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Chinese firms are racing to set up factories in Mexico to bypass US tariffs and sanctions.
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Japan is seeing if artificial intelligence can tackle its increasing shortfall of workers.
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Thousands of Chinese companies are making synthetic opioids and shipping them around the world.
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The winemakers using artificial intelligence to help them grow grapes and blend their wines.
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Scammers are able to get past automated checks on the social media giant to try to defraud users.
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At Ocado's newest warehouse robotic arms are helping to pack customer orders.
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In a complaint to the EU, email firm Tuta says it suddenly became much less visible in Google search.
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Investors react badly to the Facebook and WhatsApp owner spending more than anticipated on AI.
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UK businesses using TikTok say they could see a significant drop in sales if the app is banned in the US.
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The app faces being banned or sold in the US because of national security concerns.
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My grandfather, Brian Haywood, who has died aged 91, spent his career working as a nuclear physicist, mainly at the UK Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell in Oxfordshire.He was born in Birmingham to Vi and Hal, who ran a haberdashery shop. An only child, Brian lived through much of the blitz and spent the evenings in an air-raid shelter. He attended...
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Researchers also find zebra finches 20% less likely to hatch from eggs if exposed to noise pollutionNoise pollution from traffic stunts growth in baby birds, even while inside the egg, research has found.Unhatched birds and hatchlings that are exposed to noise from city traffic experience long-term negative effects on their health, growth and...
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Many report symptoms lasting two years or longer and about 1.5m say disease affects day-to-day activitiesAbout 2 million people in England and Scotland say they are experiencing long Covid, figures reveal, with many reporting their symptoms have lasted two years or longer.The findings were released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and...
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Dabrafenib with trametinib can halt growth of some tumours for more than three times as long as standard chemotherapy, study showsThe NHS is to offer children with brain tumours in England a groundbreaking new targeted drug therapy to tackle the disease – a development charities are hailing as the biggest breakthrough in decades.Gliomas are the...
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The little grey box – 35 years old this month – has kept you going, helped you through grief and long journeys, and been your companion through childhood• Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereNot to make anyone feel old, but the Game Boy turned 35 at the weekend.That small grey box was millions of people's first...
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Harry Daniels's TikToks of him singing awkwardly at stars alternate between trolling and displays of love for celebrities – but how does he do it?Billie Eilish has run from him. Doja Cat stopped her security detail to allow for a sidewalk serenade of Paint the Town Red. Charli XCX let him sing a few bars from I Got It before telling him "You...
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Service suspended in France and Spain amid safety and addiction concerns among children, in first use of new digital lawsA TikTok service offering rewards such as gift vouchers for watching videos has been suspended by the company shortly after the EU threatened to block it amid fears of addiction among children.On Monday the digital commissioner,...
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The music streaming service reports record profits of over €1bn (£860m) after laying off 1500 staff.
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Tired of colonial artefacts being hoarded, Chidi Nwaubani and Ahmed Abokor use tech to redistribute them from museums in audacious digital heistsIn March last year, two men in tracksuits, wearing hockey masks and carrying matching laundry bags, headed for the British Museum. Just outside, patrolling police asked the two strange-looking men where...
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Elon Musk is at war with Australia — in particular Australia's online safety regulator — due to videos that were circulating on his platform after an alleged stabbing at a church in Sydney last week. After the eSafety commissioner requested all social media platforms to remove video of the stabbing from their platforms, X made the videos...
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As bird flu is confirmed in 33 cattle herds across eight US states, Ian Sample talks to virologist Dr Ed Hutchinson of Glasgow University about why this development has taken scientists by surprise, and how prepared we are for the possibility it might start spreading among humansRead more Guardian reporting on this topic Continue reading...
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The EV maker brings forward launch plans for new models as profits drop by more than half.
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Industry's sugar substitute E961 can have 'toxic effect on health', says study finding sweetener capable of damaging intestinal bacteriaA sweetener used in cakes, soft drinks and chewing gum can seriously damage people's health by weakening the gut, a new study has found.Consumption of even a small amount of the sweetener neotame can lead to...
