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Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket has blasted off from Florida on its first mission to space. Its first attempt to launch, on 14 January, was cancelled because ice had accumulated on a propellant line. The company, founded by Jeff Bezos, cited no issues before launch and the rocket successfully reached orbit Bezos's Blue Origin rocket blasts off...
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How long does it take to change a habit? It varies, but one paper suggests the average is 66 days. We asked writers to change one thing in their lives within that timeframe … and tell us if it worksRead more in the 66 days to change seriesMore summer essentialsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastI knew that I wanted to make...
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This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest reporting here:Donald Trump moves inauguration indoors due to severely cold weatherTrump's inauguration: what to know and how to watchDonald Trump told CNN that he will decide what to do with TikTok once he takes office, after the supreme court upheld legislation that will ban it on Sunday...
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FSB-linked Star Blizzard attempts to lure email recipients to click on QR code that gives attackers access to accountRussian state-linked hackers have targeted the WhatsApp accounts of government ministers and officials around the world with emails inviting them to join user groups on the messaging app.The WhatsApp tactic marks a new approach by a...
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Inaccurate notices branded with broadcaster's logo sent to iPhone users but tech firm works on improvementsApple is suspending an artificial intelligence feature that made inaccurate summaries of news headlines.The tech company received a complaint from the BBC after the AI-generated service issued a news alert branded with the corporation's logo...
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Union says Facebook-owner's policy changes will affect 'ability to retain talent and thrive as an inclusive business'UK staff at Facebook owner Meta feel "concerned” and "let down” about the company's decision to scrap factcheckers and diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, the trade union representing UK tech workers has warned the...
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SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. The spacecraft was supposed to soar across the Gulf of Mexico from Texas on a near loop around the world similar to previous test flightsSpaceX's Starship test flight ends tragically after spacecraft...
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Study highlights role of women in Celtic Britain and challenges assumptions most societies were patrilocalFrom Neanderthals to royal courts, history seems awash with women upping sticks to join men's families, but researchers have found that the tables were turned in Britain's Celtic communities.Researchers studying DNA from iron age individuals in...
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A doorbell camera captured the moment a meteorite hit the front porch of a home in Canada Continue reading...
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Last year was full of unexpected science news, from a new strain of Mpox emerging in the DRC, to artificial intelligence dominating the Nobel prizes and two astronauts getting 'stuck' in space. So what will this year bring? Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss the big stories likely to hit the headlines and share their...
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Ed Miliband says funding pledge means Britain within 'grasping distance' of 'secure, clean, unlimited energy'The UK government has promised a record £410m investment in nuclear fusion which could help construct a world-leading fusion power project on the site of an old coal plant in Nottinghamshire.Ministers hope the funding, which will be made...
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Rocket's six engines appeared to shut down one after another after nearly nine minutes, while booster returnedSpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight on Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad.Elon Musk's company said the spacecraft's six engines appeared to shut down one...
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With vaccine sceptic as Trump pick to lead US health policy, parents and advocates anticipate devastating changesA political battle over school-based Covid protocols in early 2021 quickly turned personal for one Colorado family, whose son's cystic fibrosis – a life-threatening genetic disease affecting the lungs and other vital organs – made...
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Potential looting and commercial trips pose risk to artefacts left by lunar landings, says World Monuments FundThe moon has been placed on a list of threatened heritage sites, owing to fears of potential looting and destruction caused by planned commercial trips.The watchlist of the World Monuments Fund (WMF) usually includes vulnerable cultural...
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Suni Williams got a change of scenery after a one-week mission stretched to months following capsule problemsOne of Nasa's two stuck astronauts got a much-welcomed change of scenery on Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago.Suni Williams, the station's commander,...
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Exclusive: Scientists at UCL hope one-off dose of powerful hallucinogenic could help drinkers reduce intakeA powerful psychedelic that is used in healing ceremonies by Indigenous groups in the Amazon is being trialled as a pioneering approach to reduce problematic alcohol consumption.Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is the active ingredient in ayahuasca, a...
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Negative stereotypes linked to some accents raise serious concerns of bias in justice system, warn researchersResearchers have said a study that found people who speak with accents perceived as working class are more likely to be suspected of committing a crime raises "serious concerns” about bias in the UK criminal justice system.People with...
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The mutatio, on Ermin Street linking Silchester and Gloucester, would have provided a place for travellers to rest or change horsesAt Gloucester services on the M5, travellers are resting and refuelling, taking a break from the demands of the road.Just a few miles east, scores of archaeologists are completing a two-year project that has unearthed a...
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Donald Trump and SpaceX owner Elon Musk have ambitious plans in space. Are they shooting for the moon?As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House next week with Elon Musk at his side, the pair are planning to write the next chapter in US spaceflight history with an ambitious agenda that includes the first human footprints on Mars.How many...
