'Serious' crash leaves road closed for 'several hours' - live updates
Police have warned drivers to avoid the area
Police reveal exactly how little girl fell from Disney Dream cruise ship before her heroic father saved her
The Florida Sheriff's Office has revealed just how a young girl managed to fall from a Disney cruise ship and into the ocean during a family vacation.
Aussie woman caves to developers and sells her home: After holding out for years between two towering apartment blocks - she has secured a jaw-dropping price
A tiny house in Sydney has been bought for a huge amount after a competitive auction.
NYC flash flood warning as torrential rain turns streets into swamps and New Jersey declares state of emergency
The National Weather Service raised the alarm on Monday night as the deluge intensified.
Essex's tiny independent cafe named one of the best in Britain
It is set to fight for the crown of the best cafe in the UK
Sarah Jessica Parker finally confirms she dated an A-list actor who's linked to Lisa Marie Presley
Sarah Jessica Parker confirmed she dated an A-list movie star before marrying her husband Matthew Broderick.
Wild conspiracy theory emerges about Delta Goodrem following her lavish wedding to Matthew Copley
A social media post has revealed that many Aussies are no longer fangirling over Delta Goodrem.
Reese Witherspoon captured in VERY saucy photos with financier Oliver Haarmann.. as her cheeky pet name for him is revealed
Reese Witherspoon looked totally loved-up with boyfriend Oliver Haarmann as the pair passionately kissed during a holiday in Saint-Tropez on Saturday.
Fiona Phillips' husband reveals devastating moment star, 64, 'didn't recognise their son' amid her battle with Alzheimer's in latest heartbreaking health update
The former GMTV host, 64, who is mother to Nathaniel, 26, and Mackenzie, 23, was diagnosed with the progressive brain disorder in 2022 at the age of just 61.
Rower describes moment he was thrown into the Pacific as brothers continue epic 5,600-mile ocean quest
The Maclean brothers, who are on a grueling trip across the Pacific Ocean, have revealed how one of them survived being swept overboard during a horrifying storm.
Bride's secret weapon: I lost 20kg in nine months after years of over-eating - here's the exact diet I follow to keep it off for good
A young woman has shared how she shed an impressive 20kg in the nine months before her dream wedding.
Jessica Alba's new man is REVEALED as a hunky Hollywood actor... and he's 11 years younger than her
Movie star Jessica Alba's new man has finally been revealed.
Plans for 360 new homes and special school in Essex town
A village shop and new doctor's surgery could also be included
Dog picture posted to Instagram costs an Australian woman $50,000
An Australian woman has unleashed after posting an innocent photo of three dogs to social media.
Locals fed up with 'stupid parents' causing traffic chaos outside Essex school
Parking has got so bad on the road that a local bus company has started diverting its buses during school run times
Skinny Lindsay Lohan turns heads in nude look while shopping in Beverly Hills
Lindsay Lohan looked super slim during a shopping trip in Los Angeles on Monday. She was dressed in a clinging, nude-colored, matching set consisting of a T-shirt and leggings.
California Set To Become First US State To Manage Power Outages With AI
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: California's statewide power grid operator is poised to become the first in North America to deploy artificial intelligence to manage outages, MIT Technology Review has learned. "We wanted to modernize our grid operations. This fits in perfectly with that," says Gopakumar Gopinathan, a senior advisor on power system technologies at the California Independent System Operator -- known as the CAISO and pronounced KAI-so. "AI is already transforming different industries. But we haven't seen many examples of it being used in our industry."
At the DTECH Midwest utility industry summit in Minneapolis on July 15, CAISO is set to announce a deal to run a pilot program using new AI software called Genie, from the energy-services giant OATI. The software uses generative AI to analyze and carry out real-time analyses for grid operators and comes with the potential to autonomously make decisions about key functions on the grid, a switch that might resemble going from uniformed traffic officers to sensor-equipped stoplights. But while CAISO may deliver electrons to cutting-edge Silicon Valley companies and laboratories, the actual task of managing the state's electrical system is surprisingly analog.
Today, CAISO engineers scan outage reports for keywords about maintenance that's planned or in the works, read through the notes, and then load each item into the grid software system to run calculations on how a downed line or transformer might affect power supply. "Even if it takes you less than a minute to scan one on average, when you amplify that over 200 or 300 outages, it adds up," says Abhimanyu Thakur, OATI's vice president of platforms, visualization, and analytics. "Then different departments are doing it for their own respective keywords. Now we consolidate all of that into a single dictionary of keywords and AI can do this scan and generate a report proactively." If CAISO finds that Genie produces reliable, more efficient data analyses for managing outages, Gopinathan says, the operator may consider automating more functions on the grid. "After a few rounds of testing, I think we'll have an idea about what is the right time to call it successful or not," he says.
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Beyoncé's unreleased music is STOLEN during Cowboy Carter tour stop in Atlanta
Beyonce's unreleased music was reportedly stolen from her choreographer's SUV ahead of her recent Cowboy Carter show in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier this month.
Saudi Arabia Asks Consultants To Reassess Feasibility of 'The Line' Megaproject
Saudi Arabia has asked consultants to reassess the feasibility of The Line, its ambitious 170km linear city project and centerpiece of the Neom initiative, as rising costs and falling oil prices force the kingdom to scale back its megaprojects. Middle East Eye reports: In April, The Financial Times reported that the CEO of Neom had launched a "comprehensive review" of the kingdom's megaproject. Neom, along with luxury Red Sea hotels and a ski resort, is the flagship project of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 plan to transform the kingdom's economy and reduce its dependence on oil revenue. Bloomberg reported in 2024 that Saudi Arabia was cutting back plans for The Line. Instead of 1.5 million people living there by 2030, Saudi officials were said to anticipate fewer than 300,000 residents. Meanwhile, only 2.4km of the city is expected to be completed by 2030.
In April, Goldman Sachs painted a bleak picture for Saudi Arabia's projects in a note to clients, projecting "pretty significant" budget deficits and more scaling back of megaprojects. Neom has already faced internal challenges. Nadhmi al-Nasr, who managed Neom's construction from 2018 to 2024, departed from his post in November. Nasr earned a chilling reputation managing Neom. He bragged that he put everyone to work "like a slave," adding, "When they drop down dead, I celebrate. That's how I do my projects." Two other foreign executives also left Neom at the end of 2024, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Hollywood actor Sean Bean blasts plans to build thousands of houses on green belt near his hometown
The actor wrote: 'I would like to register my objection for the proposed mass building in the Handsworth area of Sheffield, where I grew up and spent some of the best years of my life.'