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I work with celebrities. After Liam Payne’s death, can't we treat them as humans and not gods? | Mark Borkowski

As a showbiz publicist, I know about the Faustian pact between famous people and the public. Stars think they understand it, but they really don’t. As the worldwide tributes continue , the tragic ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Anthropic’s new AI can use computers like a human, redefining automation for enterprises

Anthropic's new AI, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, introduces groundbreaking "Computer Use" capabilities, allowing AI to interact with applications and complete complex tasks, potentially transforming ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 22

Guardians of the gibbons: inside the Indian village where humans and hoolocks live side by side

Villagers in Barekuri, Assam, have lived closely with endangered hoolock gibbons for generations. A new Guardian documentary shows their bond – and the fight to protect them. On a misty winter ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid gathers pace – but at what cost to human life? | Nick Ames

After the horrors in Qatar we are somehow heading for an even bigger scale of tragedy for migrant workers in the run-up to Saudi Arabia 2034. On 13 December, two years will have passed since John ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Drunk animals far more common than previously thought, helping explain human love of alcohol

Alcohol — and animals who love to consume it — is far more common in the natural world than scientists once believed, a new study has found. Because ethanol — the kind of alcohol that forms from ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat

A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu

Health - ABC News - 20 hours ago

Autonomous truck company Aurora delays hauling freight without human drivers until April

Autonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it won’t start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year

Tech - ABC News - 18 hours ago

The Papers: 'Right time to buy into Britain' and university expenses

The papers lead on a variety of stories, including a business summit in the UK on Monday.

Reeves signals hike in National Insurance for firms

The chancellor was speaking at the government's International Investment Summit, where deals worth £63bn were hailed.

Polish Cabinet to discuss plans to suspend right to asylum

World - Yahoo News - October 15

A charming winner or divisive figure - is Tuchel right man for England?

A charming winner or a divisive figure - is former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel the right man for England?

Can you have rights with no responsibilities? | Fiona Katauskas

Depends if you follow the Netanyahu narrative. See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights

Donald Trump has been shifting his stances on abortion and reproductive rights

Health - ABC News - October 17

Ailing Freeman may sit Game 6, 'swing not right'

Dave Roberts left open the possibility of sitting Freddie Freeman for Game 6 of the NLCS, saying "his swing is not right" due to the ankle injury that has hampered the first baseman all postseason.

Sports - ESPN - October 19

Harris to Court Moderates With a Onetime Right-Wing Provocateur

Charlie Sykes, the anti-Trump conservative commentator joining the vice president in Wisconsin on Monday, in the past amplified false claims of voter fraud and referred to Michelle Obama as “Mooch.”

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

Animal rights protesters disrupt Pharrell Williams film premiere

A biopic of the singer, titled Piece by Piece, was delayed at the London Film Festival on Sunday.

New workers' rights 'to cost firms £5bn a year'

Businesses will face additional costs over the measures which include boosts to sick pay and unfair dismissal rights.

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