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A Doha town hall asked who should set the moral rules for AI — companies, faith traditions, or the public — and found no easy answer, only a narrowing window to argue about it in public.
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A new Pew survey of online communities in America finds 36% of adults — and 48% of 18- to 29-year-olds — belong to one, prize what they can only find there, and still argue about whether it counts as real connection.
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The Whalefall box office opening weekend brought in about $17.5 million worldwide against a reported $60 million budget — a soft start for a well-reviewed survival thriller that now needs word of mouth to stay afloat.
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The British Museum Korea exhibition brings 100 masterpieces from the Lee Kun-Hee collection to London until 31 January 2027 — the museum's first major presentation of Korean art in more than 40 years.
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The Supreme Court FCC political ad rates fight will not be settled before the 3 November midterms, after the justices blocked a deadline that would have forced the FCC to rule on discounted rates for party committees.
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Indonesia forest fires October 2026 eased this week as hotspots fell by more than half, but officials kept the country on high alert, warning that sporadic rain cannot yet put out peat fires still driving haze and illness.
Indonesia forest fires October 2026 eased this week as hotspots fell by more than half, but officials kept the country on high alert, warning that sporadic rain cannot yet put out peat fires still driving haze and illness.
Three days before Serbia votes on 25 October, Reuters reports beatings, spyware claims and a press-freedom ranking at its lowest ever, while a student list of 250 candidates runs neck and neck with Aleksandar Vucic's SNS.
The British Museum Korea exhibition brings 100 masterpieces from the Lee Kun-Hee collection to London until 31 January 2027 — the museum's first major presentation of Korean art in more than 40 years.
Is Klara and the Sun worth watching? Critics split sharply after its London premiere — one-star pans for Taika Waititi's tone, real praise for Jenna Ortega. A synthesis of the reviews, and who should go, wait, or read the book first.
James Watkins' Clayface opens 23 October. Critics split sharply: Variety and The Hollywood Reporter praise a nasty standalone B-movie, USA Today and MovieWeb call it a messy miss. Our synthesis: horror fans should go; universe completists can wait.
Snøhetta's Shanghai Grand Opera House opened on 17 October on the Huangpu River — 146,786 square metres, three halls, 4,200 seats, and a spiralling roof built as public space, not just cover.
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