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Craig Race is all for seeing Toronto put more homes on existing lots.That's what the architect did with his own property, splitting the east-end home into two units.He and his family live in one of those units, while the other is rented to somebody else.Toronto has moved to ease the process of revamping homes in this manner, following a council vote last month allowing duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes across city neighbourhoods.

Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, a hint of heat and its harms to come, scientists worry.The mercury has since dipped again, but experts say the short surge marked a new global heat record for June and indicates more extremes ahead as the planet enters an El Nino phase that could last years.

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.Alan Blinder's plans blew up around 10 a.m. last Tuesday.Mr. Blinder, who covers golf for The New York Times, had just settled in at his home office when he received a heads-up from a source with some gobsmacking news: The PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the insurgent league bankrolled by billions of dollars from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, had agreed to a partnership, suspending a bitter and costly struggle for supremacy of men's professional golf.

Getty Images Home buyers looking for mortgage rates to stabilize or even drop got good news Wednesday, as the Federal Reserve announced a pause in its monthslong campaign of interest rate hikes.The Fed controls the federal funds rate, a metric that directly affects short-term lending.But holding that key rate steady should filter through to other interest rates, including longer-term ones like mortgage rates.

The revelation should anger all who care about England's rivers and beaches.Two decades ago, ministers were warned about private equity firms buying up water companies.In a briefing prepared for Britain's competition regulator prior to the takeover of Southern Water, researchers raised the alarm that private equity-owned water companies would become impossible to regulate.

Rishi Sunak has seen his personal family fortune fall by more than 200m over the last year.Sunak, a former hedge fund manager and reputedly the UK's wealthiest ever prime minister, and his heiress wife, Akshata Murty, have an estimated worth of about 529m in the latest Sunday Times rich list, a fall from 730m in 2022.

Dallas-based Comerica Bank has decided to organically exit the mortgage banker finance business following the tumult in the banking industry that threatened the nation's top warehouse lenders.The process of exiting the space, which is expected to be largely complete by year-end, is a strategic action to enhance Comerica's core business focus, according to a bank's presentation during a Morgan Stanley conference on Tuesday.

More than 7,000 terminal cargo loaders at British Columbia's ports have voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action against local maritime employers, although both sides are still negotiating to avoid such an outcome.The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada says a vote over the weekend yielded 99.24 per cent support for strike action against the B.C. Maritime Employers Association "if necessary.''

Humans today have become dependent on machines in more ways than one, whether they realize it or not.From the vehicles that get us to work and back to the smartphones in our pockets to the contentious AI that's making headlines, our daily lives are affected and influenced by machines in all shapes and sizes, even those we can't see.

"There is no first amendment in Atlanta," wrote activist Micah Herskind.Activists participate in a protest against the proposed Cop City being built in an Atlanta forest on March 9, 2023, in New York City.Spencer Platt / Getty Images Law enforcement officers in Georgia have arrested three top organizers behind a bail fund in Atlanta that has been aiding protesters against Cop City.

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The Supreme Court's landmark decision scaling back federal protections for many wetlands and streams has drawn criticism from scientists and environmental advocates, who say the gutting of safeguards will jeopardize water quality throughout the arid West.California's water regulators say the ruling will be harmful for protections nationwide, but the more stringent state protections of wetlands won't be affected.

Though it's yet to be confirmed, there's an expectation that Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season when his contract finishes, and that could, potentially, have implications for Arsenal.The Argentinian has enjoyed a superb season for club and country so far.A World Cup winner after many, many years of trying, Messi already has 19 goals and 19 assists in the 2022/23 campaign per BBC Sport.

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he would dispute the use of the internal markets act to stop the Scottish Government including glass in its deposit return scheme.Speaking to BBC Scotland, Mr Drakeford said if the internal markets act is invoked for the purpose of removing glass from the Scottish deposit return scheme there would be very serious questions.

The Government will fight a legal battle over the Covid inquiry's demand to release Boris Johnson's unredacted WhatsApp messages, diaries and personal notebooks.The Cabinet Office said it was seeking a judicial review of inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett's order to release the documents, arguing that it should not have to hand over material which is unambiguously irrelevant.

