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Using AI personas to explore mindfulness and task-based creativity.gettyIn today’s column, I continue my ongoing series on the topic of mindfulness and do so with another AI-based mini-experiment. Readers might recall that I previously explored the Langerian Mindfulness Scale (LMS) via the use of 1,000 AI personas; see the link here. Doing so revealed that the AI personas were skewed toward the higher end of the LMS distribution and displayed heightened aspects of mindfulness, which, upon further inspection, reflected how the generative AI had been foundationally tuned via RLHF (reinforcement learning with human feedback). The AI had essentially been tilted…

AI may be warping the job prospects for students in the previously high-demand subjects of computer science and economics, according to a detailed look into the careers of recent UK graduates.Data obtained for the 2027 Guardian University Guide published on Saturday shows that coding and software development were the fastest-falling occupations for graduates last year, while employer demand for graduates in well-paid roles in financial categories such as economists and management consultants also declined.Experts said graduates looking to work in those areas might be the first to be directly affected by the application of AI, and confirm predictions that AI…

Former Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Martins, has announced plans to organise a youth football tournament in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 campaign. Martins disclosed this during an interview on TVC on Thursday, saying the tournament, which he described as the “Renewed Hope tournament,” would be held in November. According to the former Inter Milan and Newcastle United striker, the tournament will involve teams from the six geopolitical zones, with additional teams expected to participate. “There’s a tournament that I’m doing for His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu that I’m doing for his campaign, the renewal youth tournament, and I’m…

The US National Science Foundation might cut back on its core research grants in favour of those driven by the priorities of US President Donald Trump. Credit: Tada Images/ShutterstockThe US National Science Foundation (NSF) is changing how it funds research grants — and how it decides which ones to fund — to better align with White House priorities, according to a letter released on 10 September.“NSF is taking decisive action to meet this moment, introducing new and ambitious ideas that capitalize on the changes in the scientific ecosystem to advance our core mission,” says the letter. It is signed by…

Sep 12, 2026, 02:06 AM ETNEW YORK — Before Ben Shelton celebrated the biggest achievement in his career Friday night, he embraced Frances Tiafoe, the man who had been across the net and one Shelton considers a “big brother.”The victory had been something both men had wanted desperately.”This is both of our favorite tournament in the world, our favorite court in the world,” Shelton later said.Just days after defeating Carlos Alcaraz in a late-night thriller, the 23-year-old Shelton came back after losing the opening set in an all-American US Open semifinal. Behind his massive serve and ever-improving return game, he…

Fans may have the Beverly Hills Hotel to thank for Courteney Cox’s newest project.  The Friends alum revealed that she was approached about directing Evil Genius, her first feature film as a director in 12 years, after accidentally running into Barbara Schroeder, who directed the Netflix documentary of the same name, at the iconic hotel in Beverly Hills.  “I was at the Beverly Hills Hotel sitting at the counter; my favorite spot in the corner. I saw [Schroeder], and I was like, ‘Oh my God, I love Evil Genius. You did such a great job,’” Cox said at The Hollywood…

Adegoke Philip There is something revealing about a man who has spent nearly four decades in the law and is still going back to school. For many professionals, the accumulation of titles eventually becomes a destination. For Joe-Kyari Gadzama, it appears to have been a reason to keep going. He is already a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. A Life Bencher. An Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic. A Fellow of several professional institutions. A founding principal partner of a law firm he established in 1989. A former chairman of professional bodies and committees. A lecturer. An arbitrator and…

London boroughs have seized at least 3,000 ebikes this year, a Guardian investigation has found, as hire companies face growing calls to stop bicycles littering streets and blocking pavements.Local authorities across the capital have seized 3,393 hazardously parked or abandoned ebikes so far this year, 23% higher than the number seized during all of 2025.Lime, the California-based bike rental company, accounted for more than 2,000 of the seizures this year, according to figures provided by 19 reporting authorities under a freedom of information request. The rival bike company Forest ranked second, at 978 seizures overall, followed by Voi at 103.Dockless…

De Croo, a former prime minister of Belgium, told the BBC: “This winter is going to be the toughest one since the war”.He said Ukraine started “from a very weak base going into this winter”. He added the UN were “very, very worried… about what this winter could become.”The concerns are driven by what De Croo said was Russia’s “very systematic” targeting of civilian and energy infrastructure.”This is petrol stations, it’s shopping malls, it’s business centres, but it’s especially energy infrastructure, energy transmission lines, and so on. There is absolutely no justification for that,” he said.This could lead a “worst-case…

Bennett Oghifo  Jetour Nigeria has announced plans to showcase the Jetour T2 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) at the forthcoming Jetour Experience Abuja, scheduled for September 22 to 24, 2026, as the fast-growing automotive brand continues to strengthen its presence in the Nigerian market. The Abuja edition follows the impressive success of the Lagos Jetour Experience held earlier this year, which attracted strong customer participation, vehicle test drives and significant sales enquiries. According to the company, the strong response in Lagos, coupled with sustained demand from customers in the Federal Capital Territory, prompted the decision to take the experiential event…