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By Greg Hart, Coursera CEO I’m excited to welcome Grant Parsamyan as Coursera’s new Chief Data Officer, effective July 21, 2025. Grant brings more than two decades of experience building large-scale data platforms and leading enterprise-wide data transformations. He has helped organizations scale with speed and precision, bringing together data engineering, infrastructure, and analytics to drive meaningful business outcomes. Most recently, Grant served as Chief Data & Information Officer at Alludo, where he led data strategy, cloud modernization, and cybersecurity efforts. He also spent nearly a decade at OpenTable, building the company’s enterprise data organization and shaping a strong culture…

I want to present you with two narratives about AI. Both of them are about using this technology to automate computer programming, but they point toward two very different conclusions. The first narrative notes that Large Language Models (LLMs) are exceptionally well-suited for coding because source code, at its core, is just very well-structured text, which is exactly what these models excel at generating. Because of this tight match between need and capability, the programming industry is serving as an economic sacrificial lamb, the first major sector to suffer a major AI-driven upheaval. There has been no shortage of evidence…

Could Sia and Harry Jowsey be unstoppable? The “Chandelier” singer and the Too Hot to Handle alum are sparking romance rumors after they were seen getting cozy while leaving dinner at Los Angeles’ Ca Del Sole on July 19. For the occasion, Sia, 49, was all smiles as she donned an oversized black blazer, a matching flowy skirt and a pair of statement leopard print boots. Meanwhile, Harry, 28, proudly held her hand while sporting an olive blazer, matching slacks and a pair of green and white sneakers. The duo’s outing comes just months after the reality star was “casually”…

What do you think of when you hear the phrase ​“la dolce vita”? If, like us, you’re a fan of Italian cinema, chances are one of the first images that will spring to mind is of a man dressed in a tailored black suit and sunglasses, leaning back in a café chair, feet resting insouciantly on a crisp white tablecloth. We’re talking, of course, about Marcello Mastroianni.Wrapping up our La Dolce Vita partnership with Disaronno for their 500-year anniversary*, we commissioned ace video editor and regular LWLies contributor Luís Azevedo to create a special tribute to Mastroianni — an actor who, over the course of his glittering film…

This week on the Collection, we are going to show off the new CD and Vinyl for Billy Idol’s new album, ‘Dream Into It’. And why we are it, we will throw in an album review. I know I’ve already posted an album review of this on the site, but this is the YouTube show and it is a slightly different audience. I felt it needed to be in both places. It has been 11 years since we’ve had a full length studio album from Billy Idol. His last one was 2014 with ‘Kings And Queens of the Underground’. He…

“Can you, ChatGPT, live without fossil fuels?”  “Great question — and the honest answer is no.”  AI is expanding rapidly — from casual consumers using ChatGPT or Grok “because it’s fun” to businesses leveraging its power to save Israeli bee populations or combat American sex traffickers. It’s hard to even wrap your head around the amount of energy required to satiate the curiosity of 5 billion people. Let’s use Business Energy UK’s explanation of the mechanics of AI energy usage: “Every time you prompt Midjourney or ChatGPT to generate an image, an explanation or an email, the host company’s servers…

Some stuff I am reading today morning: Anthem Biosciences IPO listing today (MSN) HDFC Bank announces first ever Bonus (Forbes) EU’s new oil curbs to severely impact India (BT) Reliance Industries under siege (BW) EU sanctions on India’s Nayar refinery (MC) Crypto Exchange CoinDCX hacked (DH) Stock Talk: Tata Motors (FE) India’s crackdown on market manipulation (CNBC) The Double Digit Decades (CS) No Paralysis through Analysis (Microcap Club)

The Australian T20I cricket team has always been a hotbed of talent, with star players consistently emerging to light up the shortest format of the game. From the explosive Aaron Finch to the all-around brilliance of Shane Watson and the innovative flair of Glenn Maxwell, Australian batters have consistently delivered thrilling performances. Many of these players have made an immediate impact, announcing their arrival on the T20 International stage with a bang.Here is the list of Australian players with a half-century on T20I debut:1. Ricky Ponting: Unbeaten 98 in 55 balls vs New ZealandRicky Ponting (Image Source: X)In the very…

The Pros and Cons of Bridge Deals On a recent episode of NHL Tonight the NHL Network crew of Jamison Coyle, Mike Rupp, and Stu Grimson discussed the possibility more top stars taking the Auston Matthews type deal or the shorter term deals to maximize their value on the market. NHLRumors.com Transcriptions Devils Rumors: Could Luke Hughes Take a Short Term Deal with New Jersey Jamison Coyle: “Speaking of work, some guys are, you know, they’re working, but they their contracts. They don’t want to look too far into the future, because, like we said, the league is in a…

Martin EastaughBBC News, OxfordBBCLeaders from the charity sector in Oxfordshire came together to discuss the current issuesCharity leaders in Oxfordshire have said staff in the sector are struggling with burnout caused by a “triple crisis”.In a roundtable discussion for BBC Oxford, they said demand for services had “gone up massively”, raising money had become more difficult and costs had increased.There are about 4,000 registered charities in the county.Catherine Flutsch, CEO of Ark-T, said staff “from junior right up to the CEOs are absolutely exhausted… the need is rising, the funds are contracting and we’re trying to hold our communities together”.Kate…