It would be a democratic outrage if the UK Government rules glass must be excluded from Scotland's deposit return scheme (DRS), the First Minister has said.Speculation is mounting that UK ministers will only allow the environmental initiative to proceed north of the border if glass bottles are removed from its remit.

The personal fortune of prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty has fallen by more than 200 million over the last year as the value of her stake in her father's company plummeted.The couple's wealth is estimated at around 529 million in the latest Sunday Times Rich List, a fall from 730 million a year earlier.

The San Francisco Giants 5-4 comeback win over the Colorado Rockies culminated in a dramatic, bold, gorgeous, purple-mountain-majestic bunt from platoon catcher Patrick Bailey.Bailey, who took over for Blake Sabol behind the plate in the 7th, hadn't stepped into the batter's box all evening.After ripping two doubles and a triple in his Coors Field premiere, the rookie catcher dealt the fatal blow not with a blast but a delicate dink: a 1-out safety squeeze called from the bench against Colorado reliever Justin Lawrence.

This is the fourth time in as many months that the Prime Minister has met President Biden.They met in San Diego in March, Belfast in April, Hiroshima in May - and now it is June, and it is Washington.I have been in tow each time, and it's been fascinating to get a glimpse of their growing relationship.

If you're working in a marketing role, you can't ignore the emerging field of artificial intelligence.It's quickly gained traction, and industry leaders have begun projecting that rapid AI advancements could surpass human intelligence sooner than we think.But what does that mean?And what are the implications of that type of advancement?

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There are many who will argue the case for building and deploying a new IT system to streamline a business process.Some are able to calculate the return on investment, but few can say, with a high degree of accuracy, the level of improvement on the way the business process was run before the new software.

Government regulation is "critical" to keep risks down with artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, the CEO of the company behind the bot testified Tuesday.Speaking at a Senate hearing in Washington, OpenAI honcho Sam Altman addressed public concerns about the fast-growing technology and called for the creation of an agency to license leading artificial intelligence.

"It's hard to think of a clearer violation of the religious freedom of Oklahoma taxpayers," one opponent said.pcess609 / iStock / Getty Images Plus A state school board in Oklahoma has voted to approve what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school in a move that opponents, including the state's attorney general, are saying is blatantly unconstitutional.

"[The] split [on patent eligibility law] produces intolerable uncertainty for businesses, with the Executive Branch issuing meritorious patents like the three patents at issue here, only to have the courts invalidate them."- Michel/Duffy brief
Last week, retired U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Chief Judge Paul Michel and law professor John F. Duffy filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of CareDx, Inc. and the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University.

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The Supreme Court issued a major ruling Thursday upholding a California animal-cruelty law and therefore the authority of state and local governments to regulate what's sold within their borders.Although the justices were splintered over the proper reasoning and disposition of the case, the ruling rejected an argument that would have greatly weakened states' power to protect their residents from pollution and much more.

The Supreme Court upheld a California law that bars the sale of pork produced in other states unless the sow was housed in conditions that allowed her to move freely.The law was the brainchild of animal rights activists in the state, who worked for its passage saying it was necessary to reduce disease from crowded conditions.

Unless you've been living under a virtual rock, you've probably heard the news that Apple announced a brand new augmented reality headset yesterday.After years of rumours, Vision Pro is finally here.And it's a lot to process.While the launch of WWDC also saw Apple announce incremental updates to iOS and MacOS, as well as a new 15-inch MacBook Air, there's only one thing Apple fans are talking about.

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If you're old enough, you may remember that TVs haven't always been widescreen.Yup, once upon a time, the aspect ratio was more 4:3 than 16:9, meaning the content was filmed with this space in mind.Since TVs have changed shape and size, content producers wanting to use old shows and films have had to edit the footage to fit - either by adding pillarboxing (black bands on the sides of the frame) or by zooming out on the original negatives to add in the extra frames.

1. The cause of the 1871 vandalism of the Paleozoic Museum in Central Park has remained a mystery for over 150 years.
2. Recent forensic analysis of the vandalism scene showed evidence of a large, non-human animal—likely a bear—which likely caused the destruction.
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The world's most powerful space telescope has captured an unprecedented glimpse of a young star system that contains clues about the existence of extraterrestrial life, reports a new study.The results shed light on the potential habitability of planets that form around red dwarf stars, which are much smaller and far more common than stars like the Sun.

