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What next for Iran's Supreme Leader?

BBC News

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in his secret hideout these days, knows he is now a marked man. He will not be sitting on his veranda anytime soon. When discussing what the United States might do next to help the protesters in Iran, US President Trump has mentioned Qassem Soleimani and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The former, Iran's all-important military strategist in the Middle East, was killed on 3 January 2020 in a drone strike just outside Baghdad's international airport on the president's order. The latter, who was the leader of IS, killed himself and two children by detonating a suicide vest on 27 October 2019 when US forces raided his hideout in northern Syria after the approval of the president.


Police chief retires over Israeli fans ban row

BBC News

The chief constable of West Midlands Police has retired after damning criticism of a decision to ban Israeli fans from a match against Aston Villa. Craig Guildford's retirement was confirmed on Friday after both Downing Street and the home secretary said this week they had lost confidence in his leadership. He faced numerous calls to resign after apologising for providing incorrect evidence to MPs, which included the denial that AI was used in a report which led to the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from the game on 6 November. Announcing his retirement, Guildford, 52, did not offer an apology and blamed what he described as the political and media frenzy for his decision to step down. I have carefully considered my position and concluded that retirement is in the best interests of the organisation, myself and my family, he said.


Lego's latest educational kit seeks to teach AI as part of computer science, not to build a chatbot

Engadget

Lego also recognized that it had to build a course that'll work regardless of a teacher's fluency in such subjects. So a big part of developing the course was making sure that teachers had the tools they needed to be on top of whatever lessons they're working on. "When we design and we test the products, we're not the ones testing in the classroom," Silwinski said. "We give it to a teacher and we provide all of the lesson materials, all of the training, all of the notes, all the presentation materials, everything that they need to be able to teach the lesson." Lego also took into account the fact that some schools might introduce its students to these things starting in Kindergarten, whereas others might skip to the grade 3-5 or 6-8 sets.


Discover Tuya, the Invisible Assistant Designed to Simplify Your Life

PCWorld

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Tuya's AI platform gives you complete control of your smart home using just your voice. Plus, meet Aura, the new robot companion that cares for your pets. PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.


How to make a Blockbuster VHS sleeve for any movie

Popular Science

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It's difficult to explain the Blockbuster experience to those who did not get to experience it. If you never visited one of the video rental chain's over 9,000 locations during the VHS tape heyday, there's even a good chance it may be impossible to understand the ritual of scouring shelves for the perfect Friday night movie: the smell of hundreds of plastic clamshell cases, the distinctly garish interior designs of the 1990s, and early 2000. It is all but a memory, unless you make a pilgrimage to the last brick-and-mortar locale in Bend, Oregon. That's not to say you can't at least some of those nostalgic aesthetics.


ChatGPT to carry adverts for some users

BBC News

Adverts will soon appear at the top of the AI tool ChatGPT for some users, the company OpenAI has announced. The trial will initially take place in the US, and will affect some ChatGPT users on the free service and a new subscription tier, called ChatGPT Go. This cheaper option will be available for all users worldwide, and will cost $8 a month, or the equivalent pricing in other currencies. OpenAI says during the trial, relevant ads will appear after a prompt - for example, asking ChatGPT for places to visit in Mexico could result in holiday ads appearing. In example screenshots shared by the firm, the ads look like banners.


Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here's How They'll Work

WIRED

Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT's responses, and that it won't sell user data to advertisers. OpenAI plans to start testing ads inside ChatGPT in the coming weeks, marking a significant shift for one of the world's most widely used AI products. The company announced Friday that initial ad tests will roll out in the United States before expanding globally. OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT's responses, and that all ads will appear in separate, clearly labeled boxes directly below the chatbot's answer.


Polar vortex returns to send half of US into a deep freeze for weeks

Daily Mail - Science & tech

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The latest Legend of Zelda Lego set pays tribute to Ocarina of Time's final battle

Engadget

How to claim Verizon's $20 outage credit The latest Legend of Zelda Lego set pays tribute to Ocarina of Time's final battle The new set joins the Deku Tree set from 2024 and arrives on March 1. We already knew something -related was coming from Nintendo and Lego in 2026, and now we know exactly what that set will look like. Weighing in at a surprisingly modest 1,003 pieces, the typically word salad-y Lego The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The Final Battle is the second Lego Zelda set, following the 2,500-piece Great Deku Tree set in 2024. While the latter lets you choose between building either a or -themed replica of the wise old guardian of the forest, the upcoming set is aimed squarely at fans of the series' debut 3D outing. As you can probably guess from the name, it's a brick-built tribute to Link and Princess Zelda's climactic battle with Ganondorf in the seminal Nintendo 64 game, in what remains of the castle.


I'm Trying to Be Discreet on a Dating Site. One Mistake Could Blow My Secret Wide Open.

Slate

How to Do It I'm Trying to Be Discreet on a Dating Site. My partner and I (man and woman in our mid-30s) want to open profiles on an adult dating site (Feeld, probably?) to connect with couples and singles. We've had ethically non-monogamous encounters at adult resorts, but haven't tried a dating site to meet people closer to home in hopes of landing on more "social swinging" relationships. There are a wealth of swinging/lifestyle podcasts with episodes about dating profiles, and omitting your face from "public" photos on the site (that is, visible to all members) is uniform advice. Of course, most often this is to avoid being identified on the site.