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Americans fleeing the looming TikTok ban have been warmly welcomed to app Xiaohongshu – or RedNote – despite China's tight restrictions on what can be posted"It is the coolest thing,” says Huang Ziyan, a longtime user of Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, describing the experience as a "21st-century Tower of Babel”.Huang is referring to...
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Could there be ways to bypass the ban - and could president-elect Donald Trump find a way to stop the law?
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Despite security concerns, Americans are flooding the app, where Chinese users are welcoming them with open arms – and Luigi Mangione memesCute cats. Fit checks. Travel vlogs. Luigi Mangione latte art. Americans who downloaded RedNote saw it all this week, as they fled to the Chinese social media app in advance of an imminent (or not ) TikTok...
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RedNote's Chinese users say it is the first time they have been able to speak directly to Americans online.
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British content creators, who may lose a big chunk of their audiences, say they see the app as a gateway to AmericansIf TikTok disappears from the US, it won't just be its 170 million American users who will lose out.British TikTokers and business owners have told the Guardian they will also lose a sizeable chunk of their audiences after a ban. The...
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NetflixThe signature games of the TV show – such as Red Light, Green Light – are among the 40+ here, but they're neither exciting nor competitiveSquid Game is not a subtle show. It is impossible to misinterpret its very obvious message that the games are bad, and people should NOT be driven to such desperation by a merciless capitalist system...
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Chile's president invited me to the palace and asked to see some of my cardsI started playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) around 10 years ago, when I was seven. My older brother, Marco, had already been playing with my dad for years. At first, the three of us just played at home. For me, Pokémon TCG is a family activity – it keeps...
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The complaint filed to a US federal court alleges Musk saved $150m at the expense of Twitter shareholders.
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Regulator Ofcom releases guidelines that call for use of face scans, credit cards checks or photo-IDUsers accessing online pornography in the UK could soon be required to have their face scanned, under measures announced by Ofcom to stop children seeing the material.Enforcement guidelines released on Thursday, which will apply to social media...
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From aviation to retail, many industries are already looking to artificial intelligence to improve productivityKeir Starmer this week announced a 50-point plan that aims to give the UK world leader status in artificial intelligence and grow the economy by as much as £47bn a year over a decade.The multibillion-pound investment, which seeks to...
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As natural disasters make need to cut CO2 emissions clearer than ever, energy demand of AI systems is about to soarViolent weather events have been top of the news agenda for weeks, with scientists and fact-based news organisations attributing their increased severity to climate breakdown. The scientists consulted have all emphasised the need to...
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The tech giant accounts for 90% of web searches in the UK - the regulator will probe whether that harms consumers and rivals.
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The firm has repeatedly said it will not sell its US operation as it face a 19 January deadline.
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Ofcom is issuing industry guidance which sets out the tech adult websites must use to check ages.
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Launch of Amazon founder's New Glenn craft on second attempt ramps up rivalry between tech billionairesJeff Bezos's Blue Origin company hailed "a new era” in commercial spaceflight on Thursday after its giant New Glenn rocket made a long-awaited successful maiden launch from Florida.The spectacular early morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral space...
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The latest in the Like a Dragon series of Japanese crime drama is taking an improbably nautical turn – but its makers want you to know that it's still got heartIn May last year, an anonymous forum poster shared details of what they claimed would be the next game in the Like a Dragon series, the Japanese gangster drama with a unique spirit of...
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A swarm of "TikTok refugees" has made RedNote the most downloaded app on Apple's US App Store.
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Outgoing president signs executive order to tackle US vulnerabilities after attacks that have cost country billionsThe Biden administration is making a final push to fortify America's cyber defenses against mounting threats from China and Russia, issuing a sweeping cybersecurity executive order just days before leaving office that aims to tackle...
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Leading tech firms are said to have committed £14bn towards the project, which could create more than 13,000 jobs.
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A larger screen, redesigned snap-off controllers and a new Mario Kart make an appearance in a reveal trailerNintendo has announced its long-awaited successor to the 150m-selling Switch console, called the Nintendo Switch 2. It will be out later in 2025.The first Nintendo Switch debuted on 3 March 2017, and pioneered the hybrid console: it can be...
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Telecoms company hoped to convert roadside cabinets into charge points but will now shut down its sole installationBT has scrapped a plan to turn roadside green cabinets into electric car chargers, after only managing to install one.The British telecoms company had spied a chance to use the existing electricity connections to the cabinets, which...
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Troubling new HBO docuseries An Update on Our Family looks at YouTube families and Myka Stauffer, the mom who 'rehomed' her adopted sonIn May 2020, the vlogger parents Myka and James Stauffer tearfully revealed to their nearly 1 million followers that the son they adopted from China just three years before had been "rehomed”. The child, Huxley,...
