. Eaton House Studio in Essex, locally known as The Pink House, is often used for fashion shoots and music videos in the UK. Video…
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Migrant girl death in US custody was “preventable”
Getty Images By Nadine Yousif BBC News The death of an eight-year-old migrant girl in US border custody has been called “a preventable tragedy” by an independent report. Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez died in hospital on 17 May after she fell ill at a border patrol site in Texas. Investigators later determined that she had…
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Travis King: US soldier in N Korea was jailed for fights in Seoul
Reuters By Derek Cai in Singapore & Jean Mackenzie in Seoul BBC News Travis King, the American soldier who fled to North Korea, had been detained for getting into fights in South Korea before he crossed the border. Court documents showed he also damaged a police car and had recently spent time in a detention…
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MI6 head urges disaffected Russians to spy for UK
PA Media By Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent in Prague & Marie Jackson in London BBC News MI6 has recruited a number of Russians disaffected by the Ukraine war, its chief has revealed, as he appealed for more to defect and work with them. In a speech in Prague, Sir Richard Moore said many Russians…
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Why KFC failed to master Karachi’s famed paratha rolls
Karachi locals baulked at a mass-produced version of their homegrown treasure, a crispy, meat-filled paratha that captures of zeitgeist of the city in one bold, delicious parcel. Paratha rolls – tender, juicy kebab or bite-sized chunks of grilled meat smothered with tangy chutney, garnished with onions and rolled in flaky, crispy fried flatbread (paratha) –…
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Facebook-owner Meta exec Nick Clegg says AI ‘quite stupid’
Getty Images By Zoe Kleinman & Tom Gerken BBC News Current Artificial Intelligence (AI) models are “quite stupid”, Facebook-owner Meta’s president of global affairs Nick Clegg said as he played down the risks of the technology. The former UK deputy prime minister said the “hype has somewhat run ahead of the technology”. Current models were…