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The Amazon founder, who now has robotics and space travel companies, thinks AI will create a labour shortage.
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Forever running out of juice? Top up your battery-powered devices with our expert picks, from tiny smartphone chargers to super speedy models• The best iPhones: which Apple smartphone is right for youIt's disempowering when your smartphone, laptop or other important gadget runs out of battery. With the flash of a graphic or a plaintive bleep, we...
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Skip the token tie and get him a gift he'll still be telling people about years from nowThe very best Father's Day deals and gifts for dads, grandfathers, and dads to beSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsSocks, underwear, ties, another personalized mug. Dads and grandpas of all ages know the drill...
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Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang and Jack Clark share their advice with the BBC.
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Researchers also discover bees can adjust their diets when pollen sources do not provide healthy level of nutrientsHoneybees blend a special "baby food” to give their larvae a balanced diet, with adult bees also able to regulate their feeding to avoid overconsuming certain nutrients, according to a study.Researchers have discovered that bees can...
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Spielberg's sci-fi blockbuster starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor may be spectacular, but it misjudges how much humans are prepared to tolerate abuse of groups we see as 'other'Steven Spielberg has converted his longstanding fascination with the possible existence of aliens into considerable commercial and critical success and now, 49 years...
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The augmented reality glasses from Snapchat's parent company are expected to ship in autumn.
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PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S; EA Vancouver/Electronic ArtsMicromanaging your fighter is a little tedious, but the action is thrilling in this authentically detailed sporting simulationBecoming a professional fighter takes years of repetition, drilling techniques and training footwork until everything is instinctual. Your body needs an automatic...
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IPO mints Musk as world's first trillionaire – now SpaceX is public, it will be harder than ever not to have a stake in its future Hi and welcome to TechScape. Nick Robins-Early here, US tech and power reporter at the Guardian. I'm filling in for your usual host Blake Montgomery, who is out this week on vacation.Today, we'll be talking about the...
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Experiments show 29 animals moved towards a treat-filled bucket 60% of the time when guided by a researcherWhen it comes to following human cues, it seems the greatest of all time might actually be the goat.Researchers have discovered that, like young children, goats are able to follow the direction of a human voice to find an item. Continue...
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The prompt that made ChatGPT generate disturbing images. What does this tell us about AI?
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Move to ChapsVision is to avoid 'strategic dependencies', says PM amid concern about reliance on US-controlled toolsFrance's domestic intelligence service is to ditch AI data tools from the US tech company Palantir in favour of a domestic provider in an effort to avoid "strategic dependency”, the prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has said."We...
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Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania's governor, squares off with state lawmakers over the facilities powering an AI boomA controversial haunted house near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taps into its dark history every fall to scare tens of thousands of visitors. In 1968, a local news station documented appalling conditions for disabled people in the red brick...
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The world's most successful gamer content creators, many of whom have spent their entire adult life on the platform, have met up at TwitchCon in RotterdamAimee Davies, better known as Aimsey to their fans, is 24 but looks much younger. Sitting in a bland meeting room above the annual TwitchCon event in Rotterdam, they're a barely contained whirl of...
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Elon Musk's firm briefly reached $2.97tn valuation days after its IPO following purchase of AI coding startup CursorSpaceX has overtaken Amazon to become the world's fifth most valuable company days after its stock market debut.The milestone came as Elon Musk's company agreed to buy the startup behind the AI-powered coding app Cursor for $60bn...
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A ban is coming - but it's still not clear what it will mean for sites including Roblox, YouTube and WhatsApp.
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Helium-3 is expensive and demand is forecast to soar, so some are planning to mine it on the moon.
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Health advocates criticized Kennedy's move demanding answers from journal that removed 'flawed' vaccine studyRobert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, is demanding answers from a medical journal that recently removed a paper suggesting a link between vaccines and infant death, saying their decision was "of great interest to me”.Public health...
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State's attorney general alleges TikTok exposed children to harmful sexual content and addictive featuresFlorida became the latest state to sue TikTok on Monday after the attorney general accused the company of violating a state law that limits social media access for teenagers.In a press conference, Republican James Uthmeier said TikTok exposed...
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No 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions on under-16s' internet useMinisters have embarked on a concerted lobbying operation to prevent a backlash from the Trump administration to the under-16s social media ban announced by Keir Starmer.Officials said they had spent weeks trying to reassure senior Trump officials and...
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Readers respond to an report on experiments that have shown a left-turn bias among humansIt is not quite true to say that no one knows why people prefer to turn left and walk anticlockwise (Report, 10 June). Research by the French professor of physiology Raphaël Dubois in the 19th century revealed the existence of a phenomenon in the natural world...
