How sci-fi writer JG Ballard's computer poems predicted ChatGPT (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/11742763...
Australia tries to stop a violence against women 'epidemic', starting with schools (www.bbc.com)
…...
How sci-fi writer JG Ballard's computer poems predicted ChatGPT (www.bbc.com)
The novelist and short story writer JG Ballard, is known for conjuring warped and reimagined versions of the world he occupied. Dealing with strange exaggerations of realities and often detailing the breakdown of social norms, his unconventional works are hard to categorise....
Georgia: Thousands rally in protest at 'foreign influence' bill (www.bbc.com)
Opponents fear the government’s bill will silence critics ahead of parliamentary elections later this year....
Malaysia football: Mystery attacks on players overshadow season start (www.bbc.com)
Three members of the national team suffer separate assaults, leaving police and fans baffled....
WWE fans slam 'extortionate' prices for Scottish clash (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/11679178...
Tesla factory protesters clash with police in Germany (www.bbc.com)
hell yeah, keep up the good work, fuck the police.
Roman 'service station' may have been found by archaeologists (www.bbc.com)
Artefacts found at the A417 in the Cotswolds date back 12,000 years and include a rare cupid figurine, a Roman nail cleaner, pottery, coins and jewellery....
Sir Christopher Lee documentary to tell untold story of actor's life (www.bbc.com)
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee features interviews with friends, family members and famous directors....
Ukraine says it repelled Russian bid to cross border (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine says it has repelled a Russian armoured attack in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, after Moscow’s forces launched an incursion across the border and sought to break through defensive lines....
MI5 sorry over handling of machete attack case (www.bbc.com)
MI5 has apologised for failing to promptly disclose information to a woman who was attacked with a machete by one of its agents....
Head of PR at China's biggest search engine Baidu apologised after her comments glorifying a work-till-you-drop culture sparked public outcry (www.bbc.com)
In a series of videos posted on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, Qu Jing, said she had no responsibility for employees’ well-being “as I’m not your mother”....
Venezuela may be first nation to lose all its glaciers (www.bbc.com)
Tracking down Scorpion, Europe's most wanted migrant-smuggler (www.bbc.com)
Barzan Majeed, aka Scorpion, is on the run after smuggling thousands of migrants into the UK.
Argentines strike against spending cuts under Javier Milei (www.bbc.com)
Schools, banks and many shops close across the country, with train and metro services suspended....
Eurovision: Joost Klein misses Dutch rehearsal after 'incident' (www.bbc.com)
US says Israel may have breached international law with American weapons in Gaza (www.bbc.com)
Wolfgang Grulke: Fossils collected over 50 years to be sold (www.bbc.com)
A collector who has amassed thousands of rare fossils that he displays in a private museum is in talks to sell his “cabinet of curiosities”....
WWE fans slam 'extortionate' prices for Scottish clash (www.bbc.com)
Wrestling fans have hit out at “extortionate” ticket prices for WWE’s first ever Scottish pay-per-view show, Clash at the Castle....
Head of PR at China's biggest search engine Baidu apologised after her comments glorifying a work-till-you-drop culture sparked public outcry (www.bbc.com)
In a series of videos posted on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, Qu Jing, said she had no responsibility for employees’ well-being “as I’m not your mother”....
WWE fans slam 'extortionate' prices for Scottish clash (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/11679178...
The deep ocean photographer that captured a 'living fossil' (www.bbc.com)
Saudi forces 'told to kill’ to clear land for eco-city (www.bbc.com)
Star Wars director says Nuneaton mural better than an Oscar (www.bbc.com)
The director of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has said a mural dedicated to him and the film in his hometown is “better than an Oscar”....
Russian diplomat to be expelled by UK for spying, home secretary says (www.bbc.com)
The defence attache, named as Colonel Maxim Elovik, appears to have been in the UK since at least 2014....
