64 m. ago Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI

When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts sayKrista Pawloski remembers the single defining moment that shaped her opinion on the ethics of artificial intelligence. As an AI worker on Amazon Mechanical Turk – a marketplace that allows companies to hire workers to perform tasks like entering data or matching an AI prompt with its output – Pawloski spends her time moderating and assessing the quality of AI-generated text, images and videos, as well as some factchecking.Roughly two years ago, while working from home at her dining room table, she took up a job designating tweets as racist or not. When she was presented with a tweet that read “Listen to that mooncricket sing”, she almost clicked on the “no” button before deciding to check the meaning of the word “mooncricket”, which, to her surprise, was a racial slur against Black Americans. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Facing facts on property tax: Rachel Reeves’s Budget options as she hunts for billions

With Labour’s Budget imminent, the chancellor faces a £22bn hole and a narrowing set of promises on tax. Property, long the quiet corner of the system, may finally be in her sights. Here Sean O’Grady and Albert Toth analyse the options available to Reeves

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4 h. ago ‘The flowing red saree on the bank of the Ganges was incredibly striking’: Divyanshu Verma’s best phone picture

The Indian photographer captured a quiet moment at the popular Maha Kumbh Mela religious festival in PrayagrajDivyanshu Verma regards the north Indian city of Prayagraj as deeply special: not only is it home, it is also where he began his journey into street photography. This image was taken in the Sangam area during the huge Hindu purification festival Maha Kumbh Mela – maha meaning great because this was the 12th in a row of the ritual that takes place once every 12 years.“It’s a massive spiritual gathering and the energy is entirely unique,” Verma says. “The place was incredibly crowded with people who had travelled from far and wide, all drawn by faith, but there was a strange sense of calm within the chaos. I wandered through the crowds with my phone, observing rituals and soaking up the powerful atmosphere.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago The Black Swan review: This astounding BBC documentary about crooked lawyers knocked me for six

Four-part documentary The Black Swan, which (secretly) takes place in one (bent) lawyer's office in Copenhagen, is gripping, astounding television and it knocked me for six.

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7 h. ago Strictly's Lewis Cope 'never thought' about Blackpool as he admits 'hope it's not our finale'

EXCLUSIVE: The actor and his professional dance partner have made it through to the BBC One dance contest's Blackpool special

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19 h. ago ‘He keeps a clear head’: how Slot’s last slump offers blueprint for Liverpool revival

Coach’s assistant in tough time at Feyenoord sees parallels with issues his former boss needs to deal with at AnfieldJust over five weeks after Arne Slot’s Feyenoord had lost a tight Conference League final by a goal to Roma in 2022, they suffered a 7-0 home defeat by Copenhagen in their first pre-season friendly. Some of the Dutch club’s internationals were on holiday, seven of their starters from the final would leave that summer and Copenhagen were well ahead in preparations, but even so, the scoreline was bruising. It felt as if Slot had to start all over again.“I can remember it like yesterday,” says Marino Pusic, Slot’s assistant at Feyenoord and earlier at AZ. “The score could have been even higher – that says enough.” Copenhagen’s then coach, Jess Thorup, described it as more akin to “a training session than an actual friendly match”. Two weeks later a stronger Feyenoord side lost 4-0 to the Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise. Then came home defeats by Lyon and Osasuna. Conti...

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25 h. ago Kimmel’s epic ‘Quiet, Piggy!’ troll of Trump has an ironic twist: ‘Viewers like you who keep us on the air’

Late-night host addressed Trump’s continued attempts to get him fired in punchy monologue

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26 h. ago Digested week: Trump’s weird ‘piggy’ jibe expands his cutesy

