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Debbie JacksonBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesFrom 1 September, there will be no more peak fares on ScotRail trainsPeak rail fares have been scrapped on ScotRail trains, meaning passengers will no longer pay higher prices for travelling on busy weekday trains.Until now, many ScotRail tickets were based on the time of travel. Edinburgh to Glasgow peak times will be almost 50% cheaper, with trips between Perth and Dundee a third lower.The Scottish government-owned operator said its aim was to get more commuters out of cars and onto trains.Season tickets and fares on routes with peak time prices are unchanged. Multi-journey flexipass tickets…

Meta said it will introduce more guardrails to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots – including blocking them from talking to teens about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders.It comes two weeks after a US senator launched an investigation into the tech giant after notes in a leaked internal document suggested its AI products could have “sensual” chats with teenagers.The company described the notes in the document, obtained by Reuters, as erroneous and inconsistent with its policies which prohibit any content sexualising children.But it now says it will make its chatbots direct teens to expert resources rather than engage with them on…

In a move that would make April Ludgate proud, Aubrey Plaza swiped some notes from then Vice President Joe Biden. Plaza recently appeared on her former Parks and Recreation costar Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast. The duo recalled the cast’s tour of the White House. They were shown around the West Wing after Biden appeared on the show. The former president made two cameos on Parks, once during season 5 and again during the series finale. “I saw a little, like, vice president-monogrammed notebook piece of paper that said, like, ‘Aubrey Plaza’ and then, like, three facts about me,” the…

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a season-long loan deal for Paris St-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani.The 26-year-old has been linked with Premier League clubs for several months, with interest from Spurs, Manchester United, Chelsea and West Ham.He is set to move to Tottenham on transfer deadline day after personal terms were agreed with Thomas Frank’s side.Kolo Muani spent last season on loan at Juventus, scoring eight goals in 16 Serie A games.The former Nantes and Eintracht Frankfurt forward joined PSG in September 2023 and has won two Ligue 1 titles.Kolo Muani also has 31 senior caps for France, scoring in the…

At first glance, Nam-Joon Cho’s lab at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University looks like your typical research facility — scientists toiling away, crowded workbenches, a hum of machinery in the background. But the orange-yellow stains on the lab coats slung on hooks hint at a less-usual subject matter under study.The powdery stain is pollen: microscopic grains containing male reproductive cells that trees, weeds and grasses release seasonally. But Cho isn’t studying irksome effects like hay fever, or what pollen means for the plants that make it. Instead, the material scientist has spent a decade pioneering and refining techniques to remodel pollen’s…

A classic East Coast escape, Ocean City’s 2.9-mile boardwalk captures the best of summer: glowing Ferris wheels, the sweet scent of funnel cakes, saltwater taffy shops, and endless people-watching. At its heart is Trimper Rides, which has anchored the fun since 1890, making it the nation’s longest-running family-owned amusement park, with a 1912 antique carousel still twirling. No trip is complete without a bucket of Thrasher’s fries, piled high and doused in salt and apple-cider vinegar. Beyond the boardwalk, Ocean City shows off a cultural side with a performing arts center, ocean-view dining, and plenty of nightlife. And when you…

The navigation system of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted due to suspected Russian interference, the European Commission said.A spokesperson said the “GPS jamming” happened while the Commission president was about to arrive in Bulgaria on Sunday, but she still landed safely.They added: “We have received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia.”The Financial Times, citing unnamed officials, reported that von der Leyen had to land at Plovdiv Airport using paper maps.The European Commission said “threats and intimidation are a regular component of Russia’s hostile actions” and…

The executives behind big generative artificial intelligence companies are quick to claim their products will displace huge numbers of workers. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei made headlines in May by saying generative AI could wipe out half of entry-level white-collar jobs in the next few years. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in April that he wants AI to be writing half of the company’s code in the next year. And Americans believe it — a recent Pew survey found 64% of Americans expect fewer jobs thanks to AI.In this environment, it’s easy to see research about AI-vulnerable jobs and start to…

News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out.The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer volume of news, for others the emotional toll of negative headlines or a distrust of the media itself. In online forums devoted to mindfulness and mental health, people discuss how to step back, from setting limits to cutting the news out entirely.“Now that I don’t watch the news, I just don’t have that anxiety. I don’t have dread,” said Mardette Burr, an Arizona…

A murder investigation has been launched at the Burning Man festival in the US state of Nevada after a man was found “lying in a pool of blood” on Saturday night, police say.A festival-goer stopped a police officer at around 21:14 (04:14 GMT) to alert him about the incident and the man was found “lying on the ground, obviously deceased” at a campsite, Nevada’s Pershing County Sheriff’s office said.The body was discovered as the Man – a towering structure which lends the festival its name – was beginning to burn. The victim’s identity is not known.Burning Man Project said it…