The King and Queen participated in a two-minute silence during a ceremony in Staffordshire to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. This event was attended by several veterans, some of whom were involved in the ceremony by laying wreaths and reading passages. VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, is observed annually on August […]
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OpenAI recently released gpt-oss, a powerful open-weight large language model (LLM) family, under the Apache 2.0 license. This marks the company’s first open weights model launch since GPT-2 in 2019. Following the release, Jack Morris, a PhD student at Cornell Tech, unveiled a modified version, gpt-oss-20b-base, which removes the “reasoning” behaviors of the original model,
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A pediatric emergency physician from Florida, Dr. Meghan Martin, has raised concerns about the use of a turmeric soap that is becoming popular on TikTok. In a video posted this week, Dr. Martin, who is known on social media as @beachgem10, cautioned users about applying the soap on private areas, citing reports of patients experiencing
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Alaska for discussions regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Upon disembarking their planes, the two leaders exchanged greetings and engaged in what appeared to be a cordial conversation before heading to a vehicle for further discussions. Notably, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not present
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A train collision with a slurry tanker in southern Denmark has resulted in at least one fatality and multiple injuries. The incident occurred between the towns of Tinglev and Kliplev in southern Jutland, prompting a police response at the scene. Local news reports indicated that helicopters were dispatched to assist, and officials confirmed that the
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Recent discussions among economists have centered on potential risks to the US economy under President Donald Trump’s administration. Concerns have been raised regarding tariffs and immigration policies, with some experts suggesting they might lead to a situation akin to “stagflation,” similar to the economic difficulties of the 1970s. The White House has been dismissive of
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Iceland, a supermarket chain, is introducing a program to financially incentivize customers who report incidents of shoplifting as part of its strategy to combat increasing retail theft. The company’s executive chairman, Richard Walker, announced that shoppers who inform staff about ongoing thefts will receive a £1 credit on their Iceland Bonus Card, even if the
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Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of Kingsmill, has announced an agreement to purchase Hovis, a rival brand, with plans to merge the two companies. This merger aims to establish the largest bread brand in the UK. ABF, which also owns Primark, Ryvita, and Twinings, indicated that it will implement cost-cutting measures to transition
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Physical AI, which combines robotics and foundation models, is an emerging field with significant interest from companies like Nvidia, Google, and Meta. These organizations are exploring ways to integrate large language models (LLMs) with robotic systems. Recent research from the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) introduces MolmoAct 7B, a new open-source model designed to enhance
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Twins Marnie and Mylah from Burnley gained significant attention on social media for their candid commentary on the price of ice cream sold by a local vendor. In a TikTok video, eight-year-old Marnie expressed her disbelief over the £9 price for two ice creams with chewing gum, emphasizing her frustration that the vendor only accepted
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