Is it possible to build a plastic-free home?
Using plastic in construction is cheap and easy, but some are trying to radically cut back its use. Source link
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Can India’s $300bn outsourcing industry survive AI?
Over the past three-and-a-half decades, India’s software industry has created millions of white-collar jobs, spawning a new middle class driven by high ambition and strong purchasing power. This, in turn, has fuelled demand for apartments, cars and restaurants across top-tier cities such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Gurugram over the past 30 years. Source link
AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from ‘misuse’
A similar position has been advertised by ChatGPT developer OpenAI. On its careers website, it lists a job vacancy for a researcher in “biological and chemical risks”, with a salary of up to $455,000 (£335,000), almost double that offered by Anthropic. Source link
Journalist becomes surprise kidney donor for teen
An Essex mum wrote to her local paper with a kidney donation appeal, and got more than she expected. Source link
UK urges allies to keep up pressure on Russia as US eases sanctions
Asked whether the prime minister was disappointed by the US move to ease sanctions on Russian oil already in transit, his official spokesman said: “Ultimately, it’s obviously a decision for the US, but our position is clear. All partners should maintain pressure on Russia and its war chest. Source link
Woman with rare blood feels 'honoured' to donate
A woman whose blood is so rare that it is frozen for up to three decades feels “very special”. Source link
Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64
Phil Campbell’s family said he died “peacefully” following a “courageous battle in intensive care”. Source link
Trump seeks to delay China summit due to Iran war
The escalating war in Iran has overshadowed much of the US’ foreign policy objectives Source link
Reeves vows to stop UK tech from 'drifting abroad'
The Chancellor tells the BBC she wants the “pattern to end” while also pledging closer ties with the EU Source link
Tech Life – I pretend to be OnlyFans models online
Available for over a year Behind some OnlyFans models making money from chatting to paying subscribers is the unseen human labour people who pretend to be the models and chat on their behalf. We speak to a woman in the Philippines about her jobs as a “chatter’. Also on the programme, scientists using AI to…