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Sites including Instagram, YouTube and TikTok will become inaccessible for millions of children, the prime minister has announced.
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As the isolation period comes to an end for those caught up in the outbreak on a cruise ship, let's celebrate a good news storyBritish passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship where the hantavirus outbreak first occurred will finish their isolation periods next Monday. This is a public health success story worth celebrating, because so many worse...
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The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman on the big changes coming down the line for young people online.
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Bart and co's latest video game venture involved the show's writers, animators and voice talent – plus a showdown between the two infamous tycoons. 'It's a true little Simpsons episode,' say creatorsEvery generation gets its own Simpsons game. Them's the rule-diddly-ules. For some, it was the arcade cabinets that swallowed pocket money throughout...
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Liberal MP says Australia risks sovereignty and strategic independence being 'constrained by the AI superpowers reshaping the global order'Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal MP Andrew Hastie says Australia should dramatically scale up investment in artificial intelligence to preserve strategic independence and warns...
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Meta, YouTube and Snapchat say ban, which would stop children using their platforms, will drive them to 'less safe services'How will the ban work?UK parents: how do you feel about the ban?Britain's plans to ban social media for under-16s will push teenagers towards more harmful platforms, the world's biggest technology companies have said as...
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The measures will see apps including TikTok and Snapchat banned for UK teens early in 2027.
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Three-day-old moon will be about its own width away from luminous planet in constellation of CancerA silver sliver of moon joins the bright beacon of Venus this week for a delightful twilight conjunction. The moon will be just over three days old and only 11% of its visible surface will be illuminated.Venus will be burning brightly and less than a...
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Geochronologists say basalt columns in Antrim sprang up during volcanic activity over 5.5m years – 8m less than thoughtFor centuries, the tale has been passed from generation to generation: how the Irish giant Finn McCool built the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland to fight Benandonner, his Scottish rival, by hurling chunks of the Antrim...
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis week's question: Is 'ripen at home' fruit the supermarkets' idea of a joke?I've been struggling to get my head around the idea that a passkey, which can be a pin on your...
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Medications that target depression, anxiety and poor sleep could help treat pain without opioids' addictive propertiesA range of other medications could serve as alternatives to powerful opioids for pain relief in emergency departments, according to a new study.The review paper examined non-opioid medications available in the emergency department...
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Leadership hopeful also wants tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields used to cut energy billsWes Streeting's pitch to be the next Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI experts they are not welcome in the US.In a speech this coming week, the...
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Our favourite music, clothes and books used to be markers of individuality – but the algorithm has made us all sheep. Meet the style rebels fighting backWhat are you into? What floats your boat? What music, films, clothes, art, books – anything, really – do you actually like? Do you find these questions more difficult to answer than you...
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Poolbeg Pharma to test the treatment in NHS hospitals and says it is also developing a GLP-1 weight loss pillA London-based startup is about to trial a drug at six NHS hospitals that could stop people on cancer immunotherapy getting a life-threatening side-effect.Poolbeg Pharma said its oral drug POLB 001 could make treatment for blood cancer safer...
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Site takes no action over hate posts against UK politicians including Kemi Badenoch, Shabana Mahmood and Zia YusufX has refused to take down dozens of social media posts reported as "hate, abuse or harassment” in which prominent UK politicians, including Kemi Badenoch, have been racially abused.In May, researchers from the social inclusion...
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After falling for a scam call, 'The Tech Chap' host Tom Honeyands realised he'd given away vital details in social media postsWhen Tom Honeyands realised he had been defrauded out of £70,000 he was furious and embarrassed – and left wondering if he had given away too many details on his social media videos.Honeyands was on a work trip to Tokyo...
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Company said US government believes safeguards can be bypassed and product used to identify software vulnerabilitiesAnthropic said it will "abruptly disable” its most advanced AI models for all users after the US government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns.The company received the...
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The company's response to the launchpad blast has become a key test for Artemis IIIAs Blue Origin tells it, the most spectacular launchpad explosion in recent memory, which destroyed its pioneering New Glenn space rocket last month and severely damaged almost everything around it, was merely a blip."We will fly again before the end of this year....
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Government announces plans to invest billions, but questions linger over how its proposals on chips, social media and more will workOwnership of the commanding heights of the AI economy is a political talking point around the world, as countries seek to assert some control of a technology dominated by the US and China.London Tech Week, the showcase...
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Other projects include developing tools to help visually impaired people navigate video games Parents are constantly being told to limit their children's screen time. But when it comes to deciphering which films or TV shows are best suited to developing minds, the guidance remains largely one-size-fits-all. A relatively slow-paced programme such...
