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Whether the tech billionaire will attend the interview requested by Paris prosecutors remains to be seen.
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Molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO's home comes amid growing discontent against artificial intelligenceIn the early hours of 10 April, a man approached the gate of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's house in San Francisco and hurled a molotov cocktail at the building before fleeing. The suspect, 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama, was arrested less than two...
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Quality wifi bookshelf speaker can go mobile with Bluetooth, long battery life and water resistance, in return to formThe Play is a new portable wifi and Bluetooth home speaker that packs the best of Sonos into a jack of all trades that is intended to be a reset point in the company's recovery from its app debacle that lost it faith, favour and a...
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First recorded in 687BC, the meteoroids were once part of the tail of a comet discovered in 1861This week, the annual Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies. Although active since 16 April, the shower peaks during the late evening of Wednesday 22 April and early the next morning.The chart shows the view looking east from London at 00.01...
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I was a newcomer, negotiating all of the usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attackBy Peter C Baker. Read by Adam Sims Continue reading...
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Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversaryOver its two centuries, acclaimed writers and artists have found inspiration at London zoo, from Edwin Landseer's Trafalgar Square lions, to AA Milne's naming "Winnie” after resident bear Winnipeg, and Sylvia Plath's poem Zoo Keeper's Wife.Plath's...
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As the zoo celebrates its 200th birthday, photographer David Levene captures the people keeping their (sometimes very dangerous) patients healthy and happy. Introduction: Patrick Barkham• Some images may be upsetting to young audiencesHow do you shift a sedated rhino? Can a dormouse be drugged? What happens to a lion with an unusually small ear...
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Our minds evolved to minimise unpredictability. But if we learn to live with doubt, a world of opportunities opens upIt can feel as though the world is tilting towards chaos: political shocks, economic instability, technological upheaval and a constant stream of bad news. Faced with so much uncertainty, many of us default to a sense of impending...
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All good? Busy day? Small talk is a social good with a bad reputation. We dread it, but it's vital for human connectionHi there, how're you? How's it going? You alright? All good?As any Briton knows, none of these questions is an inquiry into your emotional state, the material conditions of your life or your opinion on anything. Respond positively...
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Married couple Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire developed Luxturna, which helped a patient see their child's face for the first timeA married couple who met over a dissected brain and went on to create the first approved gene therapy for blindness have been awarded one of the most lucrative prizes in science.Molecular biologist Jean Bennett and...
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Law enforcement rebuffs protesters at breeding and biomedical research farm amid attempt to remove dogsA chaotic scene unfolded on Saturday at a beagle breeding and biomedical research facility in Wisconsin as about 1,000 animal rights activists seeking to breach the property were rebuffed with rubber bullets and pepper spray by law enforcement.It...
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With Imax more popular than ever, a new way to watch movies – HDR by Barco – has been quietly rolling out but what difference does it really make?At this year's CinemaCon, an annual gathering where film studios show off their upcoming wares to excite the exhibitors they hope to showcase them, Disney announced a new way to see a movie, sort of:...
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Covid, light pollution regulations and faltering global economy affect location and intensity of brightnessEarth continues to get brighter every year, researchers have found, but the location and intensity of the progression has become increasingly volatile because of Covid-19, regulations on light pollution, and a faltering global...
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Elisabeth Zetland, a senior researcher at MyHeritage, found that the actual Luigi had immigrated to US from ItalyGaming enthusiasts have known for years that Nintendo named its mustachioed, superhero plumber after the company's landlord, Washington state businessman Mario Arnold Segale.But it has only just been determined that Nintendo may have...
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The discussion is a sign the AI firm's technology may be too critical for even the US government to do without.
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Role-playing adventure and superhero comedy among big winners on a varied night in LondonWith 12 nominations, acclaimed role-playing adventure Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was expected to be the runaway success at the 2026 Bafta games awards, held in London on Friday evening.And while it couldn't quite match its nine wins at the Game Awards back in...
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Adult video platform to sell minority stake to increase stability after death of its owner Leonid RadvinskyBusiness live – latest updatesOnlyFans, the UK adult video platform, is in talks to sell a minority stake to a US investor that will value the business at more than $3bn (£2.2bn).The London-based company is in advanced talks to sell a stake...
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PC, Xbox; Sad Cat StudiosThis pulpy sci-fi thriller is a beautiful, if deferential, homage to the genre greats, with a poignant real-world echoFor all of cyberpunk's cautionary tales of shady corporations and transhumanist folly, it is the genre's arresting imagery that looms largest in the pop culture imagination. Petroleum flares light up the...
