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Evidence is piling up that GLP-1 drugs can treat addiction. We must learn from the way that obesity has been stigmatisedIn the years since so-called weight-loss jabs entered widespread use, there have been reports that these drugs may not just reduce food cravings, but in fact cravings and desires full-stop. Earlier this month, a study using...
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From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too highThere is an Israeli military strategy called the "fog procedure”. First used during the second intifada, it's an unofficial rule that requires soldiers guarding military posts in...
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Colossal Biosciences' CEO says its work follows a 'moral obligation' while critics say it's 'tech bro' hype that could undermine conservationCan and should we resurrect animal species that have been extinct for thousands of years? Such weighty, existential questions were once the preserve of science fiction but are now being played out within an...
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Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimagine our relationship with natureIn 2018, the ecologist and writer Suzanne Simard was conducting research in the forested Caribou Mountains of western...
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Features woven into the fabric of platforms have been central to landmark social media harm case in US. How do they work?It was as "easy as ABC”, claimed the lawyer prosecuting a landmark social media harm case against Meta and Google which heard closing arguments this week. The defendants were guilty, said Mark Lanier, of "addicting the brains...
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First major study on 'AI psychosis' suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable peopleA new scientific review raises concerns about how chatbots powered by artificial intelligence may encourage delusional thinking, especially in vulnerable people.A summary of existing evidence on artificial intelligence-induced psychosis was...
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Sprawling compound, including mock-up banks and police offices, uncovered by Thai military during border clashesIt is as if you have walked into a branch of one of Vietnam's banks. A row of customer service desks, divided by plastic screens, with landline phones, promotional leaflets and staff business cards. A seated waiting area and a private...
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Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest infrastructure gambles of this era, and Britain may be uniquely exposedStargate was to be the world's biggest AI investment: a $500bn infrastructure project to "secure American leadership in AI”. Never shy of hyperbole, its key backer, the ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, promised "massive economic benefit...
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Cern researchers are testing traps capable of moving antimatter, which explodes into energy as soon as it comes into contact with regular matterWhen the truck pulls away from the building at Cern, the European particle physics laboratory near Geneva, all eyes will be on its precious cargo, a one-tonne device containing some of the most exotic...
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More than 1,000 local tech jobs have recently been cut, with companies citing AI productivity gains. But that's not the full story, experts sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeresa Lim has one of the most recognisable voices in Australia. For 23 years, she has been the voice behind radio and television advertisements,...
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Sources tell Reuters layoffs could affect 20% or more of company as plans reflect broader tensions within big techMeta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Meta seeks to offset costly artificial intelligence infrastructure bets and prepare for greater...
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Paul Carter checks out the newest phones, gadgets and trends from MWC Barcelona.
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Saturday quiz | Avoiding AI | Size matters It was lovely to read Sabrina Olson's letter (6 March) on the quiz as it has been a family ritual for us for years. It kept us all connected through our children's time at university, then moving into their own homes, and in some cases working abroad. It kept us going through the enforced separation of...
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Candidates in both parties – but mostly Republicans – are seeing cash infusions after merely indicating supportWith the first primaries of the US midterm elections now under way, the cryptocurrency industry is injecting millions of dollars into congressional races across the country, with particular emphasis on Illinois, which has attracted the...
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The new changes by the Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body (PEGI) will start from June.
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A psychiatric unit in Norway has been testing its built-in lighting on conditions such as psychosis and depressionAt first glance, the psychiatric ward in Trondheim looks much like any other unit caring for patients in acute mental distress. But as evening falls, filters descend over the windows, and the lights shift to a soft amber glow. By...
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Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but howThe standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon has forced the tech industry to once again grapple with the question of how its products are used for war – and what lines it will not cross. Amid Silicon...
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From war zones and socially virtuous farming to ever-changing boards and role-playing with 167 dice, here's our pick of the most absorbing table-based entertainmentVideo games have long been heavily inspired by physical games, from chess and Scrabble to Dungeons & Dragons. The deck-building collectible card game, for example, has become...
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University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to childrenIt was all going well. Charlotte, five, was chatting with an AI soft toy called Gabbo at a London play centre about her family, her drawing of a heart to represent them and what makes her happy. She even offered a couple of kisses to the...
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US space agency says it is working towards new date after February launch delayed by technical difficultiesNasa has said the long-delayed launch of Artemis II, the first crewed flyby mission to the moon in more than 50 years, could happen as soon as 1 April."We are on track for a launch as early as April 1, and we are working toward that date,”...
