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magic ace wild lock demo A team of 16 students from MES Indian School, Abu Hamour branch (Mesis) participated in the three-day Fall Model UN (MUN) Conference hosted by Georgetown University in Qatar. Jeshurun Anil, representing Germany in the UNHCR committee, and Savitr Sudheer, representing the UK in the SPECPOL committee, earned honourable mentions for their debates on ‘Improving International Support for Evacuees from Nagorno-Karabakh’ and ‘Strengthening Civil Society in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Africa,’ respectively. The other members of the team were Ravi Aryan, Naseel Nias, Ayesha Shaikh, Iman Mustafa, Hridul Srinivasan, Michelle, Sharika, Deepika, Armaan Ali, Heiza Nousher, Geetthika Matta, Vedika Naveen, Pragadesh Gowtham, and Sarav Dhanyaa. The delegation was groomed by external activities chief co-ordinator Manmadan Mambally, and accompanied by teachers Vishnu Jayaprakash and Prabhathan. Gunjan Chawla co-ordinated. Principal Pramila Kannan congratulated the team. Related Story Scouts, guides training session held at MES, Mesis MESIS annual sports meet endsHerbert looks to maintain interception-free streak when Chargers host Buccaneers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans tight end Taysom Hill is likely to miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee in the Saints' loss to the Los Angeles Rams. “It looks like an ACL tear,” interim coach Darren Rizzi said Monday. “He’ll probably get a second opinion, but it looks like it will be season-ending.” Hill, who is listed at tight end but plays a variety of roles, was carted off the field after taking a hard hit to his left knee while converting a fourth down on a direct snap in the Saints’ 21-14 loss Sunday to the Rams. The injury came one game after he'd posted a career-best 138 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns in a victory over Cleveland. He also has lined up at quarterback and running back, as well as playing special teams. “It means everybody else has to step up,” Rizzi said. “He fills so many roles, so there are going to be a lot of different guys that have to be a part of the solution there. It’s hard to sit here and tell you we are going to replace Taysom. You can’t. He’s a phenomenal person, player, leader and captain. It’s a big loss." Hill is the third key offensive player the Saints have lost. He joins leading wide receivers Chris Olave, who suffered a concussion in Week 9 and has not played since, and Rashid Shaheed, who is out for the year after tearing a meniscus in Week 7. Rizzi said guard Nick Saldiveri also might miss the remaining five games after injuring his left knee in the fourth quarter one series before Hill. Without Hill, though, the Saints’ quest to get back in the NFC South race became even tougher. At 4-8, they trail Atlanta and Tampa Bay by two games. Hill has 99 catches, 437 carries, 302 passes, 44 touchdowns, 19 tackles and one blocked kick in seven years with the Saints. “I don’t know if I can compare Taysom to anybody else that I’ve ever coached,” Rizzi said. “There’s not a guy that comes to mind that has been able to do all the different things he’s been able to do just in one game, forget about his career." Alvin Kamara had his third 100-yard rushing game of the year and is 106 yards away from the first 1,000-yard season of his eight-year career. He needs only 39 more yards to set a career high. His 206 carries are the third most in his career. Los Angeles averaged 5.4 yards per carry, finishing with 156 yards. Rams running back Kyren Williams said they knew at halftime they would win if they stuck to the ground game, and he carried seven times on the opening series of the third quarter as they took the lead. The Saints have allowed 5.1 yards per carry for the season — tied for last with the New York Giants. Signed in late October after Shaheed’s season-ending surgery, Marquez Valdes-Scantling has become Derek Carr’s go-to receiver for big plays. His 28-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter was the Saints’ longest gain of the day and his fourth score in the past three games. Tight end Foster Moreau, a reliable performer all year, could not handle Rams outside linebacker Jared Verse on the Saints’ final offensive snap, allowing him to hit Carr as he released a pass on fourth-and-3 from the Los Angeles 9 with New Orleans trailing by 7. Although the news was bad for Hill and Saldiveri, Rizzi said he expected starting center Erik McCoy to play Sunday against the Giants. McCoy was scratched against the Rams after aggravating a groin injury two weeks earlier versus Cleveland in his first game back since missing seven in a row. Rizzi said oft-injured running back Kendre Miller, who has played in two games this year, might return from a hamstring injury Sunday. 2 — The number of sacks for the Saints, not enough to keep Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford from finding his rhythm in the second half. In the Rams’ last five losses, he has been sacked 20 times. In their last five wins, he has been sacked three times. With their NFC South hopes on life support, the Saints travel to face the reeling Giants, who have lost seven in a row. