Swedish academics suffer widespread threat and harassment – most of it from their own colleagues and students

Students are accused of a large proportion of harassment and threats towards Swedish academics. Matej Kastelic/Shutterstock Last week, Ally Louks (now Dr. Louks), an academic at the University of Cambridge, posted a picture of herself on the social media site X with her fresh PhD thesis titled “Olfactory Ethics: The politics of smell in modern […]

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UK Research Partnership Investment Fund – UKRI

The evaluation From the outcomes of rounds one to six of the fund, the interim evaluation of the programme: provides insight on progress against the fund’s objectives reflects on the design of the programme highlights the positive impacts on the research capacity and capabilities of higher education providers (HEPs) Commissioned by Research England, it has […]

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Meta Announces $10 Billion AI Data Center Investment in Louisiana

Meta has unveiled plans to build a cutting-edge $10 billion artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, which will be the largest of the company’s 20 data centers worldwide. The new facility is poised to play a pivotal role in supporting Meta’s AI-driven technologies, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Threads. The construction […]

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Large language models: how the AI behind the likes of ChatGPT actually works

Owlie Productions / Shutterstock The arrival of AI systems called large language models (LLMs), like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot, has been heralded as the start of a new technological era. And they may indeed have significant impacts on how we live and work in future. But they haven’t appeared from nowhere and have a much longer […]

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People who are good at reading have different brains

Andrii Kobryn/Shutterstock The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping. Fifty percent of UK adults say they don’t read regularly (up from 42% in 2015) and almost one in four young people aged 16-24 say they’ve never been readers, according to research by The Reading Agency. But what are the […]

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Ant Group Announces Leadership Transition as Cyril Han Takes Over CEO Role

Ant Group has announced significant leadership changes, with Cyril Han, the company’s current president and CFO, set to take over the role of CEO from Eric Jing, who will continue to serve as the company’s chair. The leadership shift, which will take effect on March 1, 2025, was revealed on the occasion of the company’s […]

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Cryptocurrency Crash Leaves Hawk Tuah Girl Under Scrutiny and Investors Heavily Out of Pocket

Haliey Welch, widely known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl” following a viral video that catapulted her to social media stardom, is facing public backlash after her recently launched cryptocurrency, $HAWK, plummeted in value, leading to significant financial losses for investors. The 22-year-old, who gained fame with her provocative comments in an internet meme video, had […]

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The Impact of Predictive Analytics on Decision-Making, Governance and Organizational Performance

Predictive analytics is revolutionizing decision-making processes across various industries by transforming how organizations analyze data, anticipate trends, and make strategic choices. At its core, predictive analytics leverages historical data, statistical algorithms, and machine learning techniques to forecast potential outcomes and inform decisions. While human intuition and judgment remain integral to decision-making, predictive analytics provides an […]

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Lawhive Secures $40M in Series A Funding Amid Record Year for Legal Tech Investment

London-based legal tech startup Lawhive has successfully raised $40 million in its Series A funding round, marking a significant milestone in an already record-setting year for venture capital in the legal technology sector. The round, led by GV and TQ Ventures, follows a £9.5 million seed funding round completed just seven months ago, which was […]

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Generative AI is making traditional ways to measure business success obsolete

Tada Images / Shutterstock Businesses are already being radically transformed by artificial intelligence (AI). Tools now exist that offer instantaneous, high-quality results in improving certain operations without the burden of high costs or delays. In fact, generative AI could completely upend the traditional ways that we measure success in business. Generative AI refers to programs […]

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