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She told the BBC that Apple products, including the packaging, should represent a “pleasurable, perfect experience”, and that the current “stumbling” responses of ChatGPt are very “un-Apple-like”, which could explain the firm’s caution in rolling out AI.

Peter Dervin says he warned Broomfield Hospital staff not to leave his son alone before fatal fall.

Hotels have overall had an 84% rates increase, while pubs have risen by 47% due to an increase in their property valuations..

The message was apparently sent in error hours before workers were expecting thousands of job cuts to be announced.

Most of us will have intrusive thoughts at some point. Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney explains when you should seek help.

EasyJet has been told to stop claiming that carry-on baggage fees are available “from £5.99”, after it failed to provide evidence to the advertising watchdog that passengers can stow luggage in a cabin at that price.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said customers would assume from EasyJet’s wording they could take their bags on flights for £5.99.The claim on EasyJet’s website was flagged to the ASA by consumer group Which?, which said airlines often advertise low fares but have additional fees.EasyJet said: “We always aim to provide clear information to our customers on pricing and the purpose of this page was…

Technology giant Meta is set to trial premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp users in the coming months in its latest experiment with paid services.The new offerings would give access to features including expanded artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.Under the plan, access to the platforms’ core services would remain free to use.The firm also plans to test subscriptions for features, such as its Vibes video generation app, which the firm says “can bring your ideas to life with new AI visual creation tools”.Meta announced Vibes in September as part of the latest version of the Meta AI app.It also aims…

Michelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesThe menopause is linked to changes in the brain similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s, according to a large UK study.The loss of grey matter in areas involved with memory and emotion might partly explain why women are generally at greater risk of dementia than men, researchers speculate.The findings come from nearly 125,000 women, of whom 11,000 had MRI brain scans. In the study, published in the journal Psychological Medicine, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use did not appear to prevent the grey matter loss. Prof Barbara Sahakian, senior author and from Cambridge University, said: “The brain…

The European Union and India are set to announce a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US.India’s Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said on Monday that negotiations had been wrapped up and the deal finalised.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Luís Santos da Costa are in Delhi, where the announcement is expected.Both India and the EU are seeking to strengthen strategic and trade ties with the rest of the world as they contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the…

Gemma HandyBusiness reporter, St John’s, AntiguaGemma HandyAntiguan cannabis grower Michaelus Tracey says that a lot of effort is put into developing new strainsRub the leaf and inhale the fragrance, Michaelus Tracey is saying.The musky scent of this cannabis plant is distinctly different from the citrusy aroma of another that he is also holding.To the untrained eye, the neat rows of flowering cannabis crops in front of us are indistinguishable from each other.Yet master cultivator Tracey can identify the separate varieties by their smell and the shape of their leaves.Nine strains are being grown here at Pineapple Road, a farm deep…