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Smarter, safer football betting: expert guide to responsible gambling this summer

Smarter, safer football betting: expert guide to responsible gambling this summer

Published by Daniella Wilson

If you’re gearing up for a season of sunshine and ‘soccer’ and thinking about betting on your favourite team, it’s a good idea to have all the insights and information before you gamble. Knowledge is power after all. Casino.org has been helping millions improve their online casino experience since 1995, with up-to-date, trusted reviews, unbiased information and regulatory insights – all provided entirely for free. The information is sourced and verified by some of the betting industry’s top experts, and the completely independent company is also backed by legendary footballer Michael Owen – their new UK and Ireland ambassador. “Casino.org’s reputation for expertise and integrity aligns with my personal values,” says Owen, who has 89 caps for England and scored an incredible 40 goals for his country – only five players have scored more, with the moment he found the net against Argentina in 1998 being voted one of the greatest ever. Talking about Casino.org’s wealth of resources on how to gamble responsibly, the former Liverpool FC player says: “It was important to me to …

Academics in Meltdown Now That They’re Responsible for AI Hallucinations in Their Research Papers

Academics in Meltdown Now That They’re Responsible for AI Hallucinations in Their Research Papers

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Even in 2026, there are still plenty of researchers who refuse to use AI to publish their research papers. Others do use the tech for tasks like sourcing journal articles for references, editing copy, or formatting citations — but they face pressure to verify every claim, since AI has a baked-in risk of contaminating their work with hallucinations. A vocal minority of academics, however, argue they should be able to use AI to write original research while remaining immune from any hallucinated claims or data that make their way into the final product. Last week, the open-source research repository arXiv announced that it was banning scholarly authors from the platform for up to a year if “hallucinated references” are found in their work. The rationale behind this should be obvious enough for any self-respecting academic: as arXiv computer science chair Thomas Dietterich wrote in his announcement, “if a submission contains incontrovertible evidence that the authors did not check …

Tamara Beckwith on creating a new chapter with ‘responsible’ daughter Violet

Tamara Beckwith on creating a new chapter with ‘responsible’ daughter Violet

Published by Daniella Wilson

Tamara Beckwith Veroni joins HELLO! for an exclusive interview and photoshoot with her lookalike daughter Violet as she prepares to open her charity’s garden at this week’s Chelsea Flower Show. Not only does Violet – who goes by the nickname ViVi – bear a striking resemblance to her mother, but they also share the same fun-loving nature, which is evident as they playfully pose for the camera. “I have never been serious, ever,” admits Tamara, who is a campaigner for women’s health. “To me, life is about fun. I mean, if you put me in McDonald’s, or a DIY shop, I’d have a great time. Being serious is hard work. I don’t really enjoy it.” Tamara Beckwith says life is about fun Teenage mum  At 17, Violet is the same age Tamara was when she had her eldest daughter, Anouska – something Violet finds difficult to comprehend. “Can you imagine?” she says. Violet’s life is certainly different to that of a teenage Tamara, who left school to have her baby and later juggled single motherhood …

Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts

Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts

Published by skeptic

Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic. Last year, the company said that during pre-release tests involving a fictional company, Claude Opus 4 would often try to blackmail engineers to avoid being replaced by another system. Anthropic later published research suggesting that models from other companies had similar issues with “agentic misalignment.” Apparently Anthropic has done more work around that behavior, claiming in a post on X, “We believe the original source of the behavior was internet text that portrays AI as evil and interested in self-preservation.” The company went into more detail in a blog post stating that since Claude Haiku 4.5, Anthropic’s models “never engage in blackmail [during testing], where previous models would sometimes do so up to 96% of the time.” What accounts for the difference? The company said it found that training on “documents about Claude’s constitution and fictional stories about AIs behaving admirably improve alignment.” Related, Anthropic said that it found training to be more effective when it includes “the principles …

Protestant leaders once championed birth control – not to liberate women, but as part of ‘responsible parenthood’

Protestant leaders once championed birth control – not to liberate women, but as part of ‘responsible parenthood’

Published by Sam Flores

(The Conversation) — Mother’s Day seems like a strange time to celebrate birth control, which, on its most basic level, is about helping people to not become mothers – or not become mothers again. But in the mid-20th century, much of birth control’s growing support came from attempts to support American women not as feminists, but as mothers. This is the story that I focus on in my 2026 book, “God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion.” Many religious leaders and U.S. politicians were looking for ways to strengthen the nuclear family, based around a homemaker mother and working father. Expanding legal access to contraception served as a way to make that happen. Thought leaders who pushed to make birth control more available did not necessarily do so out of a desire to help women control their own bodies. They wanted to protect children and families and believed they were stronger when parents, particularly mothers, could devote intensive time to raising their children – ideally full time. Those …

Understanding incel culture – and if schools should be responsible for addressing it

Understanding incel culture – and if schools should be responsible for addressing it

