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In high school, Carla Brodley was almost shut out of computer science when boys took over all the computers. But she rediscovered her love for the field in college and has made it her mission to open doors for others. She became founding executive director of the Center for Inclusive Computing, which now partners with more than 100 institutions to make computer science more accessible, at Northeastern University, where she also served as dean of Northeastern’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences from 2014 to 2921.As a result of Brodley’s work, including her push to introduce more flexible degree programs, more…

FILE – The Eaton Fire burns vehicles and structures Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. Nic Coury/AP hide caption toggle caption Nic Coury/AP LOS ANGELES — A lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delayed evacuation warnings as flames began consuming neighborhoods during deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires in January, according to an outside review. The Independent After-Action Report produced by the consulting firm McChrystal Group was commissioned by Los Angeles County supervisors just weeks after the Eaton and Palisades fires killed more than 30 people and destroyed thousands of homes in and around Pacific…

Starbucks will lay off around 900 staff and pull down the shutters on some 100 cafes across North America as part of a $1bn restructuring plan to revive the world’s largest coffee chain.The business, which eliminated 1,100 corporate positions earlier this year, will also close “many” open or vacant positions as it notifies affected employees affected by cuts on Friday.The 900 Starbucks staff hit by the restructuring work in “non-retail” roles, the company said. It will also close 1% of the coffee houses it operates in North America.Starbucks is scrambling to reverse its fortunes. The firm’s US sales have dropped…

Salman Rushdie believes AI will not be a threat to authors until ChatGPT can write “a funny book”. His faith in human over synthetic creativity may hold some truth in the literary space. But on our screens – from film, art and satire to the algorithmically turbo-charged, factually opaque, monetised churn of the 24/7 news cycle – AI is already making us laugh.Deepfakes – synthetic audio and video of people doing and saying things they never said or did – are the chief comedic disruptors in a suite of increasingly persuasive AI tools shaping the post-truth reality envisioned by the…

Good morning. Few medical diagnoses are as brutal and devastating as Huntington’s disease.For decades, those who inherited this cruel condition faced only despair. There was no cure. Symptoms began with mood swings and depression, then progressed to a loss of movement, followed by dementia, paralysis and, ultimately, death. Some patients died within a decade of diagnosis.Finally, a ray of light has burst through. For the first time, Huntington’s disease has been treated successfully through gene therapy, slowing the progress of the disease by 75% in patients after three years in a groundbreaking trial.It is one of several extraordinary medical advances…

US country star Luke Combs has spoken exclusively to BBC News about why country music is having its moment, how his British fans are different – and the thrill of bringing Nashville to London.Country music is hitting new heights in the UK – it is now the fastest growing genre among British listeners, hitting three billion streams alone last year.That has not gone unnoticed by the genre’s biggest artists – including US country star Luke Combs, who boasts more than 25 million monthly listeners on Spotify and 7.5 million Instagram followers.For Combs, the growing interest comes down to country’s universal…

Getty Images It’s the end of an era for Inter Miami. Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets has announced that he is retiring at the end of the season via an Instagram video. Miami has five matches left in the regular season, and since they’ve already qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs, the season is far from done for the Spanish midfielder, but it does now take on more significance.Few have reached the highs that Busquets has with Barcelona, Spain, and Inter Miami during his career. Only Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez have made more appearances than Busquets for Barcelona. Winning La…

While exploring the region around an archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes, researchers discovered a never-before-seen creature. The tiny, big-eyed marsupial — named Marmosa chachapoya — is a newly identified species of mouse opossum. “We know very little about this species, including its natural history and distribution, and only one specimen has been collected so far,” Silvia Pavan, a biologist at Cal Poly Humboldt who led the research expedition that discovered the creature, said in a statement. Pavan and her team were searching for a mysterious species of squirrel in Río Abiseo National Park in 2018, when they found the…

United States tech giant Microsoft has cancelled some services it provides to the Israeli military over concerns it is violating its terms of service by using the firm’s cloud computing software to spy on millions of Palestinians, the company’s vice chair and president Brad Smith confirmed. Smith wrote in a Thursday blog post that the company had “ceased and disabled a set of services” to a unit within the Israeli Ministry of Defence in response to an August 6 joint investigation by The Guardian newspaper, +972 Magazine, and Hebrew-language outlet Local Call. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list…

Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell (9) looks to shoot against New York Knicks guard Delon Wright (0) during the first half of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reservedINDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers have plans of signing veteran guard Delon Wright ahead of their training camp, which begins next week. Wright will need to undergo a physical examination first.The 10-year veteran has played for 10 teams in his career, and he spent time with both the Milwaukee Bucks and…