There were some raised eyebrows when England named an unchanged XI for this third Test against West Indies; eyebrows that wondered why, in a summer of supposed renewal for their bowling attack, and with the series win already secured, Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum had opted against blooding another rookie. The logic went that with … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature One of the features of Olympic opening ceremonies is the fashion focus on the uniforms that competitors have been given to wear. Team USA have raised some eyebrows by pairing what looks like a very traditional red and white edged blue … Read more
-Developed a 21-language, fast, high-fidelity text-to-speech neural technology -The developed model can synthesize one second of high-speed speech in just 0.1 seconds using a single CPU core, which is about eight times faster than conventional methods. -The developed model can realize fast synthesis with a delay of 0.5 seconds on a smartphone without a network … Read more
Millions of public sector workers are set for an above-inflation pay rise due to be announced by Rachel Reeves next week after more than a decade of austerity. The chancellor is expected to accept the recommendations of public sector pay bodies for pay rises on Monday – a move economists believe could cost up to … Read more
The United States women’s water polo team will launch their bid for an unprecedented fourth straight Olympic gold medal on Saturday with an unlikely benefactor in their corner. Flavor Flav, the 65-year-old founding member of Public Enemy, has stolen the show around town in his role as the team’s official hype man. “This is quite … Read more
As someone who existed outside the mainstream for much of her early career, Charli xcx has come a long way. The British popstar who was first noticed via her Myspace page is not only responsible for the meme of the summer, she’s even become an influential factor in the turbulent presidential elections across the Atlantic. … Read more
“We are here! We are here! We have arrived!” cheered the lawyer and activist Valarie Kaur, to more than 4,000 south Asian participants mobilizing for Kamala Harris on a Zoom call on Wednesday night. “I want to name this a historic moment – and as a moment for all of us to come together.” If … Read more
Leigh Scully looks to her husband, and asks: “Have you been enjoying singing, darling?” “Music. Music. Music. I love it,” Peter Scully says, with a smile and a drumbeat between each word. Peter, who is living with dementia, fell in love with the Everly Brothers when he was a young teen. “When they were in … Read more
The Flow Country, a vast and unspoiled blanket bog that carpets the far north of Scotland, has been made a world heritage site by Unesco. The planet’s largest blanket bog, the Flow Country covers about 1,500 sq miles of Caithness and Sutherland, and is the first peatland in the world to be designated by Unesco, … Read more
As inflation shot to its peak around mid-2022, Chipotle’s prices also rose, pushing up what customers paid for burritos and bowls by as much as several dollars. Since then, the fast casual restaurant’s costs have broadly fallen. Prices have not. Chipotle’s decision to maintain high prices helped boost profits 110% in recent years, while its … Read more