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A new report says parents are now paying out 'significantly' more on day-to-day school costs than in 2022.

Children with gifted parents tend to do better in school even if they didn't inherit the intelligence genes, a study found, as parents' natural abilities can 'rub off' on their offspring.

The £1.8 million programme, designed to target the unique needs of former service personnel, was announced as the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

New research from Zoopla has revealed the most popular and affordable towns for families in the UK.

New research from Zoopla has revealed the most popular and affordable towns for families in the UK.

Netflix has officially launched a new AI-powered search feature that uses OpenAI's ChatGPT to deliver a conversational content discovery experience, allowing users to describe what they're looking for in natural language. The streaming giant is also getting into short videos with a new vertical feed set to rival Instagram Reels and TikTok. TechCrunch reports: Users can enter their preferences using natural phrases like "I want something funny and upbeat" or even more detailed requests, such as "I want something scary, but not too scary, and maybe a little bit funny, but not haha funny." The feature is set to roll out this week to iOS users as an opt-in beta. Some subscribers in Australia and New Zealand have already had access to it, as reported by Bloomberg last month. [...] Additionally, at the tech and product event, the company mentioned plans to use generative AI to update title cards in subscribers' preferred languages. Other features revealed on Wednesday include a short-form video feed for mobile users and a redesign of its TV homepage. Netflix's new mobile-only vertical feed allows users to easily scroll through clips of its original titles. Within this feed, users can tap on buttons to watch the entire show or movie immediately, save it to their "My List," or share it with friends. Of note is that the clips are curated from the "Today's Top Picks for You" section rather than being chosen from Netflix's entire library. This approach makes it specifically tailored to each user, ultimately encouraging viewers to watch the full shows.

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CBS News' Tony Dokoupil - while reporting live from the Vatican Wednesday - said cardinals deciding the pope's successor will be 'raw-dogging' the process.

Giles Martin used Artificial Intelligence to 'reunite' The Beatles for the John Lennon hit Now And Then two years ago, but warns Labour 's plan for the technology 'makes no sense at all'.

The attack on the young girl happened on Tuesday at around 7pm in Telford Town Park, Shropshire, in a wooded area with police now searching for a teenage boy.

Maurice Glasman said the 'lanyard class' had alienated traditional supporters who are now flocking to Reform UK instead.

This brain teaser is dividing the internet - and no, it doesn't involve algebra, fractions or any tricky equations, just simple addition.

Samuel Hochstetler, 18, was detained on Monday and charged with murder in the suspicious death of 28-year-old Rosanna Kinsinger.

Phoronix's Michael Larabel reports: Last July it was announced Holly Million was stepping down as the GNOME Foundation's Exeuctive Director after less than a year at the helm. Richard Littauer took over as interim Executive Director while this week a new GNOME Foundation Executive Director was hired. GNOME's new Executive Director is Steven Deobald. Steven Deobald is a Canadian free software advocate and has been a GNOME user since 2002. As the GNOME Foundation Executive Director, Steven wants to focus on transparency and to better ensure financial stability of the GNOME Foundation. You can read Deobald's welcoming statements on blogs.gnome.org. Further reading: Is It Time For a Change In GNOME Leadership?

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Emma Logan watched in horror as the blaze ripped through her beloved house in Walsall Wood, West Midlands, on Wednesday afternoon.

A video with nearly 5million views sparked concerns for Kalluk, a polar bear living at the San Diego Zoo, after he appeared to sad and exhausted.

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were found not guilty on all state charges after a nine-day trial in Tennessee.

It saw the double act in a journey across the country, paying visits to various local newspapers. They attempted to find stories in each area including Blackpool, Bradford and the Isle of Wight.

No, really? That's a shocking surprise

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: There's a new warehouse robot at Amazon that has a sense of touch, allowing it to handle a job previously only done by humans. Amazon unveiled the robot, called Vulcan, Wednesday at an event in Germany. CNBC got an exclusive first look at Vulcan in April, as it stowed items into tall, yellow bins at a warehouse in Spokane, Washington. An up-close look at the "hand" of the robot reveals how it can feel the items it touches using an AI-powered sensor to determine the precise pressure and torque each object needs. This innovative gripper helps give Vulcan the ability to manipulate 75% of the 1 million unique items in inventory at the Spokane warehouse. Amazon has used other robotic arms inside its warehouses since 2021, but those rely on cameras for detection and suction for grasp, limiting what types of objects they can handle. Vulcan can also operate 20 hours a day, according to Aaron Parness, who heads up the Amazon Robotics team that developed the machine. Still, Parness told CNBC that instead of replacing people in its warehouses, Vulcan will create new, higher skilled jobs that involve maintaining, operating, installing and building the robots. When asked if Amazon will fully automate warehouses in the future, Parness said, "not at all." "I don't believe in 100% automation," he said. "If we had to get Vulcan to do 100% of the stows and picks, it would never happen. You would wait your entire life. Amazon understands this." The goal is for Vulcan to handle 100% of the stowing that happens in the top rows of bins, which are difficult for people to reach, Parness said. [...] Amazon said Vulcan is operating at about the same speed as a human worker and can handle items up to 8 pounds. It operates behind a fence, sequestered from human workers to reduce the risk of accidents.

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Seeing as IT giant's CEO is big at DOGE, this is delicious

World War Fee  Citrix has found a new use for virtualization: Avoiding tariffs.…