60 m. ago ‘I want him to be prepared’: why parents are teaching their gen Alpha kids to use AI

As AI grows increasingly prevalent, some are showing their children tools from ChatGPT to Dall-E to learn and bondJules White used to believe his 11-year-old son needed to know how to code to be successful. Now, though, the Vanderbilt computer science professor says it’s more crucial for James to learn a new, more useful skill: how to prompt artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots.Since OpenAI released ChatGPT in 2022, White has been showing his son the ropes of generative AI. He began by demonstrating to James how ChatGPT can create games using photos of toys on the floor of their house. Later, White exposed him to AI’s hallucinatory flaws by having his son debunk ChatGPT-generated world record claims with verified information from the Guinness Book of World Records. After more than two years of experimentation, White’s son, now in fifth grade, has learned how to integrate AI into a range of everyday activities, from crafting study materials to determining the cost of shoes without a...

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60 m. ago Jeff Bezos takes one small step for feminism and social progress, and one giant leap for self

The first all-female private flight into space funded by the Amazon tycoon’s Blue Origin company has little to do with female empowerment and a lot to do with PR A pop star, a TV host and a billionaire’s fiancée walk into a private rocket ship. The pop star turns to the others and asks: “Is this what feminism looks like?” According to the space technology company Blue Origin, owned and founded by the Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos, the answer seems to be a resounding yes.On Thursday Blue Origin announced it would be launching the first-ever all-female commercial flight to space with a crew of astronauts including US singer Katy Perry, the morning news host (– and close friend of Oprah Winfrey – Gayle King and Bezos’s own partner, the journalist Lauren Sánchez, who reportedly organised the mission, which will happen sometime this spring. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago Prince William delivers St David's Day message in fluent Welsh

The future King has been learning the language 'phonetically' by using phone learning app Duolingo

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1 hour ago Netflix star Penn Badgley's baby joy as wife is pregnant with twins

A huge Netflix star and his wife have announced the couple are expecting twins as she shared photos of her growing bump and shared the 'plot twist'

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2 h. ago This is how we do it: ‘I found it exciting imagining other women desiring my hot wife’

Monica and Garcie opened up their relationship – but only one on them is interested in extramarital datingIf anything, my affairs enrich our relationship. I feel more confident and sexy, and I bring that energy homeI helped set up Monica’s dating profile, and initially found it very exciting Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Glasgow mum says needle strewn city centre car park 'feels unsafe'

A 33-year-old hospitality worker says she feels unsafe using a city centre car park which has been plagued with ant-social behaviour. The operator, NCP, says it's taking steps to sort the problem.

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2 h. ago Who is Fearne Cotton's new man Elliot Hegarty? Meet the TV director who swept the star off her feet after split from husband Jesse Wood

Fearne Cotton has found love again after her split from her husband of ten years, Jesse Wood.

Culture

2 h. ago Man Utd insiders share true feelings on misfiring striker Rasmus Hojlund

Manchester United frontman Rasmus Hojlund has continued to struggle in the final third with his stats underlining his difficulties as insiders make observations over his determination and confidence

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3 h. ago Princess Diana's ex lover shares true feelings about Harry and William feud

Princess Diana's former love interest, James Hewitt, has spoken out about the icy tensions between Prince Harry and Prince William, and has claimed she would do one thing to end it

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3 h. ago I'm learning how to walk again. Feeling my feet against the floor made me sob in sheer joy

Confined to a wheelchair, Julie Burchill is in a rehab centre trying to learn to walk again. She reveals how brutal humour has stopped her giving up hope

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4 h. ago ‘The boy jumped at just the right moment’: Pradiptamoy Paul’s best phone picture

The India-based street and documentary photographer captures a group of children in a moment of joyUniversity student Pradiptamoy Paul currently lives in Siliguri, West Bengal, but he still regularly visits his home town of Mathabhanga, a few hours’ drive away. On the day he took this photograph, back in 2023, he had done some work in the morning and was taking a walk by the Mansai riverside, hoping to capture something special.“It’s a residential area and there are no industrial sites nearby, so the water here is clean,” Paul says. “In this photo there is so much going on and so many characters. The boy at the front was taking a rest, someone else was splashing in the water, another boy was jumping from the concrete. And the boy jumping from the top corner happened spontaneously, at just the right moment! It’s impossible to say who the actual hero of this photograph is. They’re children immersed in a&nb...

