Starbucks bear cup released in the UK after Bearista US cup
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Christmas programme revealed at Tan Hill Inn pub
The Tan Hill Inn, located more than 1,700 feet above sea level. near Richmond, is hosting its annual festive celebrations every Saturday and Sunday from November 29 to December 23. The experience includes a roast turkey banquet, a visit to Santaβs Grotto, and the chance to meet Santaβs owls. Andrew Hields, owner of the Tan…
Objections to Guinness mural at Durham’s The Boat Club
The owners of The Boat Club in Durham City have applied for retrospective advertising consent after unveiling the new facade earlier this year.Β The mural was painted by local artist Glenn Malpass and includes a toucan balancing a pint of Guinness on its beak alongside an illustration of Durham Cathedral.Β However, John Lowe, of the…
Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangers
The tech industry is moving fast and breaking things again β and this time it is humanityβs shared reality and control of our likeness before and after death β thanks to artificial intelligence image-generation platforms like OpenAIβs Sora 2. The typical Sora video, made on OpenAIβs app and spread onto TikTok, Instagram, X and Facebook,…
Apple pulls two gay dating apps in China under government order
BANGKOK β Apple said it has pulled two of Chinaβs biggest gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, under pressure from Chinese authorities, in the latest sign of a tightening grip on the LGBTQ+ community. An Apple spokesperson said in a statement that the company removed the two dating apps from China βbased on an order…
Protesters confront security at main venue of UN climate talks
BELEM β A group of activists skirmished with security on Tuesday at United Nations climate talks in Brazilian Amazon city Belem, briefly trying to force their way into the main venue before they were pushed back. Two security workers suffered minor injuries, the U.N. said. The confrontation came late in the day as people were…
How Europe’s private drone industry eyes opportunity as NATO strengthens defense
AALBORG β In a warehouse more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Ukraine’s capital, workers in northern Denmark painstakingly piece together anti-drone devices. Some of the devices will be exported to Kyiv in the hopes of jamming Russian technology on the battlefield, while others will be shipped across Europe in efforts to combat mysterious drone…
Netball: Silver Ferns beat Scotland Thistles in second test in Glasgow
Silver Ferns Photo: Jeremy Ward/ Photosport The Silver Ferns have beaten Scotland 80-48 in the second and final test against the Thistles in Glasgow. Grace Nweke, who sat out the first Test, started at GS and finished with 34 goals from her 30 minutes on court. Maddy Gordon’s feeds into Nweke were almost unstoppable. Gordon…