9 h. ago AI could help reduce decision fatigue to create peaceful family life, expert says

Dr Jack Lewis, a neuroscientist and author, claims smart home devices could make low-level everyday decisions that are often the root of disagreements, reducing decision fatigue

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11 h. ago Publishing boss claims AI can help authors beat writer’s block

Nigel Newton noted that readers want to read books penned by well-known writers

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13 h. ago Should Californians vote to redistrict and fight Texas’s fire with fire? | Moira Donegan

A state referendum could give Democrats five more congressional seats. It faces two key critiquesWhat, exactly, is Congress for? In the second Trump administration, it can be hard to tell. The power to declare war, long considered a crucial legislative power, has become a murky prerogative of the executive branch in the years since September 11; Trump, in recent months, has claimed even more of that power for himself, conducting strikes on vessels in the Caribbean.The power of the purse seems to have largely been stripped from Congress, too; now, under the office of management and budget director, Russell Vought, much of the power to appropriate federal funds has also defaulted to the presidency, with the White House claiming the ability to abort congressionally authorized expenditures and seeking to redirect the money elsewhere. It’s not like they’re passing any laws, either; virtually all legislation must now be crammed into budget reconciliation bills, massive perennial must-spen...

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15 h. ago AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief

Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing dealBusiness live – latest updatesAuthors will come to rely on artificial intelligence to help them beat writer’s block, the boss of the book publisher Bloomsbury has said.Nigel Newton, the founder and chief executive of the publisher behind the Harry Potter series, said the technology could support almost all creative arts, although it would not fully replace prominent writers. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago AI sparks creativity and can beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief

Nigel Newton said the technology can support almost all of the creative arts but that it would not have the power to replace big names.

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23 h. ago Harry Potter publisher expects more books written with help from AI

Bloomsbury chief executive Nigel Newton believes AI will help authors beat writer's block and spark creativity - just like in all the other arts including painting and music

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5 d. ago Virginia Giuffre's brother calls for police to reopen investigation into Prince Andrew

Sky Roberts and Virginia Giuffre's sister-in-law Amanda Roberts claimed she had been 'gaslit' by the police and authorities in both the UK and US before her death

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6 d. ago Is Ian McEwan right – has the water bottle trend become ‘deranged’?

As the Booker Prize-winning author claims that the modern obsession with slaking our thirst has gotten out of hand, Helen Coffey looks at why hydration routines are the next big generational divide

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7 d. ago Prince William and Kate Middleton 'left shocked by Meghan Markle rumour'

A royal author has claimed that the Prince and Princess of Wales were disturbed by a rumour that the Duchess of Sussex yelled at a royal staff member ahead of her 2018 wedding

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9 d. ago AI unveils Bible's 'likely authors' as boffins reveal hidden clues in ancient text

A team of researchers have used AI to investigate the Hebrew Bible and say they've identified some of the likely authors and scribes behind the book they claim they've discovered three distinct writing styles in the first nine books of the Hebrew Bible

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1 week ago Iowa superintendent detained by ICE falsely claimed he was a US citizen, indictment says

The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district has been indicted by a federal grand jury after authorities say he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen who was eligible to work

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1 week ago Is the internet getting worse — and what can we do about it?

Big Tech is giving us all a raw deal, a heavy hitting new book claims. Will Rogers-Coltman meets its author

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1 week ago Margaret Thatcher 'had two affairs during her marriage', bombshell book claims

Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - dubbed the Iron Lady - is said to have cheated on her husband Denis twice. Author Tina Gaudoin made the claims

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2 w. ago How Margaret Thatcher 'held the late Queen in awe' but the Palace 'slightly looked down on her', royal author claims

Today would have been Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday. The Iron Lady was the most marmite of British politicians conjuring up feelings of admiration amongst some and deep disdain among others.

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2 w. ago Lost chapter of beat writer Jack Kerouac's cult classic On the Road discovered in Mafia boss's files 

The two-page manuscript, which is signed by author Jack Kerouc in his trademark green ink and dated April 15, 1957, came into the hands of American mobster Paul Castellano - but how is a mystery.

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2 w. ago JK Rowling mocks lawmakers who made grovelling apology for hosting Harry Potter event after backlash from trans groups

Officials on the Vancouver Park Board 'disavowed' the gender critical author and claimed they had made a mistake in approving the city's Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience.

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2 w. ago ‘Trump is like a juggernaut’: how the Gaza ceasefire deal was done

Sidelines chat at UN was turning point for US president, but others also have right to claim role in end of two-year warGaza ceasefire plan – live updatesIt is a well-known adage in politics that success has many parents, but failure is an orphan. Except when Donald Trump is involved, in which case there is only one parent.Nevertheless, many countries and individuals have a right to step forward to claim an authorial role in the deal that it is hoped will bring an end to the two-year war in Gaza. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago China using ChatGPT for ‘authoritarian abuses’, OpenAI claims

Government-linked accounts banned from using AI over national security concerns

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2 w. ago Kristi Noem praised for ‘staring down’ Antifa. It was a dozen reporters and a guy in a chicken suit

Trump has claimed Portland is ‘war-ravaged’ - but residents and local authorities dispute that

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3 w. ago Scotland is living through 'period of profound misogyny' says feminist author

Jenny Lindsay claimed it was the first time a gender critical author has been asked to speak at a Scottish book festival

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