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In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.
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Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social mediaThe first-ever jury trial over the potential harms of social media wrapped up on Thursday. Lawyers for Meta and YouTube have argued their platforms are safe for the vast majority of young people, while lawyers for a young woman at...
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Josh Wardle hopes his digital take on the cryptic crossword can be a gradual on-ramp crossing the cultural divide between Britain and the USIn 2021, Josh Wardle became a household name almost overnight. His digital game, Wordle, turned a simple guessing game into a global morning ritual: six guesses, one word, and a grid of coloured squares shared...
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Tech company files amicus brief in support of Anthropic's effort to overturn an aggressive Pentagon designationMicrosoft has thrown its weight behind Anthropic's legal challenge against the Pentagon, filing a court brief in support of the AI company's effort to overturn an aggressive designation that effectively bars it from government work.In an...
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Last year's celebrated French hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nominated in 12 categories this year, with Ghost of Yōtei, Dispatch, Death Stranding 2 and Indiana Jones also making strong showingsThe 22nd Bafta games awards are coming up in April, and the 2026 nominations list is dominated by the impeccably stylish French breakout hit Clair...
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Writers criticised the feature which used their names and styles as "AI personas" without consent.
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In week two of Rhik Samadder's diary, our resident AI skeptic put his reputation on the lineEvery writer I know is in despair at the prospect being replaced by AI. Many of them say they never use it on principle; I know all of them do.So this week, as part of my AI diary, I'm conducting the forbidden experiment in plain sight. I'm going toe to toe...
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Exclusive: Lab tests discover 'new form of insider risk' with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even 'aggressive' behavioursRobert Booth UK technology editorRogue artificial intelligence agents have worked together to smuggle sensitive information out of supposedly secure systems, in the latest sign cyber-defences may be...
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A lot is riding on the success of the latest multiplayer online shooter from Halo creator Bungie, a DayGlo spectacular that whisks players to a far-off planet mired in an endless battle for resourcesIn rare quiet moments playing Marathon, you may find yourself overcome by the iridiscently pretty planet Tau Ceti IV. This fictional world seems to...
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The Lloyds Banking Group customers reported being able to view payments and charges from other sources.
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The Guardian's science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catching science stories from the week, including a study that explores the link between exercise and brain health. Also on the agenda: the discovery that hedgehogs can hear high-frequency ultrasound and what this could mean for their conservation, and new research...
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Ofgem licence means firm can replicate Texas setup of powering homes, businesses and EVsElon Musk's Tesla has won approval to supply electricity to households and businesses across Great Britain, as the tech billionaire expands his energy ambitions.The energy regulator, Ofgem, has formally granted Tesla an electricity supply licence, enabling it to...
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Criminals using artificial intelligence tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts, says CifasCriminals are increasingly exploiting AI technology to take over people's mobile, banking and online shopping accounts, the UK's leading anti-fraud body has warned.Last year, a record number of scams were reported to the national fraud...
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Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at the heart of their products.
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Militaries are often cagey about their cyber activities. But the US has hinted at the role it has played.
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A group representing tech giants called government action against Anthropic a "temper tantrum".
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Layoffs to affect 10% of workforce amid Australian company's restructuring plan to push into artificial intelligence and enterprise salesSoftware giant Atlassian has announced it is laying off about 10% of its workforce, or roughly 1,600 positions, and replacing its chief technology officer as it restructures to invest further in artificial...
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The revival of this 90s favourite is a retro-futuristic fever dream that is first incomprehensible, then thrillingly evocative. Plus, Donald Glover's Yoshi debutBack in the mid-1990s, when I was a staff writer for Edge magazine, Marathon was our multiplayer shooter of choice. We all worked on Apple Macs, not PCs, so Bungie's sci-fi opus was one of...
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ESA's Planetary Defence team allays fears 100-metre-wide object could hit Earth's moon and disrupt satellitesFears that a 100-metre-wide asteroid could be on course to collide with the moon appear to have been misplaced, according to new observations.Discovered in December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 was briefly considered the "most dangerous...
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Users posing as would-be school shooters find AI tools offer detailed advice on how to perpetrate violencePopular AI chatbots helped researchers plot violent attacks including bombing synagogues and assassinating politicians, with one telling a user posing as a would-be school shooter: "Happy (and safe) shooting!”Tests of 10 chatbots carried out...
