Although some entities — like the Tampa Museum of Art — expected to receive more than half a million dollars from the state, it will be small organizations that feel the budget cuts most strongly. - Tampa Bay Times
In the century since the creation of the modern Turkish Republic in 1923, Istanbul's population has soared from fewer than 1 million people to a sprawling megalopolis of roughly 16 million people (the largest city in Europe), spurring a building boom that has left ancient monuments marooned in seas of concrete. - BBC
As more tools proliferate and their capabilities keep improving, relatively few observers believe education can remain AI free. At the same time, even the staunchest techno-optimists hesitate to say that teaching is best left to the bots. The debate is about the best mix. - Wired
Thousands of protestors furious about the ills of overtourism marched down La Rambla and other areas of the city popular with visitors, accosting vacationers with aqueous armaments and chanting and carrying signs with slogans such as "Tourists go home" and "Barcelona is not for sale." - CNN
Lisa Nandy: "For too long, for too many people, the story we tell ourselves, about ourselves as a nation, has not reflected them, their communities or their lives. This is how polarisation, division and isolation thrives. ... Changing that is the mission of this department." - The Guardian
Haidt is like the friend who tells you you’re overreacting before you’re ready to hear it. And he fulfils that role with the glee of the kid who always wins in debate class. - 3 Quarks Daily
Lisa Nandy, whose most recent position has been as shadow international development minister, will have her work cut out to catch up. She will be keen to make a success of a delicate role that, although it may appear to be low down the governmental pecking order is of huge importance. - The Guardian
The project will include traffic-calming measures, new street fixtures and lots of lush plantings. The goal: "To get more people excited about South Broad (Street) and to attract more economic development … to give people a reason to come down and visit." - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
Barred from high school and college, they attend online classes, learn foreign languages with chatbots and e-books, and trade cryptocurrencies hoping for financial independence. They try to make up for closed cinemas and women's gyms and banned music with YouTube’s comedy shows, fitness classes and music videos. - The Washington Post (MSN)
First, each team member — no exceptions — brings an outstanding capability that complements the capabilities of other team members. Top percentile analytical capacity is certainly a factor, even a prerequisite, but these team members also bring virtuosity, expertise, tenacity, mental agility, and communications skills, just to name a few. - Harvard Business Review
I leave elite academe with doubts and foreboding that I would not have anticipated when I completed my formal education in 1982. Watching the travails of Harvard—where I received my degrees and served as an assistant professor and assistant dean—has been particularly painful. - The Atlantic
Then there’s “showcasing.” And many, many more: “A number of words that were extremely uncommon in these scientific abstracts before 2023 ... suddenly surged in popularity after LLMs were introduced.” - Wired
For instance: “With the near-total lack of availability of affordable year-round housing and workspace options and soaring short-term rental costs during peak seasons, many creatives have been forced out of opportunities to live, work, or study in Provincetown.” - Hyperallergic
The real energy suck right now is AI. Still, our individual actions online have consequences. Therefore, “to help save the planet, should we be using less data?” - The Atlantic
