Geoffrey Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist often called the “godfather of AI” because of his revolutionary neural network models inspired by the structure of the human brain. His research brought about a paradigm shift that enabled today’s machine learning technology. He won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics with John J. Hopfield of Princeton…
By JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 13:54 BST, 31 August 2025 | Updated: 14:02 BST, 31 August 2025 Rachel Reeves has been warned not to hike alcohol taxes again at the Budget with British drinkers already paying up to four times more on spirits than in other countries. Excise duty on a standard 50ml…
Hong Kong’s triathletes put in a “heroic effort” on Saturday to secure the best finish ever by the men at an Asia Championships, and “fired warning shots” at their mainland rivals ahead of the National Games. Oscar Coggins, the Tokyo Olympian, finished fourth in Istanbul, with Robin Elg one place behind. Mainland China’s Zhang Xiriu,…
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, marking the end of the Sino-Japanese war and the global fight against fascism, we look at the profound changes of the post-war period and how they continue to affect China’s place in the world. Part four of this series examines how the history of Sino-American cooperation has…
Published on: Aug 30, 2025 02:12 pm IST A string of ministers in Copenhagen echoed France’s call for the United States to allow access to the Palestinian delegation. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Saturday there should be no restrictions on access to next month’s UN General Assembly, after the United States said it would…
Andrew Wright has told Hong Kong’s triathletes that “the pressure is on” to deliver at this weekend’s Asia Championships in Istanbul. The city squad are assembling in the Turkish city after around six weeks scattered at various training bases, with Oscar Coggins and Robin Elg last to arrive on Thursday from their altitude camp in…
Russia said it ‘strongly condemns’ actions of Germany, France and UK as China says sanctions move ‘counterproductive’. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 Russia and China have condemned a decision by Britain, Germany and France to launch a process that could reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. The three European…
La Liga has reported alleged racist chanting directed towards Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe during Real Madrid’s match at Real Oviedo earlier this month to Spain’s National Police. The chanting was alleged to have taken place at Oviedo’s Carlos Tartiere Stadium during the league match on August 24, with the league reporting that chants imitating…
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UNITED NATIONS — France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved Thursday to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, further isolating Tehran after its atomic sites were repeatedly bombed during a 12-day war with Israel. The process, termed a “snapback” by the diplomats who negotiated it into Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers,…