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How player-funded development launched a multiplayer game of galactic proportions – and costs – in Star CitizenHow much does it cost to make a video game? The development expenses of blockbuster games are closely guarded business secrets, but they have been climbing ever higher over the years towards big Hollywood-style spending.Industry leaks...
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Peter Kyle responds as internet safety campaigner Ian Russell says laws to protect children need fixing.
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Biden signed a law banning the app in January – if parent firm ByteDance fails to block it, here's what could happenUS supreme court seems likely to uphold TikTok ban-or-sale lawThe US supreme court will hear arguments on Friday from TikTok and its China-based owner ByteDance, which is seeking to block a law signed by Joe Biden that will ban the...
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The tech giant has asked investors to reject a proposal from a conservative group to end its DEI policies.
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Long-running leaks mean the usually secretive Nintendo have failed to keep a lid on its new console. With its official announcement due any minute now, here's what we know so farNintendo is likely to announce its next console this week, the follow-up to the 150m-selling Nintendo Switch, which came out in March 2017. There's just one problem: we...
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Whether you're chasing folding treadmills or gym quality on a budget, our top-rated running machines will accelerate your training• The best running shoes to take you from trail to road to marathon, tried and tested by runnersAlthough the treadmill has been around since the early 1800s, when it was once used to punish prisoners (sounds about...
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The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaignOn 27 September last year, three climate activists were arrested for throwing soup over Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh at the National Gallery. The Just Stop Oil protest landed on...
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As wildfires continue to cause devastation in Los Angeles, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Albert van Dijk, professor of water science and management at the Australian National University, about how rising temperatures are causing rapid swings in extreme weatherClips: CBS News, CBS Sunday Morning, King 5 SeattleClimate crisis 'wreaking havoc' on Earth's...
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Expert says the planet parade will be best viewed around 21 January and recommends downloading a sky map app to help spot themGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastStargazers are being treated to a rare "planet parade” this month, with most of the planets visible in the night sky at the same time.Astrophysicist Dr Rebecca...
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Experts say mental health treatment is key to tackling rise in UK, rather than simply reclassifying drug as class AIt was once viewed as a fringe club drug whose use as a horse tranquilliser gave it a "dirty” reputation. But with illegal ketamine use reaching record levels, the Home Office announced last week that it was considering reclassifying...
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Study has linked a soft and liquid diet to smaller jaw size in children, but others say evolution is more likely the causeUltra-processed foods (UPFs) have caused concern among experts for their potential impact on human health, but now scientists have warned they might also affect how our bodies develop, in particular our jaws.We take a look at...
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Experts believe H5N1 bird flu belongs in a growing category of infectious diseases that can cause pandemics across many species. But there are ways to reduce the risksBird flu poses a threat that is "unique and new in our lifetime” because it has become a "'panzootic” that can kill huge numbers across multiple species, experts warn. For months,...
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Wider sample used data from across 29 countries and 5m people, with a quarter from non-European ancestriesA global study has identified 300 previously unknown genetic risk factors for depression because it included a much wider population sample.According to the World Health Organization, 3.8% of the population has depression at any one time,...
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More women are using apps instead of the pill, but while some find them 'freeing', others had unwanted pregnanciesAfter 15 years on the contraceptive pill Francesca* decided that she wanted to know how her body felt without additional hormones. She started using a fertility tracking app – which tracks menstrual cycles or symptoms of ovulation to...
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Bundle up and break a sweat with these winter running accessories, from base layers and gloves to waterproof jackets• The best running shoes to take you from trail to road to marathonIf you're tempted to stop running in the winter or retreat to the gym, think again. Whether it's getting out for fresh air and daylight on crisp, blue-sky days, or...
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Want to switch to a dumbphone but worry about things like two-factor authentication or map apps? These are my best tips and workaroundsSign up to Reclaim your brain, our free coaching newsletter to help you spend less time on your phoneI have spent years of my life online. I have nearly crashed my car because I was composing a message. I have had...
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Class action alleges company is abusing its dominant position in the app market and 30% fee breaches lawsApple has been accused of dominating the tech market with a "total shutout” of competitors as it faces claims it overcharged customers of the UK App Store, a court has heard.The claim alleges that the tech company is abusing its dominant...
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The actor has shared selected items from his famous collection for a new exhibition taking place in Sag HarborSome celebrities collect art, rare film prints or plain old action figures. (Welcome to the club, Leonardo DiCaprio.) Tom Hanks, somewhat famously, collects something that's simultaneously more practical and unwieldy: typewriters. And...
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Online retailer will also begin its first large-scale deliveries by train and trial heavy post-style cartsBusiness live – latest updatesAmazon is to deploy nearly 150 electric heavy goods vehicles as well as piling packages on to trains and post-style trolleys in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of delivering goods in the UK.The tech...
