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India is the world's biggest exporter of human hair but it wants more of the lucrative wig market.
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Kindness influencers give away money and gifts but not everyone supports their work.
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Ireland is investing billions of euros to revamp its healthcare service - will AI help?
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EU nations hope that tax benefits might encourage young, skilled workers to stay, but will they work?
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Quantum computers will be able to crack existing encryption and threaten critical infrastructure.
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Despite opposition investors are still looking at deep-sea mining technology.
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It grounded flights in Orlando, Miami and Palm Beach after debris concerns from Starship's failed launch.
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MPs have discovered banking services went offline for more than 800 hours over a two year period.
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The Justice Department said Chinese agencies paid as much as $75,000 (£58,200) for each hacked email inbox.
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Digital rights campaigners say it shows the regulator has given into Big Tech and been "defanged."
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The reserve will hold cryptocurrency forfeited to the government in criminal or civil proceedings, said the White House.
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Many fellows feel the billionaire has breached its code of conduct, but others say scientific neutrality is at stakeIt is a 365-year-old institution revered the world over, with past members including luminaries such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Dorothy Hodgkin. But now a row over a billionaire maverick has thrown the Royal Society into...
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Boss says BBC News's reach is 'defying gravity' and it must use AI to 'support and accelerate our growth'BBC News is to create a new department that will use AI to give the public more personalised content, as its leader said the corporation had been "defying gravity” in reaching audiences amid seismic changes in the way news is consumed.In a...
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Virus that caused death of actor's wife in Santa Fe is rare but serious illness that can damage major organs of the bodyAuthorities said on Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). But what exactly is this rare illness?Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a...
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President's slashes to higher education institutions and research funding threaten US public health, workers sayStudents, researchers, faculty and leadership at universities and colleges across the US are grappling with drastic short- and long-term impacts "for decades to come” caused by funding freezes, cuts and executive orders from the Trump...
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The rise of the precursor to the Irish language remains a historical mystery that linguists, geneticists and archaeologists continue to debateSaint Patrick, whose feast day is celebrated on 17 March, left behind two short works in Latin, but he probably spoke a Celtic language. By the time he was saving Irish souls in the fifth century AD,...
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Creative Acts works to get people out of prison with an unlikely tool reporting a 96% reduction in infractions from participantsOne Monday in July, Samantha Tovar, known as Royal, left her 6ft-by-11ft cell for the first time in three weeks. Correctional officers escorted her to the common area of the Central California Women's Facility and chained...
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With sales down and electric vehicle rivals catching up, the rightwing politico's brand is driving into a stormGlobally renowned brands would not, ordinarily, want to be associated with Germany's far-right opposition. But Tesla, one of the world's biggest corporate names, does not have a conventional chief executive.After Elon Musk backed...
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Robotic private spacecraft touched down about 250 meters from its intended landing site on ThursdayA robotic private spacecraft designed to provide crucial data for returning humans to the moon toppled over as it landed on the lunar surface, bringing an immediate and premature end to the mission, its operators said on Friday.Athena, a probe...
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The investor and former Twitter board member believes rejecting DEI initiatives is simply denying US firms talentAs Elon Musk grinned in the Oval Office, one of Britain's most influential tech investors looked on in horror. "He is absolutely horrendous. I have said it multiple times: I think it is horrifying what is happening,” says Martha Lane...
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Louise Littlejohn said she was shocked and then laughed when she received the error strewn voicemail transcription.
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Researchers used 20,000 hours of recordings of great tits in Oxford to see how culture changes among populationsWhich songs birds sing can – as with human music – be influenced by age, social interactions and migration, researchers have found.Not all birds learn songs, but among those that do, individuals, neighbourhoods and populations can...
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Back-to-back mishaps indicate big setbacks for program to launch satellites and send humans to the moon and MarsSpaceX's Starship spacecraft exploded on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, dooming an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program.Several videos on social...
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Paolo Ardoino – head of the world's most traded cryptocurrency, which is backed by Trump aide Howard Lutnick – claims Tether is benefiting the USPaolo Ardoino, CEO of the cryptocurrency company Tether, was flying over Switzerland last week as he contemplated the changing regulatory landscape.Tether used to be at war with the establishment. Now...
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Five years on from March 2020, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms, with huge repercussions on public health and productivity. But politicians are starting to pretend the pandemic never happenedƒOn 20 March 2020, Rowan Brown started to feel a tickle at the back of her throat. Over the next few days, new symptoms began to emerge:...