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Scientists who analysed nearly 16,000 ancient remains suggest red hair and fair skin is favoured for vitamin D productionPeople with red hair who have put up with teasing or "fiery” stereotypes may be pleased to learn that they appear to be winners from an evolutionary perspective. A large genetics study has revealed that, in Europe, the gene for...
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Scientists say finding is 'very concerning' as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the AmericasThe critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new research found that climate models predicting the biggest slowdown are the most realistic. Scientists called the new...
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Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glassesMore than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precariousness of tech jobs in the global south.Sama, a company...
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The tech aims to identify people's irises and stop the rise of fake accounts and malicious scams.
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The company's claim the AI tool can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks has sparked fears in the financial world.
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Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming daysBritish banks will be given access in the next week to a powerful AI tool that was deemed too dangerous to be released to the public, as a series of senior finance figures warned over its impact.Anthropic, which has so far limited the release...
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Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groupsMicrosoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of green metrics from public view written almost word...
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Technology secretary plays down fears over jobs and cyber security as stake taken in British startupThe UK technology secretary has urged the country to "make AI work for Britain”, brushing off fears about its impact on jobs and cybersecurity as the government announced its first investment under a £500m sovereign AI fund. Liz Kendall said the...
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Firms say digital twins make staff more productive, but are they a potential legal minefield?
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Chair's decision to not seek re-election 'not as a result of any disagreement', company says in filingReed Hastings, the Netflix chair, is leaving the streaming service he co-founded almost 30 years ago as the company regains its footing after losing out on a $72bn (£53bn) deal for Warner Bros Discovery.In a 14-page letter to investors released on...
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Exclusive: A trove of previously redacted documents was filed as part of the tech giant's anti-trust battle with the state of California. Amazon denies it engages in price-fixingHundreds of previously redacted records reveal how Amazon has put pressure on independent sellers using its platform into raising their prices on the sites of competitors...
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These digital security organizers bring the fight for online privacy to dance parties, wine meetups and reading groupsImani Thompson shows up at Wonderville Bar in Brooklyn looking ready for a DJ set, or to drink, or to dance the night away with friends. While she'll probably do the latter, she's also a cybersecurity organizer leading the evening's...
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Lawsuit in Norway alleges Telenor passed on data helping Myanmar military arrest 1,200 activists, some in safe housesWhen even two weeks of torture could not force Aung Thu to betray his fellow anti-coup activists, his military interrogators in Myanmar tried something different: they asked a Norwegian telecoms company, Telenor, then the largest one...
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Every wave of new tech has come with a doomsday scenario. But governments just aren't planning a human response on the scale required The transition to a world of artificial intelligence has given a whole new meaning to the concept that capitalism can only renew itself through creative destruction. This is the idea that clapped-out technologies...
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PlayStation 5 (version tested), Xbox, PC, Switch 2; CapcomEngineer Hugh is sent from Earth to investigate a malfunctioning research station and meets a young android who helps him fend off murderous mechsWhen Pragmata was announced alongside the PlayStation 5 in 2020, its shiny trailer promised slick sci-fi action in outer space. While it certainly...
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For his project 'De Oförtrutna' (The Relentless), photographer Christer Björkman pictured Swedish scientists working in the spirit of Carl Linnaeus, the botanist who created the modern taxonomic system that classifies organisms based on appearance. Each scientist brought to the shoot a book and an item of importance to their work Continue...
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Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and science editor Ian Sample to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week, including a review into the effectiveness of a new class of Alzheimer's drug that was once hailed as a game-changer in slowing the progress of the disease. Also on the agenda is the news that the world could be heading for a...
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Informal migration, plus climate change and rising numbers of cases globally, are complicating the tireless efforts of landlocked Eswatini to eradicate the killer diseaseThe freezer is filled with blue-lidded tubes of cows' blood, ready to be defrosted and used to feed the colony of mosquitoes. "Also, you can use your arm,” says Nombuso Princess...
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The solutions to today's puzzlesEarlier today I asked you these three puzzles. Here they are again with solutions.1. Battleships Continue reading...
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PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and XKeir Starmer has told social media bosses "things can't go on like this” in a meeting about internet safety at Downing Street.The prime minister summoned senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google, Snapchat's owner and X to No 10 on Thursday...