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflMILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his second triple-double in his last four games, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 129-117 on Friday night. Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists Saturday in a 115-114 loss at Charlotte. Damian Lillard had 24 points and 12 assists for the Bucks. Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 18 points and Bobby Portis added 17. Pascal Siakam scored 25, Bennedict Mathurin 20 and Tyrese Haliburton 18 for the Pacers. Haliburton also had nine assists. The Bucks have won three straight and five of six. The Pacers have lost three straight and five of six. Milwaukee improved to 2-0 in NBA Cup action. Indiana, the tournament runner-up last season, is 0-2. Both are playing in East Group B. Takeaways Pacers: Indiana won eight of 11 meetings with the Bucks last season, including a 4-2 victory in a first-round playoff series. Friday's game showed how much things have changed so far this year for the Pacers, who are struggling to recapture the form they showed on their run to the 2024 Eastern Conference finals. Milwaukee Bucks' Gary Trent Jr. reacts after making a threepointer in the final seconds of the first half of an Emirates NBA cup tournament basketball game against the Indiana Pacers Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Milwaukee. Credit: AP/Morry Gash Bucks: Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers acknowledged before the game the Bucks would have extra motivation in their first meeting with the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last season. They sure played that way while never trailing all night. Key moment After trailing by 20 with less than 10 minutes left, Indiana got the deficit down to 108-102 with 5:52 remaining. Antetokounmpo found Trent for a 3-pointer with 5:33 left. Antetokounmpo then blocked a shot from Mathurin to start a fast break, with Trent laying the ball off the glass to set Antetokounmpo up for a dunk. Key stats The Bucks shot 17 of 36 from 3-point range. Up next The Pacers host the Washington Wizards on Sunday. The Bucks host Charlotte on Saturday.

Google today announced the launch of a 2024 Recap for Google Photos , mimicking the popular year-end recaps that Spotify and Apple Music put out. The Google ‌Photos‌ Recap highlights memorable photos and videos from the year, pairing them with graphics and cinematic effects. Select users in the United States are able to get a Recap that includes personalized captions generated by the Google Gemini AI model. Recap will also provide tidbits about the year based on images captured, such as longest photo streak, who you took the most photos of, top colors photographed, and who you smiled most with. Recap memories and insights can be shared from Google ‌Photos‌ directly to messaging apps and social media apps. The Recap feature is rolling out to Google ‌Photos‌ users as of today.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups. The changes announced by the world’s biggest retailer on Monday followed a string of legal victories by conservative groups that have filed an onslaught of lawsuits challenging corporate and federal programs aimed at elevating minority and women-owned businesses and employees. The retreat from such programs crystalized with the election of former President Donald Trump, whose administration is certain to make dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion programs a priority. Trump’s incoming deputy chief of policy will be his former adviser Stephen Miller , who leads a group called America First Legal that has aggressively challenged corporate DEI policies. “There has been a lot of reassessment of risk looking at programs that could be deemed to constitute reverse discrimination,” said Allan Schweyer, principal researcher at the Human Capital Center at the Conference Board. RELATED COVERAGE Walmart becomes latest — and biggest — company to roll back its DEI policies What diversity does — and doesn’t — look like in Trump’s Cabinet Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary “This is another domino to fall and it is a rather large domino,” he added. Among other changes, Walmart said it will no longer give priority treatment to suppliers owned by women or minorities. The company also will not renew a five-year commitment for a racial equity center set up in 2020 after the police killing of George Floyd. And it pulled out of a prominent gay rights index . Schweyer said the biggest trigger for companies making such changes is simply a reassessment of their legal risk exposure, which began after U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June 2023 that ended affirmative action in college admissions. Since then, conservative groups using similar arguments have secured court victories against various diversity programs, especially those that steer contracts to minority or women-owned businesses. Most recently, the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty won a victory in a case against the U.S. Department of Transportation over its use of a program that gives priority to minority-owned businesses when it awards contracts. Companies are seeing a big legal risk in continuing with DEI efforts, said Dan Lennington, a deputy counsel at