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‘Eating is my superpower’: Nigella turns up the heat on Bake Off
Nigella Lawson is joining The Great British Bake Off as a judge, replacing Prue Leith and bringing renewed attention to the long-running programme. She says she wanted a more collaborative role after years of working largely alone, while Paul Hollywood says she quickly understood the show’s tone and fitted seamlessly into the team. Lawson and…
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Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs. Galaxy Watch Ultra 2: Comparing their features, durability and displays
The Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 are premium, rugged smartwatches launched this summer, with the main differences stemming from their ecosystems, software and specialist features. Both use titanium cases, support submersion to 100 metres and include safety functions such as fall detection, emergency calls and sirens, making them aimed at…
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Kim Kardashian hospitalized for condition linked to disease that killed her father Robert at age 59
Kim Kardashian has revealed that she was hospitalised with esophagitis, an inflammation or irritation of the lining of the oesophagus. The condition has emotional significance because her father, Robert Kardashian, died from oesophageal cancer aged 59 in 2003, prompting concern from her family in a trailer for the eighth season of *The Kardashians*. The trailer…
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Microsoft executive called OpenAI’s web scraping the ‘largest theft of labor in human history’
Newly unsealed court documents indicate that Microsoft and OpenAI executives viewed AI training based on large-scale web scraping as a serious threat to journalism and publishers. The remarks emerged from The New York Times’ 2023 copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, which alleges that millions of articles were used without permission or compensation to train…
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OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot
US cybersecurity researchers ethically hacked OpenAI systems using Anthropic’s Claude chatbot and OpenAI’s own GPT-5.6 Sol, exposing vulnerabilities in employee accounts and related software infrastructure. The researchers accessed several staff ChatGPT accounts through an internal discussion forum and then reached OpenAI’s GitHub service, highlighting how AI tools can make sophisticated cyberattacks faster and easier. The…
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US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos
US wheat farmers face an uncertain growing season despite wheat prices reaching their highest level in three years. Drought, erratic weather, record diesel costs and geopolitical disruption are undermining profits, while damaged harvests and blocked exports could push up prices for millers, bakers, restaurants and consumers. Future prices for bread wheat have risen 39%, but…
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Workers in New York seek to create first AutoZone union as company resists
Workers at an AutoZone store in White Plains, New York, are seeking to become the first employees at the US-based retailer to unionise. Their election to join United Auto Workers Local 259 is due to begin on 25 September, despite what workers describe as an intensive company campaign against the effort. The dispute matters because…