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Junk speak, like junk food, encourages verbal littering. It has to be one of the worst things about life in BritainI live in the Norfolk countryside, and what irritates me most about living here is the deluge of litter that gets thrown out of car windows in the lane outside my house. It is always from junk food outlets, so the question arises as to...
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These young people recognise dangers of 'addictive' social media but have differing views on a total crackdownNine in 10 parents in the UK support an under-16 social media ban, but the feeling among the children it would affect is more mixed. Or at least it is for a group of 10 preteens and teenagers who talked to the Guardian at a location in west...
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Geert Wilders' PVV altered sketch of jailed Syrian brothers to make them look more menacingA Dutch court artist has received damages after an MP for the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) used one of her drawings without permission and manipulated it with AI to make the subjects look more menacing.Petra Urban, a court artist for 19 years, was...
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Photosynthesis does not always result in wood growth, a key factor in carbon dioxide sequestrationTrees may not be able to store as much planet-heating carbon as hoped, a study suggests, with researchers finding photosynthesis does not always lead to wood growth.Scientists studied 137 sites across the US and found trees stopped growing months...
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Technique that examines fragments of foetal DNA in mother's bloodstream could limit need for invasive screening, according to researchersA new maternal blood test that can detect thousands of serious genetic conditions in the developing foetus could limit the need for invasive screening during pregnancy, according to scientists.The test, to be...
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Unidentified officer removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UKA police officer is under criminal investigation over the alleged use of artificial intelligence and has been removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UK.The officer, who has not been named, is being investigated over...
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The economic principles taught in school aren't as relevant as hype, connections and total, arbitrary controlShare your views on SpaceX's stock market debutElon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire, after his SpaceX exploration and satellite company went public on the Nasdaq on Friday.With shares priced at $135 each, Musk's aerospace and...
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Australian Human Rights Commission has called for a digital duty of care to prevent social media algorithms from incentivising 'racist' contentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor the past week and half, the social media feeds of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been flooded with clips from the same...
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Desperate US parents paying up to $20,000 a session for a procedure scientists say could be bogusAutistic children as young as 18 months old are being injected with human stem cells derived from umbilical cords in unapproved, unproven and potentially harmful "treatments” that scientists warn are proliferating across the US under the active...
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Initial public offering for aerospace and AI company made Musk the world's first trillionaire as share prices jumpedShare your views on SpaceX's stock market debutSpaceX made the biggest stock market debut in history on Friday after nearly two and a half decades as a private company. Public trading began around midday with a starting share price of...
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UN agency head warns of 'major threat' as global testing and treatment fallsA funding crisis and increasing repression of human rights are making the resurgence of an HIV epidemic more likely, the international agency tackling Aids has warned.Winnie Byanyima, head of UNAids, said: "It's the biggest disruption since the global HIV response was put...
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I think I'll leave new methods to measure biological age to the Kardashians. Too much knowledge about your mortality can be bad for your healthIn the season 5 finale of The Kardashians, the family took a commercially available blood test to discover how fast their bodies were ageing. It came as little surprise, given their privileged lifestyles,...
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Long-abandoned formats such as cassettes and VHS tapes are finding new life as consumers seek a digital detoxTen years after the last video recorder manufacturer ceased production, the first straight-to-video movie for two decades – This Is How the World Ends – was released this month. The resurgence of vinyl began long ago; sales are at their...
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Today we show our love and gratitude to the brave boffins at the coal face of existential dreadSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
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Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spacesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military drones find...
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Doctors say therapy that genetically modifies person's T-cells could offer cure for chronic autoimmune diseaseFive lupus patients in England are in remission after being treated with a revolutionary therapy that genetically modifies their own cells, in a medical breakthrough that could offer people a cure, doctors have said.CAR (chimeric antigen...
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Nasa astronaut Jessica Meir, part of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, released a timelapse showing the southern lights as seen from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. They appear near the poles because Earth's magnetic field channels charged particles from the sun toward those regions, where they collide with the atmosphere and create shimmering curtains of...
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Intricate tests show hair-trigger detection causes cells on outer surface of leaf to soften, prompting closureThe Venus flytrap is one of nature's most impressive predators, luring insects with the intoxicating scent of nectar before capturing them with a snap of its jaw-like leaves.Now, scientists have revealed the mechanism that allows the...
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First ever global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shows scale of hyphal systems that sustain plant lifeOur planet's soils contain enough of the subterranean fungi that sustain plant life and help regulate the climate to stretch from the Earth to the sun almost three-quarters of a billion times, a groundbreaking new study has...
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Suit filed in US alleges chatbot told Alice Carrier, 24, 'maybe this is just the end' as she struggled with suicidal thoughtsA Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, in US court on Thursday, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to kill herself. The lawsuit is the latest in a slew accusing the company of failing to address...
