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2 mn readSixty years after the world’s first high-speed train launched, rail enthusiast Paul Carter rides the bullet train along what’s been dubbed the “New Golden Route”. Standing on platform 19 at Tokyo Station, a bustling cathedral to modern rail travel, it’s hard to believe that it was 60 years ago this year that the first Shinkansen […]
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3 mn readArtificial intelligence can now clone human voices so well they that they are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. But how would it fare against the voice recognition tech that is supposed to protect people’s bank accounts? As part of the BBC’s Scam Safe Week, I have been investigating the power of voice cloning. The […]
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4 mn readAmid efforts to strengthen its national identity, Ukraine debates renaming its currency to distinguish it from its Russian linguistic counterpart. It may appear to be petty should a country decide to rename its currency system simply because the language describing the system is too similar to that of a neighboring country. It might be national […]
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4 mn readThe Colorado Buffaloes’ loss to Kansas last week in Kansas City was so damaging that it practically killed their College Football Playoff dreams and instead knocked them down into a more likely path to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio Dec. 28. Coach Deion Sanders and his Buffs (8-3) still have an outside chance of playing in the Big 12 […]
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2 mn readVictoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe 2024, becoming the first Dane to ever win the competition. The 21-year-old, a competitive dancer, entrepreneur, and aspiring lawyer, beat more than 120 other contestants to win the annual beauty pageant in Mexico City on Saturday night. She was applauded by other contestants on stage […]
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2 mn readLightroom Classic offers tools that can elevate your photo editing significantly, but some of the most powerful features remain underused. One of these tools, intersecting masks, allows you to refine your edits with precision. It’s versatile, easy to use, and adaptable to almost any photography genre, from portraits to landscapes. Coming to you from Gareth […]
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