A painting produced by artificial intelligence (AI) will be auctioned by Christie’s later this week. Created by French art collective Obvious, the AI system compares its own portraits against ones made by humans and keeps working on them until it is unable to tell the difference between the two. The portrait, Edmond de Belamy, will …
Image copyright Jack Taylor/Getty Images Image caption Businesses are being consulted by government about adding calorie labelling to menus UK high streets have the highest concentration of fast food outlets in almost a decade, figures show. Despite town halls attempting to limit their spread, in most areas the number of takeaways per 100,000 people was …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will host the conference Saudi Arabia’s investment conference has gone ahead despite international pressure for a boycott. The Future Investment Initiative (FII) was due to feature 150 high profile speakers from 140 firms. But around 40 attendees are understood to have pulled out amid allegations …
Image copyright Getty Images The government raises and spends just under £800bn a year. Such a big number is hard to picture, but for that money you could buy Tesco 40 times over, or Manchester United 200 times. It is the job of the chancellor of the exchequer to oversee the collection and distribution of …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The pointless business meeting – we’ve all been there, says Stephanie Every time economists wonder why Britain’s productivity is so low, it takes all my strength to resist spitting out one loathsome word – “meetings”, says workplace commentator Stephanie Hare. Conference calls and video conferencing are the worst. You …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Blockchain is one of the technologies used in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin As we approach Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary at the end of this month, we ask whether blockchain – the technology underpinning the cryptocurrency – is fulfilling its promise, or a tech still looking for a better reason to exist. …
If you were to create your own country, you might think about a territory, language and passports. Simon Anholt and Madeline Hung have taken a different approach. When they launched the Good Country in September, they ditched notions of national identity and focused instead on the international interest. In the current climate of aggression and …
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has told the BBC he believes US President Donald Trump is “very keen” to do a trade deal. Mr Fox was speaking in New York, where he was in town to promote the ties between the two countries. His comments come just days after the Trump administration told Congress it …
Image copyright Matthew Dippel A freelance photographer in the US has seen his search to find a mystery couple he snapped seemingly in the middle of a proposal go viral… but has still not located the pair. Matthew Dippel captured the moment on 6 October in Yosemite National Park in California while waiting to take …
Image copyright Netflix Image caption Netlix has at least nine different artwork to promote Stranger Things Netflix has denied altering a viewer’s experience depending on their race. It’s been accused of “misleading” black users by showing promotional shots of black cast members in films and TV shows – even if they had a minor role. …