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Quaint and often overlooked, payphones continue to provide an essential public service, with millions of free calls being placed each yearFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man I've never met stands at a payphone in Sydney's central business district."A serene small...
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Former xAI engineer Devin Kim alleges he was illegally fired for trying to implement safety mechanisms for the chatbotA former engineer at Elon Musk's xAI who now heads a thinktank focused on AI safety filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired from the SpaceX subsidiary for raising concerns about the risks artificial intelligence poses to...
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Analysts say IPO that could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire has a 'major disconnect' on price Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to launch the biggest stock market float in history amid warnings that it may be overvalued.The space exploration, satellite broadband and AI company will join the US stock market on Friday at a valuation of...
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Regulator approval means patients who meet criteria will be able to purchase tablets with private prescription Patients in the UK will soon be able to buy the Wegovy weight-loss pill, the medicines regulator announced on Thursday.It is the first GLP-1 receptor agonist tablet for weight-loss to be approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products...
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Employees at artificial intelligence companies are coming into gargantuan sums of money amid boom in IPOsHome prices in the San Francisco Bay Area's already expensive market are skyrocketing as employees at leading artificial intelligence companies come into gargantuan sums of money thanks to a boom in initial public offerings.With San Francisco's...
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PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch; Vertigo GamesThis clever update captures the 1990s magic of the original… including some of the technical issuesThe 90s were a gold rush for adventure games. LucasArts kicked off the decade with its legendarily irreverent Monkey Island games. Then, Cyan Worlds materialised to deliver a series of...
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Nor is the dreamy promise that this tech will unlock boundless potential and productivityEverything we hear about artificial intelligence is conflicting, and hearing about it feels inescapable. AI is terrible. AI is wonderful. It will break the world. It will transform the future. It's essential to embrace it. It's a moral imperative to abstain...
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Looking for hands-free cleaning? We trialled the most powerful robot vacuums – some of which even mop your floors – to find the best• The best vacuum cleaners, testedRobot vacuum cleaners take the drudge work out of cleaning your floors and carpets. No more tiresome weekly stints of vacuuming, and no more last-minute panic when you have...
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A daily pill can double survival time in patients with the world's deadliest cancer, according to the results of a clinical trial that experts are saying is a gamechanger and one of the biggest breakthroughs in decades. To find out more about how daraxonrasib works and how life-changing it could be for patients, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Prof...
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Analysis pinpoints areas most vulnerable to hotter, drier weather causing ground to shrink and drag foundations downMillions of homes are at risk from climate-related subsidence, according to an analysis by the British Geological Survey (BGS).As hotter, drier summers driven by global heating become more frequent, the ground under houses can shrink...
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Social media firms face thousands of lawsuits, the BBC looks at four which could be significant.
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Robert Dillon was arrested at home in Florida despite living 300 miles away from where a crime was committedSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA Florida man is suing several law enforcement agencies for his arrest and prosecution for allegedly luring a child after he was wrongly identified using faulty AI facial recognition...
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Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to scienceThe oldest, deepest and most extensive whale graveyard yet discovered has been found in the south-eastern Indian Ocean, with fossils dating back more than 5m years.Whale falls – the term for dead whales that sink to the...
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From horror galore to Chinese action games, the key trends, trailers and surprises from Summer Game Fest's many, many hours of streams and broadcasts• Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereDid you spend hours of your weekend watching a relentless series of video game adverts? No? I don't blame you – Summer Game Fest,...
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Research suggests households that include a GLP-1 user collectively spent £780m less on grocery billsBusiness live – latest updatesWeight-loss drugs are saving users' households more than £400 a year on grocery bills, according to a survey, which found use of GLP-1s has nearly tripled in the past two years to 1.9 million adults.More than 6.3%...
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As Hollywood searches for its next iteration of the superspy, the actor explains how he earned pop culture's most sought-after role – and how he's taking 007 back to basicsThey expect you to die! The history of Bond in video games, from the good to the badIs any acting gig more contested than James Bond? Each week seems to bring a din of audition...
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Interactive takes on MI6's globetrotting spy have been around almost as long as the films, but that doesn't mean all of them were a success. Here's 007's chequered past of hits, flops and odditieshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/technologyBond finally arrived in an official video game capacity in 1984, courtesy of Parker Brothers. The game grouped...
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System not fit for purpose due to poor infrastructure and planning, with minority groups particularly at risk, MPs sayThe UK's stem cell transplant system is potentially putting the lives of blood cancer patients at risk as a result of inadequate infrastructure and a lack of long-term planning, a parliamentary report has found.A hematopoietic stem...
