AI risks are unknown even to GCHQ, Anne Keast-Butler tells BBC
BBC Anne Keast-Butler says international collaboration on artificial intelligence is vital The risks from artificial intelligence (AI) are unknown even to GCHQ, its director has told the BBC. In her first interview since taking over the UK’s largest intelligence agency, Anne Keast-Butler said AI could amplify existing threats and create new risks. She said the […]
Hashtag United: Women’s team complete club’s promotion double
As Hashtag do not yet have their own ground, the men play home games at Bowers & Pitsea and the women at Aveley FC. “One of the things that makes the club special is that the men and women are treated equally, we all get the same stuff. The only difference is that we don’t […]
Is the genre in a golden age?
Capcom “Come into my house” – Capcom’s been responsible for some of the horror genre’s most famous characters “Whaddaya buyin’, stranger?” If 2023’s videogame sales charts are anything to go by, the answer is “horror games”. Resident Evil 4 Remake and Dead Space are among the top sellers this year, in a crowded field for […]
‘My eyesight might be deteriorating
Williams family When Elin Williams was registered as severely sight impaired/blind aged 12, she looked online for other teenagers in a similar situation. She found lots of statistics and medical reports but struggled to find anyone with a story like hers. The 22-year-old writer and disability advocate features on this year’s BBC 100 Women list, […]
Why Indians are debating a 70-hour work week
Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic made many people re-evaluate their relationship with work How many hours should a person work in a week? That’s the question being asked in India over the past few days after software billionaire NR Narayana Murthy – the father-in-law of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – said that young people […]
High Street ‘suffers as people need more money’
Swansea Council The redevelopment of the Kingsway in Swansea is under way, in what has been a struggling area People not having much money to spend is the main reason high streets struggle, according to researchers. Tactics such as lowering business rates or taxing online sales were unlikely to help because they ignore the problem […]
Scott Booth: Birmingham City’s women name Glasgow City boss as head coach
Birmingham City have named Glasgow City boss Scott Booth as their new head coach. The 49-year-old has agreed a three-year contract and will join the Women’s Super League club after completing his notice period in Scotland. Glasgow City won their 14th successive Scottish title earlier this month, the last six of them with Booth in […]
Stars pay tribute to Boyz N The Hood director
EPA John Singleton became the first African-American nominated for a best director Oscar Stars from around the world of music, film and beyond have paid tribute to Oscar-nominated director John Singleton, who has died aged 51. Singleton, best known for 1991’s Boyz N The Hood “passed away peacefully” after being removed from life support in […]
LPGA Tour: Mi Jung Hur seals four-shot Indianapolis win
South Korea’s Mi Jung Hur completed a four-shot victory at the LPGA Indy Women in Tech Championship. The 29-year-old world number 40 ended a five-year title drought by winning last month’s Ladies Scottish Open. Hur, who led throughout and was two clear overnight in Indianapolis, carded a bogey-free four-under round of 68 to finish on […]
The ‘taboo’ about who doesn’t go to university
Samuel George John-Russell Barnes says many of his friends in Hastings remain uncertain about going to university John-Russell Barnes has three part-time jobs to help support his mother and sisters. But that’s not what makes the 18-year-old from Hastings unusual. He’s a white working-class boy who is going to university. More than half a million […]