Aggregator

Parents with pupils in private school who pre-paid fees in advance of January's VAT hike are facing a fresh attack from the taxman.

The most popular baby names varied across the county

Wickford lie detector expert Terry Mullins says the prison service won't let him in to test Essex murder convict Jeremy Bamber.

Cloey Eyes, 25, from Florida, woke up one night with a 'sharp pain' in her chest and gasping for air as she struggled to breathe. Doctors thought it was a heart attack, before it was linked to her vape

Clacton alongside Southend and Mersea Island were described as examples of "much-loved holiday destinations" that exemplify nostalgia.

Here is why these famous gardens in Essex have been recognised as a must-visit garden spot in the UK by experts.

A family have been left “completely heartbroken” after fearing their pet dog was stolen from outside their home.

Clacton alongside Southend and Mersea Island were described as examples of "much-loved holiday destinations" that exemplify nostalgia.

Here is why these famous gardens in Essex have been recognised as a must-visit garden spot in the UK by experts.

Concerns have been raised that it may not be big enough

Almost 13,000 years ago, a vast, hurtling fragment of a comet exploded over Louisiana, turning stone into glass, and it could offer evidence to support a controversial scientific theory.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet on Friday in Alaska, and they will be watching each other like hawks for signs of weakness.

The US dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima that killed 140,000.

Last month Microsoft pledged $4 billion (in cash and AI/cloud technology) to "advance" AI education in K-12 schools, community and technical colleges, and nonprofits (according to a blog post by Microsoft President Brad Smith). But in the launch event video, Smith also says it's time to "switch hats" from coding to AI, adding that "the last 12 years have been about the Hour of Code, but the future involves the Hour of AI." Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: This sets the stage for Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi's announcement that his tech-backed nonprofit's [annual educational event] Hour of Code is being renamed to the Hour of AI... Explaining the pivot, Partovi says: "Computer science for the last 50 years has had a focal point around coding that's been — sort of like you learn computer science so that you create code. There's other things you learn, like data science and algorithms and cybersecurity, but the focal point has been coding. "And we're now in a world where the focal point of computer science is shifting to AI... We all know that AI can write much of the code. You don't need to worry about where did the semicolons go, or did I close the parentheses or whatnot. The busy work of computer science is going to be done by the computer itself. "The creativity, the thinking, the systems design, the engineering, the algorithm planning, the security concerns, privacy concerns, ethical concerns — those parts of computer science are going to be what remains with a focal point around AI. And what's going to be important is to make sure in education we give students the tools so they don't just become passive users of AI, but so that they learn how AI works." Speaking to Microsoft's Smith, Partovi vows to redouble the nonprofit's policy work to "make this [AI literacy] a high school graduation requirement so that no student graduates school without at least a basic understanding of what's going to be part of the new liberal arts background [...] As you showed with your hat, we are renaming the Hour of Code to an Hour of AI."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

It's difficult to mistake the southern drawl of one of Hollywood's best-loved film actors - although the sentiment he's expressing certainly wouldn't find much favour in Tinseltown.

Fans of iconic '80s TV were in for a treat when beloved star Cybill Shepherd stepped out in Los Angeles on Friday. The former model, now 75, appeared in high spirits during rare appearance.

Liam Gallagher has shown the strength of his brotherly bond by opening his £4million home to Paul Gallagher, his rape-accused sibling, just weeks before his court appearance.

The Morloks had this reputation of being the "all-American family", US academic Dr Farley said. Everything appeared picture-perfect. But everything was horrific.

The owners of Castle View Farm in Bottesford, Leicestershire have transformed what was once an 'unproductive' 10-acre spring barley field into a new and innovative source of income.

It is perfect for any summer holiday