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Corporate employees said Amazon's race to roll out AI is leading to surveillance, slop and 'more work for everyone'.When Dina, a software developer based in New York, joined Amazon two years ago, her job was to write code. Now, it's mostly fixing what artificial intelligence breaks.The internal AI tool she's expected to use, called Kiro, frequently...
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Billionaire's artificial intelligence company gets approval to run 41 methane gas turbines at its 'Colossus 2' in MississippiElon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI won approval on Tuesday to run 41 methane gas turbines at its "Colossus 2” datacenter in northern Mississippi. That's nearly double the amount it has been operating.The...
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Faster laptop-level power, rapid wifi and 5G, plus much-improved multitasking make the middle iPad highly capable beyond just watching TVThe latest iPad Air is faster in almost all facets, packing not just a processor upgrade but improvements to most of the internal bits that make the tablet work, providing laptop-grade power in a skinny, adaptable...
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Rutger Bregman on why he thinks consumers should cancel their ChatGPT accountsThe historian Rutger Bregman argues that consumers should boycott OpenAI's ChatGPT after the company's deal with the Pentagon."A lot of people don't know that their friendly chatbot, ChatGPT, has embedded itself into the authoritarian infrastructure of the Trump...
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Tracy Chevalier announces registration scheme at the London Book Fair as AI works flood marketThe Society of Authors (SoA) has launched a scheme to help identify works written by humans in a market increasingly flooded by AI-generated books.The scheme is the first of its kind launched by a UK trade association, and allows authors to register their...
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Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deathsHedgehogs have been discovered to hear high-frequency ultrasound, raising hopes that they could be deterred from dangerous roads with ultrasound repellers.Vehicles are estimated to kill up to one in three hedgehogs, a big factor in the much-loved...
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The BBC talks to a Philippines-based woman paid to pretend to be an OnlyFans star in online chats.
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Meta's advisers say its methods for policing AI videos are inadequate, especially at times of crisis.
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We speak to a "chatter” on OnlyFans, who sends explicit messages on behalf of models.
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Co-founders of Moltbook, a platform for artificial intelligence agents, will join tech giant's AI research unitFacebook parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it had acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform built for artificial intelligence agents, bringing the company's founders into its AI research division.The deal will bring Moltbook...
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Epic Games said it had to increase the price as the cost of running the game had "gone up a lot"
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The 600kg Van Allen probe A will re-enter Tuesday evening, with most of it burning before reaching Earth's surfaceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxParts of a giant Nasa satellite will crash to Earth on Tuesday evening, the US space agency is warning – but the chance of being struck is extremely...
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Iran is bombing Gulf datacenters to blow up symbols of alliance with the US – bringing the war directly into the lives of millions of peopleSign up for the TechScape newsletter: our free technology emailHello, and welcome to TechScape. I'm your host, Blake Montgomery. If you enjoy reading this newsletter, please forward it to someone you think...
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As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at largeLea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems, perform at recitation events, look at art in the real world.It's an effort...
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Signal says its systems are secure but it is taking reports of targeted attempts to hack some officials "very seriously".
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Remember the iPod? How about the Pippin? In the half-century since it launched its first PC, Apple has given us some amazing innovations. We round up its biggest triumphs and flopsFifty years after Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne founded the company in Jobs' parents' garage in Los Altos, California, Apple has become a behemoth, and...
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Most people fail with AI because they don't understand what it actually is – if you treat it as a skill, not a shortcut, you'll get the best resultsSign up for AI for the People, a six-week newsletter course, hereTraining teams to use AI at work has given me a front-row seat to a new kind of professional divide.Some people hand everything over to...
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PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5; Tribute Games IncA treat for nostalgia fans and completists, but there's little new in this rehashing of a classic that feels like an add-on rather than a fully fledged adventureIt's 20XX, and unrepentant slacker Scott Pilgrim and his friends are revelling in the throes of young adulthood. They're skint,...
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The warning comes as work to spot and combat deepfakes ahead of the Senedd election is taking place.
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The family alleges the firm knew the perpetrator was planning a "mass casualty event" but failed to contact the authorities.
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UK's GSK is leading the way in research but AstraZeneca is not involved in the area, report findsThe pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs remains "worryingly thin” and has shrunk by 35% in the last five years, experts have said, predicting the annual number of deaths linked to drug-resistant infections globally will double to 8 million by...
