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Location : The M1 northbound entry slip at junction J31 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:00 and 07:15 on 20 December 2023. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:00 and 07:15 on 20 December 2023. Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed. Source link

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View gallery Image Credit: NBC The Voice is concluding its epic 24th season on December 19 with an incredible finale event. The top 5 artists are taking the stage with their coaches ahead of the results reveal. From the Blind Auditions to now, the finalists have given it their all in hopes of becoming the next winner. So, who won The Voice season 24? The competition has come down to Huntley, Lila Forde, Ruby Leigh, Jacquie Roar, and Mara Justine. The finalists, along with the rest of the top 12 kick things off with a fun performance of Dua Lipa’s…

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ShareChat is in final stages of deliberations to secure about $50 million in new funding that trims the startup’s valuation to below $1.5 billion, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Existing backers including Temasek and Tencent are among the investors in advanced stages of talks to invest in the new round, the sources said, requesting anonymity as the matter is private. ShareChat has had discussions with several potential new investors this year, but many have balked at the opportunity due to ShareChat’s high valuation expectations relative to their currently low revenue, according to one of the potential investors with…

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Van der Most, renowned for his innovative approach to art, has been a pioneer in blending data, algorithms, and artificial intelligence into his creative process since 2010. His art has been commissioned by organisations such as Amnesty International, NVIDIA, NH hotels, Sogeti, and Nike – Footlocker. Van der Most’s work delves into the vast potential of new technologies, challenging and reshaping our understanding of technology itself. His art has been showcased in diverse locations, including ZKM Karlsruhe, CES Las Vegas, Dutch Design Week, Museum De Lakenhal, Centre des Arts Enghien les Bains, Amsterdam KunstRai, and AAF Hong Kong. At ISE…

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This article was supported by Lloyd’s Register Foundation In a small farming community near Bouake, Ivory Coast, nine people, including children, died in a bout of food poisoning in September, 2023. Fatoumata Isidore had gathered with neighbours one weekend to share in a traditional meal of corn porridge, prepared at her home in the village of Niangban. Later that night she began to feel horribly unwell. “Sunday, around four in the morning, it started,” she tells SciDev.Net. “I left with four children; I came back with only one daughter.” Fatoumata Isidore, villager, Niangban, Ivory Coast “I could hear my children crying:…

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The Channel 4 film, which has been broadcast every Christmas since 1982, follows the story of a little boy who embarks upon a magical adventure with a snowman he created in his garden. The Bafta Award-winning animated short is based on a picture book of the same name by author Raymond Briggs, who died last year at the age of 88. Eagle-eyed viewers will spot that the boy’s home appears to be somewhere in the South Downs, close to where Raymond Briggs and the film’s composer, Howard Blake, both lived. During a scene where the boy and The Snowman fly…

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Image Credit: Shutterstock Sydney Sweeney, 26, opened up about the grief she’s still feeling over her former Euphoria co-star Angus Cloud, after his death at the age of 25 earlier this year. The actress and the rest of her co-stars are set to begin production on season 3 of the show next year, and she still hasn’t been able to come to terms with the fact that the late actor won’t be joining them. “[My co-stars and I] were constantly on the phone with each other crying,” Sydney told Glamour, in a new interview. “Because it was just such a…

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Artists who bring to life heroes and villains in animated movies and video games could have more control over their animations, thanks to a new technique introduced by MIT researchers. Their method generates mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates, which define how 2D and 3D shapes can bend, stretch, and move through space. For example, an artist using their tool could choose functions that make the motions of a 3D cat’s tail fit their vision for the “look” of the animated feline. This gif shows how researchers used their technique to provide a smoother motion for a cat’s tail.Image: Courtesy…

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