With his flowing locks, long beard, and worn robes, Jesus is one of the most instantly recognisable figures in the Western world. So it comes as no surprise that his face is also regularly spotted in inanimate objects. This is due to'face pareidolia' - a common brain phenomenon in which a person sees faces in random images or patterns. 'Sometimes we see faces that aren't really there,' explained Robin Kramer, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, at University of Lincoln, in an article for The Conversation. 'You may be looking at the front of a car or a burnt piece of toast when you notice a face-like pattern. 'This is called face pareidolia and is a mistake made by the brain's face detection system.'

Stanley Zhong had a 4.42 grade point average, a nearly perfect SAT score, had bested adults in competitive coding competitions and started his own electronic signing service all while still in high school. When it came time to apply to colleges, Zhong's family wasn't overly concerned about his prospects even amid an increasingly competitive admissions environment. But, by the end of his senior year in Palo Alto in 2023, Zhong received rejection letters to 16 of the 18 colleges where he applied, including five University of California campuses that his father had figured would be safety schools. "It was surprise upon surprise upon surprise, and then it turned into frustration and, eventually, anger," his father, Nan Zhong, told The Times in a recent interview. "And I think both Stanley and I felt the same way, that something is really funky here."

The stock market collapse in January, prompted by the sudden fervor for the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough DeepSeek AI, and its apparently much cheaper computing approach, might make you think that companies are dramatically reducing their spending on chips and systems for AI. A generative AI conference on Wednesday in New York, hosted by the Bloomberg Intelligence unit of Bloomberg, left me with the opposite impression: the hunger to expand the use of generative AI is so great that spending is set to continue to drive enormous investment. Here's everything you need to know Titled "Generative AI: Scaling Laws Post DeepSeek," the daylong event featured constant references to how demand will drive greater spending. "We had ten panels today, and not a single person on those panels said we have more capacity than we need," said Mandeep Singh, a senior technology analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, and an organizer of the event. "And no one was talking about a bubble" in infrastructure, added Singh.

You are a small, pixelated human living in a hamlet known as Pelican Town. On your late grandfather's farm, life is all about toiling the land, improving the tiny village, and forming meaningful relationships with fellow townspeople. That bucolic simplicity is at the heart of Stardew Valley, a 2016 farming simulation that turned turnip harvesting into an uplifting community activity. Nearly ten years later, the game has sold more than 41 million copies, becoming the main example of a growing genre known as "cozy games." Mary Kish, Head of Community at streaming giant Twitch, was one of the first people to review Stardew Valley after it launched on PCs in 2016. "Stardew Valley's meditative activities often lead to personal reflection in the real world," Kish wrote in her GameSpot review of the farming sim.

Managing your finances doesn't have to be a headache -- especially with the right budgeting app at your fingertips. Whether you're trying to track everyday spending, save for a big purchase or just keep a closer eye on your subscriptions, there's an app that can help. With Mint shutting down, plenty of users have been looking for the best budget apps to replace it, and luckily there are plenty of solid alternatives. From AI-powered spending trackers to apps that break down your expenses into easy-to-follow categories, the best budgeting tools help you take control of your money without the hassle of spreadsheets. Some focus on automating savings, while others give you a deep dive into your finances with powerful analytics and custom reporting. If you're still searching for the right Mint alternative, check out our guide to the best budgeting apps to replace Mint to find the best fit for your needs. If you're not sure where to start, we've rounded up the top budgeting apps to help you track spending, save smarter, and stick to your financial goals. No pun intended, but what I like about Quicken Simplifi is its simplicity. Whereas other budgeting apps try to distinguish themselves with dark themes and customizable emoji, Simplifi has a clean user interface, with a landing page that you just keep scrolling through to get a detailed overview of all your stats.

Alex Shieh is a student at Brown University. He is making waves and facing charges for asking the school's non-faculty employees what they do all day. A sophomore at Brown University is facing the school's wrath after he sent a DOGE-like email to non-faculty employees asking them what they do all day to try to figure out why the elite school's tuition has gotten so expensive. "The inspiration for this is the rising cost of tuition," Alex Shieh told Fox News Digital in an interview. "Next year, it's set to be 93,064 to go to Brown," Shieh said of the Ivy League university.

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is transforming industries and reshaping work. The reach and capabilities of AI models go far beyond what people have seen from tinkering around with ChatGPT, which, although a great tool for proofreading or debugging code, only gives a brief glimpse into what large language models (LLMs), the technology powering tools like the chatbot, can do. Also: What is an AI PC exactly? And should you buy one in 2025? For instance, HCLTech, a consulting firm, worked with one of the largest end-to-end healthcare providers in the US to help implement a user-friendly, compliant AI clinical advisor. The clinical advisor, trained using one of the world's largest clinical libraries, allows medical professionals to conversationally ask for the information they need to consult without wasting time digging for it.

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Look beyond the actions and theatre of the Trump White House to the macro trends of the 21st century. There is the migration of economic and political heft to the East. There is the migration of many, many people towards the West, digitally savvy about the relative riches here, climate change and conflict among the push factors for some too. There is the internet revolution upending business models and working patterns, inventing social media and concentrating vast wealth and influence among a clutch of global behemoths like Apple, Meta, Amazon and X. And there is the artificial intelligence revolution in the infancy of its influence.

A new AI weather prediction system, developed by a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge, can deliver accurate forecasts which use less computing power than current AI and physics-based forecasting systems. The system, Aardvark Weather, has been supported by the Alan Turing Institute, Microsoft Research and the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts. It provides a blueprint for a new approach to weather forecasting with the potential to improve current practices. The results are reported in the journal Nature. "Aardvark reimagines current weather prediction methods offering the potential to make weather forecasts faster, cheaper, more flexible and more accurate than ever before, helping to transform weather prediction in both developed and developing countries," said Professor Richard Turner from Cambridge's Department of Engineering, who led the research.