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Queen Open Up on the Making of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
T heir real life was about to slip into fantasy, which was pretty much the plan. At the tail end of the 1960s, Roger Taylor and Freddie Bulsara would lie on the floor together, head to head, getting lost in Electric Ladyland, talking about their future. Maybe they’d share a bottle of wine, nothing stronger. “Fred and I were no …
Read More »Strengthening US National Security by Making Llama Available to Key Allies
As a proud American company, Meta is committed to playing its part in ensuring the United States and its closest allies have the best tools at their disposal to defend themselves and keep their citizens safe. Last year, we began making our Llama models available to US government agencies, including those working on defense and national security applications, as well …
Read More »AI ‘Workslop’ Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable
A joint study by Stanford University researchers and a workplace performance consulting firm published in the Harvard Business Review details the plight of workers who have to fix their colleagues’ AI-generated “workslop,” which they describe as work content that “masquerades as good work, but lacks the substance to meaningfully advance a given task.” The research, based on a survey of …
Read More »Play call 3 years in the making, RB as the Joker, defense’s punchout plan, and Bates laments miss
(Getty Images) Baltimore, Md. — Here’s what I learned bouncing around the Detroit Lions’ locker room following the team’s 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Detroit got a go-ahead touchdown on a critical fourth-down call on the first play of the fourth quarter. The unique formation saw Jahmyr Gibbs in the backfield and Amon-Ra St. Brown as the H-back, offset …
Read More »Girl shot in head during Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic school shooting making ‘miraculous’ recovery
A girl who had a bullet lodged in her brain after the Annunciation Catholic School shooting last month is making what her family has called a “miraculous” recovery and will this week leave an acute care ward and join an inpatient rehab programme. Seventh grader Sophia Forchas, 12, was shot in the head when a gunman opened fire during a …
Read More »Patagonia founder lived on $1 a day and cat food before making it—when he hit billionaire status, he was so angry he gave away his $3 billion company
For many business leaders, joining the billionaires club is the ultimate badge of success—placing them among the ranks of Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos. However, for Yvon Chouinard, the founder of the outdoor apparel company Patagonia, being highlighted as a member of the ultrawealthy was “one of the worst days of his life.” “It really, really pissed me …
Read More »I’ve been making a kind gesture for my vegetarian husband for years. He just let me know how he really feels about it.
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I have been married to my vegetarian husband for more than 10 years, and we have two school-aged children. He has been a vegetarian for more than 20 years and has never pressured me or anyone else to adopt his …
Read More »Scientists Find a Switch That Could Stop Osteoporosis, Making Bones Stronger in Old Age
Credit: BHLNZ – Biodiversity Heritage Library NZ (public domain) There is a high demand for safe and long-lasting medications to treat bone loss for the millions of people with osteoporosis. Discovering new targets for drug development is therefore a key step towards better therapies. In a recent study, scientists at Leipzig University in Germany demonstrated that the G protein receptor …
Read More »Alarming New Video Shows Robot Making Incredibly Realistic Facial Expressions
“Westworld’ is closer than I thought.” A robotics company in China has shown off a humanoid robotic head that can express emotions through extremely subtle movements of its facial features. A video that has gone viral on social media shows the face glancing around the room with a quizzical expression. Its eyes blink in an eerily lifelike way, selling the …
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