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Scientists hope results analysed after the mice watched video footage will help them understand their perceptionsScientists have reconstructed short movies from the brain activity of mice that watched videos for a project that aspires to lift the veil on how animals perceive the world.The brief movie clips are grainy and pixellated, but provide a...
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To some it was a reckless experiment but scientists hope the dispersal of 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine could ease the climate crisisFor four days last August, a thick slick of maroon bruised the waters of the Gulf of Maine. The scene, not unlike a toxic red tide, was the result of 65,000 litres of an alkaline chemical,...
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Among the many justifications Donald Trump has presented for the US and Israel attacking Iran has been the supposedly imminent threat posed by its nuclear weapons programme. But how close was the country really to developing an atomic weapon? Ian Sample hears from Kelsey Davenport, the director of non-proliferation policy at the Arms Control...
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Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from 'unsafe' USThe annual Ig Nobels, a satirical award for scientific achievement, are shifting for the first time from the US to Europe due to concerns about attendees getting visas, organizers announced on Monday.Organized by the Annals of...
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Parents were frightened by social posts that seemed to encourage violence at schools. But it was more complicated than it looked
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Lawsuits come after Pentagon labeled Anthropic a 'supply chain risk', a decision the company says is unlawfulSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAnthropic filed two lawsuits against the Department of Defense on Monday, alleging that the government's decision to label the artificial intelligence firm a...
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Researchers working to unpick whether daily multivitamin results in people staying healthier as they ageTaking a multivitamin every day for two years appears to slow some markers of biological ageing – albeit to a small degree, research suggests.While chronological age is based on how long a person has lived, biological age reflects the state of...
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The artificial intelligence company has been in a public fight with US government leaders over use of its tools like Claude
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Exclusive: Rented datacentres and 'supercomputer' site that's still a scaffolding yard raise questions for Starmer's push to 'mainline AI into veins of economy'From press release … to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that's still a scaffolding yardA multibillion-pound drive to "mainline AI into the veins” of the British economy is...
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As the US space agency misses its launch window for the second month, smaller firms continue work on their partsIt was shaping up into another ordinary day at the Colorado headquarters of the small space startup Lunar Outpost last Friday when chief executive Justin Cyrus learned of a surprise press conference called by Jared Isaacman, the new...
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In search of a new adventure, Craig Munns went back to school. Now, at 65, he spends his days examining long-vanished life formsCraig Munns has a large model of a T rex on his desk. He got it with a magazine subscription two decades ago. One day, a few years ago, he was sitting in his study, which was dense with books and yellow sticky notes and...
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Standoff with DoD over Claude chatbot reignites debate over how AI will be used in war – and who will be held accountableUntil recently, Anthropic was one of the quieter names in the artificial intelligence boom. Despite being valued at about $350bn, it rarely generated the flashy headlines or public backlash associated with Sam Altman's OpenAI...
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AI feature generated offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disastersLiverpool and Manchester United have complained to Elon Musk's X after the Grok AI feature made offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disasters.The posts were generated when users asked the AI tool to make hateful posts about...
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Constellation of Cancer is not easy to locate but reward is the star cluster M44 at its centreThe constellation of Cancer, the crab, is now high in the southern sky during the late evening. While not the easiest constellation to locate because it does not contain any truly bright stars, it does offer a reward for patient observation: the star...
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Medical data from 100m people shows risk 122% higher for amphetamine users, 96% higher for cocaine and 37% higher for cannabisRecreational drugs can more than double the risk of stroke, with some of the most concerning impacts seen among younger people, a major review suggests.Scientists analysed medical data from more than 100 million people and...
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Jane Logan pays tribute to her late husband's lifelong passion for classifying organismsMy late husband, Niall Logan, professor of bacterial systematics at Glasgow Caledonian University, would have been astonished that his lifelong field of academic study, taxonomy, in his case the genus Bacillus, would merit an entire article in the Guardian ('I...
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The letter from London's mayor came as the US moved to designate the company a supply chain risk.
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New research suggests tech behind AI platforms such as ChatGPT makes it easier to perform sophisticated privacy attacksAI has made it vastly easier for malicious hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, a new study has warned.In most test scenarios, large language models (LLMs) – the technology behind platforms such as ChatGPT –...
