7 h. ago Cutting edge virtual production at Belfast studio ‘most advanced in the world’

Ogres can be brought to life and close ups of Titanic made possible at Studio Ulster on the shores of Belfast Lough.

Politics

53 h. ago Club World Cup: Jobe Bellingham makes Dortmund debut in draw with Fluminese

Teams fail to find cutting edge in scoreless drawMetLife Stadium half-full for noon kick-offBorussia Dortmund and Fluminense played out a 0-0 draw in the Club World Cup on Tuesday in rainy conditions at MetLife Stadium.The match kicked off at noon local time, so it was perhaps unsurprising that the stadium was only half full. New York/New Jersey has a significant Brazilian population, and the crowd of 34,763 was tilted toward Fluminense, with fans waving flags and singing for their team. Continue reading...

Society

53 h. ago Club World Cup: Jobe Bellingham makes Dortmund debut in draw with Fluminense

Teams fail to find cutting edge in scoreless drawMetLife Stadium half-full for noon kick-offBorussia Dortmund and Fluminense played out a 0-0 draw in the Club World Cup on Tuesday in rainy conditions at MetLife Stadium.The match kicked off at noon local time, so it was perhaps unsurprising that the stadium was only half full. New York/New Jersey has a significant Brazilian population, and the crowd of 34,763 was tilted toward Fluminense, with fans waving flags and singing for their team. Continue reading...

Society

6 d. ago The sinister truth about what's REALLY happening in Area 51... that the CIA is desperate to keep secret

For some, it's a test site for cutting-edge military gear. For others, it's where US scientists study alien cadavers and flying saucers, and brainstorm space lasers and time machines.

Politics

9 d. ago Eurostar to Launch Direct Train Routes from London to Frankfurt and Geneva with a Two Billion Euro Investment in Cutting

Eurostar to Launch Direct Train Routes from London to Frankfurt and Geneva with a Two Billion Euro Investment in Cutting-Edge Trains, Enhancing Long-Distance Travel Across Europe  Travel And Tour World

Economics

1 week ago Advanced AI suffers ‘complete accuracy collapse’ in face of complex problems, study finds

‘Pretty devastating’ Apple paper raises doubts about race to reach stage of AI at which it matches human intelligenceApple researchers have found “fundamental limitations” in cutting-edge artificial intelligence models, in a paper raising doubts about the technology industry’s race to develop ever more powerful systems.Apple said in a paper published at the weekend that large reasoning models (LRMs) – an advanced form of AI – faced a “complete accuracy collapse” when presented with highly complex problems. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago ‘A gift of a role for a mother’: Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer on playing Tolstoy’s tortured Anna Karenina

From Anne Boleyn to Lady W to Game of Thrones, she has played tough women who kick against society’s constraints. What will the actor bring to the great Russian character who leaves her husband and son?It was back in 2019 that the role of Anna Karenina was first mentioned to Natalie Dormer. Six years, many screen roles, one pandemic and two children later, Dormer is finally set to take on the titular role of Leo Tolstoy’s epic as Phillip Breen’s adaptation comes to Chichester Festival theatre. The delay has ended up working out well, says Dormer, since Tolstoy’s characters are at the “cutting edge of technology”. The new railways were transforming Russia, and that wasn’t all. “Electric light!” exclaims Dormer. “We talk about it in the play, how that’s going to revolutionise their lifestyles. That trepidation about new technology is so adaptable to today: the terror of the AI train that’s coming our way. That generation of adults in the story – they’re on the precipice of a futuristi...

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1 week ago Yoshitomo Nara review: cutesy terrors swear, smoke, play guitar and burn down houses

Hayward Gallery, LondonThe Japanese artist’s instantly recognisable delinquent infants fill a huge show that also includes more sombre – and still angry – work made since the Fukushima disasterThere’s a video online of 100 kids playing football against three adult pros. The kids get absolutely annihilated. But they’d do a whole lot better if they were more like the menacing, knife-wielding little terrors who populate Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara’s world. Try dribbling past a toddler when he’s just jabbed a shiv in your calf, Lionel Messi.For 40 years now Nara has been dealing in cutesy kitsch with a vicious edge. His paintings and drawings of adorably bug-eyed little nippers are singularly Nara: love it or hate it, he’s carved out his own instantly recognisable aesthetic path. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago It’s my goal to live to 100 – and it’s not just diet and exercise that will help me achieve it | Devi Sridhar

Every time my mind goes down the ‘optimisation’ route, I’m reminded of my job as a public health scientist, looking into the factors that affect how long we will liveProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, and the author of How Not to Die (Too Soon)For much of the past century, life expectancy continually increased. In most countries in the world, children could hope to live, on average, longer, healthier lives than their parents. This expectation is still true of the mega-wealthy. In fact, tech billionaires and multimillionaires have recently been fixated on finding the secret to longer life, convinced that with enough money, technology and cutting-edge science, they can stave off the inevitable for a few more decades to reach 120 or even 150 years old.But their efforts aren’t trickling down to the rest of us. The world’s health crises are getting worse, with life expectancy going backwards in several high-income countries, such as the UK ...

