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ReutersBridget Jones was created by author Helen Fielding, and has since been adapted for film, played by Renée ZellwegerBridget Jones is to be celebrated with a new statue in London’s Leicester Square.The fictional character will join the likes of Harry Potter and Paddington in the Scenes in the Square trail, which was launched in February 2020 to celebrate a century of cinema.The statue will become the first to honour a romantic comedy, and will be unveiled in mid-November to mark 25 years since the release of the first Bridget Jones film.Bridget Jones was created in 1996 by author Helen Fielding,…

By Brian Green, updated October 27, 2025 Des plateformes blockchain aux applis de santé, la gamification s’infiltre partout. Et si cette mécanique de jeu, souvent sous-estimée, portait en réalité les clés d’une adoption massive du Web3 et d’un changement durable des comportements ? Blockchain : simplifier l’entrée dans un monde complexe Le Web3, avec ses promesses de décentralisation et de transparence, reste pour beaucoup une forêt technique obscure. Adresses alphanumériques, wallets, smart contracts… Peu de monde y entre sans tâtonner. C’est là que la gamification trouve sa place : en transformant l’interaction avec la blockchain en expérience intuitive et engageante.…

Jammu & Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi has set the domestic circuit on fire. (BCCI) New Delhi: Growing up in a curfew-stricken Baramulla, Auqib Nabi’s pastime was imitating Dale Steyn’s bowling action. He calls the South African legend a “khoobsurat gendbaaz (beautiful bowler).”“Growing up, he was my idol. I loved his action and his wicket celebrations. I used to watch Dale Steyn’s bowling a lot. Everything about his bowling was poetry,” Nabi tells TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive interview.Bombay Sport Exchange | ‘The unconditional leader of Indian cricket’The 28-year-old is making waves with the red ball in India’s domestic circuit. In the…

Education has always reimagined itself around its tools — the slate, the blackboard, the overhead projector, the internet. Each expanded the reach of the classroom, but none disturbed its moral core: the slow, human process of thinking. Generative AI has done just that. For Indian students, this new phase isn’t unfolding in well-funded laboratories or research hubs; it’s happening on hostel beds, between part-time shifts and semester deadlines, on the same phones where they stream reels and lecture notes. OpenAI’s new initiative Chats for Students in India captures this pivot vividly. What it does offer is a mirror — showing…

A newly surfaced Bitcoin Improvement Proposal, BIP-444, has ignited one of the most intense governance debates in the Bitcoin ecosystem since the block size wars. The proposal, published late Friday, aims to temporarily restrict the inclusion of arbitrary data in Bitcoin transactions through a one-year soft fork, responding to concerns that the blockchain could host illegal content under changes introduced in the recent Bitcoin Core v30 update. Market Cap 24h 7d 30d 1y All Time Why is BIP-444 So Controversial? The controversy traces back to v30’s effective removal of data size caps on OP_RETURN outputs, a part of the Bitcoin…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! Microsoft is being taken to court by Australia’s consumer regulator over how it introduced its AI tool, Copilot, into Microsoft 365 subscriptions. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claimed that the company gave misleading information to users when it rolled out the feature with a price increase.The ACCC stated that around 2.7 million users were told they had two choices: accept the updated Microsoft 365 plans, which included Copilot and came with higher costs, or cancel their subscriptions. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe -…

The GBP/USD forecast recovered briefly as the dollar weakened. The latest UK retail sales and flash S&P Global PMI boosted the pound, reducing the probability of a rate cut by the BoE.  Traders look ahead to the US HPI Y/Y and Consumer Confidence for further impetus.  The GBP/USD price halted its six-day losing streak, trading above 1.3350 as the dollar weakened on Tuesday. The dollar declined after traders speculated about a 25 basis point cut at Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting.  -Are you interested in learning about the Bitcoin price prediction? Click here for details- The US softer-than-expected inflation data released…

The Hidden Challenges Of Neuroadaptive Learning Education is undergoing some major changes. With tools like neuroadaptive learning and Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) becoming more common, classrooms are changing. They have the potential to feature learning systems that know when students lose focus or find something too hard, and adjust instantly to help them stay engaged. However, this change brings important questions, as neuroadaptive learning comes with its own challenges. Neuroadaptive learning aims to create systems that react to our thoughts and feelings. Tools like sensors or wearables can detect brain signals, such as attention, stress, or tiredness, and adapt the learning…

Back in 2008, when I was still early in my writing career, I published an essay on my blog that posed a provocative question: Would Lincoln Have Been President if He Had Email? This was one of my early attempts to grapple with problems like digital distraction and focus that would eventually evolve into my books Deep Work and A World Without Email. And at its core was a troubling notion that occurred to me in response to watching a documentary about our sixteenth president: If the Internet is robbing us of our ability to sit and concentrate, without distraction,…

The Aussie radio show that saw Keith Urban hang up on them after asking a crude question about his now ex-wife Nicole Kidman has been axed. The Australian Radio Network (ARN) confirmed the Hayley & Max in the Morning breakfast show on Mix 102.3 will be wrapping up this year, with their last broadcast slated for December 12.According to a statement provided to Mediaweek, the cancellation is not due to Urban’s reaction.Watch the video aboveREAD MORE: Common mistake Aussies make when buying for menMix 102.3’s Hayley & Max in the Morning has been axed following, but not related to, an…