Many people have strong beliefs about whether abortion should be legal Michael Bihmayer/Imago/Alamy Does God exist? Should we legalise all drugs? Are the Harry Potter books any good? Your position on these thorny questions and more can now be predicted by an artificial intelligence model that was trained on the beliefs of more than 40,000…
There are more deep-set, fundamental forces at play here, says Maiden. “AI, which mimics expertise and effectively closes the gap between the expert and the novice, threatens our professional identity,” he explains. “If used for idea generation, it gets increasingly fraught, as ideas are a projection of people and their values—they create emotional and social…
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to open a new eye on the universe Olivier Bonin/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory On top of Cerro Pachón, a Chilean mountain that reaches more than 2600 metres above sea level, the air is thin. I have to catch my breath as we climb the stairs inside the dome…
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged doctors in England to “vote no” in a ballot on industrial action which gets under way on Tuesday. In a BBC interview, he urged resident doctors, the new name for junior doctors, to “work with the government” and warned strikes risked hampering the progress being made in the NHS….
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump has warned an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear programme “could very well happen” as the US ratcheted up pressure on Tehran ahead of crunch talks this weekend. While noting the risk…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A South Carolina state representative and co-founder of the Freedom Caucus was indicted on federal charges after allegedly using a Biden-themed account on a messaging app to share child sexual abuse material. A federal grand jury in Greenville, South Carolina, recently returned a 10-count indictment against Rep. Robert…
Florida football’s 2025 schedule gained some clarity on Wednesday when ESPN and the SEC Network announced seven kickoff windows for the fall campaign. Of those seven matchups, six have received a “flex” designation, which means that the start time could fall anywhere from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET. The seventh — the Gators’ homecoming…
Microsoft compared Liquid Glass to Windows Vista on its Instagram account It’s rather late to the party in drawing this kind of comparison Mind you, if anyone has a right to do so, it’s Microsoft, which brought in transparency with the Aero effect on the desktop of Vista Microsoft has joined the throng of those…
An egret takes off at Pallikaranai marsh in Chennai, India Muralidharan Alagar Arts and Photography/Getty Images IntertidalYuvan Aves (Ithaka) When Yuvan Aves was a boy, a search party had to be sent out after he went missing. It turned out he had been so enthralled, sitting by a pond, watching a small bird of prey leap…
A container truck and shipping containers are shown at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro California, U.S., May 13, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Even retail executives are bullish on the “TACO trade.” Following weeks of shifting trade policy, early deals and winding court challenges, some retail executives are starting to feel more…
