Define an interface for creating an object using the Factory Method Pattern, but let subclasses decide which class to instantiate. This creational design pattern lets a class defer instantiation to ...

A pair of Antiques Roadshow guests were left gobsmacked at the huge value of a print by a Scottish artist. Sunday's (October 12) episode of the beloved BBC programme took place at the Hill of Tarvit ...

Last week, in a conversation with Anthropic’s Claude, I lamented the fact that, at least here in the West, every public debate appears to resemble a confrontation rather than a dialogue. I suggested ...

A family of four walked into a bar. The kids—boys, aged ten and thirteen—requested Shirley Temples. “Only two problems,” the bartender replied. “We don’t have grenadine, and we don’t have Sprite.” ...

I learned that government is not a faceless, bureaucratic machine. It’s ordinary people working incredibly hard to do a little bit of good. Austin Forrester is a junior at Georgetown University and ...

There’s a new buzzy fashion startup in town. Meet Phia, the shopping app founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates and her Stanford roommate-slash-co-founder, Sophia Kianni. Phia searches the web ...

While head-to-head leagues may grant fantasy managers some grace if their teams start slowly, that isn’t necessarily the case in roto leagues. Availability, which is critical in any fantasy league ...

3D printing may be a breakthrough technology, but it isn’t sustainable. Most printers still rely on petroleum-based plastics, while greener alternatives are too brittle to use in parts that need ...

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has raised another $13 billion in funding, valuing it at $183 billion, nearly tripling its valuation in March. Krishna Rao, Chief Financial Officer of ...

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