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There can be a big gap between self-perception and how our loved ones see us. Is it ever a good idea to seek the truth?Sign up for Well Actually, a free weekly newsletter about health and wellnessName: Personality audit.Age: People have worried about what other people think about them since the beginning of time. Continue reading...
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PC, PS4/5, Xbox; 2K GamesWhether you're playing as a real-life pro or your own wacky avatar, this subtly calibrated title will have you perfecting your lobs and dropshots for hoursTennis is one of those sports that has only been intermittently well served by video games. The odd major series comes along, such as Pete Sampras, Virtua Tennis or Smash...
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In this week's newsletter: While Apple removed the platform from App Stores without a squeak of public protest, its battle with the EU rages on. Plus, how a ban in the US could change TikTok everywhere• Don't get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article hereAnother day, another set of troubles for Apple's App Store. This...
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Shares jump after carmaker says it is looking to accelerate production of lower-price EVsTesla sees biggest revenue drop since 2012 but shares still surgeElectric and hybrid car sales to rise to new global record in 2024Tesla's plans to bring a more affordable electric vehicle to the market appear to have moved a step closer.On Tuesday, the...
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Did rats chew the wiring on it like they did my ute?Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
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App feature could be suspended unless child safety concerns addressed, in first use of sweeping new digital powersThe EU has said it will ban a new service launched by TikTok in Europe that it believes could be "as addictive as cigarettes” unless the company offers "compelling” fresh evidence that children are safeguarded.If the ban goes ahead,...
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Study reveals repurposing of ecologically vital land for homes or agriculture is happening particularly rapidly in AsiaEstuaries – the place where a river meets the ocean – are often called the "nurseries of the sea”. They are home to many of the fish we eat and support vast numbers of birds, while the surrounding salt marsh helps to...
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Anthony Albanese's comments come amid a feud over X's reluctance to remove footage of a stabbing.
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IWF says many were likely filmed remotely while using phones or other handheld devices at home.
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Full and part skeletons found in Mexico reveal body shape and anatomy of Ptychodus as well as its likely dietFossil experts say they have gained unprecedented insights into a type of enormous prehistoric shark, after finding complete skeletons of the creatures.The specimens, discovered in small quarries in north-eastern Mexico within the last...
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The Tesla billionaire uses posts on his social media platform to attack Anthony Albanese and the eSafety commissionerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastElon Musk has hit back at the Australian internet watchdog's attempts to force his social media platform X...
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Polish director Besaleel's film will feature an AI-rendered Russian president and footage shot by Ukrainian film-makers during the Russian invasionThe "world premiere” of a new biopic of Russian president Vladimir Putin featuring an AI-rendered central character, has been announced for 26 September. In a statement released via PR Leap, Polish...
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The US government has directed unprecedented sums of money at green energy projects.
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Critall windows date back to the 1880s but their steel construction makes them vulnerable to damp.
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The LGBTQ+ dating app is being sued in a class action lawsuit over allegedly misusing users' data.
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The move comes after the firm reported a sharp fall in deliveries in the first three months of 2024.
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Click reporter Paul Carter has a go at playing Minecraft with his eyes.
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The US House of Representatives voted on Saturday to ban the app if TikTok's owner does not cut China ties.
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The head of the company's gaming subscription service explains its priorities as it anticipates the Vision Pro revolution, and tries to bring originality to a market still dominated by free to play mobile titlesWhen Apple launched its games subscription service, Arcade, in September 2019, it drew a huge amount of attention – as with everything...
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Engineers spent months working to repair link with Earth's most distant spacecraft, says space agencyEarth's most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, has started communicating properly again with Nasa after engineers worked for months to remotely fix the 46-year-old probe.Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which makes and operates the agency's...
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Internet Watch Foundation has found a manual on dark web encouraging criminals to use software tools that remove clothingPaedophiles are being urged to use artificial intelligence to create nude images of children to extort more extreme material from them, according to a child abuse charity.The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said a manual found on...
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Labradors are known for being greedy dogs, and now scientists have come up with a theory about the genetic factors that might be behind their behaviour. Science correspondent and flat-coated retriever owner Nicola Davis visits Cambridge University to meet Dr Eleanor Raffan and Prof Giles Yeo to find out how understanding this pathway could help us...
