FEARFUL residents of a city where gangs of violent street thugs rule the streets complain they are unable to talk about their terrible problems. Disgruntled residents of Pontypool, South Wales, say their homes have been overrun by unruly criminals looking to make their lives miserable. People living on a high street in the centre of … Read more
The plan was made for a development in Lewisham, in south-east London Rising house prices and the ongoing cost of living crisis are making affordable housing difficult to find in many parts of the UK. This is even more the case in the capital, where prices are high and space for development is becoming increasingly … Read more
Motherly responsibilities have forced Katy Hewin to take a step back in her career at asset manager Janus Henderson. The single mother has not only juggled bath time and weaning with her job as a business manager, but has supported her son through his recent A-levels and her teenage daughter. “I always think, ‘bigger kids, … Read more
While the dust settled on a hectic (and messy) launch, I got a chance to talk to the FPS XChallenging‘s executive producer Mark Rubin and creative director Safy Saada on the free-to-play Duty-like the first few weeks, how the Ubisoft team is balancing the game, the all-important bunny hopping, making good maps, and the future … Read more
The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2024 can now be viewed on YouTube. Bold fireballJohn Gruber discussed Apple Intelligence and other WWDC announcements with Apple’s head of software engineering Craig Federighi, marketing head Greg Joswiak and AI/machine learning head John Giannandrea before a live audience. The onstage interview took place Tuesday evening at the California … Read more
Scientists have created Future You that allows users to talk to themselves in the future The researchers found that talking to the AI reduced the user’s anxiety Although scientists haven’t invented a time machine yet, there’s now a way you can get some much-needed advice from your older self. Experts from the Massachusetts Institute of … Read more
Neanderthals were our closest human relatives, and they had many similarities to anatomically modern humans. But could Neanderthals conversation? Several pieces of evidence suggest that this may be the case. But to answer this question, it is first important to distinguish between speech and language. Speech refers to the ability to verbal saying sounds and … Read more
On Monday, OpenAI announced exciting new product news: ChatGPT can now talk like a human. It has a cheerful, slightly endearing female voice that sounds impressively non-robotic, and a little familiar if you’ve seen a certain Spike Jonze film from 2013. “Her,” tweeted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, referring to the film where a man falls … Read more