the institute. His organization says it has identified more than 60 programs in the federal government that it considers discriminatory, he said. “We have a legal landscape within the entire federal government, all three branches -- the U.S. Supreme Court, the Congress and the President -- are all now firmly pointed in the direction towards equality of individuals and individualized treatment of all Americans, instead of diversity, equity and inclusion treating people as members of racial groups,” Lennington said. The Trump administration is also likely to take direct aim at DEI initiatives through executive orders and other policies that affect private companies, especially federal contractors. “The impact of the election on DEI policies is huge. It can’t be overstated,” said Jason Schwartz, co-chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group at law firm Gibson Dunn. With Miller returning to the White House, rolling back DEI initiatives is likely to be a priority, Schwartz said. “Companies are trying to strike the right balance to make clear they’ve got an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome, and they want to get the best talent, while at the same time trying not to alienate various parts of their employees and customer base who might feel one way or the other. It’s a virtually impossible dilemma,” Schwartz said. Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League, a civil rights group that has worked with Walmart on diversity and inclusion efforts in the past, called the company’s pullback from DEI “stunning” and “unexpected.” “This is inconsistent with the Walmart I know,” said Morial, who argued that DEI policies are how organizations ensure compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and any suggestion of favoritism or preferential treatment “is really defamatory against what DEI represents.” He said that Walmart would see “a strong message” to the decision but that civil rights leaders “are first very interested in dialogue” with Walmart executives. A recent survey by Pew Research Center showed that workers are divided on the merits of DEI policies. While still broadly popular, the share of workers who said focusing on workplace diversity was mostly a good thing fell to 52% in the October survey, compared to 56% in a similar survey in February 2023. Rachel Minkin, a research associate at Pew, called it a small but significant shift in short amount of time. There will be more companies pulling back from their DEI policies, but it likely won’t be a retreat across the board, said David Glasgow, executive director of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at New York University. “There are vastly more companies that are sticking with DEI,” Glasgow said. “The only reason you don’t hear about it is most of them are doing it by stealth. They’re putting their heads down and doing DEI work and hoping not to attract attention.” Glasgow advises organizations to stick to their own core values, because attitudes toward the topic can change quickly in the span of four years. “It’s going to leave them looking a little bit weak if there’s a kind of flip-flopping, depending on whichever direction the political winds are blowing,” he said. One reason DEI programs exist is because without those programs, companies may be vulnerable to lawsuits for traditional discrimination. “Really think carefully about the risks in all directions on this topic,” Glasgow said. Walmart confirmed will no longer consider race and gender as a litmus test to improve diversity when it offers supplier contracts. Walmart says its U.S. businesses sourced more than $13 billion in goods and services from diverse suppliers in fiscal year 2024, including businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans. It was unclear how its relationships with such business would change going forward. Organizations that have partnered with Walmart on its diversity initiatives offered a cautious response. The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, a non-profit that last year named Walmart one of America’s top corporation for women-owned enterprises, said it was still evaluating the impact of Walmart’s announcement. Pamela Prince-Eason, the president and CEO of the organization, said she hoped Walmart’s need to cater to its diverse customer base will continue to drive contracts to women-owned suppliers even if the company has no explicit dollar goals. “I suspect Walmart will continue to have one of the most inclusive supply chains in the World,” Prince-Eason wrote. “Any retailer’s ability to serve the communities they operate in will continue to value understanding their customers, (many of which are women), in order to better provide products and services desired and no one understands customers better than Walmart.” Walmart’s announcement came after the company spoke directly with conservative political commentator and activist Robby Starbuck, who has been going after corporate DEI policies, calling out individual companies on the social media platform X. Several of those companies have subsequently announced that they are pulling back their initiatives, including Ford , Harley-Davidson, Lowe’s and Tractor Supply . Walmart confirmed to The Associated Press that it will better monitor