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New guidance to legal profession 'embraces' use of technology but flags penalties for lawyers who 'mislead the court' with AI-generated errorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal court of Australia has warned the legal profession about the dangers of using...
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Data assessed from 17 clinical trials of anti-amyloid drugs found no 'meaningful effect' on cognitive declineDrugs that have been hailed as a gamechanger for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease make no noticeable difference to patients, according to an extensive review.The analysis of clinical trials in people with mild cognitive impairment or...
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Science rarely produces identical outcomes. Mistaking this for failure turns caution into an excuse for inactionA new set of studies out this month suggests that as many as half of all results published in reputable journals in the social sciences can't be replicated by independent analysis. This is part of a long-running problem across many...
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Prof Michael Krawczak says the required molecular genetic testing comes at a cost, but should not be ruled out as it was in a recent court caseI read with great astonishment your article regarding the court of appeal's decision on proving paternity in the case of a child whose father could be either one of a pair of monozygotic twins (Court of...
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Popular gaming platform will require age verification, restrict night-time notifications for minors and limit chatsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRoblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12m to the state of Nevada in what the...
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Lack of funding leaving police forces failing to keep pace with two-thirds annual increase in referrals, says reportChild victims of online sexual abuse are being inadequately protected from further harm because police forces are struggling to cope with an increase in this crime, his majesty's chief inspector of constabulary has warned.Michelle...
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It comes as the government continues to consult on whether to ban under-16s from social media in the UK.
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Commons rejects proposal by 256 to 150 to side with government on plan to tackle online harms affecting childrenMPs have rejected a proposal to ban under-16s from using social media for the second time, as the prime minister summoned tech bosses to demand tougher action on internet safety.The House of Commons sided with the government against a...
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Donald Trump says he is 'working very hard' with House Republicans to extend Section 702 without changesUS politics live – latest updatesA controversial law that grants the US government sweeping powers for warrantless surveillance is set to expire next week. Replacing it has inspired fierce debate within the White House and Congress, including a...
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Once you start noticing "it's not X, it's Y” as you scroll online, you can't fail to register it. I've become so hypervigilant that it has seeped into my subconscious thoughtsIf you've never seen Jim Carrey's 2007 psychological thriller The Number 23, then congratulations. It is a film about a man who sees the number 23 so many times that he ends...
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Cuts by Snapchat's parent company come in response to a declining stock price and pressure from an activist investorSnapchat's parent company plans to lay off 16% of its employees, around 1,000 people, citing "rapid advancements in artificial intelligence”, the social media company told staff on Wednesday in an internal memo. The staff reduction...
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'Unc' (short for uncle) is meant to disparage older players, but the industry should make games for all generations• Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWhile researching women's experiences in multiplayer video games recently, I came across this thread on the subreddit about Bungie's latest live shooter, Marathon....
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In a post-apocalyptic landscape of cutthroat scavengers, surprisingly peaceful players are opting to team up and open up – a phenomenon that's intriguing game developers and psychologists alikeThe video game Arc Raiders is set in a lethal imagining of an apocalyptic future for humanity. Survivors have been forced to live deep underground in...
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Narwhal Labs ad for 'AI employee' contains strapline: 'She outworks everyone. And she'll never ask for a raise'A British AI company that recently secured millions of pounds of investment has been accused of running a misogynistic and sexist advertising campaign.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has received at least seven complaints about...
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The travel platform said it had changed Pins to protect customers but would not say how many were affected.
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Analysis shows whales' coda vocalizations are 'highly complex' and remarkably similar to our ownWe may appear to have little in common with sperm whales – enormous, ocean-dwelling animals that last shared a common ancestor with humans more than 90 million years ago. But the whales' vocalized communications are remarkably similar to our own,...
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Researchers identify wrecks at the bottom of the sea from as far back as fifth century BC, from Europe and beyondSpanish archaeologists exploring the bay that curves between the southern port of Algeciras and the Rock of Gibraltar have documented the wrecks of more than 30 ships that came to grief near the Pillars of Hercules between the fifth...
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In eastern Brazil, Coleocephalocereus goebelianus towers above surrounding plants, making its beacon even clearerSome flowers lure bats into pollinating them by stinking like fermenting fruit, cabbage, garlic and even urine. But one cactus flower tempts bats by turning into an acoustic beacon.Bats make high-pitched squeaks, too high for humans to...
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The tech giant said it will punish sites that block back button navigation from June.
