Escape to a chic retreat with a dash of country activities (Gleneagles) The world of the Elevenses (a morning tea break for shooters) and the Glorious Twelfth (from August: the start of the grouse season) is an enigmatic world that usually requires an invitation or a stately home address at birth. If neither applies, and … Read more
The latest Ray-Bans already offer some limited Meta AI capabilities, such as taking a photo with voice. But now Meta is significantly expanding the scope of what its new bot can do: On Tuesday, the company announced it is testing a new “multimodal” artificial intelligence feature that can recognize objects as seen through the smart … Read more
Wildfires in parts of the US West could transform a benign form of chromium into its cancer-causing counterpart – potentially endangering first responders and surrounding communities, a new study shows. The research, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, identified high levels of the dangerous metal hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6, at specific types of combustion … Read more
British Canoe Slalom teammates (L-R) Kimberley Woods, Joe Clarke, Adam Burgess and Mallory Franklin celebrate their selection for the Paris Olympics – Getty Images/Sam Mellish The first athletes to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Paris next year have been announced. Team GB have unveiled the majority of their sailors for the 2024 … Read more
Collaborations can bring good business, attracting new customers with pop culture sensations and generating buzz (and sales) in the process. In 2023, Fendi collaborated with Marc Jacobs, Balmain collaborated with Beyoncé and Louis Vuitton collaborated with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. But fashion collaborations are not a new idea. In 1937, Salvador Dali collaborated with Schiaparelli, … Read more
A young Charles Rothschild holding a butterfly net Bankers are not usually credited with much concern for conservation, but Charles Rothschild was different. Born in 1877 into one of the largest banking families in the world, he grew up to work in the family business, but his real passion was nature. Charles spent his spare … Read more
The year 2023 turned out to be a big year for lunar science. India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed near the moon’s south pole, a huge achievement for a country relatively new to space travel, especially after the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft crashed in 2019. At the same time, NASA is preparing for a large number of moon-related missions, … Read more
Referee Howard Webb has revealed that Simon Hooper was left ‘devastated’ and ‘remorseful’ after the blunder that infuriated Manchester City in the draw against Tottenham earlier this month. Hooper made a huge mistake by fouling as City scored on goal, with Erling Haaland leading the angry protests that led to a charge from the Football … Read more