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CLIMATEWIRE | Climate change is accelerating inflation in dozens of countries around the world, new research says.And the trend is expected to continue as the world heats up.So says a report published last week by the European Central Bank.The researchers set out to examine the impacts of global warming on inflation in 121 countries, and they found that higher than average temperatures are driving up the cost of food and other goods and services.

Water levels at Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir, remain critically low because of a climate-change driven megadrought and overuse of the Colorado River's water.Claire Harbage/NPR/NPR Human activities have caused more than half of the world's largest lakes to shrink dramatically over the last 30 years, according to a new study published in the journal Science.

A woman votes at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.Voters in Turkey return to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society.

The afternoon I discovered Vermeer, I was passing time by browsing the books and publications piled up on the shelves at home in Lagos.I was 14 or 15.Amid the relics of my parents' college studies (Nigerian plays, French histories, business-management textbooks), I found something unfamiliar: the annual report for a multinational company.

Western countries are still adhering to the escalation scenario' that risks widening the Ukraine war in Europe, says deputy foreign minister.Western countries will be running colossal risks if they supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, a Russian official says.Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko was responding to a question on Saturday about the implications of providing the jets, which Ukraine has been requesting from NATO countries, the TASS news agency reported.

HOUR BY HOUR Visitors wearing military camouflage stand at the entrance of the 'PMC Wagner Centre', which is associated with businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block during National Unity Day, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 4, 2022.

French parliament told that Wagner mercenaries follow the geo-political polices of Russian President Vladimir Putin.The French parliament has adopted a resolution calling on the European Union to formally label Russia's mercenary Wagner force a terror group as reports emerged that the United Kingdom also appears poised to designate the group a terror organisation.

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AI is suddenly everywhere!Apps, sites, plugins, conversations, memes, companies throwing themselves head first into making or making better AI type things.There's a whole lot of investment - of hearts, minds, ideas and money - into AI.But do we trust it?And if we do, or don't, should we?I had an email pop into my inbox.

AI,AI,AI,AI,AI,AI,AI, that's the Google I/O 2023 wrapped up for you in a few words by Google's visionary leader Pichai.Not everyone considers Generative AI a big impact on UX Design.Our reflections with seasoned UX professionals within the UXGO community, yield speculation, but here's our take for the near future:
We believe that if you're an aspiring UX designer, it's crucial to understand the impact of generative AI such as the AI Snapshots presented in the 2023 Google keynote.

A row of books sits on shelves in a library.Getty Images The Department of Education's (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) said in a letter sent on Friday that book bans implemented last year by a school district in Georgia may have violated students' rights.OCR recognized that Forsyth County School District, which banned a number of books containing LGBTQ themes and characters of color, was already implementing corrective actions to address the apparent violations.

A commercial for the Temu app run by production services company The Lift in Mexico City.This ad aired during the 2023 Super Bowl.Courtesy of The Lift MEXICO CITY Through director Fiona McGee's monitor, this commercial evokes a typical middle-class American scene: Mom walks into a neat kitchen, overloaded with groceries.

Samsung, Oppo and Nokia are among a range of Android phone makers with facial recognition scanning tech that can be "easily duped" by a printed 2D photo, according to tests undertaken by campaign group Which?Resident techies that put a range of phones and brands through their paces (see box below) said the findings were of concern as biometric tech is often billed as one of the most secure ways to unlock a handset.

T he personal fortune of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty has fallen by more than 200 million over the last year as the value of her stake in her father's company plummeted.The couple's wealth is estimated at around 529 million in the latest Sunday Times Rich List, a fall from 730 million a year earlier.

Another week, another set of Bayern Munich stories to discuss.The Bavarians stomped Schalke 04 last weekend and we saw some plans for the 2023/24 leaked out this week as well.Knowing all of that, there is plenty to discuss.Let's take a look at what is on tap for this edition of the Weekend Warm-up Podcast:


A look at the rumors regarding Joshua Kimmich's rumored position change, his power at Bayern Munich, and the interesting timing of the transfer rumors linking him to Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Manchester City.

