Workers are spending £1 billion to buy own AI tools for work
One in six workers in Britain is paying for an AI tool to help them do their job, at a total cost of nearly £1 billion ($1.4 billion) a year of their own money, according to research published by Deloitte. Paul Sandle has more. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #britain #unitedkingdom #aritificialintelligenceContinue Reading
Frontier Airlines Now Allowing Passengers To Cancel Any Flight Up To 24 Hours Before Departure
Frontier Airlines today announced that it is working with Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) to introduce the Cancel for Any Reason product. Passengers can cancel up to 24 hours before departure and receive a refund for their ticket.Continue Reading
6 Fighter Jets That Are Still Overpowered In Close-Range Combat
Beyond-visual-range missiles and stealth coatings were supposed to make the dogfight obsolete, yet high off-boresight weapons still win if the engagement collapses inside visual range. Six fighter jets currently in production or front-line service are built, in whole or in part, around winning that merge. The question is which designContinue Reading
Texas Oil and Gas Regulator Doubles Down and Defies State Legislature
After backlash to a new public comment policy, Commissioner Wayne Christian refused to attend a legislative hearing and cursed at a member of the public. By Martha Pskowski AUSTIN, Texas—A chair with Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian’s name on it sat empty Tuesday in the hearing room of the Texas HouseContinue Reading
Scientists turn seawater into fresh water without harmful brine
Scientists have developed a solar-powered desalination system that turns seawater into fresh water while removing nearly all of the leftover salt as a solid instead of producing harmful brine. The self-cleaning technology could also recover valuable minerals such as lithium, potentially turning desalination waste into a useful resource., Read MoreContinue Reading
Penélope Cruz & Los Javis Bring Queer Epic ‘La Bola Negra’ To TIFF
Toronto got a serious dose of Spanish star power last night. Directors Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, the creative duo affectionately known as Los Javis, walked the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival for the Canadian premiere of La Bola Negra . Joining them was an enviable lineupContinue Reading
Reporting From the Rubble
In Ahmed Hassouna’s Gaza chronicle “Al Mowaten Osama” (“Citizen Osama”), a journalist becomes the story. Ignoring warnings to evacuate in mid-2024, independent reporter Osama Al-Ashi remains in northern Gaza to record the human toll of Israel’s assault. The result is a sobering portrait of everyday struggles under constant bombardment. WeContinue Reading
Ukraine War Spreads to Arctic as Nuclear Tensions Escalate
Last week, the war in Ukraine reached deep inside the Russian Arctic. On Sept. 9, Ukrainian drones struck two natural gas processing plants in the Yamalo-Nenets region, about 1,900 miles from the Ukrainian border. This was Ukraine’s deepest strike on Russia since the war began. Arctic energy infrastructure in theContinue Reading
The Epstein Reckoning Hits the Campaign Trail
This story was originally published by The 19th. As Republicans gathered in Dallas for their pre-midterm convention last week, Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico focused on survivors of Jeffrey Epstein. Talarico got a tour of the Reading Room, a traveling exhibit of the nearly 3 million files that theContinue Reading
House votes to hold Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt of Congress
The House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to find billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas related to a congressional probe into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Fencing goes up at Kennedy Center building after The Traitor-aligned board votes to close it
Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the The Traitor-aligned board voted to close the performing arts center for repairs. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Nuclear power drive boosts southwestern uranium mill — and tribal health concerns
Havasupai, Ute Mountain Ute, Najavo (Diné) tribes worry that southwestern uranium mills may foul groundwater for generations. The post Nuclear power drive boosts southwestern uranium mill — and tribal health concerns appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Fave Five: Contemporary YA with Bi Male MCs
Deposing Nathan and Tonight We Rule the World by Zack Smedley They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera This is Why They Hate Us by Aaron Aceves Darkhearts by James L. Sutter My Own Kind of Person by Tim Manley, Read MoreContinue Reading