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Chip upgrade brings pro-level power, long battery life and plenty of storage, but the Air now faces real competitionApple's latest MacBook Air is its most powerful yet, comes with double the starting storage and is better than ever for getting work done and as the benchmark for a consumer laptop. But this year the new lower-cost MacBook Neo has...
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Alongside the oil and gas stranded in the strait of Hormuz is another commodity vital to today's economy: helium. It is a critical element in all kinds of areas from MRI machines to the Large Hadron Collider, and even deep-sea diving. It is also integral to the AI boom. And this isn't the first time its fragile global supply chain has been...
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Deal, subject to regulatory approval, would give Bezos firm access to Globalstar's network of two dozen satellitesAmazon said on Tuesday it would acquire a satellite company in an $11.57bn deal, bolstering its own fledgling space business as it looks to take on Elon Musk-led bigger rival Starlink.The deal gives Amazon access to Globalstar's network...
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Researchers examined trends in 10 global cities, with Sydney's summer growing at two-and-a-half times the averageScientist Ted Scott could feel that summers in his home state of Minnesota were not what they used to be.With the climate crisis accelerating, Scott could feel and see the seasons changing from their usual patterns – especially summer...
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Large language models aren't trained on real-life conversations. As we encounter their language, it could affect our ownBecause of the way they are trained, large language models capture only a slice of human language. They're trained on the written word, from textbooks to social media posts, and our speech as captured in movies and on television....
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The company says it will create only 100 of its Project Nightingale in its Goodwood headquarters.
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Can pedestrians, runners and cyclists safely share the road with self-driving vehicles?
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Suit alleges the billionaire's AI company is illegally spewing toxic pollutants from its datacenter in the Memphis areaA new lawsuit accuses Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company of illegally spewing toxic pollutants into residential neighborhoods on the border of Tennessee and Mississippi.The suit, filed on Tuesday in Mississippi federal...
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Experts say China is backing attempts at global governance, while US has set up race between profit-hungry companiesChina is now the "good guy” on AI rather than Donald Trump's US, where the technology is being pursued in a dangerous "wild west” manner, a former UN and UK government adviser has told MPs.Prof Dame Wendy Hall, who was a member of...
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Workslop refers to AI-generated work that seems polished but is flawed and in need of heavy correctionsKen, a copywriter for a large, Miami-based cybersecurity firm, used to enjoy his job. But then the "workslop” started piling up.Workslop is an unintended consequence of the AI boom. It's what happens when employees use AI to quickly generate...
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Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI is said to be frighteningly capable, but we shouldn't get carried away by the hypeHello, and welcome to TechScape. I'm your host, Blake Montgomery, the Guardian's US tech editor, writing to you from my happy village in Pokopia.Tech companies are cutting jobs and betting on AI. The payoff is far from guaranteed'There's a...
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US bank has the Claude model and is working closely with the tech firm to improve cyber protectionGoldman Sachs's chief executive, David Solomon, has said he is "hyper-aware” of the capabilities of Anthropic's Mythos AI model and is working "closely” with the tech firm after it issued warnings about the cybersecurity risk it poses.The US bank...
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The group named ShinyHunters have accessed a third party server and have given the company a deadline of 14 April to enter ransom negotiations Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto, has been the target of a cyberattack for the second time in three years. A hacker group called ShinyHunters said it would release data stolen from the...
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A shallow plot and advert-adjacent cameos justify the critics' condemnation of Nintendo's latest film. But there's sincere affection for the universe here, tooI was bracing myself for the worst when I headed into the cinema with my children to watch the new Super Mario Galaxy movie over the Easter break. The reviews have been memorably dire. The...
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A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discoveryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA prehistoric fossil, hiding in plain sight in museum storage for more than a century, has revealed that giant echidnas once roamed...
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Amid growing evidence of fungi's key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, African scientists are championing the need to preserve 'funga' as much as flora and faunaMadagascar has long been celebrated for its remarkable wildlife, with the vast majority of its species – from ring-tailed lemurs to certain species of baobab trees – found nowhere...
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A trio of tricky teasersUPDATE: Solutions are now upTanya Khovanova is a luminary of the recreational mathematics scene. She is one of its foremost bloggers and also runs Number Gossip, a site where you can submit a number and she "will tell you everything you want to know about it but were afraid to ask.”Tanya has now written her first book,...