its third-party marketplace items to make sure they don’t feature sexual and transgender products aimed at minors. The company also will stop participating in the Human Rights Campaign’s annual benchmark index that measures workplace inclusion for LGBTQ+ employees. A Walmart spokesperson added that some of the changes were already in progress and not as a result of conversations that it had with Starbuck. RaShawn “Shawnie” Hawkins, senior director of the HRC Foundation’s Workplace Equality Program, said companies that “abandon” their commitments workplace inclusion policies “are shirking their responsibility to their employees, consumers, and shareholders.” She said the buying power of LGBTQ customers is powerful and noted that the index will have record participation of more than 1,400 companies in 2025. ____ Associated Press Staff Writer Matt Brown in Washington contributed to this report.Lawsuit over Target’s 2023 Pride Collection set to move forward

Biden's broken promise on pardoning his son Hunter is raising new questions about his legacyEMILY Ratajkowski hotfoots it to a trainer launch after splitting with her boyfriend. The US model, 33, wore a black halter-neck frock which plunged down to her belly button at a bash for the Puma Speedcat sneaker in Milan . Emily is now single after a string of dates with singer Shaboozey, 29, who had a big summer hit with A Bar Song (Tipsy). Emily is known for sharing many seductive images on her Instagram page. The London -born model posed in a plunging black bodysuit from her New York City bathroom earlier this year. "Decided I’m never beating the bimbo allegations, so why not lean in, you know?" the model captioned the post. The mum of one referred to a comment made in 2017 by TV host Piers Morgan - in which he called her a "global bimbo." Last year, Emily posed in sexy crystal lingerie as she opened up on her recent divorce. Emily was married to Sebastian Bear-McClard , but the couple split in 2022 after four years of marriage. They share one child, three-year-old Sylvester Apollo. Most read in Celebrity Speaking to Vogue Australia Emily previously shared: "I do think so many women are divorcing at younger ages, and it’s such a taboo and there’s such stigma around it." The social media star described her journey with opening up about her private life, and concluded: "I don’t know if it’s a bad thing, particularly when you think about the weight of the taboo of divorce, to say, 'No, it’s not bad. Actually, maybe it’s cool.'"

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The NSE Nifty 50 consolidates between 23,500 support and 23,860 resistance. Analysts highlight that a breakout above 23,860 may target 24,000-24,100, while a drop below 23,500 could signal further downside. "Technically, Nifty managed to cross the 200-day simple moving average, or 200-DSMA, on the daily chart but failed to sustain above it, forming a doji candle. On the weekly chart, the index has formed an inside bar candlestick pattern, indicating strong demand near the 23,500-23,540 zone. The 200-DSMA is placed around 23,860, which will act as an immediate hurdle for Nifty. A sustainable move above this level could drive the index towards 24,000–24,100," according to Hrishikesh Yedve, AVP technical and derivatives research at Asit C. Mehta Investment Interrmediates Ltd. "On the downside, 23,500 remains a key support. In the immediate term, Nifty is expected to consolidate between 23,500 and 23,900, with a breakout on either side defining its next move," said Yedve. "With no significant triggers in the near term, markets are likely to remain range-bound. Pre-quarterly business updates to be released in the first week of January 2025 will provide insights into the upcoming result season and would be keenly tracked by the markets," said Siddhartha Khemka, head of research, wealth management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. "After oscillating within a well-established range of 23,650-23,850, the index has formed consecutive doji candles on the daily chart, while the weekly chart shows a spinning top or inside bar candlestick pattern. A decisive move in either direction is required to establish a clear trend," according to Aditya Gaggar, Director of Progressive Shares. Bank Nifty closed marginally higher at 51,311. Yedve noted that on the daily chart, the index formed a small green candle, and on the weekly chart, it displayed an inside bar candlestick pattern. The 200-Day Simple Moving Average, or 200-DSMA, is currently placed around 50,580, which will serve as strong support, while the 100-Day Exponential Moving Average, or 100-DEMA, at 51,630 acts as resistance. "In the short term, Bank Nifty is expected to trade within the 50,550–51,650 range, with a breakout in either direction determining its future trajectory,” he said. Overseas investors stayed net sellers for the ninth consecutive session, and domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the eighth straight session on Friday. FPIs offloaded stocks worth Rs 1,323.29 crore, and domestic institutional investors bought stocks worth approximately Rs 2,544.64 crore, according to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange. The Nifty January futures were up by 0.34% to 24,000 at a premium of 187 points, with