Writing literary wrongs. ‘The queen of suspense: how Ann Radcliffe inspired Dickens and Austen – then got written out of the canon’

The queen of suspense: how Ann Radcliffe inspired Dickens and Austen – then got written out of the canon

She was all but forgotten. Now the 18th-century author’s republished novels reveal why she made such an extraordinary contribution to literature

Singapore has held its last horse race after more than 180 years, as the city's Turf Club's stadium will be bulldozed to build new homes.Singapore has held its last horse race after more than 180 years, as the city's Turf Club's stadium will be bulldozed to build new homes.

Singapore Ends 181 Years of Horse Racing to Make Way for Homes

More than 180 years of horse racing came to an end in Singapore on Saturday, as the Singapore Turf Club hosted its final race day before its track is handed back to the government to provide land for ...

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In about 200 hours the final coal power plant in the UK, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, shuts down for good. Not that long ago coal provided 40% of UK electricity.

‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating. The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating

The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energy

There are people arguing that the US should impose tariffs on foreign countries if they don't reduce their carbon emissions related to manufacturing, but these demands are going to be looked at skeptically if our data center emissions are going up.

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Google and Microsoft recently admitted their emissions are soaring as they build out data centers to power the AI boom. But analysis from The Guardian suggests the data center emissions of Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are 662% higher than the companies are reporting.

Data center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?

Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official figures

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Spent the day in San Marino yesterday, the oldest republic in the world. Its three famous towers are accessible through a short and beautiful path at the top of the legendary Monte Titano. A must-see for any visitors to the region, and an easy country to add to your list!

The digital era really is undermining state capacity at the same time as it's extending that, though obviously in different ways. What can it mean if borders and distance don't matter as much? Are countries overlapping now? #giftArticle#digitalGovernance#AIEthicswapo.st/47oFgcG

Iran turns to Hells Angels and other criminal gangs to target critics

Iran has cultivated ties with criminal networks in the West to carry out a recent wave of violent plots in the United States and Europe.