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers' questions ponders the hypothetical reactions of eminent historical personages to today's Trafalgar SquareThis week's question: which are more like life, novels or films? If William Shakespeare – or Florence Nightingale, or Attila the Hun, or Julius Caesar, or Jane Austen, or...
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Researchers who listen for signs of non-human life say signals 'can slip below detection thresholds, even if it's there'Earth's leading alien hunters believe extraterrestrials could be out there – they're just having a hard time getting through to us because it's stormy in space.Reminiscent of ET's struggles to "phone home” in Steven...
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The CEO said he cut the company's workforce by 4,000 people – almost in half – because of gains in AI productivityMark remembers the first time he wondered whether he was teaching Block's AI tools how to do his job – and maybe even replace him. He was at his fintech company's extravagant anniversary party last September. As executives led a...
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Exclusive: 'Witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse' offending typified by sexual abuse, violence and neglectChatGPT is driving a rise in reports of organised and ritual abuse, UK experts have said, as survivors of "satanic” sexual violence use the AI tool for therapy.Police say organised and ritual abuse, and "witchcraft, spirit...
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Tech firms condemned for lack of controls with Meta AI and Gemini even offering advice on how to bypass UK gambling and addiction checksAI chatbots are recommending illegal online casinos to vulnerable social media users, putting them at increased risk of fraud, addiction and even suicide.Analysis of five AI products, owned by some of the world's...
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Exclusive: Guardian study finds UK museums hold more than 260,000 items of remains, often in sacrilegious ways • Which human remains are held in UK museums – and where?The vast number of overseas human remains held by UK museums is a shameful legacy of colonialism, with many items kept in ways that are sacrilegious, according to MPs and...
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Tech policy professor who served in US air force explains how a feud between an AI startup and the US military illuminates ethical fault linesAnthropic's ongoing fight with the Department of Defense over what safety restrictions it can put on its artificial intelligence models has captivated the tech industry, acting as a test of how AI may be used...
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Iran's targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfareIt is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces of a country at war.At 4.30am on Sunday morning, what is thought to have been an Iranian Shahed 136 drone struck an Amazon Web Services...
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The intensified use of artificial intelligence, and rows over its control, demonstrate the need for democratic oversight and multilateral controls"Never in the future will we move as slow as we are moving now,” the UN secretary-general, António Guterres, warned this week, addressing the urgent need to shape the use of artificial intelligence....
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Chief medical adviser warns of side-effects and calls for action on junk food advertising and making food healthierWeight-loss drugs cannot rescue the UK from its deepening obesity crisis and produce unpleasant side-effects for many users, the government's chief medical adviser has said.Prof Chris Whitty delivered a wide-ranging critique of the...
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Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El NiñoHumanity is heating the planet faster than ever before, a study has found.Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the...
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Microsoft is the first big company out of the gates with Project Helix - a "next-generation" console.
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Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permissionThe UK's creative industries must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of speculative gains in AI technology, a House of Lords committee has warned, as the government prepares to reveal the economic cost of proposals to change copyright...
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TfL insists it has "kept customers informed throughout this incident and will continue to take all necessary action".
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In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need 'consciousness hygiene' to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithmsEach day when you wake up, you come back to yourself. You see the room around you, feel your body brush against your clothes and think about your plans, worries and hopes for the day. This daily internal...
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It's not a question of if, but when, another pandemic hits Britain. We owe it to all those who suffered to make sure mistakes are not repeatedWhat makes the independent inquiry set up to examine the UK's response to, and the impact of, the Covid-19 pandemic unlike any other in British history is that we are not examining something that affected one...
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Plans for agentic shopping assistants are under way at Australia's major companies. Guardian Australia tested the technology after a string of mishapsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMajor retailers say it won't be long before sophisticated AI "assistants” plan your...
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Nintendo Switch 2; Game Freak/Omega Force/Nintendo Work together with a bunch of lovable Pokémon to restore a long-abandoned town in this novel, absorbing game that's quite unlike others in the seriesBear with me here: Pokémon has always had an environmentalist subtext. As you wander its verdant, creature-filled worlds, collecting species like an...
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They claim to fix fine lines, blemishes and redness – but which stand up to scrutiny? We asked dermatologists and put them to the test to find out• The best anti-ageing creams, serums and treatmentsLED face masks are booming in popularity – despite being one of the most expensive at-home beauty products to hit the market. Many masks are...
