You may have heard that, on Monday, Silicon Valley startup Cerebras Systems unveiled the world’s biggest chip, called the WSE, or “wafer-scale engine,” pronounced “wise.” It is going to be built into complete computing systems sold by Cerebras. What you may not know is that the WSE and the systems it makes possible have some […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday gave Britain 30 days to come up with alternatives to the Irish border backstop to ensure a Brexit deal, but French President Emmanuel Macron cautioned there could be no new renegotiation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson shake hands ahead of their […]
VisitEngland’s August bank holiday trip-tracker survey has revealed that 8.6 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this bank holiday weekend, bringing an estimated £2.1 billion boost to the economy. The figures are the highest since this survey began in its current form in 2012. The figures show an increase […]
This week’s announcement of a fourth instalment in the Matrix franchise, 16 years after the second and third sequels, has been even slower to arrive than the bullet time effect introduced in the first movie. Still the news has come as a joy to many fans. “I can’t believe I’m about to go through this […]
Date created : 21/08/2019 – 20:10Latest update : 21/08/2019 – 20:11 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that the UK “cannot accept” the current Brexit withdrawal agreement. ADVERTISING Read more Merkel voiced hope that the European Union may be able to find an agreement with the UK within 30 […]
Russia President Vladimir Putin played down the significance of a series of large street protests in Moscow, calling them a part of “preelection tensions.” Speaking on August 21 during a visit to Finland to meet with his counterpart, Sauli Niinisto, the Russian president justified the police detention of large numbers of protesters, saying demonstrations in […]
(ANSAmed) – NAPLES, AUGUST 21 – The Greek island of Paxos will become the capital of international reggae music for three days with the Paxos Reggae Festival from August 29 to August 31. The festival will invade the white-sand beaches with film screenings, debates, and music by African, Italian, and Greek artists for a full […]
This changes everything | To make the internet a better place we could start by switching off the world’s biggest video sharing site amid claims its algorithms magnify fringe views, says Annalee Newitz Technology | Comment 21 August 2019 By Annalee Newitz Reuters/Dado Ruvic A FEW years ago, the biggest complaint about YouTube was that if you […]
Isla Thomson, 2, with Childminder Lori Brannan, hiding a book. A childminder has launched a unique project in a bid to get more kids reading books. Lori Brannan has set up Find a Book, which sees locals encouraged to find, read and then re-hide books which have been hidden around the city. The books are […]
[unable to retrieve full-text content] A very quick update on voting intention polls over the last few weeks. As usual August is a relatively quiet period – opinion pollsters have holidays too. The fact that we have a new Prime Minister hasn’t made much change … Continue reading → UKPollingReport