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With Bennell-Pegg unlikely to go to space anytime soon, there are questions about the value of the spending by the cash-strapped Australian space program Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia's first female astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, graduated...
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The electric car company, run by Elon Musk, is recalling thousands of what is its latest vehicle.
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The feature, which pays users to go on TikTok, could be temporarily suspended as early as Thursday.
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Researchers find memorable images make time feel slower because we are trying to gather more information about themIf every day appears to go in a blur, try seeking out new and interesting experiences, researchers have suggested, after finding memorable images appear to dilate time.Researchers have previously found louder experiences seem to last...
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Judge makes interim order after eSafety commissioner orders social media outlet to remove footage of Wakeley stabbingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian federal court has ordered Elon Musk's X to hide posts containing videos of a stabbing at a...
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Experts say setting boundaries online creates a healthier digital environment and helps preserve your mental wellbeingI don't generally believe in life hacks. As much as I'd love to imagine that one easy tweak could resurface my life like it's a cracked tennis court, time and experience have shown me that positive change usually comes slowly and...
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The streaming giant said it added 9.3 million subscribers in the first three months of the year.
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Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn.
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The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.
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As people get older, they revise the age they consider to be old upwardsNone of us are getting any younger, but it appears the age at which we are considered old has moved upwards over the generations.What's more, as adults get older, they shift the goalposts further still, a study has shown. Continue reading...
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Recent controversies, including Civil War posters and altered photos in a Netflix documentary, have led to concern over the growing use of artificial intelligence on screenThough last year's writers' and actors' strikes in Hollywood were about myriad factors, fair compensation and residual payments among them, one concern rose far above the others:...
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Global vehicle deliveries fall for first time in four years amid growing competition, while Cybertruck faces recallTesla slashed prices of three of its five models in the US late on Friday, then went on to cut prices around the globe – including in China and Germany – as the company faces falling sales, a Cybertruck recall and an intensifying...
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Two friends tell their story for National Stalking Awareness Week, as police bring in new powers to protect victimsMaddy Laing and Phoebe Collin had not seen the camera pointing at them as they walked down a busy Manchester street last April.It was a warm spring day and the women were wearing brightly coloured cycling shorts, oblivious to the fact...
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Brightest star in constellation Virgo is due to appear very close again to almost fully illuminated moonIf you missed the conjunction between the almost full moon and the star Spica last month, here's another chance to see it.The chart shows the view looking south-west from London at 04.00 BST on the morning of 23 April. The moon will be full with...
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The decision could set a precedent for future monitoring of people convicted of indecent image offencesA sex offender convicted of making more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any "AI creating tools” for the next five years in the first known case of its kind.Anthony Dover, 48, was ordered by a UK court "not to...
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The deal, if approved by shareholders and judges, would be the largest in corporate America.
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Scottish NHS boards have spent more than £125m since 2019 to provide temporary cover amid drop in consultant numbersMental health campaigners have protested about the significant use of temporary locum psychiatrists in Scotland, alleging that it leads to substandard and harmful medical care.Peter Todd, a campaigner based in Caithness in the north...
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Process has coincided with a rise in price in the past and is due to take place again on SaturdaySatoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, still has an influence on the cryptocurrency nearly 14 years after disappearing.This week the protocol designed by Nakamoto – an individual or group of individuals who went silent in December 2010...
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The paediatrician, who has been advised to stop using public transport, describes 'straight disinformation' about report The doctor behind a landmark review of the NHS's gender identity services for children and young people has said fears had been raised about her personal safety amid online abuse after the report's release.Dr Hilary Cass told the...
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As the show becomes a global hit and is renewed for a second season, experts say game adaptations are the new superhero moviesIn the first few days of its release, Fallout – the Prime Video adaptation of the post-apocalyptic video game franchise – has become a hit with global audiences, shooting to the top of the UK chart and ranking among...
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The handheld console introduced millions to the joy of video games, and remains one of the best-selling consoles everOn April 21, 1989, Nintendo released a chunky grey game-playing rectangle to stores in Japan. It's fair to say that nobody expected much of it. Internally, at Nintendo's Kyoto HQ, the portable console was reportedly not a well-loved...