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Fruit variety developed in Norwich remains fresh for up to 12 hours after being peeledMany of us have been guilty of binning a mushy, overripe banana – but now scientists say they have a solution with the launch of a genetically engineered non-browning banana.The product is the latest in a series of gene-edited fruits and vegetables designed to...
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'British Fallout' became the almost-instant sobriquet for this game when it was announced – but that doesn't capture the breadth of its scary influencesThe year is 1962 and you've just woken up in the shadow of the Windscale (now Sellafield) nuclear power station in Cumbria, five years after its catastrophic meltdown. Trapped in the sizeable...
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Once again Lara Croft has appeared near the top of an arbitrary list of the hottest video game characters – but when are we going to admit there's something about Luigi's eyes?Is Lara Croft hot? It's a question that's plagued our greatest minds for almost three decades. Yes, she appeared on the cover of the Face magazine next to the tagline...
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The tech giant is appealing a government order for access to customers' private data, the BBC understands.
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Card game Balatro was a huge hit last year – but a year-long struggle with the European age ratings board has exposed how well-meaning rules can have unintended consequencesOver the last few months, the makers of a popular card game have been wrestling with the byzantine process that surrounds video game age classifications. Age ratings are...
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Using high-definition camera traps on trails in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki national park, Will Burrard-Lucas, a photographer for the Wildlife Conservation Society, has captured Africa's most elusive and rarely seen animals Continue reading...
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Surgeons believe the technique called functional septorhinoplasty (fSRP) 'kickstarts' smell recovery in patients Doctors in London have successfully restored a sense of smell and taste in patients who lost it due to long Covid with pioneering surgery that expands their nasal airways to kickstart their recovery.Most patients diagnosed with Covid-19...
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World's richest man has spent years trying to get Starlink into the fast-growing economy. It could serve as a beachhead for his other business ambitions in IndiaIt is easy to believe that Elon Musk's reach knows no limits. But while the world's richest man may control a space satellite empire, own one of the largest social media platforms, produce...
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A second consecutive Starship from Elon Musk's company SpaceX has failed. A livestream posted to X shows the rocket spinning in space before the company confirms it had lost contact with the ship. Video posted to social appears to show debris from ship over the Caribbean sky. Continue reading...
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At a time when US scientists are under attack from their own government, the illiteracy around these elephantine fantasies is dangerousYou will never ever see a living woolly mammoth. While this is an obvious truth to most geneticists, zoologists and mammoth experts, the endless promises that you might get to meet an extant version of this...
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The best of this week's wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...
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Film-maker reacts after US president shares video on his Truth Social account last weekThe creator of the viral "Trump Gaza” AI-generated video depicting the Gaza Strip as a Dubai-style paradise has said it was intended as a political satire of Trump's "megalomaniac idea”.The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account last week –...
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New proposal calls for research instead of exclusion of under-16s from algorithms and mobile phone bans in schoolsA bill which campaigners hoped would ban addictive smartphone algorithms aimed at young teenagers has been watered down after opposition to tougher measures from the technology secretary, Peter Kyle, and the education secretary, Bridget...
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Flight controllers try to confirm Intuitive Machines probe's status in firm's second lunar landing in just over a yearThe Athena robotic spacecraft touched down on the lunar surface on Thursday in the second moon landing for the US space company Intuitive Machines in little more than a year.An as-yet-undiagnosed problem following its descent,...
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Re-dating of Flagstones monument to about 3,200BC came after analysis by Exeter University and Historic EnglandA prehistoric burial site in Dorset is now thought to be the earliest known large circular enclosure in Britain prompting researchers to question whether current dating of Stonehenge may need revising.The Flagstones monument, near...
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Mabel works for a firm that trawls the internet looking to remove the worst indecent images.
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Trump named five cryptocurrencies he wanted in a potential national reserve so the US could become "the Crypto Capital of the World".
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Jay Bhattacharya tells hearing he is intent on protecting research, even as president takes axe to federal fundingDonald Trump's nominee to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Jay Bhattacharya, told senators he was committed to ensuring scientists "have the resources they need” – even as the $48bn agency he hopes to lead has become a...
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Astro Bot, Still Wakes the Deep and Thank Goodness You're Here! complete a varied field this year.
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Powered chiefly by enthusiasm and primitive publishing tech, these publications shaped the future of video games mediaIn the summer of 1985, I made the long pilgrimage from my home in Cheadle Hulme to London's glamorous Hammersmith Novotel for the Commodore computer show. As a 14-year-old gamer, this was a chance to play the latest titles and see...