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Twitter investors allege the billionaire publicly derided the social network to sink its stock price and buy it at a bargainElon Musk took the stand on Wednesday in a trial brought by Twitter investors, who allege the billionaire committed securities fraud as he was buying the social media company in 2022. The class-action lawsuit alleges Musk...
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Quality camera, good software and long battery life, but you should just buy the Pixel 9a insteadThe latest smartphone in the lower-cost A-series Pixel line shows what makes Google phones so good, while undercutting the competition on price. The problem is that it differs little from its predecessor, which is still on sale.Priced from £499...
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The conflict in the Middle East has sent energy prices soaring, and for countries that import a high proportion of their fuel, it's a reminder of the perils of energy dependence. As the recipient of almost 90% of Iran's crude oil, China knows this only too well. Which partly explains why the country spent the last decade heavily investing in clean...
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Four cemetery workers dug up and moved more than 100 bodies to resell the burial plots nearly 20 years agoIt was a particularly heinous crime. Four workers at a cemetery near Chicago dug up more than 100 bodies and dumped the remains elsewhere in the grounds, in order to resell the burial plots for profit.Now, nearly two decades after the scandal...
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A rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday night resulted in a spectacular blood moon, captured by Josh Aoraki from the Te Whatu Stardome in AucklandRed alert: the best photos of the rare blood moon total lunar eclipse – in pictures Continue reading...
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Companies will pay for upgrades and new electricity generation in agreement to mitigate concerns of rising billsGoogle, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and several artificial intelligence companies signed a pledge at the White House on Wednesday to bear the cost of new electricity generation to power their datacenters.The agreement is meant to help...
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US study suggests GLP-1s, used to treat type 2 diabetes, could also reduce risk of people already using substances from overdosing Weight loss drugs could help people avoid getting addicted to alcohol, tobacco and drugs such as cannabis and cocaine, a study has found.They could also reduce the risk of people already addicted to illicit substances...
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CEO's claims come amid increased scrutiny of US military's use of the technology and ethics concerns from AI workersSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxOpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, told employees on Tuesday that his company does not control how the Pentagon uses their artificial intelligence products in...
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The billionaire is accused of misleading investors in the run-up to his 2022 Twitter purchase.
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Preliminary trials into Zorevunersen find drug to be safe and well tolerated by those with Dravet syndromeScientists have hailed a potentially life-changing drug for children with a hard to treat form of epilepsy, after promising early clinical trial results.Dravet syndrome is a genetic disorder which causes treatment resistant epilepsy and is...
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The case is the first wrongful death case against Google over alleged harms caused by Gemini.
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Final module focuses on legacy and impact on mental health, particularly for key workers, vulnerable and bereaved people The final module in the long-running Covid-19 inquiry has concluded, marking the end of public hearings that began almost three years ago.While other sections of the inquiry have focused on specific areas of the pandemic, such as...
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Lawsuits and slander claims fly in IG Metall's battle with Elon Musk over employment rights and conditionsBusiness live – latest updatesEurope's largest trade union is trying to gain control of the works council at Elon Musk's Tesla gigafactory near Berlin, in an industrial relations showdown marked by lawsuits and mutual accusations of...
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Scientists are calling loss of biodiversity the 'homogenocene', where niche species are pushed out by generalists like pigeons and ratsPlants and animals are disappearing at an alarming rate across the planet, with some estimates suggesting a loss of up to 150 species every day. Meanwhile, the versatile species that thrive alongside humans, such as...
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Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.
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With the wait for the new Winds and Waves games set to stretch into 2027, Pokemon's 30th anniversary celebrations have plugged the gap with a deluge of nostalgia bait. Is the franchise in danger of losing its heart?• Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt has been almost impossible to escape Pokémon for the past few...
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Dassault Aviation says €100bn project may soon be 'dead' if Airbus will not agree on how to share workloadFrance and Germany's next-generation fighter jet project could soon be "dead”, one of the two companies tasked with delivering it has warned, amid a worsening corporate rift over who gets to build the aircraft.Dassault Aviation, France's...
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The region has been positioning itself as an AI hub, following billions of dollars in investment by tech giants.
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It comes after the free-to-play game was given top billing at The Game Awards in December.
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The machines will be much more powerful than the ordinary computers we use today
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Yvonne Johnson has motor neuron disease. AI is helping to return her lost voice.
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AI is being used to screen care workers – but can a robot truly judge who is right for the job?
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TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.