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The notion that it's bad to be brought up without siblings should be banished for goodWhen I was growing up, only children were generally regarded as unfortunate souls; lonely, socially clumsy and often bullied. Partly, this was because they were unusual back then, and as those who've observed just about any species know, unusual individuals tend...
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Antimicrobial resistance threatens many of the gains of modern medicine, making even routine surgery much riskier. Some scientists believe phages, lurking in every corner of the planet, offer hopeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHumans have been visiting Merri Creek for...
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Experts say marsupial mole DNA shows they are closely linked to bandicoots and bilbies and their ancestors probably evolved in rainforestsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew research into one of Australia's most specialised and bizarre animals has revealed the...
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As commercial space activity ramps up, detritus from launches poses a risk to active satellites and those of us down on EarthLast month, people in a small village in Kenya looked to the sky and saw a red glowing ring slowly descending. The half-tonne piece of metal crashed into a nearby thicket with a loud bang, leaving them shaken and perplexed....
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The city has a long history with tropical medicine and is now home to one of the largest biotech clusters in EuropeTucked away in the village of Leasowe, near Moreton on the Wirral peninsula west of Liverpool, the US pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is building a new £35m glass-clad laboratory building.It is part of a growing life...
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Low-quality 'slop' generated by AI is crowding out genuine humans across the internet, but instead of regulating it, platforms such as Facebook are positively encouraging it. Where does this end?How do you do, fellow humans? My name is Arwa and I am a genuine member of the species homo sapiens. We're talking a 100% flesh-and-blood person operating...
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Largest study into diet and disease suggests extra 300mg of calcium a day is associated with a 17% lower riskHaving a large glass of milk every day may cut the risk of bowel cancer by nearly a fifth, according to the largest study conducted into diet and the disease.Each daily 300mg of calcium, about the amount found in half a pint of milk, was...
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The Oxford English Dictionary announced its word of the year at the end of 2024: brain rot. The term relates to the supposedly negative effects of consuming social media content, but it struck a chord more widely with many of us who feel we just don't have the mental capacity we once did. Gloria Mark, a professor of informatics at the University of...
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The red planet is only about 60m miles away and will also be directly opposite the sun for maximum lightIt's all about Mars this week. The planet is at its closest approach to Earth for the next two years and will experience a close conjunction with the moon at the same time as drawing opposite to the sun in the sky.Like a runner on the inside...
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Dreaming is vital to our mental health – and it is possible to use them for our own goodDreams are pure emotional and cognitive gold. Those often surreal, fragmented images and plot lines that can instantly evaporate when we open our eyes, allow us not only to explore the themes and challenges of our day, but to step into the what-ifs of...
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Psychologists say that singing, dancing and song preferences play a key role in the viability of romantic relationships"What's the one thing your readers should do to help them use music to find and catch the partner of their dreams?” asks Patrick Savage, a senior research fellow in psychology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. "Go to...
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Technology secretary Peter Kyle has the task of making Britain a leading player in the AI revolution, but says economic growth will not come at the cost of online safetyWith the NHS still struggling, a prisons crisis still teetering and Britain's borrowing costs soaring, there are few easy jobs going in Keir Starmer's cabinet at present.But even in...
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Research finds hypertrophic cardiomyopathy testing that overlooks sex differences and body size is inadequateDoctors are failing to diagnose women with a potentially deadly heart condition because tests rely on outdated studies from the 1970s and do not account for natural differences in sex and body size.Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a...
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Controllers scrap launch of 320ft New Glenn rocket due to unspecified issue in final minutes of countdownBlue Origin called off the debut launch of its new rocket early on Monday because of technical trouble.The 320ft (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida's Cape Canaveral space...
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As science misinformation takes hold in the White House, those seeking to set the record straight need to meet people where they areYears ago, a pediatrician told me a story about vaccinating one of his patients. He had carefully drawn up the dose, flicked away the bubbles, and was about to administer the needle when the child suddenly started...
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The companies are among the latest major corporations to alter their diversity programmes since Trump's re-election.
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The platform with nearly 170 million American users is challenging a law that would see it banned in the US in a matter of days.
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Plans to make UK world leader in AI sector include opening access to NHS and other public dataWhy Labour is pinning its hopes on AI to drive UK growthArtificial intelligence will be "mainlined into the veins” of the nation, ministers have announced, with a multibillion-pound investment in the UK's computing capacity despite widespread public fear...
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Conservative thinktank wants firm to end its DEI efforts because they create 'litigation, reputational and financial risks'Business live – latest updatesApple has asked shareholders to vote against a proposal to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, as tech rivals scale back similar schemes before Donald Trump's return to the...
