Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a gigantic new temple in the Indian city of Ayodhya on Monday, the conclusion of a mostly 20th-century odyssey in which Hindu nationalists eventually tore down a centuries-old mosque that has now been replaced with a structure devoted to the Hindu deity Ram. (Travelli & Kumar, The New York Times)
Read MoreExperts in artificial intelligence have long warned that AI-generated content could muddy the waters of perceived reality. Weeks into a pivotal election year, AI confusion is on the rise. Politicians around the globe have been swatting away potentially damning pieces of evidence — grainy video footage of hotel trysts, voice recordings criticizing political opponents — by dismissing them as AI-generated fakes. (Verma & Vynck, The Washington Post)
Read MoreCatherine, 42, is expected to remain in hospital for another week before convalescing at Adelaide Cottage, the Waleses’ Windsor home, for the next few months. She is unlikely to resume official duties until after Easter, and William, 41, has signalled he will “combine being by his wife’s and children’s side throughout”, postponing all his imminent engagements until Kate is back on her feet. (Nikkhah, The Times UK)
Read MoreThese are a few of the buzzwords in the world of global health and development and humanitarian causes that we cover for Goats and Soda. We talked to specialists in these fields to create a list of terms that we'll likely be hearing in the year ahead — both new coinages as well as tried-and-true buzzwords that still are top of mind. (Connelly, NPR)
Read MoreThe 1999 Project, a yearlong celebration from the Los Angeles Times, broadens the argument. Across film, TV, music, comedy, books, video games and more, we suggest, 1999 produced a dizzying variety of essential pop culture artifacts, milestones and turning points, not only remaking the culture as we knew it then, but creating the culture we live in now. (Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreFour decades on from Ridley Scott’s Apple Mac ad, its message of human liberation seems, in hindsight, risible. We do not live in the utopia promised by the Super Bowl ad, nor in the liberating world the Think Different campaign foretold, but in a conformist dystopia more nightmarish than those of Ridley Scott ‘s best movies. (Jeffries, The Telegraph)
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