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As Bafta launches a survey asking the public to nominate the most influential game of all time, we asked people from across games and culture for their picksAhead of the 21st Bafta games awards this April, the institution is running a public survey asking people to nominate the most influential video game of all time. As the survey points out, this...
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It will look into how the social media platform uses the data of 13 to 17-year-olds to recommend content.
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Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From two private moon landings to the controversy over Elon Musk's continued membership of the Royal Society, and a new study making a link between men's health and their sperm qualityStriking images show Blue Ghost Mission 1's successful moon landingElon Musk...
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Exclusive: Sequencing will help doctors identify bacteria that cause infections and offer effective treatments faster and more accuratelyScientists have developed a rapid DNA sequencing system to stem the rise of superbugs by identifying bacterial infections faster and more accurately.Currently, hospital labs can take as long as seven days to...
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The comedian and broadcaster thanks the internet for its service, by which he means burping videos, stupid accents and classic failsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailHello, internet! It's your old friend Sammy J. Just dropping by to say thanks for your service. And to remind you that some of us still remember what the world was like before...
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Study suggests infection is sexually transmitted and opens up new way to reduce recurrence by treating male partnersBacterial vaginosis can be passed to women by male sexual partners, researchers have said, challenging the longstanding view that it is not a sexually transmitted infection.Experts say the study offers a new way to reduce the risk of...
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The internet chat and phone service, which is owned by Microsoft, made the announcement on X.
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Technical issues have affected UK banking app users on payday for the second-month running in 2025.
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CMA says tie-up does not qualify for an official investigation under Britain's merger control regimeThe UK's competition watchdog will not hold a formal investigation into Microsoft's partnership with the startup behind the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, stating that while the $2.9tn (£2.3tn) tech company has "material influence” over...
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The judge rejected Musk's request for a preliminary injunction but fast-tracked the dispute for a trialA US judge on Tuesday denied Elon Musk's request for a preliminary injunction to pause OpenAI's transition to a for-profit model but agreed to hear a trial in the fall of this year, the latest turn in the high-stakes legal fight.The tech...
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Pioneer in the field of neuropsychopharmacology who trained a generation of scientistsMacbeth's doctor declared himself unable to cure the "mind diseased”, and it remains a challenge to understand and treat mental and neurological conditions.Susan Iversen, who has died aged 84, was a neuropsychologist. She saw the need to start with the...
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Europe is on high alert after a series of outages to cables and pipelines. This visual guide explains what happened and what's being done Continue reading...
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He is surrounded by people who have grandiose plans and dreams beyond our planet. Vengeful nihilism is a big part of the Maga projectIn thinking about the war being waged against life on Earth by Donald Trump, Elon Musk and their minions, I keep bumping into a horrible suspicion. Could it be that this is not just about delivering the world to...
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Study on cancer data in US agricultural heartland finds children more at risk than if exposed to just one pesticideExposure to multiple pesticides significantly increases the risk of childhood cancers compared with exposures to just one pesticide, first-of-its-kind research finds, raising new fears that children are more at risk to the substances'...
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The PlayStation Portal offers a new way to play PS5 games at home or on the go. But it struggles to match the seamless gaming experience I yearn forHappy Monster Hunter Wilds week to all who celebrate: Capcom's thrilling action game has sold 8m units in three days, which means that quite a lot of you are likely to be playing it. I'm a huge fan of...
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PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox; Two Point Studios/SegaThis humorous management game puts you in charge of creating entertaining displays on everything from natural history to the paranormalAll was quiet at the County Archives Museum, until a woman erupted from one of the toilets. Clad in full scuba gear, she would have gone unnoticed as she weaved among...
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Survey of bosses and staff finds that more than half of executives feel their organisation has no official AI planSome companies are "stuck in neutral” in their approach to artificial intelligence, according to Microsoft's UK boss, who said a significant number of private and public sector organisations lack any formal AI strategy.A Microsoft...
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Astronomers deeply concerned that darkest, clearest skies in world will be compromised by proposed facility nearbyIn the Atacama desert, the driest non-polar region on Earth, the sky shines when the sun sets.Up in the arid hills 130km south of the Chilean city of Antofagasta, comets burn brightly and flawless trails of stars and nebulae streak the...
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Monitoring pathogens in sewer systems would be 'major improvement' on current techniques, new research showsWastewater sampling could predict new disease outbreaks and the emergence of new variants of pathogens weeks or months before they become widespread, new research shows.Pathogen monitoring in sewer systems, including on airplanes, can reveal...