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MASLD affects one in six people now and is projected to rise because of population growth, obesity and high blood sugarMetabolic liver disease will affect 1.8 billion people worldwide by 2050, driven by rising obesity and blood sugar levels, a study suggests.Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as...
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The Texas man, who also faces federal felony charges, allegedly had documents advocating for violence against AI executives.
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FBI alleges Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, was captured on video throwing explosive device outside home of OpenAI chiefA Texas man was charged with hurling a molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and attempting to set fire to the AI firm's headquarters.Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, was captured on surveillance video throwing an...
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With some promising computing companies in the field, could Europe be a leader in quantum tech?
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The new moon will be particularly beautiful – at just 2.6 days old, only about 7.5% of its visible surface will be illuminatedThe brilliant beacon of planet Venus is now unmistakeable in the evening sky, appearing to the naked eye well before the twilight has fully faded into night.This week, the planet will be joined by a young crescent moon on...
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We send the voice of the dead across space as an act of continuity and care, while on Earth we tally the bodies. Which do we choose to become?Four people are sleeping 19,000 miles from the moon when the voice of Apollo 13's commander arrives."Hello, Artemis II. This is Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. Welcome to my old neighborhood.”Flynn Coleman is...
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Trump has pushed unfounded claims of Tylenol use in pregnancy being tied to 'a very increased risk of autism'Taking acetaminophen – known in the US by the brand name Tylenol – during pregnancy has no effect on later autism diagnoses, according to a sweeping new study from Denmark published on Monday.The Trump administration has targeted Tylenol...
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Digital clone being trained on his thoughts, tone and mannerisms to help workers feel connectedIf you are one of Meta's almost 79,000 employees and cannot get hold of the boss, do not worry. The owner of Facebook and Instagram is reportedly working on an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg who can answer all your queries.The AI clone of Zuckerberg,...
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Exclusive: Pre-chemotherapy tests previously did not look for gene variant that put some ethnicities at higher risk of serious side effectsThousands of cancer patients from minority ethnic backgrounds will have access to "groundbreaking” genetic testing on the NHS that previously discriminated against them.This routine form of genetic testing,...
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Just when parents thought they could decode teenage text speak, a new list comes along that raises more questions than answersName: Confusing text abbreviations.Age: As old as texts themselves. Continue reading...
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Participants reported enjoying the human connection regardless of whether they thought the topic was dullThe human aversion to dull experiences was nailed by the author Paulo Coelho when he declared: "I can stand defeats, pain, anger. But I can't stand boredom.”But the natural desire to avoid boring conversations comes at a cost, according to...
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Experts say natural kratom may offer benefits and blame synthetic derivatives for surge in poisonings noted by CDCA recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report shows that kratom poisonings have soared in the US, but experts say this is probably due to synthetic derivatives like 7-OH, and that blanket kratom bans could harm people...
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Undisclosed number of names and contact and reservation details accessed in latest cybercrime attemptThe accommodation reservation website Booking.com has suffered a data breach with "unauthorised parties” gaining access to customers' details.The platform said it "noticed some suspicious activity involving unauthorised third parties being able to...
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With 144m daily users, the gaming company is extending its tech to introduce two age‑specific accounts.
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Platform says it will reward original creators as it penalises 'aggregators' for flooding timelines with 'stolen posts'Elon Musk's X has reduced payments to users who post clickbait and recycle news stories as it warned account holders against "flooding the timeline” with low-quality content.Nikita Bier, X's head of product, wrote on the social...
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The incident marks the second time the games giant has been hacked by young, English-speaking hackers.
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PhenMap tool could spare thousands of patients from treatment that would be ineffective for themA new AI-driven way of identifying how patients with advanced bowel cancer will respond to a drug that was recently introduced by the NHS has been announced.Researchers at London's Institute of Cancer Research and the RCSI University of Medicine and...
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Engine-maker CEO hails 'critical milestone' for company in race to deliver SMR technology built at Wylfa plant on AngleseyRolls-Royce has secured up to £599m from Britain's national wealth fund as it races to develop the UK's first small modular nuclear reactors.The fund will help support Rolls-Royce's design of small modular reactors (SMRs) at...
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Elle Hunt on her month wearing Meta's smart glasses and the privacy concerns around the technology According to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's AI-powered glasses are "personal super intelligence” that "let you stay present in the moment”.Journalist Elle Hunt reports on her time wearing them for a month. Elle tells Nosheen Iqbal about the highs and...
