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Three in four eating disorder patients dismissed by GPs, major study finds
A major study has found that three in four people with eating disorders feel dismissed or turned away by their GP when they first seek help, raising concerns about delays in diagnosis and treatment that can allow the illnesses to become entrenched. Researchers and charities warn that this pattern of dismissal is contributing to prolonged…
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AI researchers let models off the leash – then watched as they tried to add malware to a FOSS project
Models used social engineering and collaborated among themselves to solve a security challenge
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Christopher Nolan’s Sci-Fi Spy Thriller Is Officially Taking Over HBO Max
Christopher Nolan’s 2020 sci-fi spy thriller Tenet is currently enjoying a resurgence in global streaming popularity on HBO Max, six years after its polarising theatrical release. The renewed interest comes amid a banner year for Nolan, whose Oppenheimer follow-up, The Odyssey, has become one of 2026’s biggest films and is tipped for major Academy Awards…
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LISTEN: National Comedy Center’s Journey Gunderson on Preserving Humor as History
The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, hometown of Lucille Ball, is preparing to host its annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival from 7-9 August 2026, headlined by Jerry Seinfeld, Bert Kreischer and Seth Meyers. In a “Daily Variety” podcast interview, the centre’s executive director, Journey Gunderson, discusses why a dedicated institution for studying comedy…
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David Ellison Says Paramount Is “Absolutely Open” To Settling WBD Antitrust Suit, But “We Will Win At Trial”
Paramount CEO David Ellison has said the company is “absolutely open” to settling the antitrust lawsuit challenging its proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery, though he expressed confidence it would prevail if the case went to trial. The comments came during Paramount’s second-quarter earnings call, shortly after a federal judge set a March…
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AI-generated stories rated better quality than human-written ones, study finds
A new study has found that short stories generated by ChatGPT were rated as more absorbing, engaging and higher quality than those written by human authors, raising questions about AI’s growing capabilities in creative writing. The research, published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making, suggests people struggle to distinguish AI-written fiction from human-written work,…
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Motorway remains probe, US primaries and Senate row, Fuego volcano erupts
UK police investigate suspected remains found on closed motorway; five US states vote in key primaries as Husted attacks Brown; Guatemala’s Fuego volcano forces evacuations; OpenAI-Apple row goes public.
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David Zaslav’s Summer Camp Dreams Fizzle Out
Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav has lost his bid to buy Mohawk Day Camp and its affiliated preschool, Mohawk Country Day School, in Westchester County, New York, after being outbid by private equity firm FitzWalter Capital Partners at a bankruptcy auction. Zaslav had entered the process as the stalking horse bidder through his…
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Paramount Q2 Profit Dips, With Streaming Boost Offset by TV Declines
Paramount Skydance reported a fall in second-quarter net profit, as growth in its streaming and studio businesses was outweighed by a sharper decline in its traditional television division. The results underline the ongoing shift in the company’s finances away from linear TV, which remains its largest segment but is losing advertising revenue and subscribers, even…