The Los Angeles Dodgers closed out their homestand with a 7-3 win against the Minnesota Twins to take a sixth consecutive series, but it came at a significant cost as Dustin May was removed due to what an MRI revealed to be a flexor pronator strain.May completed a scoreless first inning and had two strikeouts on 16 pitches before coming out because of what the Dodgers initially deemed right elbow pain.

Performance-related pay (PRP) has been linked to poor health among workers in a new study.Researchers at Aberdeen University found those whose performance dictates their salary are prescribed more antidepressants, have a higher rate of poor mental health and higher blood pressure.The study showed PRP workers have increased levels of the chemical fibrinogen which is associated with high levels of stress in their blood.

Though Erica does not qualify for state-funded medical health care for people in the country without legal permission because she is not yet 42 years old, she dedicates her time as a community health worker to inform those who do qualify about how they can enroll."It's a blessing to help others because I know how it feels to have no safety net," said Erica, a mother of two who did not want to share her last name for privacy reasons.

A group of suburban Chicago communities is appealing the recent federal approval of a major rail merger that is expected to bring more freight trains to parts of the area.In the appeal, filed Thursday in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the group of nine communities argued federal regulators' decision to approve the $31 billion merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads was "arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, and otherwise not in accordance with law or supported by substantial evidence," and violated several federal laws.

We all have experienced the unprecedented pace of AI-driven change in the last six months.The catalyst for that change was "access."AI's inflection point was OpenAI's decision to provide free and unfettered access to ChatGPT - the result: 100 million users in less than two months.As martech and marketing operations leaders, this open access is both a blessing and a challenge.

After an incredibly dominant series played by the Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been ousted by the Panthers team in game five of the second round in the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, which had certain implications before the rivals met.Unfortunately for the Maple Leafs, they could not get their offense going and were severely outplayed by the Florida Panthers in quite a dominant fashion after failing to carry over the momentum from the first series against the Boston Bruins.

Most parents wouldn't be thrilled with the idea of their kids getting hooked up to an IV bag filled with trillions of viruses.But for Melanie Hennick, whose son, Connor, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, it was an opportunity she hoped would change his life.We knew this wasn't a cure, Hennick said.But it was a chance.

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a flat-pack mini electric car by Stockholm tech company Luvly.Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.Tech company Luvly has designed a flat-pack mini electric car named Luvly O that it thinks may revolutionise urban transport.The car, which is in the final stages of development, is set to be released in the second half of 2023.

Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's central bank, released a report pointing out that India will spend an estimated $1.05 trillion ( 959 billion) by 2030 on adapting its various industries to be compliant with climate change norms.In order to speed up and drive green finance in the country and meet climate goals, the government needs to put in place a broad-based carbon pricing system in line with emerging global best practices and introduce a carbon tax, the report said.

Like the technology itself, attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) are at an inflection point.Time is short to develop a rational and fit-for-purpose framework to ensure that the enormous potential of AI is used for the benefit of humanity and the planet.The implications of either true or apparent artificial consciousness must be part of the conversation.

Use of free open-source code can be a massive accelerant when building complex software applications.Why reinvent wheels?And depending on resources and budget, sometimes it's the only practical way.But like with most things, free often isn't really free.The cost is just transferred somewhere else.When it comes to open source, these short-term savings can have significant long-term consequences for your intellectual property rights.

The French parliament has called on the EU to formally label the Russian mercenary group Wagner as terrorists, as the UK reportedly prepares to do the same.France's parliament unanimously passed a non-binding resolution aimed at encouraging the 27 members of the EU to put Wagner on its official list of terrorist organisations.

On a Wednesday evening in early March, eight people sat in a half-circle at Performance Space New York in Manhattan's East Village, wiping their ears with alcohol pads.On a tiny stage, Gio Escobar of the Brooklyn-based experimental music collective Standing on the Corner began plinking out shimmery peals of melody on a vibraphone, while a Moog synthesizer filled the room with a warm thrum.

Published in the run-up to summer, Emma Cline's second novel is probably what people mean when they talk about a beach read.Whereas her 2016 debut, The Girls, arrived on a tsunami of hype and hazy lyricism, The Guest is the more controlled work of a fine talent maturing on its own terms.Sultry and engrossing, with a note of menace, it's a gorgeously smart affair whose deceptive lightness conceals strange depths and an arresting originality.