The King has been graciously pleased to signify His intention of conferring the following Honours upon the undermentioned: Damehood of the Order of the British Empire The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey PC – Formerly Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. For political and public service. Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE PC – Deputy Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office. Formerly Secretary…
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Photos of Australian children have been used without consent to train artificial intelligence (AI) models that generate images. A new report from the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch has found the personal information, including photos, of Australian children in a large data set called LAION-5B. This data set was created by accessing content from the publicly available internet. It contains links to some 5.85 billion images paired with captions. Companies use data sets like LAION-5B to “teach” their generative AI tools what visual content looks like. A generative AI tool like Midjourney or Stable Diffusion will then assemble images from…
I first saw A Hard Day’s Night at a film festival over 20 years ago, at the insistence of my mum. By then, it was already decades old, but I remember being enthralled by its high-spirited energy. A Beatles fan, mum had introduced me to the band’s records in my childhood. At home, we listened to Please Please Me, the band’s 1963 single, and the Rubber Soul album from 1965, which I loved. Television regularly showed old black-and-white scenes of Beatlemania that, to a ten-year-old in the neon-lit 1980s, seemed like ancient history. But then, I’d never seen a full-length…
Here are key takeaways about global views of Russia and Putin in the 35 countries we surveyed: Opinions of Russia are broadly negative, with majorities in more than half of the surveyed countries holding an unfavorable view. Confidence in Putin remains low across the surveyed countries, though relatively large shares in the Asia-Pacific region and sub-Saharan Africa have confidence in him. In some places, views of Russia and Putin have warmed slightly since reaching historic lows in 2022 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Favorability of Russia Overall, a median of 65% of adults in the surveyed countries have an unfavorable…
S&L Roofing, Gutters, and Siding again placed children in highly dangerous conditionsLIVERPOOL, PA– The owner of a Liverpool roofing company risked the lives of two of his children by exposing them to falls from heights — the construction industry’s leading cause of death — while they worked on roofs atop a Mechanicsburg apartment complex in June 2024, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.Inspectors with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an investigation of S&L Roofing, Gutters and Siding LLC after the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry notified the agency that the owner and his 12-…
Before the first round, Mbappé described the legislative elections as a “crucial moment,” calling on people to “vote against extremists that want to divide the country.” Last Sunday, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella’s far-right National Rally and its allies finished in the lead in the election’s first round with more than 31 percent of the vote. They are now hoping to obtain a majority in parliament and form a government. Other players on the French national squad have also vocally opposed the far right. FC Barcelona defender Jules Koundé called the National Rally “a party founded on hatred of…
Only about 600 people have ever traveled to space. The vast majority of astronauts over the past six decades have been middle-aged men on short-duration missions of fewer than 20 days. Today, with private, commercial and multinational spaceflight providers and flyers entering the market, we are witnessing a new era of human spaceflight. Missions have ranged from minutes, hours and days to months. As humanity looks ahead to returning to the Moon over the coming decade, space exploration missions will be much longer, with many more space travelers and even space tourists. This also means that a wider diversity of…
We’re delighted to announce that an amazing 19 organisations in Wales have achieved the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award for 2024. The prestigious Defence Silver ERS Award recognises employers who have actively demonstrated their support for the Armed Forces community through implementing practical policies in the workplace. The 19 winners will be invited to receive their award at a special ceremony in Cardiff on 17 July. Congratulations to: ArbCulture Limited Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Edwin C. Farrall (Transport) Limited Gentium International Limited Hafren Forest Hideaway Limited ITSUS Consulting Ltd LINKS-Mental Health Charity…
Leaders from industry, academia and government will be attending a symposium to help shape the defence landscape and prepare for the future. The Operating in the Future Electromagnetic Environment (OFEME) symposium will be hosted by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and supported by the Electromagnetic Environment (EME) Hub. Taking place from 19 to 21 November 2024 in Glasgow, this OFEME event has been extended to 3 days. You can also attend in-person or virtually. Dstl Future Sensing Programme Manager John said: “Operating in the future electromagnetic environment requires agile and resilient sensing that informs situational awareness across all…
Mr President, This statement is on behalf of 54 countries. We commend the Commission of Inquiry’s continued work in shining light on large-scale, systematic, and arbitrary or unjust detentions and related violations and abuses. This, together with the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism, is crucial for ensuring accountability. We deplore the fact that tens of thousands of Syrians are estimated to have been subjected to arbitrary and incommunicado detention. Torture and other ill-treatment, including sexual and gender-based violence, have been reported on an alarming scale, and continue to this day. We strongly condemn all deaths, torture and abuse of detainees…