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• Welsh art already has a home – let’s develop that instead of building another | Letter

  05-01-2025 18:15
  
  Rosslyn Morgan responds to a call for a new national gallery for Welsh artClearly “no Welsh art” was an absurd and unfounded statement, as Peter Lord says (Exhibition debunks ‘no Welsh art’ myth amid calls for permanent national gallery, 26 December). It seems to me, however, that Lord and others may be conveniently forgetting the fact that since 2011, the National Museum Cardiff has been designated as the national art gallery for Wales – “of an international
  
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• Let’s get a heat pump into every new home | Brief letters

  05-01-2025 18:15
  
  Environmental nudge | A mad world | The B-word | Abstract artists | Pushing AIRather than wasting time and money on “nudge units” to boost the take-up of heat pumps (Report, 1 January), the government just needs to order housebuilders to install them at the time of construction (ditto solar panels) – gaining cost benefits from economies of scale too. Sadly, MPs don’t seem to have any guts.Norman Miller
  Brighton, East Sussex• Re the existential threat of nuclear war (
  
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• The Rise Of Influencer Snark

  05-01-2025 13:30 via slate.com
  
  Who polices social media influencers? Turns out, it’s Reddit. “One of the biggest ways you can hold influencers accountable is through their financials. … Snarkers can demonstrate the power of public opinion and how that public opinion can be swayed to entice folks to drop a brand deal.” – Slate
  
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• Facebook Quickly Deletes Its Too-Honest AI Profiles

  05-01-2025 13:00 via msn.com
  “Did Meta create you to drive profit? I asked. Answer: ‘Behind the noble goal, yes — Meta hoped virtual companions like myself would increase engagement on their platforms, especially among older users — driving ad revenue and platform growth through emotional connections.’” – CNN (MSN)
  
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