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Jesse Eisenberg Unfriended Mark Zuckerberg a Long Time Ago

Jesse Eisenberg Unfriended Mark Zuckerberg a Long Time Ago

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Fourteen years after earning an Oscar nomination for playing Mark Zuckerberg in 2010’s The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg has very proudly shed his former character’s hoodie and fuck-you flip-flops. But that hasn’t stopped the world from asking the actor about his most famous role. Eisenberg has been frequently questioned about Zuckerberg while Oscar campaigning for his film A Real Pain, which earned him a best-original-screenplay nomination. During a recent appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Today, Eisenberg said that he hasn’t been following the Facebook and Meta chief’s “life trajectory, partly because I don’t want to think of myself as associated with somebody like that.” Distance from Zuckerberg has not made Eisenberg’s heart grow fonder, either. “It’s not like I played a great golfer or something and now people think I’m a great golfer,” he continued. “It’s like this guy that’s doing things that are problematic—taking away fact-checking and safety concerns, making people who are already threatened in this world more threatened.” In recent months, the same man whom screenwriter Aaron Sorkin depicted as an innovative …

‘It’s time to reset the bar to raise standards’

‘It’s time to reset the bar to raise standards’

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Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver has said plans for new report cards are “revolutionary” for parents, and will “reset the bar” to raise standards. Here is a full Q&A from Oliver’s interview with Schools Week editor John Dickens as Ofsted unveils its new inspection reforms. How do you think your plan will land with the sector? I hope that they’ll say this is fairer, this is more proportionate, and at the same time, gives parents the information that they want. You’ve said changes would be ‘evolution not revolution’. This is a big departure from the current framework – is it more a revolution? I think people should see a revolutionary way of working for parents, but an evolution of Ofsted’s practice. Since 1992, we’ve received a single word summary judgment. It is possible for schools to be wholly great, or wholly have areas for improvement, but most schools will be a mixture of both. And you can be both at the same time. We wanted more nuance. Schools are too complex for a single word …

‘Groundbreaking’ sickle cell treatment to be offered to NHS patients for first time | UK News

‘Groundbreaking’ sickle cell treatment to be offered to NHS patients for first time | UK News

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A “groundbreaking” £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use on the NHS, offering patients with severe sickle cell disease some hope of a cure. It is believed around 1,700 people could be eligible after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) approved Casgevy for some patients with the genetic condition. Around 50 people a year will receive the treatment, NHS officials estimate. Professor Bob Klaber, director of strategy, research and innovation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust – which led the UK arm of the clinical trials for exa-cel, said: “Together with patients and industry partners, we are proud to be part of the groundbreaking research and international academic collaboration that has made this treatment possible. “The treatment is an example of true medical innovation and will provide patients with no other options a potential cure for the painful, debilitating symptoms of their diseases. “It also offers promising research avenues for other genetic diseases.” For sickle cell patients like Lanre Ogundimu, the drug could be a game-changer. In 2018, she suffered a …

Why it’s a terrible time for RFK Jr to lead US health policy

Why it’s a terrible time for RFK Jr to lead US health policy

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Robert F Kennedy Jr testifying during his confirmation hearing on 29 January Win McNamee/Getty Images Robert F Kennedy Jr has been a controversial figure in US politics for years, and his nomination as President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has raised considerable concern. If he is confirmed for the position, he will be taking over at a time of chaos across US public health agencies. Trump plunged the country’s public health infrastructure into disarray in his first week… Source link

Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time

Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time

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The XB-1 supersonic aircraft Boom Supersonic The experimental XB-1 aircraft, made by US company Boom Supersonic, flew faster than the speed of sound on 28 January. The achievement is the first time any civil aircraft has gone supersonic over the continental US – and another step toward the possible return of supersonic commercial aviation. “This jet really does have a lot of the enabling technologies that are going to enable us to build a supersonic airliner for the masses,” said Greg Krauland, former chief engineer for Boom Supersonic, during a live stream of the test flight. At the Mojave Air & Space Port in California, Boom Supersonic’s chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg took the XB-1 on its twelfth successful test flight and its first supersonic one. The sleek white prototype, with a blue-and-yellow tail assembly, broke the sound barrier on the first pass in the test airspace, reaching a speed of about Mach 1.11. Then Brandenburg flew back around for two more supersonic runs before returning to land. The only aircraft currently able to …

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype jet breaks sound barrier for first time | Science, Climate & Tech News

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype jet breaks sound barrier for first time | Science, Climate & Tech News

