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The Herald Scotland
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Revealed: the shop where you should be able to keep a stiff upper lip
Though only if you happen to be the school janitor, and you can hide inside the broom cupboard, huddled behind a mop, bucket and squeegee, until all the scallywag scholars have ripped the classrooms apart, beaten each other up, then barged through the school gates at the end of the day, eager to continue their reign of rampage upon arriving home. Christina Anderson taught English in an unruly Glasgow school in the 1980s, and once asked a pupil, a fearsome little tyke, what he wanted to do when (or indeed if) he grew up. The fearsome tyke considered this question for a philosophical moment, then replied: 'Me, miss? I wanna dae wit I dae best in school. Only, get paid for it, likes.' 'And what would that be?' inquired Christina. 'I wanna be a paid agitator,' said the tyke. 'I was both horrified and impressed,' Christina tells the Diary. 'Horrified that he wanted to continue his terrorising ways into adulthood. And impressed that he knew a word like agitator.' Going for green 'I once spotted Ronnie O'Sullivan in my local garden centre,' says reader Jim Winston. 'I assumed he was looking at a plant." Weather warning The Diary is a big fan of nominative determinism, those strange occurrences when a person's given name seems to inspire the profession they take up. A few years ago reader Steven Arnold was holidaying in the USA. Clearly bored with all the activities you can do in that huge and beguiling country (visiting the Grand Canyon, getting mugged in New York, being eaten by sharks while enjoying a dip off Martha's Vinyard) he decided to stay indoors and watch the local news on the hotel tellybox. Once the crime, chaos and despair was done and dusted, the weatherman appeared, a chap who went by the tempestuous name of… what else?... Storm Field. Condiment conundrum Let's stick State-side for a while. Nick Hook told a pal he was going on a business trip to Salt Lake City, which inspired his pal to admit: 'I've always wondered why there isn't a Pepper Lake City next door.' Groan-up Another horror story from the adult world. Andy Dempsey's young grandson asked what it was like being a grown-up. 'Not bad,' said Andy, 'if you can put up with always doing stuff you hate doing, until you die.' Absolutely silly 'I don't believe in absolutes,' says reader Peter Miller, 'and never will.'
Hans India
2 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
AI Godfather Geoffrey Hinton Warns: Plumbing Safer Than Coding in Automation Era
As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize industries at an unprecedented pace, one of the field's founding fathers is offering a sobering perspective on the future of work. Geoffrey Hinton, the renowned British-Canadian computer scientist widely regarded as the 'Godfather of AI,' is urging people to rethink their career paths—recommending plumbing as a more secure option than coding. In a recent interview on The Diary of a CEO podcast hosted by Steven Bartlett, Hinton expressed deep concerns about job displacement driven by automation. 'A good bet would be to be a plumber,' he said, suggesting that physical labor is much harder to automate than tasks rooted in data and information processing. 'It's going to be a long time before [AI is] as good at physical manipulation as us.' While AI can swiftly process legal documents, generate marketing material, and handle countless other intellectual tasks, it falters when it comes to jobs requiring hands-on dexterity and adaptability. Trades like plumbing, carpentry, and electrical work often involve unpredictable environments and real-time decision-making—areas where machines still struggle to compete with humans. 'Fixing a leaking tap or rewiring a house demands judgment and skills that are hard to replicate with current AI capabilities,' Hinton explained. That's why he believes these trades are likely to remain resilient in the face of rapid technological change. In contrast, many traditional white-collar roles are already being reshaped by AI tools. Jobs once seen as stable—such as legal assistants or paralegals—are now being threatened by language models that can analyze contracts, predict case outcomes, and produce detailed summaries faster than a human ever could. Hinton, now 77, has played a crucial role in the development of neural networks—the technology that powers today's advanced AI systems. Yet he admits to struggling with the emotional implications of the revolution he helped spark. 'Intellectually, you can see the threat,' he said. 'But it's very hard to come to terms with it emotionally.' One of his deeper fears is the widening gap between those who benefit from AI and those who don't. 'In a society which shares things fairly, everybody should be better off,' he noted. 'But if you can replace lots of people by AIs, then the people who get replaced will be worse off." He even envisioned a scenario where AI could eventually control critical infrastructure like power stations with minimal human oversight. 'If AI ever decided to take over,' he speculated, 'it would need people for a while to run the power stations, until it designed better analogue machines. There are so many ways it could get rid of people, all of which would, of course, be very nasty.' Hinton's warnings aren't meant to incite panic, but rather to encourage society to reflect critically on how AI is shaping our economic and social structures. If current trends continue, the plumber—not the programmer—may emerge as one of the most future-proof professions.
Perth Now
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Scooter Braun feels 'a lot of guilt' over management career
Scooter Braun feels "a lot of guilt" towards the young artists that he managed. The 43-year-old businessman previously worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, including the likes of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato - but he now looks back on his role with some regrets. Speaking on The Diary of a CEO podcast, Scooter explained: "At this age, I feel a lot of guilt. I feel a lot of guilt because I worked with so many artists and like I told you, I hadn't taken the time to look at myself or do the therapy myself until I was older. "So I didn't understand at 25 years old, at 27 years old, at 30 years old, that they each were coming from very unique backgrounds of their own stuff with their own families and their own childhoods and growing up this way, and being seen by the whole world." Scooter feels "very proud" of what he managed to achieve with the likes of Justin, Ariana and Demi. But the businessman now wishes that his artists all had access to a therapist during their younger years. He said: "I'm very proud of the job that we did and how much we cared and how much the team cared for all the years that we did it. "But it doesn't mean I don't look back and wish that I knew what I know now. I think I would have had a therapist on the road for all of us. "I would've slowed down all of us." Scooter announced his retirement from music management in 2024. The record executive noted that he was fortunate to have worked with "some of the most extraordinarily talented people the world has ever seen". He said in a statement at the time: "I have been blessed to have had a Forrest Gump-like life while witnessing and taking part in the journeys of some of the most extraordinarily talented people the world has ever seen. "I'm constantly pinching myself and asking, 'How did I get here?' And after 23 years this chapter as a music manager has come to an end."