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Sales of battery-powered cars jumped in February, with Model 3 and Model Y most popular after Mini CooperSales of Teslas in the UK rose by more than a fifth last month as demand for battery-powered cars increased, despite the prospect of a buyer backlash over Elon Musk's controversial and divisive behaviour since becoming a key figure in Donald...
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Assaulted at 22, Nguyen was shocked to find she would have to pay for her rape evidence kit – which might be destroyed long before any court case. She talks about her battle for survivors' rights, and the ambition that is taking her into spaceBehind a hospital curtain, under strip lighting, with a specialist nurse and a rape crisis volunteer at...
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Scientists are studying whether the grounded A23a iceberg might help stir nutrients and make food more available for penguins and sealsThe world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70km (43 miles) from a remote Antarctic island, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife haven from being hit, a research organisation said Tuesday.The...
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How a group of Silicon Valley math prodigies, AI researchers and internet burnouts descended into an alleged violent cultYears before she became the peculiar central thread linking a double homicide in Pennsylvania, the fatal shooting of a federal agent in Vermont and the murder of an elderly landlord in California, a computer programmer bought a...
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Find out how holoportation 3D telemedicine technology is helping patients in Ghana.
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Information Commissioner's Office says it aims to learn about wider market by looking into two sites plus ImgurTikTok is to be investigated by the UK's data protection watchdog, which is looking into whether social media algorithms are serving up inappropriate or harmful content to children.Growing concerns over how social media platforms are using...
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Research suggests difference in life expectancy between men with highest and lowest quality is nearly three yearsSperm may be the canaries in the coalmine for male health, according to research that reveals men with higher-quality semen live longer.Danish scientists analysed samples from nearly 80,000 men and found that those who produced more than...
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It is vital to act, and I urge colleagues to do so. How can we stand by and laud this man while he undermines scientific integrity?Fellows of the Royal Society met yesterday to discuss, as they put it, "Fellows' behaviour”. In light of the resignation of two fellows and an open letter signed by nearly 3,500 scientists, many, including me,...
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Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, at the International Space Station since last June, were on a mission that was to last a few weeksNasa's two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have to wait until their replacements arrive at the International Space...
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Musk plans cost-cutting – and Americans will end up footing the bill; the business of immigration surveillance; and a fond farewell to SkypeHello, and welcome back. In this week's Techscape: the cost of Elon Musk's cost-cutting, the emotional shutdown of Skype, and a new documentary on immigration and surveillance.Donald Trump's administration...
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Beavers were once abundant in the UK, but hunting them for their fur, meat and scent oil drove them to extinction. Now they're back, with the news that the release of beavers into English waterways is to be allowed for the first time in centuries. To understand why this is seen as a huge win for the environment, Madeleine Finlay hears from the...
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An unsettling new book advocates a closer relationship between Silicon Valley and the US government to harness artificial intelligence in the name of national securityOscar Wilde's quip, "Life imitates art far more than art imitates life”, needs updating: replace "art” with "AI”. The Amazon page for Alexander C Karp and Nicholas W Zamiska's...
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Shez Partovi, chief innovation officer at Philips, is excited about the benefits of new technology for patients and cliniciansTwo decades ago, Shez Partovi was working as a neuroradiologist at the US private hospital chain Dignity Health in Arizona, and remembers listening to a lecture by a nun between seeing his VIP patients from Mexico and Saudi...
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Genetically modified mice have traits geared towards cold tolerance, in step towards modifying elephantsA plan to revive the mammoth is on track, scientists have said after creating a new species: the woolly mouse.Scientists at the US biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences plan to "de-extinct” the prehistoric pachyderms by genetically...
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While millions live with regular blackouts and limited energy, plants are being built to satisfy the global demand for digital storage and processing – piling pressure on an already fragile system Thirty-six hours by boat from Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, Deodato Alves da Silva longs for enough electricity to keep his tucumã and...
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Analysis forecasts a third of young people will also be overweight or obese, in 'unparalleled' threat to healthMore than half of adults and a third of children and young people worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, posing an "unparalleled threat” of early death, disease and enormous strain on healthcare systems, a report warns.Global...
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Under Arnolds Field, tonnes of illegally dumped waste have been burning for years, spewing pollution over the area. Locals fear for their health – and despair that no one seems willing to helpOne afternoon in July 2011, an 11-year-old boy named William Knowlden was out cycling with friends when he came upon Arnolds Field, an expanse of green land...
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Questions remain over whether further action will be taken after resignations and calls for the Tesla CEO to be expelledElon Musk's fellowship of the Royal Society remains intact after a meeting of the scientific body, the Guardian has learned, but questions remain about whether further action will be taken.Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO who also...