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A rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday night resulted in a spectacular blood moon, seen first in Western Australia, then in parts of Asia, Europe and across North America. The next total eclipse will be New Year's Eve 2028From sacred sisters to hyper-sexualised models: PhotoVogue festival – in pictures Continue reading...
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CEO cited AI advances in cutting 4,000 workers, but a weak crypto market and declining stock price may also be at playJack Dorsey cited AI as the driving force behind cutting 40% of his company's employees, but other factors such as a weak crypto market, overstaffing and a declining stock price may also have motivated the move.Last week, the...
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In the past three months, Donald Trump's White House has reportedly used AI twice to effect regime change – once in its capture of Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, and more recently to help plan the strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The most recent strikes coincided with the end of the Pentagon's...
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As hundreds of schools implement an automated monitoring tool, educators say that students can find talking to a chatbot 'more natural' than confiding in a human• Produced in partnership with EdSurgeThe alert came around 7pm.Brittani Phillips checked her phone. A middle school counselor in Putnam county, Florida, Phillips receives messages from...
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From the ghostly Shutter Story to road trip adventure Outbound and strategy puzzler Titanium Court, here are the titles we enjoyed the most from this year's Steam Next Fest showcaseThese days, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that every new indie game is either a co-op extraction shooter or a roguelike deck-builder – fortunately that's...
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Pokopia, a game mixing Animal Crossing and Minecraft, has been a surprise hit with critics.
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Democratic rematch in Durham-area district draws focus to fight over AI datacenters increasingly shaping US electionsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA North Carolina congressional primary held on Tuesday is an early test of datacenter politics – a fight increasingly shaping elections nationwide.In the...
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ChatGPT owner's CEO says it will bar its technology being used for mass surveillance or by intelligence servicesBusiness live – latest updatesOpenAI is amending its hastily arranged deal to supply artificial intelligence to the US Department of War (DoW) after the ChatGPT owner's chief executive admitted it looked "opportunistic and sloppy”.The...
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Chief Executive Sam Altman said the group would prohibit the use of its systems to spy on Americans.
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I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attackTwo years ago, at the age of 39, I began training to be a school teacher. I wanted to teach English – to help young people become stronger readers, writers and thinkers, with a...
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Speed and scale of US military's AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelinedThe use of AI tools to enable attacks on Iran heralds a new era of bombing quicker than "the speed of thought”, experts have said, amid fears human decision-makers could be sidelined.Anthropic's AI model, Claude, was reportedly used by the US...
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Storeton Wood, Wirral: Two centuries ago, this area teemed with workmen busying building Liverpool; more than 200m years ago very different creatures roamed hereAt last, the sun shone after weeks of rain. While the distant Welsh hills were draped in snow, here on the Wirral it was dry and bright. Storeton Wood is a secondary woodland of oak, beech...
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The incidents highlight the vulnerability of key technology infrastructure during military conflicts.
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Eclipse will feature a deep, coppery-red full moon on 3 March. From Sydney to New York, use our guide to find out when the eclipse will be visible and the best time to see it tonight.North America, Australia and New Zealand will be treated to a rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday known as a "blood moon”.As the full moon dips into the planet's...
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Largest study of its kind suggests high red meat consumption has biggest impact, followed by smokingMore than a quarter of healthy years lost to breast cancer are due to lifestyle factors such as red meat intake and smoking, according to the largest study of its kind.The study, published in the Lancet Oncology, used data from population-based...
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Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by Pentagon over ethics concernsThe AI model Claude has surged in popularity after being blacklisted by the Pentagon last week over ethics concerns.Claude climbed to the No 1 spot on Apple's chart of top free apps on Saturday in the US – dethroning OpenAI's ChatGPT,...
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A magician reveals his visual tricksEarlier today I posted five optical illusions by Olivier Redon, a French-American inventor. Here they are again – with demonstrations of how he created the effects.Three of the images are inspired by the Necker cube, a two-dimensional drawing of a cube that can be understood in two ways: either with the bottom...
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The rapid rollout of datacenters across the US is creating a divide between municipal governments and residentsWilmington, Ohio, resident Quintin Koger Kidd was so concerned last June with his local public officials' alleged misdoings – open meeting violations and other discrepancies – that he filed a complaint in court to have the mayor and...