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It's been a year since we launched the Reclaim Your Brain newsletter, so we reached out to subscribers to see how they're doingHaven't signed up yet? Start your free, five-week plan to reduce your screen time hereIf you've ever wanted to waste less time on your phone, you'll know how hard it can be to break old scrolling habits.Even if you're able...
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How can we publicly debate policy in the face of the rising – and polarising – influence of the X owner and others whose only aim is to serve themselvesHow should we as a society interact with one another, debate, come to decisions? What impels politicians to focus and act on one thing and not another?The Athenians had the Agora, where (male,...
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(Newobject; Raw Fury; PC)Make virtual millions in this deceptively simple game that's all about bumpers and the luck of the bounceFrom pinball to pachinko, human beings have spent billions of hours fascinated by the capricious effects of physics on a metallic ball. It's a pastime that, in Ballionaire, has perhaps reached its zenith. The premise is...
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Is tech calling the shots in your life? From making AI work smarter to tracking stolen phones, our expert explains how to get aheadAsking ChatGPT to write your emails is so two years ago. Generative AI tools are now going beyond the basic text-prompt phase. Take Google's NotebookLM, an experimental "AI research assistant” that lets you upload not...
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I already have too much stuff – and every time I go online I'm being pushed to buy more. Time to channel my inner deinfluencerI am uneasily aware that around this time last year I wrote that my drive to acquire material things had somewhat subsided: I was older and wiser, had everything I needed, was repelled by the sheer volume of stuff in the...
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With vast amounts of data do draw on, AI should be able to come up with good gift ideas, but does it?
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Music lovers are buying up old cassette, CD and record players and getting them fixed.
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The body's co-chair says moving to community notes could have a big impact on gender rights and minority groups.
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Ann Altman filed a lawsuit alleging her brother sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006.
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Senior cabinet minister promises not to dilute new measures despite Zuckerberg's attacks on countries 'censoring' contentBritain's new laws to boost safety and tackle hate speech online are "not up for negotiation”, a senior government minister has warned, after Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg vowed to join Donald Trump to pressure countries they...
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The world's richest man looks to move Canada to the right as the beleaguered prime minister prepares to departThe decision by the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, this week to resign as head of the Liberal party has set in motion a leadership race against the backdrop of a looming general election, which will be held amid political turmoil...
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Meta says its platforms will instead rely on "community notes" from its users, an approach pioneered by X.
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From Zuckerberg's handmade $900k timepiece to gen Z's pursuit of the authentic, smartwatches are being replacedFirst he ditched the grey hoodie. Then he grew out his curls. Now Mark Zuckerberg is shifting the styling focus to his left wrist. Announcing changes on Tuesday to Facebook and Instagram's factchecking programmes , the Meta boss wore a...
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Here are some of the more curious health hacks circulating on the social media platform – and what the evidence saysThe deluge of improbable health hacks on TikTok can only mean it's the start of a new year. Here we look at some of the more curious tips and the evidence, where there is any, behind them. Continue reading...
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In 2017, Silicon Valley rebuked Trump's travel ban. Today, it has reversed course and is bending over backwards with displays of deference to TrumpOn 28 January 2017, I rushed to the San Francisco international airport (SFO). Like elsewhere in the US that night, demonstrations were growing against a travel ban Donald Trump had issued against...
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From stringent legislation to grassroots action, Australia and Spain lead the way in tackling children's use of mobile phones and tabletsIf the advent of the affordable mobile phone has given parents a new way to stay in touch with their children, it has also prompted countless arguments about screen time, safety and social media.As concerns over...
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Meta, fresh off announcement to end factchecking, follows McDonald's and Walmart in rolling back diversity initiativesFollowing a week in which Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta was getting rid of factchecking, as of Friday the company is also terminating its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, effective immediately.An internal memo...
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Tech boss suggests move to self-learning synthetic data though some warn this could cause 'model collapse'Business live – latest updatesArtificial intelligence companies have run out of data for training their models and have "exhausted” the sum of human knowledge, Elon Musk has said.The world's richest person suggested technology firms would...
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Apple has pledged improvements to its news summarising tool, but critics say it is dangerous and needs to be withdrawn.
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X owner and far-right politician appear to agree on everything, as Musk faces accusations of meddling in German electionElon Musk has praised the co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative für Deutschland party, as he repeated his claim that "only the AfD can save Germany” during a controversial live talk on his social media platform X.The...
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With brutishly fast zombies, raw action and most importantly an over-the-shoulder viewpoint, the influence of Capcom's horror game can still be feltIt is an interesting quirk of video game history that one of the greatest ever horror titles debuted on the Nintendo GameCube, a toylike console better known for the cutest titles in the Zelda series...
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Whether you're making comforting curries, casseroles or chilli con carne, we've tested the top slow cookers for serving up winter warmers• The best blenders to blitz like a pro, tried and tested, from Ninja to NutribulletAs January beds in and our craving for cosiness increases, you may be minded to dig out the slow cooker. Coming home to a warm,...
