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'Hi-tech robot' at Russia forum turns out to be man in suit
The Guardian - Andrew Roth in Moscow
A “hi-tech robot” shown on Russian state television has turned out to be a man in a suit. Russia-24 praised the ersatz android during coverage of a youth forum dedicated to robotics, boasting that “Robot
Manchester
'A different type of housing spreads': Manchester by Ben Tallon – an urban comic
The Guardian - Illustrations by Ben Tallon
Manchester’s relentless growth is leaving some people behind. Part three of our new comic series The Illustrated City
The photography of Hannah Starkey – in pictures
The Guardian - Sean O'Hagan
For more than 20 years, Belfast-born Hannah Starkey’s artfully constructed portraits have captured the gestures of everyday female experience. Here we show highlights from a stunning new monograph published
Will Gutenberg Replace Page Builders Like Elementor, Divi or Beaver Builder?
codeinwp.com - by Colin Newcomer
As we keep rolling towards WordPress 5.0, a lot of people are wondering if we’ll see Gutenberg replace page builders like Elementor, Divi or Beaver …
WooCommerce
15+ Best Gutenberg-Compatible Themes
codeinwp.com - by Adelina Tuca
Everybody is getting ready for the day Gutenberg arrives as the default editor in the WordPress core. Developers are either busy adding new …
Tutorials
The Complete Guide to the Gutenberg Image Block
gogutenberg.com
Overview The image block is the most basic of all the media-type blocks. Use it to insert a single image somewhere on your page/post. Gutenberg's new …
WordPress
Learn the New WordPress Editor
gogutenberg.com
Here you'll find tips to help with specific tasks in Gutenberg. Whatever question you have about the new WordPress editor, we'll try to answer it.
Honda Accord 2018
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Chatbots
The charge of the chatbots: how do you tell who’s human online?
The Guardian - Tim Adams
The most striking thing to me to this day is that people are really, really bad at assessing the source of information Emilio Ferrara This is not a problem you can solve with technology alone. You need
TV shows
BBC newsreader Richard Baker dies aged 93
The Guardian - Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent
Richard Baker, who introduced the first BBC television news bulletin in 1954 and became a leading news presenter, has died at the age of 93. Known for his rich, deep tones and calm, avuncular manner, was
Principles of Calm Technology
designprinciplesftw.com
Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak. Create ambient awareness …
New old master: Jeff Wall's enigmatic vision – in pictures
The Guardian
Inspired by painters such as Velázquez and Goya and obsessed with composition, the Canadian artist has become known for large-scale, backlit tableaux. He’s transformed the medium with work that has the
Pew Research Center
What is the internet? 13 key questions answered
The Guardian - Ian Sample, Science editor
What is the internet? The internet is the wider network that allows computer networks around the world run by companies, governments, universities and other organisations to talk to one another. The result
Speech recognition is tech's next giant leap, says Google
The Guardian - Samuel Gibbs
AI robots and self-driving cars might steal the headlines, but the next big leap in technology will be advances in voice services, according to Google’s head of search, Ben Gomes, who says that a better
Memorable monuments to American modernism – in pictures
The Guardian - Ezra Stoller
Photographs from the Pioneers of American Modernism exhibition of works by the outstanding American architectural photographer Ezra Stoller – on at the Lumiere Brothers Centre, Moscow until 2 December.
'Like something from Pompeii' – Battersea Arts Centre's scorching resurrection
The Guardian - Oliver Wainwright
At Battersea Arts Centre it can be hard to tell where the audience stops and the acting begins. The rambling Victorian town hall in south London, home to experimental theatre since the 1970s, has long
Peter Kennard's potent anti-war images for the CND
The Guardian - Kathryn Bromwich
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, founded in 1958 at the height of the cold war. According to leading political artist Peter Kennard, who has been creating images
How to accept rejection: why failure can be the first step towards success
The Guardian - Donna Ferguson
I realised my fear of being rejected was worse than the rejection itself. I started losing my fear and having fun instead Jia Jiang Not everyone's going to love what you do, and that's not necessarily
'Don’t be afraid to make mistakes': 11 ways to be more creative
The Guardian - Anne-Celine Jaeger
If I get really stuck, I’ve learned not to just sit with it. I go and do something different I like finding odd, obscure objects, so odd that when you type their name into the internet nothing comes up
Guardian archive artefacts: orchestral triangles to smashed hard drives
The Guardian - Mena Sultan, Nicky Lacourse, Philippa Mole, Margaret Holborn
Best kept secrets: how the Guardian archive tells the story behind the stories
The Guardian - Philippa Mole and Emma Golding
The Guardian News and Media archive holds the unpublished historical records of the Guardian and Observer newspapers. Together, archivists Philippa Mole and Emma Golding look after 5,093 boxes and 1.85
Hostile architecture: an uncomfortable urban art – in pictures
The Guardian
Julius-Christian Schreiner’s Silent Agents series, shot in London, Paris, Innsbruck and Hamburg, depicts examples of ‘hostile architecture’: subtle interventions in urban spaces designed to hinder people’s
Worrying about robots stealing our jobs? How silly
The Guardian - Simon Jenkins
The digital age will free us up not only for leisure activities but also to take on caring roles that can only be filled by humans So we are doomed. Robots will steal our jobs. Algorithms will capture
American History X director Tony Kaye to cast robot as lead actor in next film
The Guardian - Benjamin Lee
American History X director Tony Kaye is hoping to cast an artificial intelligence actor as the lead of his new film. According to Deadline, the British film-maker has made the unprecedented decision employ
Absurdist worlds in miniature – in pictures
The Guardian
Photography,Art and design,Art,Art and design,Books,Culture,Craft,Life and style Hotels on stilts, cribs on wheels and staircases through windows make up German photographer Frank Kunert’s playful microcosms
A garden alive with art: all-natural insect sculptures – in pictures
The Guardian - Liam Taft
Inspired by the art of ikebana – a traditional style of Japanese flower arranging – Montreal-based artist Raku Inoue hand-crafts bugs using materials from his garden. He transforms his garden waste, including
Why YouTubers are feeling the burn
The Guardian - Chris Stokel-Walker
I’m hesitant to badmouth the algorithm. YouTubers can use it as a bit of a scapegoat Charlie McDonnell When Lucy Moon sat down with her therapist to discuss why she was feeling so low, she was on top the
'We are offering something people didn’t get before': inside gal-dem
The Guardian - Afua Hirsch
The gal-dem collective is disrupting traditional media – all from their tiny HQ in a London car park If you wanted to find a kind of ground zero for gentrification, you could do worse than here: an office
Lost Voice Guy review – self-lacerating comedy with something to say
The Guardian - Brian Logan
‘If you expect me to be that sweet and innocent tonight, you’re in a for a big surprise.” And so Lee Ridley greets his audience – those wooed by his winning stint as Lost Voice Guy on the recent run of
When real life looks staged: serendipitous moments – in pictures
The Guardian
Vienna-based British street photographer Michael Goldrei’s work shows the humour, mundanity and colour of everyday life, and aims to capture juxtapositions that look too good to be true.

