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This felt like the year that AI really arrived. It is on our phones and laptops; it is creeping into digital and corporate infrastructure; it is changing the way we learn, work and create; and the global economy rests on the stratospheric valuations of the corporate giants vying to control it.But the unchecked rush to go faster and further could extinguish humanity, according to the surprisingly readable and chillingly plausible If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies (Bodley Head), by computer scientists Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, which argues against creating superintelligent AI able to cognitively outpace Homo sapiens in all departments. “Even…

The copper pot is filled with a custard so golden it looks like liquid sunshine. Our waiter carefully ladles the sugary, egg-yolk elixir, zabaglione, into two bowls for dunking warm pansarole doughnuts. Our conversation stops, a silent competition to nab the last one. We are literally living la dolce vita.This dessert is a tradition in Apricale, a fairytale-like village in Liguria, Italy’s crescent-shaped region that hugs the Mediterranean. It’s a far cry from crowded Cinque Terre and posh Portofino to the east. This western edge, on France’s south-eastern border, feels more authentic and calmer in the winter, with more local…

The word “ideology” traces its origins to the French Enlightenment. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed to “defeat the toxic poison of gender ideology.” Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The word “ideology” has become a fixture in American political rhetoric, invoked by leaders to cast opponents’ beliefs as dangerous, stupid or unfounded. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed to “defeat the toxic poison of gender ideology,” saying he would take “historic action” to reaffirm what he described as a divinely created gender binary. Education Secretary Linda McMahon…

As the battle lines harden amid Germany’s intensifying pressure on the European Commission to scrap the 2035 ban on production of new petrol and diesel cars, two Swedish car companies, Volvo and Polestar, are leading the campaign to persuade Brussels to stick to the date.They argue such a move is a desperate attempt to paper over the cracks in the German car industry, adding that it will not just prolong take up of electric vehicles but inadvertently hand the advantage to China.“Pausing 2035 is just a bad, bad idea. I have no other words for that,” says German-born Michael Lohscheller,…

Meryl Sebastian & Abhishek DeyGetty ImagesIndia now has over 1.2 billion mobile subscribersIndia has ordered all new smartphones to come pre-loaded with a state-run cybersecurity app, sparking privacy and surveillance concerns.Under the order – passed last week but made public on Monday – smartphone makers have 90 days to ensure all new devices come with the government’s Sanchar Saathi app, whose “functionalities cannot be disabled or restricted”. It says this is necessary to help citizens verify the authenticity of a handset and report the suspected misuse of telecom resources. The move – which comes in one of the world’s largest…

When asked to describe this year’s edition of the Red Sea Souk, the Arab region’s largest market nested under the dates of the Red Sea Film Festival, market director Holly Daniel is direct and concise: “Bigger.” A year after first taking over the position, Daniel is leading the major industry event into its most ambitious edition yet, taking place in a new, larger home connected to the festival base in Jeddah’s Culture Square by a physical overpass that symbolizes the event’s ambitions to become a bridge between the Middle East and North Africa region and Asia and the remainder of…

“That is so much higher than I expected” – watch the moment Catrin Nye is told about her forever chemical levelsAs I walked into the medical clinic for my blood test, all I could think about was how to avoid looking like a wimp on camera. I didn’t really contemplate what the test would reveal.I am not great with needles – but as part of a BBC Panorama investigation into so-called forever chemicals, I was being tested to see what level of them I had in my blood. As a mum with two small children, I also wanted to know…

Weaving its way through the Galapagos Islands, Ecoventura offers exclusive, limited sailings with just 20 passengers per mega-yacht. Right now, they’re offering up to 20% off select 2026 cruise departures—a total savings of up to $2,190 per passenger for double occupancy rooms, or nearly $5,000 for solo travelers. Plus, if you’re interested in extending your trip, guests who book two-week expeditions will receive an additional 10% off their second week. Book by December 7 to take advantage of these savings.Windstar CruisesMain category: OceanWindstar Cruises’ Thankful for Travel Sale event extends from now through December 16, so you have plenty of…

New search to start on December 30 for Boeing 777 that went missing in 2014 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members.Published On 3 Dec 20253 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareEfforts to solve one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries will resume later this month when the search continues for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the country’s Ministry of Transport said.The aircraft, a Boeing 777, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished from radars shortly after takeoff on March 8, 2014 from Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing, China.Recommended Stories list of…

Prompt engineering welcomes a new prompting technique that aids in being legally mindful and could be a bit of a lifesaver.gettyIn today’s column, I examine a new technique in prompt engineering that provides a powerful way to keep out of trouble when relying on generative AI and large language models (LLMs) as your overall oracle for answers to all manner of questions. This has to do with being legally mindful as a prudent personal strategy. The idea is that you give the AI an initiator prompt that gets it to identify potential legal ramifications for the responses that are being…