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Incels – involuntary celibates – believe they have been unconditionally excluded from the dating market and are doomed to remain virgins. This has negative implications for their mood and self-esteem, as well as the women and girls they grow to resent. For this reason, schools in England are now required to address incel communities, among other sources of online misogyny, in relationships, sex and health education. This is a challenging task when many teachers are already overstretched, and schools are increasingly expected to deal with problems that begin beyond the school gates. Addressing gender based discrimination and violence requires experts who are well prepared and able to support discussion around these sensitive topics in a manner that does not further stigmatise young people. Many young people worry about falling behind their peers socially and sexually. Sociological research shows this pressure is …

French UNIFIL soldier killed in Lebanon, Hezbollah responsible, says Macron

French UNIFIL soldier killed in Lebanon, Hezbollah responsible, says Macron

Published by Sam Flores

A UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon came under attack with small arms fire Saturday morning, leaving one French peacekeeper dead and three wounded, two of them seriously, French President Emmanuel Macron and the force known as UNIFIL said. Both Macron and the UNIFIL blamed Hezbollah, but the militant group denied involvement.  The attack near the southern Lebanese village of Ghandouriyeh came after a 10-day ceasefire went into effect at midnight Thursday between Israel and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group. Read moreMiddle East war live: French UNIFIL soldier killed in Lebanon, Hezbollah responsible, says Macron The latest Israel-Hezbollah war began on March 2 when the Iran-backed group launched rockets into Israel after the US and Israel attacked Iran, killing top officials including the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.  The war, in which Israel invaded parts of Lebanon, left nearly 2,300 people dead in Lebanon, more than 1 million people displaced and caused wide destruction.  “Everything suggests that responsibility for this attack lies with Hezbollah,” French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on social media. “France demands that the …

Middle East live: French UNIFIL soldier killed in Lebanon, Hezbollah responsible, says Macron

Middle East live: French UNIFIL soldier killed in Lebanon, Hezbollah responsible, says Macron

Published by Sam Flores

18/04/2026 – 15:01 Iran in charge of management of Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reports, citing first VP Aref 18/04/2026 – 15:00 Strait of Hormuz : Iran to block transit until US lifts its blockade Tensions continue to rise in the Middle East, with Iran briefly reopening the Strait of Hormuz before closing it again after around 20 hours. Tehran says the US is not respecting the terms of the agreement reached, casting further doubt on the fragile deal. Meanwhile, negotiations are still ongoing in Islamabad.   FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Tehran, Reza Sayah, brings the latest developments. 18/04/2026 – 14:58 ‘We’ve lost a lot’: Lebanese residents return to bombed-out homes in south Beirut Beirut’s southern suburbs. © Fadel Itani, AFP Residents on Friday began to return to their homes in Beirut’s southern suburbs after a 10-day truce between Israel and Lebanon came into effect. For many, Israel’s relentless bombing campaign has left little to go back to. Read more here: ‘We’ve lost a lot’: Lebanese residents return to bombed-out homes in south Beirut 18/04/2026 – …

Dining across the divide: ‘We both agreed Brexit was a disaster – but disagreed about who was responsible for that’ | Life and style

Dining across the divide: ‘We both agreed Brexit was a disaster – but disagreed about who was responsible for that’ | Life and style

Published by Sam Flores

Graham, 76, Pangbourne Occupation Property manager Voting record Always Conservative Amuse bouche Cycled from Land’s End to John o’Groats, taking five days to get to the Scottish border – then another four days to get to the end. Scotland is much bigger than you think Katherine, 53, Bath Occupation University researcher Voting record Historically, Labour but Lib Dem now due to the Lib Dem/Tory face-off in Bath Amuse bouche Spent a week walking about 75 miles of the Camino way in Spain with friends. Did not carry bags or stay in traditional hostels For starters Graham She was younger than I was expecting. When you meet someone you’ve never met before and you know you’re going to discuss things that can be contentious, there’s always going to be a frisson. But she was good company, very good. Katherine He seemed very lovely and friendly. We both had mussels and sea bream, and then I had blackcurrant sorbet, and he had a very nice blood orange pudding. The big beef Graham I definitely am a Europhile – my only reservation was …

2 Cases Show Supreme Court Isn’t Holding ISPs Responsible for Piracy

2 Cases Show Supreme Court Isn’t Holding ISPs Responsible for Piracy

Published by skeptic

Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court ruled that ISP giant Cox Communications couldn’t be held liable for a billion-dollar judgment over music piracy in a case brought by Sony. On Tuesday, by sending another case back to a circuit court involving Grande Communications and music companies, including Sony, for reconsideration, the court seems to be reinforcing the idea that internet service providers can’t be held liable for their customers’ copyright infringement. The Supreme Court relied on the precedent from the first case to send the second back, reinforcing the earlier decision.  Grande Communications is a Texas-based subsidiary of Astound Business Solutions. A Sony Music representative didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.   The two cases back-to-back appear to suggest that copyright owners, like music companies, can’t expect to be compensated by broadband providers (including, presumably, wireless companies such as AT&T and Verizon) that have customers who engage in intellectual property theft across their networks.  What this means for ISPs and customers Eric Goldman, an associate dean for research and professor at Santa Clara University School …