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From Spain to Japan, experiments have repeatedly shown a left-turn bias, but exact mechanic 'is still an open question'"I'm not an ambi-turner,” laments Derek Zoolander in the eponymous noughties satire about the world's hottest male model and his rare catwalk hangup. "It's a problem I've had since I was a baby … I can't turn left.”Now...
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What about using voice notes, or calling someone totally unannounced? Experts give their verdict on how to use your phone without causing offenceIt is not news that many of us are addicted to our phones and nor is it a revelation that inconsiderate public behaviour now appears to be the norm, but when the two collide it can cause anger. Last week,...
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Apple Peiqing Ni targeted by account portraying her as promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen SquareA high-profile Chinese activist in the UK who was inundated with deepfake posts on X portraying her as a sexually promiscuous drug addict was told that the abuse did not breach the rules of Elon Musk's platform.Apple Peiqing Ni, the...
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Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source face cuts of up to 20% as Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks savingsBritain's scientific capabilities face "serious damage” with some national facilities at risk of closure under spending cuts that are being considered to meet spiralling costs at the government's infrastructure...
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The 12 finalists will be exhibited at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery during Beaker Street festival from 6 to 17 August, including images of newborn fish, a native wasp and satellite trails across the night skyThe language of termites: Liss Fenwick's The Colony – in pictures Continue reading...
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Home city of Amazon and Microsoft passes moratorium as backlash against energy-guzzling AI infrastructure growsSeattle has passed a year-long moratorium on the construction of new datacenters. The city council voted unanimously in favor of the temporary ban on Tuesday.A major tech hub whose metro area is home to Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle is the...
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AI company restricted access to Fable 5, its most powerful Mythos model, for months over cybersecurity concernsAnthropic, the maker of the Claude artificial intelligence (AI) models, made a new version of its technology available to the general public on Tuesday while restricting its use in sensitive areas.Dubbed Fable 5, the model is the first to...
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Bluetooth sleep masks block out light and let you stream audio. I spent weeks testing some of the top-rated ones on the marketThe best sleep masks in the US: I spent nine weeks testing 32 masks, and these are my favoritesSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsMy sister has fallen asleep to the dulcet...
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After issues with insider trading, the prediction betting platform is adding new rules.
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Check before check-in. What's behind a new safety campaign about power banks on aircraft?
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Nasa revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission in Houston on Tuesday, the next step in the US space agency's plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon. The announcement came two months after Artemis II's record-breaking trip around the moon that surpassed the maximum distance achieved by Apollo 13. Nasa's Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio and...
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US embassy came out against UK's proposed under-16 social media ban, which would affect American firmsWhite House displeasure over the prospect of an under-16 social media ban will not deter the UK from cracking down on tech platforms, the British government has said.The technology secretary, Liz Kendall, told the Guardian she was not concerned "in...
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The answer to today's puzzleEarlier today I set this elegant number puzzle. Here it is again with a solution.Nose to tail Continue reading...
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Claude Fable 5 is a version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos, an AI program which caused a stir among technology, finance, and government leaders.
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Luca Parmitano to pilot all-male crew of four paving way for planned first human landing of Artemis IV in 2028Jared Isaacman, the Nasa administrator, hailed the creation of "Earth's first starfleet” on Tuesday as he revealed the Artemis III crew and details of the next stages of the space agency's project to return humans to the moon.An Italian...
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Tech company says it 'caught and disrupted' NSO Group's attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon A spyware firm has been targeting WhatsApp users with malicious links in contravention of a US court order forbidding it from doing so, Meta has said.In a post, Meta said WhatsApp had "caught and disrupted spear phishing attempts” by NSO...
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The fake ads feature the governor of the Bank of England - the Bank has urged people to report them.
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Meta has accused the EU of "regulatory overreach" and says its decision will allow tech giants like OpenAI free access to WhatsApp.
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US spy-tech company to challenge London mayor's intervention after he raised concerns over breach of procurement rulesPalantir intends to sue the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, after he blocked a contract between the US spy-tech firm and the Metropolitan police.The Met had planned to use Palantir's software to automate intelligence analysis in criminal...
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Researchers believe the same pair of birds has been mating and nesting in the unusual spot in the Daintree Rainforest for 15 consecutive yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt started by chance – but it should have come as no surprise that two ospreys would pick a...
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Also: Anthropic advocates for a 'pause' on AI advancement – days after filing to go public on the US stock marketHello, and welcome to TechScape. I'm your host, Blake Montgomery, the US tech editor at the Guardian. Today we're discussing Donald Trump's neediness for AI and the contradictions of Anthropic's safety-first posture.OpenAI...