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The scientist on training as a diver, pilot and astronaut in order to understand the true nature of gravity, and what happens at the centre of a black holeProf Claudia de Rham is a theoretical physicist at Imperial College London, developing and testing "new models and paradigms” at the intersection of gravity, cosmology and particle physics. She...
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Pharmaceutical equipment firms are funding NHS staff and training while promoting salesMedical device companies are paying millions of pounds to hospitals in the UK to fund staff places, as well as training and awareness campaigns, while pushing sales of their products, including implants, heart valves and diagnostic equipment, a new report...
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BBC nature presenter delivers eulogy at protest aimed at 'scaring people a bit' about the loss of biodiversity in the UKThe BBC nature presenter Chris Packham has joined hundreds of environmental activists in a mock funeral procession for nature to spotlight biodiversity loss in the UK.The procession aimed to sound "code red for nature” and...
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After a car crash nearly killed her 20 years ago, the dotcom entrepreneur is climbing three peaks to make £300,000 for charityEven to the able-bodied, climbing Britain's three highest peaks might seem like a test of resolve. But Martha Lane Fox has had 47 operations, struggles with her balance, nerve damage and constant pain, and needs two sticks...
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Research that aims to explain why some people experience intense visual imagery could lead to a better understanding of creativity and some mental disordersWilliam Blake's imagination is thought to have burned with such intensity that, when creating his great artworks, he needed little reference to the physical world. While drawing historical or...
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Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears about the spread of avian strainInfluenza is the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in the near future, according to leading scientists.An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now think that a strain...
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Getting rid of rage | Secular song? | Rockumentaries | Piratical crossword clue | Political illsRe Emma Beddington's article (15 April), at 78, at last I found a way to vanquish my rage at a recent Feldenkrais class on Zoom. We were doing breathing exercises and our teacher suggested we go he-he-he on the outbreath. Then she asked us to use our...
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Women Who Code, which had hundreds of thousands of members globally, has dissolved after a board vote.
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Todd Baker composed the soundtrack for the indie puzzler as he was living through the loss of his mother. On the series' 10th anniversary, he reflects on the experience'The part where the mother and child are separated on a red mountain, in a level quite early on in the game where you have to get back to the mother and find her … I was completing...
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In this week's newsletter: Great game adaptations are increasingly high-budget fan-fiction, thanks to a generation of writers who actually understand games• Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI am a few episodes from the end of the series Fallout on Prime Video. It's funny and gory, at times sentimental and at other...
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Campaigners express concern at new Ofcom figures, which also show that half of under-13s are on social mediaA quarter of three- and four-year-olds in the UK now own a smartphone, while half of children under 13 are on social media, according to new data that comes as ministers consider banning all children under 16 from owning a mobile phone.The...
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According to an automated missive, I have the perfect set of skills to help write the first draft of AI history. It's not a job for life, thoughSay what you like about the Germans, you can always count on them to find just the right word for anything. Take "weltschmerz”, for example, which roughly translates to "world pain”. It signifies...
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Creating visually distinctive plants likely to become important as more weed-like crops are grown for foodGenetically engineering crops to be colourful could help farmers produce food without using herbicides, as it would make it easier to spot weeds, scientists have said.This will be increasingly important as hardy, climate-resistant "weeds” are...
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The platform has been given 24 hours to provide information about the potential risks of TikTok Lite.
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Boston Dynamics' human-like Atlas robot is "retired" after 11 years.
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Use of powerful medications linked to elevated risk of serious adverse outcomes including heart failureDoctors are being urged to reduce prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to dementia patients after the largest study of its kind found they were linked to more harmful side-effects than previously thought.The powerful medications are widely...
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Therapist Lindsay Gibson's 2015 book has sold over a million copies and its message has soared on social media. What does it mean?In an ideal world, adults would be more mature than their kids. They would be better at handling stress, resolving conflicts with others, or talking about their feelings. In the opening chapter of the book Adult Children...
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iPad/iPhone, Nintendo Switch (version tested), PC; Nerial/Devolver DigitalQuick-witted and hilarious, this madcap band tour/space caper is sold short by its premiseYou may remember the Reigns series from its excellent Game of Thrones tie-in: its signature is Tinder-esque card swiping, where you make snap decisions on what to say or do by flicking...