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A US company’s prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to achieve the feat since the British-French supersonic airliner, which was retired in 2003. The XB-1 broke the sound barrier for the first time over the Mojave Desert in California. Image: The XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. Pic: Boom Supersonic During the test flight, it reached an altitude of 35,000ft before accelerating to Mach 1.1 (844mph) – 10% faster than the speed of sound. The jet, which was flown by Boom Supersonic’s chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, went on to reach Mach 1.1 two more times. A live stream showed the test flight as it happened. Image: The XB-1. Pic: Reuters Denver-based Boom Supersonic hopes the XB-1 will pave the way for the development of Overture, the company’s supersonic commercial airliner. The XB-1 is around 63ft-long, around one-third the size of Overture, which is intended to seat between 64 and 80 passengers and …

Emotions change our perception of time – as demonstrated on The Traitors

Emotions change our perception of time – as demonstrated on The Traitors

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In the UK version of the TV show The Traitors, contestants were given five minutes to find as much gold as they could, put it into cages and hoist them before the time ran out. There was a catch though – they weren’t given any information about when the five minutes were up. Instead, they had to use their internal sense of time to decide when to end the task. Stopping the task too soon meant they collected fewer gold pieces. Stopping the task too late would mean all their gold would be discarded. Accurate timing was therefore the key to success – but interestingly, they chose to end the task after just three minutes. Why are we so spectacularly bad at judging time? Can you time a minute or an hour perfectly without using a clock? You may be surprised to realise you are not as good at this as you think. We don’t have a clock in our brains that keeps track of time perfectly. As a result, time can often feel like …

The Creators of ‘Palworld’ Are Back—This Time With a Horror Game

The Creators of ‘Palworld’ Are Back—This Time With a Horror Game

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Pocketpair, the company behind last year’s viral game Palworld, has a new venture: publishing indie games. Its first project, scheduled for release later this year, will be an as-yet-unnamed horror game from Surgent Studios, the developer behind 2024’s Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Palworld, jokingly referred to as “Pokémon with guns,” was a breakout success last year, drawing in more than 25 million players in its first few months. The company’s step into publishing comes at a turbulent time for video games, especially smaller studios; last year, Among Us developer Innersloth announced its own move into publishing to help push projects forward. Pocketpair’s Palworld success, it seems, is allowing them to do the same. “As the games industry continues to grow, more and more games find themselves struggling to get funded or greenlit,” John Buckley, head of Pocketpair Publishing, said in a press release announcing the new division. “We think this is a real shame, because there are so many incredible creators and ideas out there that just need a little help to become incredible games.” …

It’s Time to Quit DoorDash and Uber Eats

It’s Time to Quit DoorDash and Uber Eats

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This month, GQ is asking writers to share their counterintuitive wellness resolutions for 2025. Find all of the stories here. I was never a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. They seemed almost damaging to me—choosing an arbitrary date to focus on one lifestyle decision when you probably have much bigger problems. Lose ten pounds when you hate your job and your boyfriend? Stop vaping when what you really need is to stop being a walking doormat who vapes to relieve the stress of being a walking doormat? Then, a New Year’s resolution changed my life. Last year, I decided to stop using food delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats. What I discovered is that in order for a New Year’s resolution, or really any goal, to be effective, is that it must be about tackling a small part of a much larger problem. By attempting to live up to that goal, you also learn a lot about how your brain, life, and the world work. Technology has so suffused our daily existence that …

Sakuliu Pavavaljung Gets Prison Time in Sexual Assault Investigation

Sakuliu Pavavaljung Gets Prison Time in Sexual Assault Investigation

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Last week, Taiwan’s Pingtung District Court sentenced Sakuliu Pavavaljung, a Paiwan artist, to four and a half years in prison for sexually assaulting a female fan in 2021. According to ArtAsiaPacific, the court found Pavavaljung guilty of “violating the victim’s sexual autonomy and inflicting severe psychological trauma,” a verdict that followed a nearly four-year investigation. Pavavaljung can still appeal the decision. Pavavaljung is known for his contributions to Taiwan’s art scene and his anticipated breakout on the global stage. He faced significant professional fallout after the allegations in 2021. He denied the claims, but the controversy led to his removal from high-profile cultural events, including the 2022 edition of Documenta and that year’s Taiwan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The case originated on February 9, 2021, when Pavavaljung allegedly invited a young female fan to his home in Pingtung County, where prosecutors said the assault occurred. The court’s decision emphasized Pavavaljung’s “lack of self-control” and the mental harm he caused to the victim. Some of the ensuing allegations went back years. A female engineer accused Pavavaljung of attempted rape in 2006. …