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Choose the speed that's right for you, beware of price rises at renewal time and consider ditching your landlineIn the age of true fibre broadband the speeds available can be tremendous – and providers often try to upsell people to expensive, higher-speed packages. One way to save money is to pay for only the speed you need. For most households a...
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With Trump's tariffs and DeepSeek's AI tech in the news, China waits to see how the Communist party plans to revitalise a stagnating economyAs thousands of delegates from across China arrive in Beijing this week to participate in the annual parliamentary session, there is a barely perceptible shift in the mood in the capital. Though few ordinary...
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The size of a compact car, the four-legged Blue Ghost touched down Sunday near an ancient volcanic vent on Mare Crisium, a large basin in the north-east corner of the moon's Earth-facing side. Flight controllers at Firefly's Austin, Texas headquarters watched as Blue Ghost descended toward the moon's surface at 2 miles per hour, confirming on a...
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Details emerge about Natal conference in Austin later this month, set to feature figures linked to far-right politicsA natalist conference featuring speakers including self-described eugenicists and promoters of race science, apparently including the man behind a previously pseudonymous race-science influencer account, and the founder of a startup...
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Some fans are up in arms about the corporate behemoth taking over the franchise. But I'll wade through any amount of spin-offs for another crack at the best multiplayer game of the 90sThe year 2025 is shaping up to be a corker, isn't it? It's all happening: bird flu is back, we're getting tariffs on everything, Russia has twinned with the US, and...
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The solutions to today's gridsEarlier today I set you these three Sudokus. They obey the standard rule of having all digits form 1 to 9 in each row, column and 3x3 box, with the extra rule:A cell that contains its position in either its row, column or 3x3 box (read left-to-right, top-to-bottom) is coloured gold. Continue reading...
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Tulsi Gabbard said she was seeking further information from the FBI and other US agencies.
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Fifteen years since Microsoft's motion-sensing gaming camera was released for the Xbox 360, artists, roboticists and more are still finding new ways to use itReleased in 2010 and bundled with the Xbox 360, the Kinect looked like the future – for a brief moment, at least. A camera that could detect your gestures and replicate them on-screen in a...
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It is available from March and included in a Prime subscription - or $19.99 to non-members.
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Academics and medics are working to understand why hamstring injuries are keeping players sidelined for longerThe sight of a player pulling up with a hamstring injury has become all too familiar in the Premier League. Weary muscles are being stretched to the limit by an expanding calendar, but dealing with more games is not the only challenge for...
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The reported directive from the defence secretary comes during an American push to end the war in Ukraine.
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My husband – like many others – is obsessed with the 'seasoning', cleaning and pH levels of these hefty, hulking pans. Must I tolerate it? I need some guidance on a tiny source of friction in my home life. It is this: I live with a pan man and his man pans.You know the kind I mean: rugged, elemental pans that you need to bench 160kg to...
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Get in positionToday I unveil a fantastic new type of Sudoku invented by reader Alf Smith. Like all Sudoku, the digits from 1 to 9 must appear in all rows, columns and boxes.What's different in this new variant, however, is that the starting grids have no number clues. Instead, some cells are coloured gold. The extra rule is that the numbers in...
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ByBit is offering financial rewards to anyone who can spot criminals attempting to launder the stolen crypto.
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Experts have questioned the company's explanation that it is due to the two words being similar.
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Shares in the US electric carmaker dropped after European sales halved in January.
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US firm Firefly Aerospace celebrates second-ever commercial lunar landingA US company has successfully landed its spacecraft on the moon, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone – and the first to do so upright.Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down at 8.34am GMT near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in...
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The tech giant's decision has prompted questions and concerns about reduced protections for UK iCloud users.
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Cryptocurrency slipped into technical bear market, before Donald Trump talked up plans for Crypto Strategic ReserveBitcoin has recorded its largest monthly loss since June 2022, pushing it into a bear market as the euphoria over cryptocurrencies after Donald Trump's election win faded, before the president pumped it up again on Sunday.The price of...
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Air fryers have taken over our kitchens, but which wins the crown for the crispiest cooking? Our expert peeled 5kg of potatoes to find out• The best blenders to blitz like a pro, tried and testedAir fryers inspire the sort of feelings that microwaves did in the 1980s. I vividly remember those new-fangled boxes being spoken about often, either...
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Over time, she was able to more readily accept the impact of ADHD on her life without labelling this as a character flawThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workA central tension in psychotherapy is the interplay between acceptance and change. People usually seek therapy because they wish...