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Rasheed Abueideh's game, based on a folk tale about a mother's escape to Lebanon has been rejected almost 300 times, but he hopes it can be completed even in the event of his disappearanceIn the city of Nablus in the West Bank, Rasheed Abueideh owns a nut roastery, where he works to provide for his family. He is also an award-winning game...
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If we are to take seriously the risk facing humanity, regulators need the power to 'recall' deployed models, as well as assess leading, not lagging, indicators of risk, writes Prof John McDermidRe Geoffrey Hinton's concerns about the perils of artificial intelligence ('Godfather of AI' shortens odds of the technology wiping out humanity over next...
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Tech giants follow footsteps of other major companies, including Amazon, Meta, OpenAI and UberGoogle and Microsoft have donated $1m each to Donald Trump's inauguration fund, following in the footsteps of other major companies including Amazon, Meta, OpenAI and Uber."Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration, with a livestream on YouTube...
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The announcement was part of Mr Huang's address at CES, an annual technology show in Las Vegas.
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China's embassy in Washington branded the move as an "unreasonable suppression" of its firms.
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It comes days after former UK deputy PM Sir Nick Clegg left his top job at the social media giant.
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Users will no longer be able to opt out of political content from people they do not follow.
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PC; Tom van den Boogaart/SokpopPleasant pottering tending the hedgerows turns into an eerie puzzler full of peril, delivering more than the rural idyll it first promisesIt sounds like a delightful getaway. A week in a remote Dutch village tending to the garden of an absent homeowner; birds tweeting in the trees, a picturesque church just over the...
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Meta's rewritten policies mean different things may be allowed to pass on Facebook, Instagram and ThreadsMeta's rewritten policies on "hateful conduct” mean users will now be able to say different types of things on its platforms, Facebook, Instagram and Threads. After Mark Zuckerberg's announcement of sweeping changes to oversight of content on...
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He will be replaced by Republican Joel Kaplan, a former White House deputy chief of staff under President Bush.
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One alert claimed BBC story said Luigi Mangione, alleged murderer of US healthcare CEO, had killed himselfApple has said it will update an artificial intelligence feature that has issued inaccurate news alerts on its latest iPhones, including that a man accused of killing a US insurance boss had shot himself and that the tennis star Rafael Nadal...
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Mark Zuckerberg accused fact-checkers in US of making biased decisions• Meta scraps factcheckersThe Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday his company, Meta, would be scrapping factcheckers in the US, accusing them of making biased decisions and saying he wanted to enable greater free speech. Meta uses third-party independent...
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Data from the Entertainment and Retail Association shows more and more players leaving physical games behind for digital downloads and subscriptionsAs music sales and streaming revenue reaches a high of £2.4bn – the highest since 2001, not accounting for significant inflation – the UK video game market, which has grown almost continually for...
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Introducing my kids to games like Link's Awakening has given me a whole new perspective on these old favourites and made me excited for what new video game adventures we'll have together in the futureThanks to some distinctly Scottish weather over the holidays, my family and I ended up celebrating Hogmanay at home rather than at the party we'd...
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Comments by co-chair of oversight board Helle Thorning-Schmidt come as X CEO welcomes rival's moveThe co-chair of Meta's oversight board said the company's systems had become "too complex”, as the chief executive of Elon Musk's X welcomed its decision to scrap factcheckers.Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the co-chair of the social media company's...
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the co-chair of the social media company's oversight board and the former prime minister of Denmark, said 'Meta systems have been too complex', adding there had been 'over-enforcement'. She told BBC Radio 4 that she did not think Nick Clegg left Meta, where he was president of global affairs, because of the change, adding...
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Tech entrepreneur and family say Ann Altman's claims that abuse started in childhood are 'utterly untrue' The sister of the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he regularly sexually abused her for several years, starting when they were children.The lawsuit filed on 6 January in a US district court in the Eastern...
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Bulk of funds for electric vehicle firm relate to government's plug-in car grant, analysis findsElon Musk's electric vehicle company has received almost £200m in grants from the UK government since 2016, according to analysis.Tesla, which is run by the tech billionaire who has become increasingly vocal about the UK government, has received £191m...
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The Meta boss's decision to drastically change Facebook and Instagram's factchecking programme has set the stage for a fact-free four years onlineSocial media has always acted as something of a funhouse mirror to society as a whole. The algorithms and amplifications of an always-online existence have helped accentuate the worst parts of our lives,...
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Mark Zuckerberg's decision regarding Meta platforms condemned as 'a full bending of the knee' to Donald TrumpMark Zuckerberg's decision to ditch factcheckers on Facebook and "prioritise free speech” weeks before Donald Trump returns to power was condemned on Tuesday as a "major step back” for public discourse.The Meta founder announced multiple...