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We'd like to hear from people who have made a booking for accommodation on an online travel platform, only for their host to cancel it at the last minuteWe're interested in hearing from people who have made a booking for accommodation on an online travel platform, only for their host to cancel it at the last minute.Earlier this year, Taylor Swift...
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Nine states are hashing out bills to protect minors online. Tech companies are fighting the laws with everything they've gotOn 6 April, Maryland became the first state in the US to pass a "Kids Code” bill, which aims to prevent tech companies from collecting predatory data from children and using design features that could cause them harm....
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People in routine and repetitive jobs found to have 31% greater risk of disease in later life, and 66% higher risk of mild cognitive problemsIf work is a constant flurry of mind-straining challenges, bursts of creativity and delicate negotiations to keep the troops happy, consider yourself lucky.Researchers have found that the more people use their...
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Funky transparent design backed by good sound and noise cancelling make these budget buds winnersThe tech firm Nothing's latest set of cut-price Bluetooth earbuds offer great sound and noise cancelling for an even more competitive price, while continuing to stand out from the crowd through cool design.The London-based firm has launched the budget...
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Bill Nelson told Capitol Hill lawmakers that China has been 'very, very secretive' about its space progress, warning 'we are in a race'The head of Nasa has warned of China bolstering its space capabilities by using civilian programs to mask military objectives, cautioning that Washington must remain vigilant."China has made extraordinary strides...
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Some shortages are so serious they are imperilling the health and even lives of patients with serious illnesses, pharmacy bosses sayDrug shortages are a "new normal” in the UK and are being exacerbated by Brexit, a report by the Nuffield Trust health thinktank has warned. A dramatic recent spike in the number of drugs that are unavailable has...
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Billed as a rival to the Olympic Games, the Enhanced Games, set to take place in 2025, is a sporting event with a difference; athletes will be allowed to dope. Ian Sample talks to chief sports writer Barney Ronay about where the idea came from and how it's being sold as an anti-establishment underdog, and to Dr Peter Angell about what these usually...
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LabHost enabled users to set up websites designed to trick victims into revealing personal information – with 70,000 allegedly duped in the UKUniversity students have turned to cyber fraud to boost their income, police have said, as they revealed they have infiltrated a huge phishing site on the dark web responsible for scamming tens of thousands...
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Cambridge scientists critique study that concluded the cancer was no longer a threat to species' survivalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCambridge researchers have challenged a previous study which had concluded that a facial cancer that devastated the...
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Experts believe remains belong to a type of ichthyosaur that roamed the seas about 202m years agoFossils discovered by an 11-year-old girl on a beach in Somerset may have come from the largest marine reptile ever to have lived, according to experts.The fossils are thought to be from a type of ichthyosaur, a prehistoric marine reptile that lived in...
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Cylinder slab that tore through Naples home last month was debris released from International Space Station in 2021A heavy chunk of metal that crashed through the roof of a Florida home is, in fact, space junk, Nasa has confirmed.The federal space agency said that a cylinder slab that tore through a house in Naples, Florida, last month was debris...
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A new AI-fuelled gadget has fallen foul of the tech world's expectations.
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A former Tesla engineer is in a decade-long battle with the car company, owned by Elon Musk.
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If the experience of robot-served fast-food dining is any indication, the future of sex robots is going to be very unpleasantOn 1 April, the same day California's new $20 hourly minimum wage for fast-food workers went into effect, a new restaurant opened in north-east Los Angeles that was conspicuously light on human staff.CaliExpress by Flippy...
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No one should be surprised that artificial intelligence is following a well-worn and entirely predictable financial arc "Are we really in an AI bubble,” asked a reader of last month's column about the apparently unstoppable rise of Nvidia, "and how would we know?” Good question, so I asked an AI about it and was pointed to Investopedia, which...
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Our ozone is pennies thick – and soon we'll put at least an Eiffel Tower's worth of metallic ash into the ionosphere every yearA dead spacecraft the size of a truck ignites with plasma and pulverizes into dust and litter as it rips through the ionosphere and atmosphere. This is what happens to internet service satellites during re-entry. When the...