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Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant welcome home event in Houston after their record-breaking missionStill marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from the hundreds of colleagues who took part in setting a record for deep space travel during the US space agency Nasa's lunar...
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What's it like to have a diary that talks back to you, offering comments and advice on your hopes, fears and lunch plans? I spent two months finding outEver since I was a teenager, I have kept some form of diary. These days I favour a paper one for creative brainstorming, and the Journal app on my iPad where I do a speedily typed brain dump every...
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis week's question: what would the world look like if people didn't make mistakes?I always say please and thank you to my Alexa. Why is this? I am sure it doesn't care. Is it...
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Just as the industry is set to capitalize on country's political and economic instability, president accused in $5m schemeThe Argentinian president, Javier Milei, is facing his lowest approval ratings since taking office in 2023 as newly published evidence allegedly reveals a $5m financial agreement connected to his public endorsement last year of...
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TikTok users increasingly say the app has steered them toward diagnosing medical problems not yet identifiedMalina Lee, a 31-year-old wedding baker based in San Antonio, Texas, joined TikTok during the Covid pandemic lockdowns in 2020. Like many people at the time, she was bored and began using the platform to pass the time and advertise her...
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Researchers say 'magic mushrooms' can help with traumatic symptoms, but urge caution as states expand accessSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAfter three combat deployments in Afghanistan, during which he suffered traumatic brain injuries from concussive blasts, army ranger Jesse Gould developed...
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New technologies of reproduction are plundering the art world – and getting away with itIn 2026, its easy to see why generative AI is bad. The internet has nicknamed its excretions "slop”. The CEOs of AI companies prance about on stage like supervillains, bragging that their products will eliminate vast swathes of work. Generative AI requires...
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The aggressive effort by major players aims to reshape the narrative as polls show increasing public disapproval of AIOpenAI made a surprise announcement this week – not an update to ChatGPT or another multibillion-dollar datacenter – but a policy paper that called for a reimagining of the social contract based around "a slate of people-first...
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Confined quarters, rising tensions and no escape: the astronauts were trained for it. I had a desk, a drawer and a long-running feud over a window that pushed me to my limitsFour people have joined the tiny percentage of humans who can say they have come back to Earth with a bump, literally. Welcome home, Artemis II crew: you have much to be proud...
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The firm says it withheld an AI model on cybersecurity grounds but sceptics say this was hype to lure investmentThis week, the AI company Anthropic said it had created an AI model so powerful that, out of a sense of overwhelming responsibility, it was not going to release it to the public.The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, summoned the heads...
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Fraudsters send emails claiming storage is full or nearly full, then trick people into clicking on links that can expose bank and personal detailsFor a while you've been getting messages from Apple saying "your iCloud storage is full”. They say you have exceeded your storage plan, so documents are no longer being backed up, and photos you take...
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The physicist, BBC presenter and author on snowflakes, art v science and the time Paul McCartney quizzed him about one of Saturn's moonsWhat is the inspiration behind your latest live show, Emergence?It came from a book that I've loved for years: The Six-Cornered Snowflake by Johannes Kepler. Kepler is most famous for his laws of planetary motion...
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The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday night, with all four astronauts in good health. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch of Nasa, and the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen, have just become...
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Andy Jassy tells shareholders that long-awaited rival to Elon Musk's Starlink is 'on the verge' of going liveAmazon has said its long-awaited satellite internet rival to Elon Musk's Starlink will finally go live in "mid-2026”.The chief executive, Andy Jassy, said in a letter to shareholders that the technology company was "on the verge of...
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Nasa confirms 'textbook splashdown' at 5.07pm PT; all four crew members have emerged from capsule and are reportedly doing wellArtemis II crew splashes down in Pacific Ocean, ending record-breaking moon flybySign up for the Breaking News US emailThe scheduled splashdown of Artemis II in the Pacific Ocean, at 8.07pm ET (5.07pm PT; 12.07am GMT), is...
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The world watches on as astronauts on the 10-day Artemis II mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off California on Friday'Just the beginning': Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby Continue reading...
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Relacorilant, typically used to treat Cushing's syndrome, could improve outcomes in platinum-resistant casesA drug originally used to treat a rare disease could extend the lives of patients with an aggressive form of ovarian cancer, according to a clinical trial.Platinum-resistant ovarian cancer occurs when the disease progresses within six months...