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Researchers have unearthed 200 large dinosaur footprints in Oxfordshire, believed to be the biggest site of its kind in the UK. They are from two types of dinosaurs, thought to be the herbivorous cetiosaurus and the carnivorous megalosaurus. The longest trackways are 150 metres in length, and only part of the quarry has been excavatedTrackways of...
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Famous for her work with Oprah Winfrey, Martha Beck is a bestselling author and self-help superstar. But for 60 years she was anxious and terrified - until she found a simple, uplifting answerAll her life, Martha Beck had been anxious, but a few years ago she began to get really curious about anxiety. And curiosity, she wants us all to know, may...
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Spot planets, galaxies and constellations in the Australian night sky – and look out for more auroras in 2025 as the sun reaches solar maximumIt's summer in Australia and that means many of us head out of the city and off to a remote camping site, where the night sky shines bright with stars. Australian First Nations astronomers have built...
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Approach could be used to limit outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue fever, which results in 390m cases annually worldwideGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastToxic male mosquitoes will poison females with their semen in a new population control method developed by Australian researchers.The method involves...
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Scientists are increasingly finding that behaviours once seen as depraved often have a direct physical cause. To find out more, Ian Sample hears from Guy Leschziner, a consultant neurologist and sleep physician at Guy's and St Thomas' hospital in London. His new book, Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human, looks at the neurological basis of...
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These tiny organisms matter. They have been used to map dark matter and improve transport networks, and they're living all around usA few years ago, I started looking at the underside of logs and it changed my life. I found a secret carnival of the most bodacious and interesting organisms I had ever seen. Bubbles of candy-pink gloss on stilts...
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State-backed cyberspies are exploiting ageing infrastructure to penetrate every corner of the US government, it seems – even its phone-tapping systemsYou know the drill. You're logging into your bank or another service (Gmail, to name just one) that you use regularly. You enter your username and password and then the service says that it will...
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Medical advances make pills to treat Alzheimer's disease viable, though challenges remain in sharing gains globallyPills that prevent Alzheimer's disease or blunt its effects are on the horizon, as the fight against dementia enters a "new era”, experts have said.Scientific advances were on the cusp of producing medicines that could be used even...
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With half of all languages predicted to die out in decades, activists are turning to online tools to preserve themEvery year, the world loses some of its 7,000 languages. Parents stop speaking them to their children, words are forgotten and communities lose the ability to read their own scripts. The rate of loss is quickening, from one every three...
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Linguistics professor says London dialect is most likely to be spoken in Essex, but aspects have traversed the globeThe cockney dialect, as associated with the late EastEnders icon Dame Barbara Windsor, may not be as prevalent in today's London, but it remains possibly the most influential English dialect across the world, according to academic...
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Patient was over age 65 and reported to have underlying medical conditions, state health department saysA patient in Louisiana has become the first human in the US to die of bird flu.The Louisiana department of health reported on Monday afternoon that a patient who had been hospitalized in the state with the first human case of avian influenza has...
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LA tech entrepreneur Mike Johns nearly missed his flight after he became trapped in a malfunctioning self-driving car. 'I got my seat belt on. I can't get out of the car. Has this been hacked? What's going on?' Johns can be heard saying. The issue was resolved after a few minutes, Waymo said in a statement. Johns ultimately managed to catch his...
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The tech giant denies wrongdoing after being accused of eavesdropping on customers.
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Exclusive: Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety bodyA company that has worked closely with the UK government on artificial intelligence safety, the NHS and education is also developing AI for military drones.The consultancy Faculty AI has "experience developing and deploying AI models on to...
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It was chilling to hear 'my voice' repeating lies – and to discover that deepfake audio is a growing threat to democracyGeorgina Findlay is a writer and presenter at the YouTube channel TLDR NewsMy brother held his phone up to my ear. "You're gonna find this creepy,” he warned. An Instagram reel showing a teenage boy at a rally featured a...
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Mark Zuckerberg says company will 'dramatically reduce censorship' across Facebook, Instagram and ThreadsMeta will get rid of factcheckers, "dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” and recommend more political content on its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced.In a video message,...
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Centrist and globalist Clegg is being replaced by a conservative champion ahead of Trump's second termHello, and welcome to TechScape. Happy New Year! May dry January leave us all with fewer headaches. Today in TechScape: Meta promotes a Trumpian bulldog, TikTok faces mounting problems that aren't a ban, Meta faces backlash against its approach to...
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Rival technology giant Huawei has also cut smartphone prices in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday.
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Tesla's ranking as the world's top electric vehicle seller is threatened after sales fell last year.
