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Will AI give you the job? Automated hiring tools spark discrimination and secrecy lawsuits
A growing wave of US lawsuits is challenging the use of artificial intelligence in hiring and firing decisions, with critics arguing the technology enables discrimination while operating without transparency or accountability. Product manager Erin Kistler is leading a class action against Eightfold AI, a hiring software maker used by hundreds of companies including PayPal, Microsoft…
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Don’t Skip Your Chance to Compete in The UNO Championship Series, With a $50,000 Grand Finale Prize
Mattel has launched the UNO World Championship Series, a competitive tournament for the popular card game that offers a $50,000 grand prize to the eventual winner. The move takes UNO beyond casual family game nights into organised esports-style competition, with a live-streamed final designed to give the game global visibility. Players can qualify via the…
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Tories swipe at Andy Burnham for being ‘too chicken’ to sign off new North Sea drilling in wake of Britain’s heatwave summer – even though ‘he knows it’s right’ to give go-ahead
The Conservative Party has criticised Andy Burnham for failing to approve new North Sea oil and gas drilling, accusing him of being “too chicken” to give the go-ahead despite what they claim is his own recognition that doing so would be the right decision. The attack comes in the wake of Britain’s hot summer, with…
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day artist breaks down what’s in Peter Parker’s wallet, and you won’t believe the level of detail
An artist working on the upcoming Marvel film Spider-Man: Brand New Day has shared a detailed breakdown of the items found inside Peter Parker’s wallet, revealing the level of care put into the character’s personal props. The reveal has drawn attention from fans for showing how much thought goes into small background details that flesh…
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The Pokémon Company Cancels 30th Anniversary Card Orders Following ‘Cyber Incident,’ Warns of Customer Data Breach
The Pokémon Company has cancelled orders for its Pokémon 30th Anniversary Cards after a “cyber incident” exposed customer data, according to emails shared by affected fans who had pre-ordered the trading cards through the Pokémon Center website. The breach appears limited to European orders fulfilled by logistics firm CEVA, the same provider recently linked to…
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Welsh FA chief calls for Fifa’s Infantino to step down
Noel Mooney, chief executive of the Football Association of Wales, has called for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to step down over his handling of a scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup and other competitions to private investors. Mooney, who previously worked with Infantino at Uefa, said the “harm that’s been done…
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Retired businessman and wife who died when light plane crashed in Snowdonia praised as ‘the best of neighbours and the kindest of people’
A retired businessman and his wife have died after the light aircraft they were travelling in crashed in the Snowdonia area of north Wales. Neighbours and friends have paid tribute to the couple, describing them as “the best of neighbours and the kindest of people,” reflecting the shock and sadness felt by their local community…
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Over/Under review – beautiful coming of age story of female best friends set across five summers
This is a review of Over/Under, a coming-of-age drama directed by Sophia Silver that follows two American girls, Violet and Stella, from ages nine to thirteen as they navigate a close friendship, bodily changes and family upheaval over five summers. The reviewer praises the film for its “astonishing naturalism” and restraint, contrasting it with Richard…