The Herald Scotland
10-06-2025
- Health
- The Herald Scotland
When a Glasgow teacher gives a young scholar dietary advice...
A Glasgow English teacher decided to give one of her young scholars dietary advice, and warned the youngster: 'If you don't eat veggies, you'll get scurvy.' 'Who's Scurvy?' replied the suspicious kid. 'Why's he coming at me?' Grinderman Yesterday morning reader Phil Hazelton was up bright and early, and eager to schlurp a black coffee in his local Costa. Why he was up so early we won't bother to explain, because it has no bearing on the story. What is important to our narrative, however, is what Phil spotted while queuing for his java jolt… the café was selling chewing gum. And not just any chewing gum. This was a product called Milliways Plastic Free Gum, which gave our reader pause for thought. 'I've heard of sugar-free gum,' he concedes, 'but never plastic free.' Drawing the inevitable conclusion, Phil says: 'Does this mean that all the other gum I've chewed over the years was packed with plastic? Have I been naively noshing reconstituted Lego bricks?!' Adds Phil: 'No wonder my teeth are in a piteous state. Obviously nothing to do with all the chocolate I've been munching…' Read more: Titillating tome may prove as controversial as Lady Chatterley's Mollusc Age-appropriate material Cafe culture, continued. Samantha Cushing was enjoying a cuppa in a Glasgow cafeteria when she overheard a proud father discussing his young daughter with a pal. At one point the bloke said: 'Just the other day she said to me, 'I'm four now, and I'm going to do four-year-old things.' 'And d'you know what? The next moment I saw her running. And I thought, she IS running like a four year old. She really was!' (The Diary will leave it up to the perambulatory experts amongst our readership to decide whether a four year old runs in a particular fashion, specific to themselves. Though we have a lurking suspicion that it isn't very different from how a 3-and-¾ year old runs...) Burnt offering Inquisitive reader Alex Hale says: 'Did you know a candle flame smells exactly like burnt nose hair?' Flight of fancy Enjoying a stroll with his grandson in Rouken Glen Park, reader Roger Burns passed a teenager flying a kite. 'What's that?!' asked Roger's grandson, clearly confused by the strange spectacle. 'That,' said Roger, 'is an early version of TikTok. How you kept kids quiet in the good old days.' Hard-hitting story A tragic occurrence. 'My gran died on her 97th birthday,' sobs reader Jennifer Barnett. 'And we were only halfway through giving her the bumps...'
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scooter Braun Reveals Where He Stands With Justin Bieber & Says Their Relationship Is ‘Not the Same'
It's been almost a year since Scooter Braun officially retired from music management after years of shepherding the likes of Ariana Grande, J Balvin and Tori Kelly into superstardom. But before he had any of those clients, he had Justin Bieber. In an interview on The Diary of a CEO posted Monday (June 9), the music mogul reflected on where he stands with the pop star nearly two decades after Braun first discovered the then-13-year-old Bieber back when he himself was just 25. 'We were able to achieve some amazing things,' the businessman began. 'I'm very proud of what we achieved and always rooting for him.' More from Billboard Scooter Braun Shares How 'Deeply Unfair' Backlash to Taylor Swift Feud Turned Out to Be a 'Gift' Kylie Minogue Joins Prestigious '21 Club' at London's O2 Arena Kevin Parker Previews New Tame Impala Music During Barcelona DJ Set Now that they no longer work together, however, Braun confessed that his relationship with Bieber is 'not the same that it was.' 'I think there comes a point where — I understand — he probably wants to go on and show that he can do it,' Braun said. 'We worked together for so long and we had such extreme success, and I think you get to a point as a man where you want to show the world you can do it on your own. And I completely respect that. I think at this point, that's what he's doing. Myself and everyone from the old team is rooting for him.' The SB Projects founder went on to praise Bieber and a few other former clients, noting that their successes only serve as 'testimony' to what they were able to achieve together. 'To see Justin move forward and succeed, to see Ariana with what's happened with Wicked in this past year, to see Tori Kelly …,' Braun said. 'Everybody that I've ever had a chance to work with, to see them go on and do great things on their own, it's awesome.' Braun announced in June 2024 that he would be retiring from artist management to focus on his duties as CEO of HYBE America, a role he stepped into after HYBE acquired his Ithaca Holdings for $1.05 billion in 2021. The news came a little less than a year after Billboard reported that the 'Baby' singer was exploring other options on the management front, though a full-on split at the time seemed difficult as Bieber still had four years left on his contract with SB Projects. Also in 2023, Grande, Balvin and Demi Lovato each parted ways with Braun's company in quick succession. When Braun announced his retirement the following year, the mogul shouted out many of his former clients and wrote, 'I will continue to root for them with the same passion that I did at each of their humble beginnings … there will never be a day where I don't take great pride and honor in what we accomplished together.' Even so, rumors circulated that there had been a personal rift between Braun and Bieber. That speculation was only exacerbated when the Grammy winner appeared to unfollow his former manager on Instagram in January. But according to Braun, their professional separation was nothing personal. When asked on The Diary of a CEO whether it 'hurt' to hear that Bieber wanted to go his own way, Braun said, 'No, not at that point.' 'I was also at that point,' Braun said. 'It had been a couple years where I knew I wanted to do something else. I wanted to find out who I was, I wanted to experiment with a different career. We were both communicating enough with each other. The writing was on the wall.' Watch Braun's full interview on The Diary of a CEO below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