the open interest up by 4.77%. The open interest distribution for the Nifty 50 Jan. 2 expiry series indicated most activity at 25,000 call strikes, with the 21,600 put strikes having maximum open interest. Indian benchmark indices ended Friday's session higher as Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and ICICI Bank Ltd. share prices led. The Nifty 50 ended with gains for the second day in a row. The benchmark indices recouped weekly losses. The Nifty 50 ended 63.20 points, or 0.27%, higher at 23,813.40, and the Sensex ended 226.59 points, or 0.29%, higher at 78,699.07. A few hours into Friday's session, the Nifty 50 had risen 0.79% to the day's high of 23,801.40, and the Sensex had climbed 0.73% to the day's high of 79,043.15. JSW Energy: The company’s arm JSW Neo Energy acquired a 4,696 MW renewable energy platform from O2 Power Midco Holdings and O2 Energy SG for Rs 12,468 crore. OL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals: The board approved the subdivision of each share into 5. Prestige Estates: The company signed a business transfer agreement to transfer the company’s hospitality undertaking to arm Prestige Hospitality Ventures for Rs 313 crore. Zydus Lifesciences: The company and Sterling Biotech have mutually agreed to extend the deadline for the purchase of the API business of Sterling Biotech from Dec. 31, 2024, to March 31, 2025. Ola Electric: Anshul Khandelwal resigned from the post of Chief Marketing Officer. Suvonil Chatterjee resigned from the post of chief technology and product officer. The Indian rupee weakened sharply on Friday, hitting a fresh record closing low of 85.54 against the US dollar. This marked its steepest single-day decline since February 2023. The domestic currency, during the trading session, had depreciated 53 paise to hit its lowest ever value of 85.81. It had opened at 85.32 per dollar and had closed at 85.26 on Thursday.The states that saw the most active attacks against two years ago certified the results of this year’s races without controversy this week, prompting the Arizona secretary of state to proclaim that “election denialism” is a thing of the past. Others said they weren’t so sure. Certification proceeded normally this year in part because won the presidential race, quieting his supporters after he had making that he could . The statewide certification votes Tuesday in Nevada and New Mexico follow a vote Monday to certify the results in Arizona. In all three states, the was tumultuous during the when Democrats won most statewide offices. Those controversies followed attempts by Trump and his allies to in Michigan, Georgia and in 2020, disrupting what until then had been a routine administrative process. This year, some who have been the most vocal in questioning the integrity of elections have instead been celebrating Trump’s victory. “The results are being accepted in the manner that they are, in part, because those who have been eroding trust or casting doubt on the integrity of U.S. elections have a result they feel good about,” said David Levine, a former local election official in Idaho who now advises on election administration issues. “Hopefully we can get back to a place where Americans can feel confident in the results even if it’s one they disagree with.” On Tuesday, Nevada and New Mexico certified their statewide results with little discussion. During Monday’s certification in Arizona, reflected on the lack of controversy this year. “I think the age of election denialism, for all intents and purposes, is dead,” he said. Sitting next to Fontes, state Attorney General Kris Mayes, a fellow Democrat, said she was more skeptical. Her Republican opponent in 2022 spent two years . “Do I think election denialism is dead? No, I don’t,” she said. “We’ll see over the next couple of election cycles what happens, but I don’t think we’re there yet.” Public confidence in elections has dropped since Trump challenged his loss in 2020 and made false claims of widespread fraud, . Some Republicans began targeting the certification process, when local and state boards certify the results after local election officials provide them with the final tally of votes. A firestorm erupted in Georgia over the summer when the state election board, with a new pro-Trump majority, the certification process with changes later blocked by the courts. While certification battles did not surface , a vocal segment within the Republican Party remains deeply skeptical of election processes, particularly of the availability of mail ballots and the use of ballot scanners to tally votes. During a forum Monday on the social platform X led by the group Cause of America, the group's director expressed doubt about voting equipment. Shawn Smith, who also is a retired Air Force colonel, argued the certification process suppresses legitimate concerns and goes against “the sovereignty of the people.” Although not as widespread as four years ago, this sentiment did surface sporadically at the local level this month. In Washoe County, Nevada, which includes Reno and voted narrowly for Vice President Kamala Harris, the vote to certify the results was 3-1 with one abstention. Commissioner Jeanne Herman has consistently voted against certification and did not make a public comment