Plus Vanity Fair’s plucky decision to feature only men in its Hollywood Issue and the reporter fired after RFK Jr ‘sexting scandal’We’ve all said things that didn’t come out right, and it’s my instinct – stand by for some counter-intuition! – that Donald Trump’s “quiet, piggy” admonishment of a female reporter on Air Force One this week, was a very weird attempt at affection, or possibly, flirtation. As with everything the man does, the effect was disastrous and totally inappropriate. But rewatching the video, I saw from the president less an example of his usual bigotry and more an attempt at what looked like “OK, kiddo” cuteness that, catastrophically, and before I could nip it in the bud, had triggered a tiny sprig of sympathy. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Strictly's Katya Jones says 'it wasn't me' as Lewis Cope lands sore 'injury'

The actor and the dancer are among the couples to have made it through to week nine of the BBC One dance contest

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40 h. ago My ex is having an affair with another soccer mum and I feel complicit. Do I tell the husband or keep it quiet? | Leading questions

They probably underestimate the cost to you of keeping this secret, writes Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Before you tell the husband, could you talk to your ex?Read more Leading questionsI left my ex-husband two-and-a-half years ago. He told me the day we broke up that he had feelings for a married woman and she for him. I knew. It was part of the reason I wanted to leave him, along with a very long list of ways in which our marriage was no longer serving either of us.A few months later he started actively (but covertly) pursuing this woman, who is a mum in my son’s sports team. Apart from my ex and this woman, I am pretty sure I am the only person who knows. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Call The Midwife Christmas special under threat as wild weather hits filming

Stars of Call The Midwife struggled to cope while filming the show's Christmas special in Hong Kong. They had to wear lots of layers in balmy temperatures

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44 h. ago Call The Midwife Christmas special hit by chaotic scenes as wild weather arrives

Stars of Call The Midwife struggled to cope while filming the show's Christmas special in Hong Kong. They had to wear lots of layers in balmy temperatures

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45 h. ago Regis Le Bris keeping quiet about transfers amid links to Matteo Guendouzi

Guendouzi made 82 appearances for Arsenal.

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47 h. ago Fashion experts reveal the quiet luxury designers ONLY worn by the wealthiest one percent

Just because a designer is expensive doesn't mean it is worn by the ultra-wealthy... and now, fashion experts are telling the Daily Mail the exclusive quiet luxury designers the super rich love.

Culture

51 h. ago 'It's unforgivable': SARAH VINE calls out Donald Trump's 'quiet, piggy' comment as he's grilled over Epstein files

President Donald Trump has done something which I think is actually unforgivable. It's a red line that you just don't cross.

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51 h. ago Telling a reporter ‘quiet, piggy’ was shocking – even for Trump | Margaret Sullivan

We’re supposed to be used to this by now, but getting used to it is dangerous. Her colleagues should have spoken upCatherine Lucey, who covers the White House for Bloomberg News, was doing what reporters are supposed to do: asking germane questions.Her query to Donald Trump a few days ago during a “gaggle” aboard Air Force 1 was reasonable as it had to do with the release of the Epstein files, certainly a subject of great public interest. Why had the Trump been stonewalling, she asked, “if there’s nothing incriminating in the files”.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Hair Loving review: biotin and rosemary shampoo delivering fuller, glossier hair

Created by Nadia Hussain after her own early menopause hair loss, Hair Loving has become a quiet Amazon best-seller. We tried the biotin, rosemary and turmeric formulas to see if they really make a difference.

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52 h. ago AD FEATURE: Sisterhood Christmas Escapes: Gather your girl gang this festive season and escape to the heart of West Wales

The Sisterhood is Carmarthenshire’s ultimate guide for girls looking to gather for wild adventures, quiet moments or creative experiences

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57 h. ago An autoimmune disease stole this man's memory. Here's how he's learning to cope

Sometimes our immune system runs amok and attacks the organ that makes us “us” — the brain

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58 h. ago Hold an ice cube – and shake like a dog: therapists on 16 simple, surprising ways to beat stress

It can cause physiological and emotional problems, but none of us can avoid it entirely. Here are some of the best ways to react when stress hormones start coursing through your body ...Most people contend with stress in some element of their lives. What can you do when you are overwhelmed by it and your coping mechanisms no longer seem to work? Here, psychotherapists share their techniques for managing in the moment, seeking help, and minimising everyday stress. Continue reading...

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