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The species is abundant within the protected archipelago but when they migrate outside the marine reserve to give birth they run the gauntlet of industrial fishingThe unmistakable fluted T-shape of a scalloped hammerhead shark slides by, followed by a diver holding his breath and a metal spear like an extra-long snooker cue. The spear hits the fish...
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Governor urges people to report videos on X that falsely show the men clashing in the Question Time studio The Bank of England has warned the public against falling for AI-generated scams after deepfake videos of Nigel Farage fighting its governor spread online.Andrew Bailey, the head of the BoE, said AI-generated content related to central banks...
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Medical Protection Society calls for law to be overhauled to help medics avoid liability for errors made by technologyDoctors and the NHS could be sued for medical negligence over mistakes made by artificial intelligence tools used in diagnosing patients and suggesting their treatment, ministers are being warned.Under the law as it stands, medics...
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Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent The world's first wind-powered underwater datacentre has started operations off the coast of Shanghai, as China presses forwards with solutions for energy challenges created by the country's artificial intelligence boom.The Shanghai Lingang undersea datacentre...
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Exclusive: Sir Paul Marshall's climate views and those broadcast on GB News said to be 'in direct opposition' to those of Church of EnglandThe co-owner of GB News, a British TV channel accused of broadcasting climate change denial, has donated £28m to influential Church of England institutions that support climate action.This raises "serious...
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While many dinosaurs were wiped out when a colossal asteroid struck Earth 66m years ago, one group survived: birds. Prof Steve Brusatte, a palaeontologist at the University of Edinburgh, has written a new book, The Story of Birds, tracing the evolution of our feathered friends from their dinosaur origins. He joins science correspondent Nicola Davis...
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ChatGPT maker expected to be valued at more than $850bn, one of most highly valued listings in market historyOpenAI has filed confidentially to go public on the US stock market, according to a company blogpost published on Monday. The artificial intelligence giant's debut on Wall Street is expected to be one of the most highly valued listings in...
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David Lammy to announce trial of AI assistants in crown courts in effort to cut backlog of casesA plan to roll out virtual legal assistants powered by artificial intelligence to crown courts has prompted warnings that the technology should not be used to "replace vital funding and additional court staff”.David Lammy, the deputy prime minister,...
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Echo project will help erase images as part of package of support to end 'prolonged suffering of survivors'Victims of child sexual abuse in England and Wales will be given help to remove online images of their abuse as part of a wider package of support to end the "prolonged suffering of survivors”.The Echo project will help those who have...
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The company behind ChatGPT files its plans one week after Anthropic did the same.
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The technology giant also revealed a series of new child safety features amid widespread scrutiny over "nudification" apps.
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At his final WWDC keynote, Tim Cook highlights AI-forward upgrade to the voice assistant to be widely released in fallAfter years of anticipation, user frustration and false starts, Apple announced a major upgrade to Siri at its annual developer conference on Monday. The voice assistant will come integrated with Apple's artificial intelligence...
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The former leader of crypto platform FTX, currently serving a 25-year sentence, on Monday officially applied to be pardoned.
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Hundreds of video games were shown at June's annual bonanza. After watching more than 15 hours of showcases, our video games editor picks the highlightsThe sequel to a revered 2014 horror game from British developer Creative Assembly: this time you must evade the xenomorph on the surface of a storm-ravaged colony world. Continue reading...
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Trial suggests monoclonal antibody can help retain lean body mass when losing weight with GLP-1 medicinesA drug that promotes muscle growth could significantly reduce the loss of lean body mass when using slimming jabs, research suggests.While GLP-1 based jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro have proved highly effective at helping people who are...
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Regulator will monitor measures taken by companies'Spikes have often targeted Black and minority ethnic players'Ofcom has written to social media companies to remind them of their responsibilities regarding online abuse and said it will monitor measures taken against "illegal hate content” during the World Cup.After the experience of England...
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In response to AI's hyperrealism, artists and creatives are gravitating toward the homespun and imperfectEarlier this year, a group of film-makers, commercial directors and AI industry influencers gathered in New York City for the Runway AI Summit – a daylong hype-fest, trumping up the potential of this new technology. During one talk, Rob...
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Our writer found a surprisingly effective way to cut down his smartphone use. Plus, what to eat while watching the World Cup – inspired by all 48 teams• Don't get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI recently learned through Apple's Screen Time app that I was spending about eight hours a week on my phone browsing Reddit and...
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Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AIA record-shattering drought has racked much of the US. But the artificial intelligence industry is pushing ahead regardless, with the majority of planned datacenters set to be built in drought-ridden locations, a Guardian analysis...