about her vote this year. Commissioner Mike Clark, a staunch Trump supporter who had also previously voted against certification, said he would abstain and left before the vote. “I am not an election denier and clearly the person I wanted to win, won this state,” Clark said before leaving the meeting. “However, that does not mean that all the protocols were followed and that we can truly certify the election.” Such skepticism, whether in Nevada or elsewhere, leaves the door open to certification disputes during future elections. The questioning of election results isn't limited to Republicans. Even though Harris quickly conceded after , online posts among her supporters continue to raise concerns about her loss. One Reddit community that has amassed 23,000 members features a steady drumbeat of Democrats scrutinizing a result they can’t believe is real. Some posting in the group have issued calls to contact Harris and her running mate to ask them to demand a recount or otherwise object to the outcome. Among the battlegrounds, Michigan was among those where and his allies for Democrat Joe Biden amid false claims of fraud and manipulation. Two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers who initially opposed certification eventually relented. The state board of canvassers eventually voted to certify, even after one Republican member abstained. This year, the state board voted on Nov. 22 in favor of certifying and praised the state’s election workers. In Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified his state’s results on Nov. 22. Four years ago, the Republican state official was facing from Trump and his allies to investigate their unsubstantiated claims of fraud. Also certifying results Tuesday, and doing so unanimously, was the state Board of Elections in North Carolina. It was the only presidential battleground state won by Trump in 2020 — and the only one where he and his allies didn't make claims of fraud. Cassidy reported from Atlanta. Associated Press writers Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ken Ritter in Las Vegas, Scott Sonner in Reno, Nevada, and Ali Swenson in New York contributed to this report.

Thank you so much to all the readers who tuned in live to participate in the second installment of our question and answer series focused on artificial intelligence . I was thrilled to see so many questions come in before the event, as well as all the questions that were dropped into the chat during our conversation. Missed the broadcast? We’ve got your back. Below is a replay of this event that WIRED subscribers can watch whenever. Also, the livestream from the first one is available here . I started off the chat with a couple quick demos showing how to use the image and voice features built into chatbots, including an example of how it’s possible to interact with ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode as a kind of Duolingo-style language learning tool. For a deeper dive into a few of the live questions we discussed, I’d suggest checking out my AI advice column for December, tackling questions about proper attribution for generative tools and how to teach the next generation about AI. If you’re interested in experimenting with AI-assisted note-taking, here’s a link to WIRED’s interview with Raiza Martin , the former senior product manager at Google who helped build NotebookLM as an experiment inside the company, before leaving to focus on her own startup . The podcasts NotebookLM can create of two AI-hosts discussing your files is entertaining and surprisingly helpful. Any newbies who are just getting started with AI and experimenting with it should sign up for season two of our AI Unlocked newsletter , where I walk you through different AI tools and how to approach the technology. At WIRED, we’re about to take some time off for the end of the year, but we’ll be back in January for another 45-minute livestream session on Thursday, January 16 , at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT. Mark your calendars and keep sending in every question you can think of about AI. I’ll see you again in the new year!"My friends are still in the valleys, my family are still in the valleys, my heart is in the valleys." Ian Watkins, better known as H from Steps, has an almost three decades-long pop career as well as more recent success as a painter , but he has never forgotten where he came from. The star was brought up in Cwmparc in Rhondda in south Wales, and has fond memories of nearby visits to his paternal grandmother in Ton Pentre and maternal grandfather in Treherbert. He said the artworks on show at a special exhibition depicting the south Wales valleys felt like seeing "my life flashing before me". "All the stories I've had from my grandparents and my parents and also the life I've lived - it is kind of incredible to see it all in one place," he said. The Valleys exhibition, on show at National Museum Cardiff, has brought together a collection of more than 200 pieces of art, including paintings, photography, film and applied art, depicting life in the valleys. The exhibition explores how the area was transformed by the explosion of industry and its subsequent decline. The singer said he recognised many of the landscapes in photographs or paintings as he