The latest exhibition of works from Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s vast photography collection is everything you’d expect: sparkling, iconoclastic – and a little basic. The entry point to the V&A’s largest ever photography exhibition promises, as the title Fragile Beauty suggests, the frisson of danger in the pursuit of something beautiful: the first … Read more
All summer long we will be keeping an eye on the pulse of our most famous traditional seaside resorts, examining the efforts being made to revive them, and assessing whether they are still worth visiting. This week Rachel Mills explores Margate. Margate feels like nowhere else in Britain at the moment. Step into a pub, … Read more
A clinic in Switzerland that helps hundreds of people die every year has apologized to the mother of a British man who committed suicide without his family’s knowledge. Following an ITV News investigation, Pegasos said it would change its procedures to ensure family members were always notified in future. Alastair Hamilton, 47, told his mother … Read more
How many wedding dresses have a file size? As far as we know, only one, Brazilian tax lawyer Mariana Pavani, walked down the aisle on May 11 in the high-tech creation of Dutch couturier Iris van Herpen, a pioneer of 3D printed garments whose first design from 2010, a stiff creation reminiscent of overlapping shells … Read more
Jacob Ridley, senior hardware editor Jacob Ridley portrait on a blue background This week I have been: a visit to my home country of Wales in the metaverse. Oh, with all this AI stuff you forgot about the metaverse, huh? How did we get into this mess? A handful of companies claim to oversee a … Read more
Nearly a week after a Gamers Nexus video detailing its own and many others’ terrible RMA experiences with Asus customer support, the company has finally released a statement addressing what it calls “some gaps in our RMA communications process in the US and Canada.” And it’s still not a good look. I said this to … Read more
Glorious sandy beaches abound, but Norfolk has much more to offer than just its spectacular coastline. Peaceful flint villages, quiet lanes and green paths that run around the grounds of large estates offer many opportunities for walking, cycling and leisurely touring by car. There are also plenty of opportunities to get out on the water. … Read more
Claim: Genetic testing company 23andMe sold user data to the Chinese government. Judgement: Rating: Originated as Satire In May 2024, a rumor spread that genetic testing company 23andMe – which provides information about ancestry and health variants using a sample of saliva – was selling user data to the Chinese government. The claim was found … Read more
Credit – Getty Images OOnly 16 months have passed, but ChatGPT’s November 2022 release already feels like ancient AI history. Hundreds of billions of dollars, both public and private, are pouring into AI. Thousands of AI-powered products have been created, including the new GPT-4o this week. Everyone from students to scientists are now using these … Read more