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Undersea fibre-optic cables help keep us online - but what happens when they break?
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A new software update stops the Palestinian flag emoji appearing when iPhone users type "Jerusalem".
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Scientists have finally discovered why this remarkable plant becomes hungry for bugsIt sounds like a science fiction horror movie – a carnivorous plant that grows up to 60 metres high reaching up through the canopies of tropical trees, feasting on bugs using sticky leaf glands that ooze digestive enzymes to absorb its catch of prey.Triphyophyllum...
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Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendanceDozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning used to monitor staff attendance after a clampdown by the UK's data watchdog.In...
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Offenders could face jail if image is widely shared under proposed amendment to criminal justice billCreating a sexually explicit "deepfake” image is to be made an offence under a new law, the Ministry of Justice has announced.Under the legislation, anyone who creates such an image without consent will face a criminal record and an unlimited...
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Common eastern bumblebee queens' ability while hibernating could help it endure flooding, scientists sayBumblebees might be at home in town and country but now researchers have found at least one species that is even more adaptable: it can survive underwater.Scientists have revealed queens of the common eastern bumblebee, a species widespread in...
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Owner Elon Musk said it was a difficult decision to reduce Tesla's global headcount.
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But truancy and illness-related absences can be reversed with good sleeping habits and strong family ties, study suggestsYoung people who spend too much time online are more likely to miss school through illness or truancy, a study has suggested.Teenage girls appear to be more likely than teenage boys to score highly on excessive internet use, the...
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Shares of Truth Social parent company have fallen 60% since March market debut as ex-president under financial pressureShares of the former president Donald Trump's social media company slumped 12% on Monday, extending their string of losses, after the company said in a regulatory filing that it could sell millions of additional shares in coming...
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BH3 spotted when scientists chanced upon star in Aquila constellation 'wobbling' under its gravitational forceAstronomers have discovered an enormous black hole which formed in the aftermath of an exploding star a mere 2,000 light years from Earth.BH3 is the most massive stellar black hole yet found in the Milky Way and revealed itself to...
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A committee says the government should be more relatable in its communications with the public.
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More children and families extorted with AI-made photos and videos, says National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Child sexual exploitation is on the rise online and taking new forms such as images and videos generated by artificial intelligence, according to an annual assessment released on Tuesday by the National Center for Missing...
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An icon of millennials' childhoods languished for nearly two decades. Now it's attempting a comeback – banking on the fact that it hasn't changed at allIn the early 2000s, Olivia Packenham would get home from school, listen to the familiar sound of the dial up tone as her family computer connected to the internet, and navigate her AOL browser to...
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What can sound tell us about nature loss? Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about her visit to Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire, where ecologist Richard Broughton has witnessed the decline of the marsh tit population over 22 years, and has heard the impact on the wood's soundscape. As species lose their habitats across...
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Workers in Africa have been exploited first by being paid a pittance to help make chatbots, then by having their own words become AI-ese. Plus, new AI gadgets are coming for your smartphones• Don't get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article hereWe're witnessing the birth of AI-ese, and it's not what anyone could have...
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Fourteen years in the making, this character-driven sci-fi tale is a wonder of technology and imagination so texturally convincing you'll want to touch itTicktock, ticktock. In the dripping confines of the Fedora 1, an aquatic space colony of exquisite retro-futuristic design, it's not water but time that exerts an unmistakable pressure on...
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The material, discovered in 2004, was meant to be revolutionary. But only now is the technology coming of ageTwenty years ago, scientists announced they had created a new miracle material that was going to transform our lives. They called it graphene.Consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern, it is one of the...
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Super Mario Bros Wonder won two, while Star Wars Jedi: Survivor missed out despite six nominations.
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The answers to today's problemsEarlier today I set you these puzzles, set by the author of Much Ado About Numbers, a new book about mathematics in Shakespeare's day. Continue reading...
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Don't make this a comedy of errorsUPDATE: Read the answers hereToday's puzzles come from the quill of Rob Eastaway, the bard of brainteasers, whose latest book Much Ado About Numbers is a journey into Shakespeare's mathematical life and times. Continue reading...
