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Foreign criminals will be deported from the UK immediately after they are sentenced, the justice secretary has said. The law change proposed by Shabana Mahmood could save taxpayers an average of Β£54,000 a year per prison place. The changes would apply to prisoners serving fixed-term “determinate” sentences. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…
We’ve all seen what artificial intelligence can do on our screens: generate art, carry out conversations and help with written tasks. Soon, AI will be doing more in the physical world. Gartner,Β a research and advisory firm, estimates that by 2030, 80% of Americans will interact daily β in some way β with autonomous, AI-powered robots.Β …
Whether itβs leaning into AI-generated images or President Trumpβs signature all-caps style, Gov. Gavin Newsomβs social media accounts have been firing left and right in recent weeks. The latest target? None other than rock βnβ roll figure and avid Trump supporter Kid Rock. In a post on Sunday to X, Newsomβs official account shared an…
Asher Bird spends just 12.5% of his earnings on rent and utilities each month. He has an investment portfolio, money goals and a trusty financial planning diary. But he’s not a millionaire – he’s a seven-year-old. “I didn’t grow up with a whole lot of financial education and so going out into the real world,…
Thirty years ago, the coming-of-age romantic comedy βCluelessβ opened in movie theaters and went on to become an enduring American pop culture touchstone. βIβm thrilled that people love it and continue to love it,β the movieβs star, Alicia Silverstone, said in a recent conversation in New York. βYoung people. Old people. Itβs really gone on…
Donald Trump has announced 100% tariffs on computer chips and semiconductors made outside the US. The move threatens to increase the cost of electronics made outside the US, which covers everything from TVs and video game consoles to kitchen appliances and cars. The announcement came as Apple chief executive Tim Cook said his company would…
Aug. 10, 2025 3 AM PT Ham and Cheese By Steph Cha Author Steph Cha in the kitchen at Louisaβs Trattoria in Larchmont Village. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Marlowe Lee was off the clock, 12 more hours in the can, but Call-Me-Jessie had changed the closing procedure, and now, for the second week…
When John Beck first watched Jayden Maiava throw a football up close this summer, he could see pretty quickly why USC might hang its hopes on Maiavaβs rocket right arm. βHe spins the ball really well,β Beck said. βThe talent is there. The ability is there.β Few are as qualified as Beck to make that…
A new version of ChatGPT has arrived that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promises will have Ph.D-level smarts. OpenAI on Thursday announced the release of GPTβ5, which it calls its “smartest, fastest and most useful model yet.”Β The artificial intelligence company that brought the world ChatGPT says its latest version of the AI-powered chatbot will be…
With red welts scattered like landmarks of the war sheβd just waged, Kelsey Plum let the microphone have it. βI drive more than anyone in the league,β the Sparks guard said, voice taut. βSo to shoot six free throws is fβ absurd. And I got scratches on my face, I got scratches on my body,…
