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This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. My brain’s nearly melting in this ongoing heat wave. To avoid the temptation to outsource my thinking to AI, I’m pushing in the opposite direction. How can I use AI to challenge me to think more, not less? Read on for five tactics I’m leaning on to avoid cognitive surrender when my brain’s overheating. 1. Challenge Me, Don’t Praise Me The Tactic: Use AI as an intellectual sparring partner. Explore alternative perspectives. Ask an AI assistant: How might someone from X or Y…

Andy Serkis has reassured fans that artificial intelligence will play only a limited role in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, confirming the technology is being used solely to assist with de-ageing certain characters rather than generating scenes or performances. Speaking while promoting his upcoming animated adaptation of Animal Farm, Serkis explained that the production is relying on traditional filmmaking techniques, with AI only supporting visual effects where appropriate. He said there is “a little bit of de-ageing” for some characters and that machine learning forms part of that process, but stressed that every shot in the…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Saskatoon city hall is testing a new strategy to address the growing problem of food insecurity.The city is experimenting with food forests in two west-side parks, using pilot projects that are expected to bear fruit — literally — in two years.Food forests date back to ancient times among Indigenous peoples in the Americas. The city’s project is adding trees and shrubs that bear fruits and vegetables for people who…

Why Ads Media es una consultora de marketing digital especializada en crecimiento online. Ubicada en Madrid, esta pyme tiene más de 20 empleados en plantilla. En un sector en el que el talento es clave, Why Ads Media quería dar un paso más en su propuesta de valor al empleado y ofrecer una solución útil, flexible y fácil de usar.  Objetivos y necesidades La consultora no contaba con un plan de beneficios previo, pero tenía claro que quería ofrecer algo que encajase con su cultura y con la forma en la que entienden el cuidado del equipo.  Sus objetivos principales eran…

The population of the 27-nation European Union will peak in 2029 before falling in the coming decades, according to a report published Tuesday that puts a spotlight on the major challenges of an ageing citizenry. Today there are 450.6 million people, but researchers say this will peak at 453.3 million in 2029 before a slow long-term decline. The population will fall to 398.8 million people by 2100, an overall drop of 11.7 percent and a level that was last experienced in the 1970s. Europeans are living longer than ever before thanks to vastly improved healthcare, and better life and social…

Governor Kathy Hochul just signed an executive order barring the state from approving data centers using 50MW or more. Kena Betancur/Getty Images New York has become the first US state to place a moratorium on the construction of data centers, The Washington Post reported. Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order pausing environmental permits for large data centers (consuming more than 50 megawatts) for up to a year. That would give state officials the required time to create rules protecting the electrical grid, environment and local communities.  “New York will lead the way in creating the…

14/07/2026 – Anna Marziano sets an intimate mother-daughter relationship – and a lawsuit asserting the right to environmental protection – against the backdrop of the Venice Lagoon which is under threatAs we build a world which is moving faster than our ability to listen to it, what kind of future are we handing down to our children? As growth consumes the planet, leaving murkier skies, frailer seasons and more exhausted lands in its wake, climate change no longer feels such a distant menace; instead, it casts its long shadow over each and every economic and political decision we make. It’s…

It will make the replies section feel less like a ‘battleground,’ X’s head of product said. Thrive Studios ID/Shutterstock X is rolling out a “small tweak” to boost the visibility of your posts and replies to your mutuals, or people who you follow and who follow you back. The platform’s head of product, Nikita Bier, explained X’s algorithm was missing the programming necessary to make your friends’ responses show up more prominently in your replies section. “This resulted in the reply section feeling more like a battleground with people you don’t recognize,” he wrote. Bier also said that the…

The future of One-Day International cricket has become one of the biggest talking points in the modern game. With T20 cricket dominating global attention through franchise leagues and ICC events, many believe the 50-over format is gradually losing its place in an increasingly crowded calendar. Bilateral ODI series often struggle to generate the same excitement as T20 contests, prompting regular discussions about whether the format needs a makeover to remain relevant. While some have even proposed reducing ODIs to 40 overs per side, India captain Shubman Gill believes the answer lies elsewhere. Gill recently shared his ideas on how the…

Back in 2001, Steven Spielberg released an underrated scifi movie named A.I. Artificial Intelligence (yes, the title is a bit redundant). The movie, which loosely borrows from Pinocchio, tells the story of a family who adopts a robotic boy programmed for love, and that robot’s heartbreaking quest to become a real boy. Much of the technology in A.I. remains elusive. We’re probably not anywhere close to building androids that can convincingly pass as Haley Joel Osment — or Jude Law, for that matter. But some of the AI products imagined in the movie are starting to look surprisingly plausible. Take…