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New research reveals that listing your grievances on a piece of paper, then throwing them away may make you less angry. So I gave it a try …A lifetime enveloped in a benign, insulating cloud of oestrogen left me ill-prepared to be this nakedly, shockingly angry as it ebbs away in perimenopause. It is occasionally exhilarating, but mainly awful,...
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One former nurse describes the poor pay and working conditions she experienced at a vet practiceDebates surrounding the veterinary industry rage on while vet support staff and nurses, forever caught in the crossfire of abuse and accusations of heartlessness or money-grubbing, go unrecognised yet again ('The vet presented it as: if you care, you...
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US engineering team has a two-year, $2m grant to help Nasa study the Moon's surface.
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The director of the Fallout TV series and the director of the modern Fallout video games sit down together to talk about the audacity of video-game storytelling and hope in a post-apocalyptic wastelandIf you had asked director Jonathan Nolan what his favourite film of the year was in the late 00s, more often than not he would have given you the...
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The wealth of emerging evidence suggest that physics may be on the brink of something bigModern physics deals with some truly mind-boggling extremes of scale. Cosmology reveals the Earth as a tiny dot amid an observable universe that is a staggering 93bn light years across. Meanwhile, today's particle colliders are exploring a microcosmic world...
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Archaeologists and astronomers to study Wiltshire site's lesser understood connection to the moonThe rising and setting of the sun at Stonehenge, especially during the summer and winter solstices, continues to evoke joy, fascination and religious devotion.Now a project has been launched to delve into the lesser understood links that may exist...
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Somerset House, LondonA world away from Fortnite and Call of Duty, the UK's biggest festival of experimental games celebrates quirky one-offs and making it up as you go alongVideo game conventions are typically boisterous affairs, as thousands of visitors queue under a constellation of screens for the chance to play one of the hundreds of as-yet...
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Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss will become co-owners of Real Bedford.
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Documentary reveals the cost to Nepalese villagers of harvesting a supposed aphrodisiac that sells for more than gold in ChinaEvery year, thousands of Nepalese villagers make their way to the Himalayan foothills in search of a fungus called yarsagumba. Known for its aphrodisiac properties, the elusive substance sells in China for a price higher...
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Annual event promises between five and 20 meteors an hour with a few rare cases becoming much brighter 'fireballs'The Lyrids are a meteor shower that derive from the tail of the comet Thatcher.Discovered by AE Thatcher in 1861, the comet is on a 422-year orbit of the sun and will not be returning to the inner solar system until 2283. Every year...
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CMA points to "interconnected web" involving Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon.
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NHS waiting list | Spineless politicians | Anger management At first I was pleasantly surprised when asked, in my NHS app, whether I still wanted to remain on a waiting list for a minor operation (Almost 10 million people in England could be on NHS waiting list, 3 April). I now wonder whether this was more about the government's method of...
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As Tax Day approaches, accountants debunk some money-saving claims that are a little too good to be trueYou can find anything on TikTok from book reviews to sex education classes. So it's unsurprising that some people hit up the app for tax advice. Just try not to be one of those people yourself.The Washington Post reported this week that "bad tax...
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The tree all but vanished in the 1970s. Now, thanks to two amateur nature lovers, it may soon grace our landscapes againConstable painted them. Shakespeare wrote of them. And Francis Drake sailed the world in a ship made from them. English elms were a mainstay of England's landscape and culture – until they all but disappeared to Dutch elm...
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It's the internal voice whose strict, unbending standards can make us miserable. But tuning in to it can change everythingSign up for Well Actually, a free weekly newsletter about health and wellnessWhen I first became her patient, I heard everything my therapist said as a criticism. Almost every word that came out of her mouth, I received as a...
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Meeting at London's Royal Society will scrutinise basic model first formulated in 1922 that universe is a vast, even expanse with no notable featuresIf you zoomed out on the universe, well beyond the level of planets, stars or galaxies, you would eventually see a vast, evenly speckled expanse with no notable features. At least, that has been the...
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Manage your mum's care from a distance. Don't get sucked into her orbitThe question My father was violent and my mother emotionally fragile. I took on a parental role from the age of around 11, trying to manage my dad's moods, keep my mum's spirits up and take care of my younger brother. Mum often leaned on me and I felt responsible for her...
