Nations Championship: Finn Russell returns for Scotland in South Africa
Star fly-half Finn Russell is fit to start for Scotland against South Africa in the second round of Nations Championship action.
The 33-year-old replaces Tom Jordan at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday after missing last weekend's 47-38 win in Argentina with a calf problem.
World Cup 2026: France fail to get Michael Olise yellow card overturned as Ismael Saibari sidelined for Morocco
France have failed in their bid to have Michael Olise's yellow card from their win against Paraguay overturned.
The Bayern Munich winger was booked after clashing with Matias Galarza in stoppage time during France's 1-0 victory in a fiery last-16 match in Philadelphia.
AI Policy Questions That Congressional Lawmakers Should Know And Be Prepared To Discuss
Congressional lawmakers need to be ready to discuss the top AI policy questions of our times. getty
In today’s column, I examine crucial AI policy questions that congressional lawmakers ought to be readily familiar with and be ready to discuss. These AI policy questions apply to the interests and considerations of all members of Congress. I say that because concerns about AI previously were primarily confined to lawmakers from tech-related constituencies, but that’s not the case anymore. AI was likely to be narrowly pertinent to congressional members from tech-oriented locations or who had a tech-related background.
Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak kills 39 in southern China
About 130,000 people have been evacuated from the Guangxi region while thousands of rescuers have been deployed.
Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak has killed 39 people in southern China, most of them after a dam breach inundated the city of Nanning.
Manganese risk in groundwater affects 200 million people, study shows
Manganese is an essential trace element. However, in excessive concentrations, the metal can cause health problems. Two Eawag researchers have now produced a global risk map for manganese in groundwater. Half of the world's population uses groundwater as drinking water. According to the study, between 180 million and 220 million people could be using water with elevated manganese concentrations as drinking water—significantly more than previously thought. Densely populated regions of Asia are particularly affected.
Fertilizers carry a hidden cost for soil's crucial microbes. Using less might pay off for farms in unexpected ways
Across North America, in places such as Illinois, Iowa and Texas, farmers are busy growing the crops the world depends on for food, fuel and fiber.
This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment
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Before OpenAI’s GPT-3 ushered in the era of foundation models, companies built specialized natural language processing models from scratch, training each on large amounts of task-specific data. Today, most organizations start with a general-purpose model like OpenAI’s GPT series, Claude, or Llama and then fine-tune or prompt it to solve their specific needs.
Justin Bieber Joins Madonna, BTS and Shakira for FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show
Justin Bieber has been added as a performer to the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show, joining the lineup as a co-headliner alongside Madonna, Shakira and BTS.
FIFA and Global Citizen are staging the first Halftime Show in FIFA World Cup history on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium. The 11-minute spectacle will also feature Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel and PS22 Chorus alongside Coldplay, whose lead singer Chris Martin curated the show in his ongoing role as international curator of the Global Citizen Festival. The Muppets’ Kermit, Miss Piggy and more will also appear during the celebration.
Obsidian is reportedly making a new Fallout game headed by Josh Sawyer after Microsoft pulled the plug on an Avowed sequel
A Bloomberg report says Obsidian Entertainment, which was recently hit hard by mass layoffs at Xbox, has cancelled projects including a sequel to Avowed and will instead begin working on a new Fallout game.
Amazon MGM Studios Ups Kara Smith to Head of Drama TV as Jen Chambers, Michael McDonald and Odetta Watkins Exit
Amazon MGM Studios‘ scripted TV department is getting another shakeup as chief Peter Friedlander has promoted Kara Smith to head of the drama division.
In January, Friedlander revealed Amazon MGM Studios’ TV arm would transition from its previous model — split between wholly owned and co-productions — to one separated into drama and comedy, worldbuilding, animation and unscripted genres.