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Potential uses for gadget could include online shopping, weight management and sensory testing, say researchersIf your colleague bores you to tears with pictures of their lunch, then a new gadget could make your life even worse.Scientists have developed a device to recreate the flavours of food and drink, allowing them to be shared remotely in a...
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Tesla once appeared the future of vehicles. Then Musk's salutes and support at Trump's inauguration left owners feeling 'saddled with a symbol of hate'Don't let a billionaire's algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.When Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's "truck of the future” in 2019, Filipos could barely contain...
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I suggest to my son that the object of going to the planetarium should be for him to learn something, not to catch the scientists outSince it was half-term, I took the boy out for the day. My choice was the planetarium at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, which melds my two great loves: space and having to traverse the entirety of London, with a...
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Experts hope research can create greener methods of extracting the metal vital for renewable energy revolution and boom in electrical devicesIt is the key ingredient of bronze, the alloy that helped create some of the world's greatest civilisations and took humanity out of the stone age on its way to modern times. For good measure, the metal is...
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The Albanese government is banking on direct-to-device access to satellite connections to improve coverageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBernie Byrnes, a farmer from the southern tablelands of New South Wales, can tell when he is about to hit a mobile black spot on a...
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Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: 'Putin is on the inside now'Don't let a billionaire's algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia...
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Archaeologists suggest 'woodhenge' was built between 2600 and 1600BC on similar axis to English stone circleAn "extraordinary” timber circle believed to be thousands of years old and connected to Stonehenge in England has been discovered in the ground in Denmark.The circle of at least 45 wooden posts in Aars, North Jutland, has a diameter of...
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Out of his depth and determined to defy stereotypes, one writer discovered his sense of self in a bracing cold dipGrowing up, I learned not to trust water. I was a poor swimmer and splashing in the sea on holiday always had a hard edge to it. The second my toes left the sandy floor I panicked, for fear of being swept away.Things changed a few years...
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The first all-female private flight into space funded by the Amazon tycoon's Blue Origin company has little to do with female empowerment and a lot to do with PR A pop star, a TV host and a billionaire's fiancée walk into a private rocket ship. The pop star turns to the others and asks: "Is this what feminism looks like?” According to the space...
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Are ordinary life experiences, bodily imperfections and normal differences being unnecessarily pathologised? One doctor argues just thatSchool was a difficult time for Anna. It still haunts her. She recalls being a sociable child, good at making friends. But she also remembers becoming hyperfixated on one friend, then another and another in...
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Though scientist was not thought to be a great drinker, he may have used beer as an ingredient in the homemade ink in which he wrote his greatest workIsaac Newton has long been a familiar figure in museums around the world. Now, one of the famed scientist's most prized possessions is due to go on display for the first time in 160 years: his beer...
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As AI grows increasingly prevalent, some are showing their children tools from ChatGPT to Dall-E to learn and bondJules White used to believe his 11-year-old son needed to know how to code to be successful. Now, though, the Vanderbilt computer science professor says it's more crucial for James to learn a new, more useful skill: how to prompt...
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Internet calling service that disrupted landline industry to close in May as tech giant says it will focus on TeamsSkype will ring for the last time on 5 May as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders.Shutting down Skype will help Microsoft focus on its homegrown Teams...
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Shift in circulating strains means those who've already had vomiting bug this winter risk catching it againThe UK could be facing a second wave of the winter vomiting bug, norovirus, the UK Health Security Agency has warned.The latest figures show a rise in norovirus across the UK, with reported cases at the highest level in more than a decade. A...
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Australian research is 'first to empirically show that we don't all love the same', lead author saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew research has identified four types of romantic lover, including one that has sex up to 20 times a week.The research, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences,...
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Thousands of users reported problems on Friday, but the Meta-owned company says the issue is now resolved.
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Up to 90% of young people in Taiwan have myopia but eye experts say the growing global trend can be reversedIn the final days of their eight-week bootcamp, dozens of young Taiwanese conscripts are being tested on an obstacle course. The men in full combat kit are crawling underneath rows of razor wire and through bunkers as controlled explosions...
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Infectious disease experts say the latest outbreak is still in its infancy and could get a lot worse – here's what to knowDon't let a billionaire's algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reportingTwenty-five years ago, the US eliminated the measles virus. Measles is extremely contagious, and sporadic cases and...
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The recent 'hand jiu-jitsu' with Keir Starmer is just the latest awkward exchange between the US president and world leadersAs Keir Starmer handed Donald Trump his unprecedented invitation from King Charles – a second state visit – he grasped the US president chummily by the shoulder, more than once.Starmer was skating a tricky line, between...
