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Debenhams closed all in-person stores in May 2021 after going into administration

We all love our dogs. But do we love them enough to take them on a fortnight's family summer holiday to Brittany? This is the question I ask myself every August.

In an Amazon News blog post, their HR leader describes using AI to write 100,000 lines of code — 25 years after she last coded. "Do you know how empowering it is to realize that after 25 years away from coding, you can actually build again?" First she built a calendar app for her family, but then used Amazon's AI-powered coding tool Kiro to write an app for Amazon's internal "Everyone Can Build" event. We opened the competition to every employee on our team, and within just a few weeks, more than 1,500 people were building. I couldn't believe what they built. One employee built an app that turned a nearly four-hour manual process into a one-second automated check, saving tens of thousands of hours annually. Another made a desktop pet named Momo that keeps your tasks, reminders, and shortcuts a click away. Since then, I've written over 100,000 lines of code with AI. What I've found is that the more you work with these tools, the more natural the process becomes, and the more you realize they're expanding what you're capable of, not replacing it. You don't need perfection to start. You just need to dive in. When I decided to build the submission app for our team competition, I didn't know how to begin, so I asked our internal AI workplace assistant, called Aza. It pointed me to the right tools and helped me take the first step. From there, I opened Kiro and started building. When you give employees the ability and tools to solve problems themselves, they will surprise you with what they create... At Amazon, every employee has access to AI tools. Whether someone needs a quick answer, wants to move faster in their day-to-day, or is ready to try building something new, the resources are there. The more people use these tools, the more capable they become with them, and that experience carries forward in their careers... We also want to make it easy for people to build credentials that are recognized across industries. That's why AI training is free for every Amazon employee. Amazon covers the full cost of one AWS AI certification exam per year, with options ranging from foundational AI concepts to professional-level generative AI. Employees can choose the path that fits where they are in their learning journey. Long-time Slashdot reader theodp notes that 7 months ago Galetti also took to Amazon News to announce the elimination of 16,000 corporate jobs, a move which CNBC noted coincided "with a push to invest heavily in artificial intelligence." The job reductions come just a few months after October's layoffs, when 14,000 employees were let go across Amazon's corporate workforce. At the time, the company indicated the cuts would continue in 2026 as it found "additional places we can remove layers."

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Fish on the Quay owner Alan Brett is due to be sentenced for food safety and hygiene offences linked to a rat infestation at the premises.

His parents have paid a heartfelt tribute to the “truly special and deeply loved man”

"Multikernel Technologies has put out mklinux v7.0-mk2, the first public release of the multikernel Linux tree it's been building since last year," reports the blog It's FOSS: The basic premise of the project is that one physical server can run several independent Linux kernels side by side, each with its own dedicated CPUs and memory. So, the same box could run a database on one kernel and a GPU training job on another without either kernel touching the other's resources... One kernel runs as the host, controlling the machine's CPUs, memory, and PCI devices. When it spins up a new kernel instance, that instance gets its own dedicated slice of hardware and boots straight onto it using Linux's kexec mechanism, running natively rather than under a hypervisor. The host tracks all of this through device tree overlays under /sys/fs/multikernel/, and it can shift hardware between running instances while everything stays up. That's a different setup from both VMs and containers. A VM still puts a hypervisor and a host kernel between the app and the hardware. A container skips the hypervisor, but every tenant on the machine shares one kernel... This release only supports x86_64 hardware, though Multikernel Technologies says the architecture-specific code is already modular enough for other ports to follow later. The article notes they're selling multiple products based on the kernel tree, including one for running AI agents in their own kernel with direct GPU access and one that promises to patch a running kernel without taking the system down.

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Charles will now use the trip at the end of October to urge the nation to stay in the Commonwealth, without having him as head of state.

On Sunday, the 28-year-old bombshell - who has been gearing up for her September 12 birthday - captivated in behind-the-scenes content from her brand's latest campaign.

Thames Valley Police head Jason Hogg said PC Andrew Harper's family had been 're-traumatised' by having to fight his killers' release.

It follows a week of escalating violence thought to be linked to a gangland war between two factions of a local organised crime group in the town.

It clearly hasn't dawned on Andy Burnham that setting free inmates held under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) orders is a repugnant prospect

Iceland is a wealthy and successful country. It had nothing to gain from joining the declining EU.

It is a charming historic market town set in the rolling English countryside, surrounded by chocolate box villages and once famed as a centre for the wool and silk trade.

Paris Fury unveiled her pumpkin-themed kitchen as she decorated her home for Halloween two months early on Sunday.

From pop stars to politicians and Oscar-winners to authors, the world has been mourning the loss of a country music icon.

Selena Gomez kissed husband Benny Blanco on the cheek as they enjoyed a romantic water taxi ride in Venice on Sunday.

Richard Cassidy, 79, stabbed David Farish 14 times in a brutal attack at his home in the Scottish Borders in February 2016.

The US strikes took place after forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were seen preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

Researchers at Korea University have discovered having extra sleep at the weekend can help maintain a healthy blood pressure.

An Australian father has urged Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to intervene and allow his son's mother to remain in Australia.