Plenty of comparisons have been made in recent years between fast-developing artificial intelligence systems and HAL, the rogue computer in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” that operated by its own sets of rules, ultimately disregarding human oversight. If that comparison ever seemed overstated, it may be worth knowing that tech mogul Bill Gates is
Leicestershire off-spinner Liam Trevaskis will leave the club at the end of the season. The 27-year-old left-hander has spent the past three campaigns at Grace Road and was a member of the squad which won promotion to County Championship Division One last year. He joined from Durham in 2024 on a three-year deal and has
The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal judge blocked new restrictions on mail ballots ahead of the midterms. The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an order against the Postal Service enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order for the November elections. The legal wrangling comes even as
Germany’s AfD is heading for a big victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of its mainstream arrivals, exit polls say. It is not yet clear if that would be enough to take power in the state but the AfD says it has won a mandate to govern. The far-right party is projected
The screen is usually a canvas, but it becomes a window to an enormous room in Wim Wenders’ latest 3D documentary, “From Inside Out – The Architecture of Peter Zumthor.” Within that room unfolds the tale of the Swiss architect of the title, told in occasionally laborious ways. It spends much of its two-hour runtime
Third ODI, New Road, Worcester England 291 (48.5 overs): Dunkley 119 (119); Murray 4-56 Ireland 177 (44.2 overs): Hunter 39 (58); Filer 3-27 England won by 114 runs; win series 3-0 Scorecard Sophia Dunkley’s sparkling century led England to a comprehensive 114-run win in the third and final one-day international against Ireland at Worcester. Dunkley’s