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Americans are using their wallet to hurt where it matters – including during Friday's planned 'economic blackout'Don't let a billionaire's algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.In late January, Lauren Bedson did what many would likely find unthinkable: she cancelled her Amazon Prime membership. The...
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Funds would be used to create holding company for 26-year-old's growing empire of video and food businessesThe world's biggest YouTube star, MrBeast, is planning to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in a move that would reportedly value his company at roughly $5bn (£3.9bn).The YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is said to have...
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The seven will appear to form a straight line in the night sky in display that won't be seen again until 2040Seven planets will appear to align in the night sky on the last day of February in what is known as a planetary parade.These planetary hangouts happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once. Continue reading...
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Geo Group, an Ice partner, is moving at 'unprecedented speed' to build out its monitoring, executive chair saysThe Geo Group, the largest single private contractor to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), said it was building out its surveillance business to be able to monitor hundreds of thousands or millions more immigrants than it...
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From the raw materials required to the machines that make them, every part of the chip supply chain is fiercely contested in the global race for tech supremacyA small town in the Netherlands hosts the only factory that produces the only chip-making machines that generate a type of light found nowhere naturally on Earth: extreme ultraviolet, a light...
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In 1935, Derek Harris was born – and so was the K6 red phone box. Now, Harris is spending his 90th year ensuring this beloved local facility isn't lostThe battleground at the heart of a struggle between an 89-year-old man and a multi-billion pound multinational is a small junction in a Norfolk village, where a red phone box stands. And at the red...
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Cross-party committees urge ministers to drop plans to force creators to opt out of works being used to train AITwo cross-party committees of MPs have urged the government to prioritise ensuring that creators are fairly remunerated for their creative work over making it easy to train artificial intelligence models.The MPs argued there needed to be...
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The US president sparked a social media frenzy when he posted a video of Gaza generated by artificial intelligence on his site Truth Social.
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Activist Amanda Nguyen, movie producer Kerianne Flynn and former Nasa scientist Aisha Bowe will also be on flightJeff Bezos announced on Thursday that an all-female crew would helm the next flight into space of a Blue Origin rocket. The singer Katy Perry will join the television host Gayle King, the civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, the movie...
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Dr Wendy Tagg has missing photos in her album of memories, while Judith Abbs says there isn't a word for a sibling who is now alone Jason Hazeley's piece on the death of his sister (When my sister died, it wasn't just her own childhood memories that disappeared. Mine did too, 24 February) took me right back to a vague memory of hurtling down a...
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Scientists find sterile ISS environment could explain rashes and cold sores and suggest adding microbes to stationsExcessive cleanliness is not generally regarded as a downside when it comes to travel accommodation. However, scientists have concluded that the International Space Station is so sterile that it could be having a negative impact on...
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PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X; CapcomSupercharged by modern gaming technology, this venerable action series has never been more funAfter riding through a desert storm on a feathered steed, dust and rain whipping around you, you arrive at a mountain pass where purple crystals frost the walls. The weather still rages outside, but it's calm within...
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It makes DBS one of the first major banks to offer details on how AI will affect its operations.
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Special adviser showed instinctive feel for authoritarianism as he addressed the president's first full cabinet meetingOn Tuesday, just over a mile from the White House, the classicist Mary Beard spoke to an audience about Roman emperors. "An autocrat is somebody who kills you when he's being his most generous,” she remarked. "You go to dinner,...
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Antimicrobial resistance contributing to estimated 35,000 deaths a year in UK, and government 'a long way' from containing the problem, says NAOSuperbugs are on the rise in the UK and the government is failing in its efforts to tackle them, ministers have been warned.The World Health Organization has described antimicrobial resistance (AMR) –...
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The prototype chip it dubs Ocelot follows similar announcements by Microsoft and Google
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From the cutest postapocalyptic world to multiplayer mayhem and a modern family classic, here are the Switch's must-play gamesWhen we think of Nintendo we picture serene and cosy cartoon adventures filled with cute creatures and lovable Italian stereotypes. But while there is plenty of Mario on the Switch, the console offers a diverse range of...
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Bumblebees declined by almost a quarter compared with the 2010-2023 average, according to conservation charityFigures show 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees in the UK since records began.Bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter compared with the 2010-2023 average, according to data from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. The researchers...