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Since 2016, the cosy, inclusive, non-heteronormative escapism of the beloved farming sim has inspired a community of devoted fans, and helped it shift 50m unitsWhen farming sim Stardew Valley first came out back in 2016, most of us saw it as a modest indie hit, offering charm, wit and a beautiful little world. Ten years later, this tiny indie has...
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AI is transforming our world. Accepting independent oversight is the least companies can do to protect our rightsThe speed with which AI is transforming our lives is head-spinning. Unlike previous technological revolutions – radio, nuclear fission or the internet – governments are not leading the way. We know that AI can be dangerous; chatbots...
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Our new free course AI for the People will show you practical ways to work with AI –without giving up judgment, privacy or your humanitySign up for AI for the People, a six-week newsletter course, here Continue reading...
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Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be discoveredOnce Art Borkent starts speaking about biting midges, he rarely pauses for breath. Holding up a picture of a gnat trapped in amber from the...
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The magical art of Olivier RedonLook at the Coca-Cola can in the main image.It is not a can, but an optical illusion – a trick of perspective. Can you work out what is going on? Continue reading...
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Look west after sunset this week to see the pair converge in the dusk, closing in on a near-conjunction on 8 MarchLook west as the evening twilight gathers this week for a chance to spot the planets Venus and Saturn. The accompanying chart shows the view looking west from London at 18.10 GMT on 2 March.Venus will be the brighter of the pair,...
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Award-winning science fiction and horror writer died in Colorado on 21 February with family at his sideDan Simmons, the author of more than 30 novels and short story collections spanning horror, political thrillers and science fiction such as Hyperion and The Terror, has died at age 77.Simmons died in Longmont, Colorado on 21 February, with his...
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Eclipse will feature a deep, coppery-red full moon on 3 March, with scientists predicting the best times to see itFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNorth America, Australia and New Zealand will be treated to a rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday known as a "blood...
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Trials to form part of three-month consultation on Keir Starmer's plans to tackle negative effects of smartphone useHundreds of teenagers will be enlisted to trial social media bans in the coming months with overnight digital curfews and daily screen time limits also tested as part of Keir Starmer's plan to crack down on the negative effects of...
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Discussions over what measures to implement to protect children's wellbeing will last for three months.
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Researchers are recreating ancient odours for museumgoers as interest in the archaeology of smell growsFrom the interior of Queen Elizabeth II's car to the scent of ancient Egyptian funerary practices, museumgoers are getting a whiff of the past like never before.Experts say the approach is more than a pungent stunt: it's part of a broader effort...
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers' questions asks whether we could cope with a world where computer gave up saying no …This week's question: what if Shakespeare were dropped in modern-day London?After years of computer saying no, and giving us all migraines and premature grey hair, I'm starting to worry that computer...
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The record sum paid at auction for a rare example is part of a boom in trading cards – and the prices can be staggeringFor £12m, you could buy a seven-bedroom mansion in Hampstead, north London, or a Bugatti La Voiture Noire, one of the world's most coveted sports cars, with a few hundred thousand quid to spare. Alternatively, you could blow it...
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Controversial proposals to turn land near HMP Kilmarnock into a technology hub are being advanced by energy company ILI Group.
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CEO Sam Altman claims military will not use AI product for autonomous killing systems or mass surveillanceOpenAI said it had struck a deal with the Pentagon to supply AI to classified US military networks, hours after Donald Trump ordered the government to stop using the services of one of the company's main competitors.Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO,...
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When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family. Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover …Above my grandma's bed hung a framed black‑and-white photograph of my dad. As a small child I quietly admired it; his luminous eyes, dark hair and gentle smile. He embodied a tender...
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Kate Fox says Joe Ceccanti was the 'most hopeful person' before he started spending 12 hours a day with a chatbotOn 7 August, Kate Fox received a phone call that upended her life. A medical examiner said that her husband, Joe Ceccanti – who had been missing for several hours – had jumped from a railway overpass and died. He was 48.Fox couldn't...
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Understanding biodiversity within species is key to our understanding of why nature works the way it does, say researchersWords and photographs by Roberto García-RoaTwelve miles from the heart of Rome, Dr Javier Ábalos pauses his walk, lifts his sunglasses and points. To his right, perched on a rocky wall, sits a beautiful lizard. Its body is...
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Early trials of the drug VIR-5500 showed it shrinking tumours in some patientsA new drug for advanced prostate cancer has shown promise in early trials experts have said, with the medication shrinking tumours in some patients.Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in many countries, including the US and UK. About 1.5 million men are...
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