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'Hi-tech robot' at Russia forum turns out to be man in suit

'A different type of housing spreads': Manchester by Ben Tallon – an urban comic

The photography of Hannah Starkey – in pictures

Will Gutenberg Replace Page Builders Like Elementor, Divi or Beaver Builder?

15+ Best Gutenberg-Compatible Themes

The Complete Guide to the Gutenberg Image Block

Learn the New WordPress Editor

Honda Accord 2018

The charge of the chatbots: how do you tell who’s human online?

BBC newsreader Richard Baker dies aged 93

Principles of Calm Technology

New old master: Jeff Wall's enigmatic vision – in pictures

What is the internet? 13 key questions answered

Speech recognition is tech's next giant leap, says Google

Memorable monuments to American modernism – in pictures

'Like something from Pompeii' – Battersea Arts Centre's scorching resurrection

Peter Kennard's potent anti-war images for the CND

How to accept rejection: why failure can be the first step towards success

'Don’t be afraid to make mistakes': 11 ways to be more creative

Guardian archive artefacts: orchestral triangles to smashed hard drives

Best kept secrets: how the Guardian archive tells the story behind the stories

Hostile architecture: an uncomfortable urban art – in pictures

Worrying about robots stealing our jobs? How silly

American History X director Tony Kaye to cast robot as lead actor in next film

Absurdist worlds in miniature – in pictures

A garden alive with art: all-natural insect sculptures – in pictures

Why YouTubers are feeling the burn

'We are offering something people didn’t get before': inside gal-dem

Lost Voice Guy review – self-lacerating comedy with something to say

When real life looks staged: serendipitous moments – in pictures