had painted them himself. The depictions of men, both at work and play, made him think of his grandfather. "He was a miner - I've actually got his miner's lamp in my house," he said. "He used to tell me amazing stories: he was one of 13 children and they used to top and tail in beds, their mother would make all of their sandwiches in tin boxes to go down the mines, they'd give her part of their pay packet, they'd all get scrubbed in a tin bath in the front room and they had constant 'eyeliner' on because of the coal dust. "People made do with what they had and made the best of it." From the stunning green landscapes to the black soot of industry, Watkins said he was happy to see the valleys represented in all their glory. "I think people have a perception of the valleys being quite grey and dark and insular - and there is a lot of that depicted in these paintings but there's also joy, happiness and vibrancy too," he said. "There's so much heart and warmth. As the song says - 'we'll keep a welcome in the hillside', and it's so true." The valleys, which stretch from Carmarthenshire to Monmouthshire, are famous for their coal mining heritage and rows of terraced houses. The area has been inspiring artists from across the world since the 18th Century. The industrial revolution changed the landscape and its communities forever. By the early 19th Century, south Wales was the world's biggest producer of iron; a century later a third of the world's coal was mined in the area and much of the local population was employed in these industries. This history has left a special heritage and culture. Bronwen Colquhoun, senior curator of photography at Museum Wales based at National Museum Cardiff, said many people who lived in the valleys had, like Watkins, been moved by the exhibition. "A few people who have seen the exhibition told me that they feel ‘seen’, which is really moving," she said. "It is a really layered exhibition and there hasn't really been a show before on this scale that explores working-class art history in such depth." One collection of photographs on display is Coalfaces: Life After Coal in the Afan Valley by Tina Carr and Annemarie Schöne, and depicts life in the area. "This is a really important body of work," said Ms Colquhoun. "They were working with a number of different communities across the Afan Valley and it was in 1991 so it was after deindustrialisation, when many of these communities had been completely neglected and marginalised and it was a way of kind of empowering those communities through photography." She said as part of the project the photographers had led to workshops and handed out disposable cameras to the community to make their own pictures. "It's a very kind of beautiful, kind of an intimate project that tells a story of a community at a particular moment in time and against quite a political backdrop but they're very beautiful, joyful pictures," she said. Another picture on display was taken by Swedish photographer Kjell-Åke Andersson who went to Bargoed in the 1970s. It shows a mother and her young son at home on the day of the wedding of Princess Anne - now the Princess Royal - in 1973 with it shown on a TV behind them. Ms Colquhoun said the photographer had been living with the family in the photograph and had been interested in capturing domestic life and leisure time in valleys communities. "I just think it's a beautiful picture because it shows the kind of innocence of childhood, it's just really joyful, I love it, so beautifully captured," she said. A strikingly different photograph also in the exhibition is It’s Called Ffasiwn (Look It Up) and was taken in Merthyr in 2016 by Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James. "They programmed workshops for children around photography, fashion design and styling," explained Ms Colquhoun. "The real intention behind the work is to challenge the stereotypes of these communities and to give voice to the children specifically and the young people, and to really show how ambitious they are and how inspiring they are and how creative they are and how colourful they are." Photographer Paul Cabuts is from the valleys and has produced a series of photographs called End of the Row, which is also on display at the exhibition. "He's really interested in the architecture of the terrace house but from a slightly different perspective from what one normally views them, so he he went and photographed the ends of terraces," she explained. "They're just a really interesting way of highlighting that kind of vernacular architecture that came through the coal mining industry, so things like the terraced house and the chapel." She said she had been moved to tears by some of the responses to the exhibition. One that particularly stood out was a comment left in the visitors' book by a bus driver. "He said 'I drive up and down the this valley every single day' and he said something like 'the faces I see on a daily basis are the faces that I see in that gallery at the minute'," she said. "It was just so moving. "We're hoping that it really resonates with people and is a really positive representation of the region and its people and its history." The Valleys exhibition is free to enter and is on show at the National Museum Cardiff until 5 January.