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Released just before the World Cup kicks off, this upstart football game is positioning itself as a credible alternative to EA Sports FCThis month something extremely unusual happened in the video game world: someone launched a new football game. It used to be that the market could support a vast array of contenders, from arcade kickabouts such as...
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Firms will be expected to activate built-in features to stop children accessing sexually explicit images.
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Drops follow sharp sell-off of US tech stock last week while oil prices seesaw after Iran and Israel exchange strikesStock markets have fallen amid concern about the prospects for tech stocks, while oil prices have risen after renewed conflict in the Middle East dampened hopes that the strait of Hormuz would soon reopen.Markets in Asia and Europe...
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Companies such as Apple and Google have until September to install software or face legislation, says PMApple and Google have been given until September to install software that blocks explicit images on children's mobile phones or face legislation to force them to do so, Keir Starmer said on Monday.The prime minister said tech companies must...
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We are in dangerous territory as courts encourage jurors to discern untruth from body language. In fact, the words are far more revealingImagine you are a juror on a murder trial. A married couple have been found shot dead. The defendant, a man known to them, denies the charge. You've heard the prosecution's evidence and you've heard his testimony....
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This game is end to end!UPDATE: Solution is hereToday's offering is for fans of the number 4. It's a cute puzzle that offers up its solution in an elegant way.Nose to tail Continue reading...
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In today's newsletter: Researchers are giving us new insights into early detection and treatments, but with access to life-saving care remaining uneven patients still have a long road aheadGood morning. Israel has returned fire on Iran following a wave of missile strikes, the first attacks between the two countries since April's ceasefire,...
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Insurer found 18,400 suspect claims last year with some scammers using AI to fake accident scenes and documentsBogus insurance claims worth more than £230m were detected by the insurance firm Aviva last year as scammers tried new tricks including using artificial intelligence to fake car accident scenes, documents and to exaggerate damage.The...
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Meta's former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for 'rather more self-interested' reasonsSilicon Valley companies including Meta have decided to embrace Maga politics, some for "rather more self-interested” reasons, the former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.Clegg, who spent nearly seven years at Meta...
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90s PlayStation fans, rejoice: California studio Toys for Bob is making Spyro: Realms Beyond, intended to 'inspire love, joy and laughter'As the gaming mascots of millennial childhood have been resuscitated one by one for a nostalgic audience, one has remained notably absent: 1990s PlayStation hero Spyro. A new game starring the purple dragon was...
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A drug for pancreatic cancer shows immense promise, but we shouldn't forget research in the field is a story of small victoriesIt is unlikely that we will ever declare a final victory over cancer. Governments have often promised it: from Nixon's 1971 "war on cancer” to the 2016 Obama‑Biden plan to fight and cure it "once and for...
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers' questions explores a topical issue of personal cybersecurityReaders reply: If an alien asked you: 'What is music?' what would you play for them?I've been struggling to get my head around the idea that a passkey, which can be a PIN on your phone, or facial recognition, can be safer than...
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Holy Family Catholic primary school says enthusiastic response from parents has been biggest surpriseSchools banning pupils from having smartphones are commonplace. But what about a school where pupils ban teachers from using their smartphones, and then get their parents to join in?And not just phones: at Holy Family Catholic primary school in west...
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Expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating. But alarm bells are sounding The race is very much on. Elon Musk's SpaceX, which makes AI models as well as space rockets, announced last week it is seeking a $1.77tn (£1.31tn) valuation on the US stock market while Anthropic, the startup behind the Claude chatbot, said it had filed...
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Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militantsWhen a 20-year-old man from Texas was arrested earlier this year for allegedly trying to burn down OpenAI's headquarters and Sam Altman's house, authorities found an anti-AI manifesto alongside his lighter and a jug of kerosene. It was...
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Retatrutide is designed to control appetite and blood sugar but also increase body's energy expenditure, unlike other drugsA new triple-action weekly jab for type 2 diabetes could significantly reduce blood sugar and body weight, according to phase 3 trial results. Patients in the trial receiving weekly retatrutide injections for 40 weeks lost...
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Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI toolYou want to buy a new bag and so you ask ChatGPT for help. You have always liked Russell & Bromley so you ask ChatGPT what is popular there at the moment.The artificial intelligence (AI) assistant gives you cross body, shoulder, casual and...
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Stop Killing Games is challenging the idea publishers can shut down a game without making sure it's still playable.
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Plan backed by Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary had footprint reduced but concerns remain over its health impactsUtah residents have teamed up with a progressive non-profit organization to sue over an under-development AI datacenter backed by celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary, claiming the planned Stratos project facility "irrevocably” cuts off...