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Government announces new contracts to install gigabit level fibre coverage for 131,000 households and businessesThe last corners of England and Wales yet to be covered by a £5bn push to widen fast broadband could finally get access to rapid downloads, streaming and video calls after the government announced £289m in new taxpayer-funded contracts...
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Mike Johns' self-driving car started circling a parking lot, but he recognizes there are 'glitches that need stitches'A tech entrepreneur based in Los Angeles became trapped in a malfunctioning self-driving car for several minutes last month, causing him to nearly miss a flight, he said.Mike Johns was riding in an autonomous Waymo car on his way to...
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Lightwood, Derbyshire: Shine it on a simple green plant like moss or saxifrage and they become glittering, baroque jewelsI'm blaming my fellow diarist Kate Blincoe. Recently, she extolled the joys of a UV torch, on the strength of which I bought one, have become addicted and now see the world entirely anew.Ultraviolet is a shortwave,...
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The ruling marks a significant moment in the long running battle over how to regulate internet providers.
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French president accuses world's richest man of intervening directly in continent's democratic processesEmmanuel Macron has added his voice to a growing chorus of European criticism of Elon Musk, accusing the world's richest man of intervening directly in the continent's democratic processes, including Germany's snap federal elections next...
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Researchers are looking at how to make video meetings feel less tiring, reduce anxiety and tackle 'Zoom dysmorphia'Whether it's a social catch-up with colleagues, or assembling to set new year objectives, many of us will be reconnecting via Zoom, Teams or Google Meet come Monday morning. Yet while such platforms have revolutionised flexible and...
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Sam Altman says tools that carry out jobs autonomously, known as AI agents, could transform business outputVirtual employees could join workforces this year and transform how companies work, according to the chief executive of OpenAI.The first artificial intelligence agents may start working for organisations this year, wrote Sam Altman, as AI...
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The SpaceX chief's powerful new system is set to slash the cost of missions, leaving Nasa in the dustIt was one of the most striking technological events of the year. On 13 October, Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, blasted into space from a launchpad in Texas. Its main booster reached an altitude of more than 65km before it...
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The Northern Lights Photographer of the Year collection from Capture the Atlas features the most extraordinary aurora photos captured over the 12 months. This year, as we reach the solar maximum of this solar cycle, the northern and southern lights have been more active than ever, illuminating skies in unexpected places where they've rarely – if...
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Mind-manglers from the Musk mafiaUPDATE: Read the solutions hereThe book The Founders by Jimmy Soni tells the story of the Paypal Mafia – the tech bros who founded and ran the online payments company.The most famous of this troupe - Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and David Sacks – are now as well known for their Trumpist politics as their...
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The solutions to today's puzzlesEarlier today I set you three puzzles that were interview questions at Paypal, the online payments company ran by a group of billionaire tech bros – Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and David Sacks – now better known for their right wing politics. Here they are again with solutions.1. Divide and conquer Continue...
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Do you find yourself replaying an important conversation in your head and thinking - 'why did I say that?'Journalist and Pulitzer prize-winning author Charles Duhigg found himself at a similar impasse when he had to manage a project and struggled to connect with members of his team. So he learned everything he could about communication.Duhigg tells...
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Commercial animal cloning is banned in the UK, so Gemini Genetics in Shropshire freezes cells bound for the USAt first glance, Gem is simply a very happy spaniel. With a plush toy in her mouth, she is the embodiment of joy. But her straightforward demeanour belies the complexities of her origins. Because Gem is not your typical dog: she is a...
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For the regular drinker, the studies that say a daily tipple is better for a longer life than avoiding alcohol completely are a source of great comfort. But a new analysis challenges that thinking and says it was based on flawed research that compares drinkers with people who are sick and sober. In this episode from August, Madeleine Finlay hears...
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You might have noticed that everyone has recently become a bit obsessed with blood sugar, or glucose. Wellness firms such as Zoe in the UK – as well as Nutrisense, Levels and Signos – claim to offer insights into how our bodies process food based on monitoring our blood glucose, among other things. But many researchers have begun to question...
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A dig near Bicester has uncovered spectacular tracks in what was once a Jurassic lagoonThere are many reasons to be excited about the dinosaur footprints whose discovery was announced last week. They will bring new understandings to the Jurassic world of more than 150m years ago. Their recording united quarry workers and more than a hundred...
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Our brains are miraculous and weird things, and it turns out everyone has different ways of processing the worldSometimes I like to start a column by asking myself: should this really be a column that will live on the internet forever, for all and sundry to see? Or is this really an airing of my many neuroses that is better shared privately, with a...
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The US right is misrepresenting science to support its racist agenda. There's far more to it than 'good' or 'bad' genesLike so many of us, I was dispirited to wake up a few weeks ago to learn that Donald Trump will be back in the White House. This time he was aided by the world's richest man and professional spaceship-crasher, Elon Musk. Among the...
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