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Its investment in indie darlings and big-name talent suggested the streamer wanted big stakes in the gaming industry, but layoffs, lousy ties-in and leadership changes suggest that is changingWhen Netflix first started adding video games to its huge catalogue of streaming TV shows and films, it did so quietly. In 2021, after releasing an impressive...
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When the palaeontologists of the future search for clues to understand how we lived, what might they find? Two scientists exploring this question have suggested that 'technofossils' will be our lasting imprint on the Earth. To find out exactly what these are and what they could reveal about our lives, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian's...
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Parliamentary petition launched due to billionaire's link to Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to conquer CanadaMore than 200,000 people from Canada have signed a parliamentary petition calling for their country to strip Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship because of the tech billionaire's alliance with Donald Trump, who has spent his second US...
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The company's UK entity has filed for administration, with 'the majority' of its UK staff made redundant.
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Investors were eyeing the firm for signs of slowing demand after revelation high-end chips not necessary, but found fewNvidia surpassed investor expectations for the fourth quarter of 2024 with a 78% jump in revenue year over year.The company reported $39.3bn in revenue, beating analyst projections of $38.25bn. It also reported $0.89 in earnings a...
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Synechococcus elongatusis soaks up carbon dioxide for its photosynthesis and stores more than other strainsChonkus may sound like a champion Sumo wrestler but it is the nickname for a superpower strain of microbe that absorbs lots of CO2 relative to its size and stores it in its large cells.Chonkus's real name is Synechococcus elongatus, and it is...
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The internet giant says it has 'fully restored' services for customers affected by its Monday outage.
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Appeal from officials, including two senior figures from Trump's first term, comes amid reports National Science Foundation's budget will be slashedChuck Hagel, the former US defense secretary, and other former US national security officials, including two senior figures from Donald Trump's first term, on Tuesday warned that China was outpacing the...
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Anthocyanins in nuts, fruits and vegetables seem to lessen harmful effects of microplastics on reproductive systemsSign up for the Detox Your Kitchen newsletterAntioxidants that give fruits and flowers their vibrant colors seem to counteract some of the most dangerous reproductive-system effects of exposure to microplastics, such as decreased...
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Workers at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fear crackdown will have global falloutThe Trump administration has set its sights on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US's pre-eminent climate research agency, with significant cuts and a political crackdown on climate science. As Trump takes aim at the...
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The weekend email comes as Elon Musk leads an effort to aggressively curtail the government workforce.
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Trump has the classic authoritarian personality – not the same as being authoritarian, writes Mary Wilkinson, plus, letters by Tom Brown, Jim Hatley, Sally Burch and Alison RouthJonathan Freedland's comments about Donald Trump highlighted two Trumps: the shoot-from-the-hip tough guy and the supplicant at the court of Vladimir Putin (Trump is the...
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Despite its early detractors at Sega, the legendary driving game was released to great success and millions of salesKenji Kanno, director of Sega's legendary driving game Crazy Taxi, remembers the exact moment he knew the game had made a seismic impression. "I was going to Las Vegas for promotional work,” he says. "I got into the taxi and the...
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The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said more than 1 million US federal employees responded to an email sent by Elon Musk's Department of government efficiency asking them to list five things they had accomplished in the last week. 'It took me about a minute and a half to think of five things I did last week. I do five things in about...
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Government employees fight the Trump administration's chaos by organizing and publishing information on BlueskyAfter seeing Elon Musk's X post on Saturday afternoon about an email that would soon land in the inboxes of 2.3 million federal employees asking them to list five things they did the week before, a clandestine network of employees and...
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Decision to shutter development studios comes as gamers cut back on new purchases and instead opt for proven titlesWarner Bros Discovery is shutting down three of its video game development studios in a move aimed at boosting profitability for its gaming division amid a sluggish recovery in the market, a spokesperson for the company's games unit...
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Exclusive: Researchers aim to develop new techniques to relieve symptoms after finding 'strong' link to brain waveScientists say brain stimulation could be used to treat anxiety in people with Parkinson's disease, after they made an "exciting” discovery about brain waves.More than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's, and about...
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Tech company blames 'phonetic overlap' for problem where US president's name appearsApple has promised to fix a bug in its iPhone automatic dictation tool after some users reported it had suggested to them "Trump” when they said the word "racist”.The glitch was first highlighted in a viral post on TikTok, when the speech-to-text tool sometimes...
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Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK's plans to let AI train on their work without permissionMore than 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush, Damon Albarn and Annie Lennox, have released a silent album in protest against UK government plans to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without...
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Dubai-based Bybit said it could afford to reimburse customers and that it was working to find the hackers.
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