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Diagnostic interviews seen as 'gold standard' vary in reliability from condition to condition, study saysDiagnostic interviews – the most common way to diagnose substance use and mental disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar and personality disorders – vary in reliability from condition to condition, according to a new study in Jama...
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Kristen Gonzalez, a state senator who authored the bill, said moratorium would target 'hyperscale' datacenters over 20MWNew York moved closer toward becoming the first US state to enact a moratorium on large datacenters this week. On Thursday, the state legislature approved a one-year ban on the facilities powering the AI boom.The measure now heads...
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Drug that stops cancer cells hiding and a breakthrough for pancreatic cancer among highlights from Asco conference – but there were also notes of cautionDoctors, scientists and researchers shared new research about ways to tackle cancer at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco) annual meeting, the world's largest cancer...
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This word for outdoing or outshining others originated in the manosphere, but is now thoroughly mainstream. Why is it so popular – and should we be worried about slang that arises from toxic subcultures?Until recently, if someone had said "mog” to me, I probably would have assumed they were talking about the children's book cat created by the...
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The US president said on Friday he expects to meet the leaders of top AI companies next week.
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Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automationLiz Kendall has insisted Labour will make artificial intelligence "work for workers”, and not abandon people whose jobs are swept away by its rapid advance.With public fears mounting about the impact of AI on employment, particularly for young people, the...
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Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientistsAlien hunters have released fresh guidelines on how to handle potential signals from intelligent life beyond Earth, in the hope of avoiding an outburst of panic, misinformation and confusion if any are detected.While the idea of little green...
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US firm says it will convene policymakers for discussion of dangers, in post detailing progress of its Claude modelAnthropic has floated the idea of a worldwide "temporary pause” on AI development – and said it was going to convene "policymakers” to discuss the dangers of advanced AI – in its latest release touting the capabilities of its...
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This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereRoscosmos told journalists that the two air leaks that prompted Nasa to order five astronauts aboard the International Space Station to prepare for a possible evacuation were discovered during the pressurisation of the Zveda module's transfer chamber, the Russian state news agency Tass...
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Team now plans to see if they can use yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman to brew beer tooScientists have baked a sourdough loaf of bread using yeast strains harvested from a 5,000-year-old mummy and now plan to see if they can use them to brew beer too.The yeast came from Ötzi the Iceman, a famous corpse remarkably preserved by being...
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Crew previously told to enter docked spacecraft and don spacesuits in case an air leak worsenedAstronauts onboard the International Space Station have been told to return to normal duties after previously being on evacuation alert due to a worsening air leak.The four astronauts of Nasa's Crew-12 mission on the station – two US astronauts, a...
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As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaksFor decades after the discovery of Ebolavirus in 1976, outbreaks of the disease were relatively small and contained, affecting a few hundred people at most.Not any more. In recent years,...
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The firm said it expected to deliver adjusted earnings of at least $38m (£28.2m) for the first half of 2026.
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Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will 'severely degrade' the accuracy of weather predictionsThe Trump administration's plan to dismantle an ocean observation system vital to understanding the climate crisis and marine ecosystems would "severely degrade” the accuracy of weather predictions and El Niño forecasts, with economic...
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As the price of Bitcoin sinks once more, here's a guide to some of the trickiest crypto terms.
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Jess Asato's lawyer says others want to take action over demeaning sexualised material created by Grok AI toolNew claimants have come forward to take legal action against Elon Musk's company xAI after the Labour MP Jess Asato launched a test case against the firm over demeaning sexualised material created by its Grok AI tool.A handful of...
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Naomi Gleit has weathered many controversies at Meta, but remains in what she tells the BBC is her "dream job".
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Insects join list of species capable of solving simple 'box-and-banana' problem that demonstrates basic intelligenceBumblebees can use tools to solve a problem, according to experiments that demonstrate their remarkably advanced cognitive abilities.The bees were given an adapted version of an experiment that, 100 years ago, first demonstrated...
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Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertipsI am not, by nature, an early adopter. There comes a point in our lives where change becomes more irritating than exciting and, I suspect, I reached it sooner than most. But when a workplace recently tasked me...
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Want to spend less time on your phone? We asked psychotherapists, professors and specialists for practical (and achievable) ways to cut down• The best screen-free activitiesEverywhere you look, people are glued to their smartphones. If you haven't noticed this phenomenon, it's likely because you, too, are glued to the little dopamine-deliverer.In...
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Deliveries in 30 minutes or less coming to Manchester and Birmingham and fresh groceries service to start in London Amazon is expanding fast-track deliveries in the UK, including adding fresh fruit and vegetables to same-day services, after closing its standalone grocery stores.The firm said it would expand Amazon Now, its ultra-fast delivery...
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