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4 h. ago Jill Halfpenny enjoys romantic Paris holiday with her new flame as she discusses finding love again after death of her partner Matt Janes

Handsome marketing executive Ian McAllister, 48, has brought joy back into the life of the former Strictly winner following the tragic death of her partner Matt Janes from a heart attack in 2017.

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5 h. ago ‘I am changed in every cell of my body’: what surgeon Gabriel Weston learned when she faced serious illness at home

First the doctor was diagnosed with a heart disorder, and then her son became dangerously unwell How did it feel to be on the other side of the operating table?Nothing thrills me more than the human body. But, until my mid-20s, it didn’t cross my mind that someone like me could become a doctor. There were no medics in my family. I was slow at maths and science, and gave them up before the age of 16. After school, I decided on an English degree, because it was what I found easiest.Then, in my final year, something important happened. A few of us were hanging out at a friend’s house one evening when his dad, a surgeon from London, arrived to stay for the weekend. Over dinner, we all sat enthralled as he told us stories of his hospital life. He fetched a surgical textbook from his bag, full of photos of some of his favourite operations, and I remember sitting at the kitchen table late into the night, poring over these luminous images, skin peeled back to reveal muscle and bone, tumours...

Science

6 h. ago What can we learn from the clothes we buy but never wear? | Jess Cartner

I’ve set myself a project to wear the neglected items in my wardrobe – from a crimson silk skirt to a mustard coatMost of us have clothes in our wardrobe that we never wear but can’t quite let go of. I have a daffodil yellow tweed shift dress with buttons down the front that I bought about five years ago and have worn, I think, three times. Every time I open my wardrobe, it catches my eye and I feel bad. I feel guilty that I bought a dress that I didn’t need and don’t even really seem to like. But I also feel bad for the dress, because it really is very pretty, and what has it done to deserve being ghosted by me? That part sounds crazy, I know. But I try to be honest about the thought process of buying clothes and choosing what to wear, even when the truth makes no sense.Like lots of us, I hate seeing stuff go to waste. I go to unnecessary lengths to make dinners using up whatever is in the fridge. I tell myself this is because it is healthier and more sustainable than takeout,...

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6 h. ago The Chase's Mark Labbett's heartbreaking fear 'he'll die before son graduates' after shock health battle

The Chase quizzer Mark Labbett aka The Beast is feeling good as he approaches his 60th - and confesses his big mission in life is to still be around when his son graduates

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6 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson's huge lifestyle overhaul after he 'struggled to walk up stairs'

Jeremy Clarkson was left fearing for his life last year after he 'nearly died' during a family holiday, leading the TV star to change his lifestyle

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6 h. ago The Leopard in My House by Mark Steel review – finding the funny side of living with cancer

The comedian reflects on mortality and the new course his life has now taken in this warm account of his cancer diagnosis and treatment There are enough cancer memoirs to fill a small bookshop, with bookcases for all the affected body parts. It can feel churlish to apply critical faculties to this of all subjects, but if there is a high bar for the genre, then it’s one Mark Steel clears like Dick Fosbury on a good day.Sporting metaphors are a feature of The Leopard in My House, a new entry in the “throat” section by the comedian, broadcaster and campaigner. While waiting for a radiotherapy appointment in the basement of a London hospital, Steel meets Jules, an army general. As the treatment weakens them, they resolve to take the stairs rather than lift back up to ground level. “We’d describe the previous day’s climb as ‘set off at a good pace but only the first stage of the Tour de France. By the third week it was ‘two sets and a break down with a heavily bandaged ankle, but determi...

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6 h. ago Georgia Harrison brands normal new boyfriend 'The One' after devastating revenge porn battle

Georgia Harrison is 'healing' after the revenge porn trauma at the hands of Stephen Bear which nearly broke her' - as she opens up about her new man who makes her feel 'safe'

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6 h. ago Georgia Harrison says 'I was a total mess after revenge porn

Love Island alum Georgia Harrison has opened up about her new relationship with boyfriend of eight months, Jack Stacey - she says she's 'never felt so safe' and feels he is 'The One'

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6 h. ago 8 hidden endometriosis symptoms you should never ignore including one you'll feel in bed

This Endometriosis Awareness Month, it’s vital to raise awareness of the hidden symptoms that many women live with every day if there's chance for better management and quality of life

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