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Cass review found professionals in the field are scared to discuss views amid risk of reputational damage and online abuse Critical thinking and open debate are pillars of scientific and medical research. Yet experienced professionals are increasingly scared to openly discuss their views on the treatment of children questioning their gender...
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Scientists say an overreliance on sight and sound is having a detrimental effect on people's wellbeing and that our devices should deliver a multisensory experience"Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothing yet.” So went the first line of audible dialogue in a feature film, 1927's The Jazz Singer. It was one of the first times that...
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Fisa allows for monitoring of foreign communications, as well as collection of citizens' messages and callsHouse lawmakers voted on Friday to reauthorize section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or Fisa, including a key measure that allows for warrantless surveillance of Americans. The controversial law allows for far-reaching...
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Millions of years ago, animals adapted to become warm-blooded amid huge climactic changes. Now scientists hope these clues from the past could help us understand what lies aheadIn Chicago's Field Museum, behind a series of access-controlled doors, are about 1,500 dinosaur fossil specimens. The palaeobiologist Jasmina Wiemann walks straight past the...
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Marina Hyde with her take on Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's surreal US presidential bid (1m23s); Emine Saner meets the sociopath who learned to behave – and found happiness (8m05s); why Gen Z has fallen in love with Sex and the City (24m45s); and do our political opponents really hate us? (29m54s). Continue reading...
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Social media reporter Matilda Boseley reacts to songs made with Suno AI, a new AI music generator. Like other paying users, Guardian Australia now owns the rights to these songs. But is this technology actually good enough to threaten the livelihoods of musicians? Spoiler alert: it's no worse than some tracks on the radio, but don't expect a Grammy...
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Male-on-male aggression more frequent among bonobos than chimps, but aggression between males and females less commonBonobos are not quite the peace-loving primates they have long been considered, researchers say, after finding that males show more aggression towards each other than chimpanzees.Bonobos and chimpanzees are humans' closing living...
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Despite lay-offs and studio closures, the 20th edition of the ceremony saw Dungeons & Dragons-inspired Baldur's Gate 3 become the runaway winner in a hotly contested fieldIn London last night, the 20th Bafta games awards celebrated a year that was stacked with critically acclaimed games. Taking place against the backdrop of an unprecedented...
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Concentration of power among just six big tech companies 'could lead to winner takes all dynamics'Just six major technology companies are at the heart of the AI sector through an "interconnected web” of more than 90 investments and partnerships links, the UK's competition regulator has warned, sparking increased concern about the anti-competitive...
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The platform will use AI-powered systems to detect nude images and identify sextortion accounts.
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'Black room' with frescoes inspired by Trojan war described as one of most striking discoveries ever made at site in southern ItalyA banquet room replete with well preserved frescoes depicting characters inspired by the Trojan war has been unearthed among the ruins of Pompeii in what has been described as one of the most striking discoveries ever...
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Video of official from Unit 8200 in February 2023 raises questions about Israel's denials of use of AI in GazaA video has surfaced of a senior official at Israel's cyber intelligence agency, Unit 8200, talking last year about the use of machine learning "magic powder” to help identify Hamas targets in Gaza.The footage raises questions about the...
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We look at what space junk is and the risk it poses to tech we use everyday.
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Clues at Argentina site raise possibility mammal was buried with human owners about 1,500 years agoThe remains of a fox unearthed at a human burial site in Argentina dating back 1,500 years has raised the possibility the animal may have been kept as a pet, research suggests.Experts say the remains predate the arrival of domestic dogs in Patagonia,...
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The best of this week's wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...
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Magnets are central to much modern technology and firms are racing to make them more efficient.
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The Tesla boss is expected to announce major investment plans in India as the firm faces slowing demand.
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Zelda, Baldur's Gate 3 and Spider-Man 2 are among the frontrunners at this year's ceremony.
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Adam Schiff introduces bill amid growing legal battle over whether major AI companies have made illegal use of copyrighted worksA bill introduced in the US Congress on Tuesday intends to force artificial intelligence companies to reveal the copyrighted material they use to make their generative AI models. The legislation adds to a growing number of...
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