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The paradox of greatness in sport is champions are judged as much by their random shortcomings as their serial triumphs. Yet, when Rafael Nadal – the owner of 20 majors, most recently at his beloved Roland Garros for the 13th time – lost to Dominic Thiem in straight sets under the London lights, it was […]
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DSI postdoctoral fellow Sandrine Müller uses smartphone sensor data to study human behavior. A research team led by Müller, a Data Science Institute postdoctoral research fellow, and Heinrich Peters, a Columbia Business School (CBS) doctoral candidate, has linked mobility behavior to well-being by exploring associations between different kinds of mobility behaviors (e.g., time spent in […]
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The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Rishi Sunak to postpone both his planned autumn budget and the announcement of plans for public spending until the middle of the decade. So uncertain is the short-term outlook that the chancellor will now outline what the government intends to spend for one year only, 2021-22. These are some of […]
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In comparison to the PlayStation 5 itself — a big hulking mass of a game console — the PS5-branded media remote is very conservative. It does pretty much exactly what you’d expect from a media remote and not much more, but at least it’ll match your new games machine. Setting up the remote is incredibly […]
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More than half of British state school teachers say they have worked with children who were homeless or became homeless in the last three years. A new study by housing charity Shelter reveals that it is now commonplace to see children grappling with problems stemming from homelessness when they should be focused on their lessons. […]
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Tennis authorities have encountered “challenges” over the arrival dates of players in Australia ahead of the new 2021 season, the ATP Tour said on Tuesday, throwing the ATP Cup and other Australian Open lead-up events into doubt. Tennis Australia had planned for players to arrive in the southern state of Victoria by mid-December to give […]
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The number of Americans age 65 and older continues to increase as the baby boom generation ages and people are living longer. At the same time, many seniors plan to ‘age in place,’ or continue living in their current homes, despite needing more assistance as they get older. One strategy for aging in place is […]
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The Treasury has said it will announce the location of a new northern headquarters within weeks as the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, prepares to set out plans in next Wednesday’s spending review for levelling up Britain’s lopsided economy. Sunak is expected to use the mini-budget in the House of Commons to plough billions of pounds into […]
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Google has updated its Google Photos app on Android with a new option that lets users tell the search giant about the contents of their pictures. By labeling these images, Google can improve its object recognition algorithms, which in turn make Photos more useful. It’s a virtuous cycle of AI development best deployed by tech […]
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Vodafone UK has pledged to give free connectivity to 250,000 disadvantaged school children this winter – to give them internet access at home. It will allow them to access schoolwork, catch up on lost learning and continue their education if they need to isolate. The launch of the emergency package – SIMs with a 30GB […]
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