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2 w. ago Napa Valley town that once rode out emergencies with diesel gets a clean

When the threat of wildfires has forced power to be cut in the tourist town of Calistoga, California, on the edge of Napa Valley, it’s meant firing up a bank of noisy, polluting diesel generators

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2 w. ago Noughties nostalgia trends on TikTok as fans revisit music and TV favourites

Older series from Vampire Diaries to Skins are among the most popular on the platform as decade enjoys a revivalIt is the social media platform that likes to see itself as being on the cutting edge of the latest youth culture and setting the latest trends for others to follow. But across music, television and observations on British daily life, something more familiar is trending on TikTok – a new generation of nostalgia.Music and TV from the 2000s are being rediscovered by gen X and ageing millennials, as well as being discovered for the first time by gen Z. Use of the #noughties nostalgia hashtag is up 36% on last year across entertainment content – while the era is also enjoying a revival in fashion. Continue reading...

Culture

2 w. ago Immersive tech reshapes music and film landscape with Bono, Metallica and 'Matrix' taking the leap

The future of how viewers experience music, film and live performances is happening now through immersive platforms like the Apple Vision Pro and cutting-edge venues such as the Sphere and Cosm

Culture

2 w. ago UK cities '90 minutes from being destroyed by missiles' warns former Army chief

The Ministry of Defence has been urged to adopt cutting-edge technology such as AI, robots, and lasers in order to stay ahead and avoid suffering the fate of Ukraine's towns and cities

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2 w. ago Home Bargains opens new £400m 'treasure trove' warehouse as profits surge

The discount retailer has unveiled its 'cutting edge' automated distribution centre just outside Liverpool which will operate 24/7 to support 300 Home Bargains stores

Economics

3 w. ago Wall Street expects growth from Nvidia even as Trump nixes $15bn in revenue

The chip-manufacturing company, widely seen as a bellwether for AI business, is expected to report its earningsNvidia is set to report its first quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. The company is a bellwether for the business of artificial intelligence, both in its cutting-edge hardware and the new regulatory headwinds it is facing, and investors will be watching closely.Wall Street expects the company to report $43.3bn in revenue, up 66% year over year, and adjusted earnings per share of 73 cents. There’s no company more important to “the markets and global investor sentiment” than the high-flying chipmaker, according to Wedbush Securities analysts. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Nvidia’s suppliers resolve AI ‘rack’ issues in boost to sales

Technical breakthroughs allow partners to begin shipments of cutting-edge ‘Blackwell’ artificial intelligence servers

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3 w. ago KARIN SMYTH: 'Every day spent waiting for cancer treatment is day of added worry

Health Minister Karin Smyth, who has previously spoken about her skin cancer diagnosis, writes for The Mirror on new cutting-edge machines to deliver faster treatment

Economics

4 w. ago Is the Nintendo Switch the best console of its generation – or just the most meaningful to me?

For years, the Switch has been a companion through life’s changes , gaming milestones and a lifeline to fun in chaotic timesThe lifespan of a games console has extended a lot since I was a child. In the 1990s, this kind of technology would be out of date after just a couple of years. There would be some tantalising new machine out before you knew it, everybody competing to be on the cutting edge: the Game Boy and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1989 were followed by the Game Gear in 1990 and the Super NES in 1991. Five years was a long life for a gaming machine.Now, it’s more like 10. The Nintendo Switch 2 will be released in a couple of weeks, more than eight years since I first picked an original Switch up off its dock and marvelled at the instant transition to portable play. Games consoles often feel like they mark off particular eras in my life: the Nintendo 64 was the defining console of my childhood, the PlayStation 2 of my adolescence, and the Xbox 360 of the first years of my car...

Politics

4 w. ago Rise of UK robot soldiers as British Military to be the 'cutting edge' in battlefield AI

Defence Secretary John Healey has announced plans to take Britain's military to the 'cutting edge' of Artificial Intelligence as he suggested it will have a 'massive impact' on battlefields

Events

4 w. ago Donald Trump unveils his £140 billion 'Golden Dome' missile shield

The cutting-edge shield would be capable of destroying incoming missiles at multiple stages of their flight and could be ready in less than three years, says Trump

Economics