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Soon, thanks to the advance of robots, the only reason left to send humans to the moon will be as an ultra-expensive sportMartin Rees is the astronomer royal and a former president of the Royal Society; Donald Goldsmith is an astrophysicist and science communicatorThe 2020s has seen a revival of the "Apollo spirit”. The US and China are seemingly...
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As the Artemis II mission enters flight day nine, the crew spoke about inspiring the next generation and 'working on something big for the good of everyone' ahead of their return to earth. The crew, made up of three US astronauts and a Canadian, embarked on humanity's first crewed lunar voyage in more than half a century. The 10-day flight around...
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Fraudulent music streams have long been a scourge for the industry, but experts say generative AI has supercharged itJason Moran, a renowned jazz composer and pianist, got a strange call from a friend last month. The friend, bassist Burniss Earl Travis, was curious about Moran's new record that he saw on the music streaming service Spotify."It has...
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San Francisco police have arrested a 20-year-old suspect after a perimeter gate was set alight.
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A new government ad campaign is trying to persuade gamers to apply for air safety roles.
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Millions of accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December, but Noah Jones found it was easily circumventedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSince Australia's under-16s social media ban began four months ago, Noah Jones's online experience has...
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The Facebook owner recently lost a landmark social media addiction trial in California
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Breanna Olson said brainwave tech was able to re-establish the expression and connection she felt had gone.
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As The Super Mario Galaxy Movie storms the box office, we look back at the best forgotten games inspired by Tetris, Lemmings and … vitamins? It should be no surprise that the latest Super Mario movie is smashing box office records – despite the, let's say mixed, reviews. Nintendo's iconic plumber has been a pop culture staple for 45 years,...
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Fed chair Jerome Powell reportedly attends meeting in Washington following release of Claude MythosThe US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, summoned major American bank chiefs to a meeting in Washington this week amid concerns over the cyber risks posed by Anthropic's latest AI model, according to reports.Jerome Powell, chair of the Rederal...
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Sir Sadiq Khan claims London is being targeted with disinformation portraying it as a city "in decline".
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The four astronauts touched down on Earth off the coast of California, concluding historic 10-day missionArtemis II splashdown! – in picturesThe Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday night, with all four astronauts in good health."53 years ago,...
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Experts warn lapse could sharply reduce reports of abuse, echoing a 58% drop during a similar legal gap in 2021Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe European parliament has blocked the extension of a law that permits big tech firms to scan for child sexual exploitation on their platforms, creating a legal...
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Thinktank says algorithms are fuelling isolation and division after analysing posts shown to social media usersReform UK voters are the least likely to see posts from friends and family on social media and most likely to see content from brands and news organisations, a study has found.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) thinktank said...
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The gambling platforms have grown in popularity, with some users making wagers on conflicts.
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Company claims law regulating AI systems, set to go into effect in June, infringes on its first amendment rightsElon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over a new AI law set to take effect in June.The suit seeks to block the state from enforcing the law, which would impose new requirements...
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Crew fielded questions of trip with 'limitless potential' from members of the Congress ahead of splashdown With the crew of Artemis II set to return to Earth on Friday following its historic 10-day lunar flyby mission, the astronauts celebrated their lunar expedition and hailed the "golden age of space travel”, saying they hoped the historic...
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Data on almost 28,000 patients suggests understanding gene variations could improve treatments for obesityScientists have discovered how genetics may help explain why weight-loss jabs work better for some people than others.Variations in two genes involved in gut hormone pathways, which regulate appetite and digestion, may help account for...
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Improved short-term forecasts could be a lifesaver for Nasa and important for organisers of events such as Wimbledon Meteorologists are working on ever longer-range predictions, but they have not neglected ultra local, ultra short-term forecasts for specific purposes.This month, meteorologists at Nasa's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia announced...
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This week Artemis II's four-astronaut crew broke Apollo 13's distance record, becoming the humans to travel the farthest from Earth. Now on their way home, the team has experienced tech malfunctions, views like no other and moments of intense emotion, all in under 10 days. To find out about all the highs and lows of the mission, Madeleine Finlay...
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Readers respond to an article by Zoe Williams in which she argued the space race was pointlessZoe Williams speaks for many of us when she notes that the US space mission is pointless (Let's stop going into space. There's nothing to see and no one to talk to, 7 April). Unfortunately, it is worse than that. With a $100bn budget, the Artemis programme...
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New study describes what may be the first case of a unified community of chimps, in Uganda, turning on itselfOn a June day in 2015, primatologist Aaron Sandel was quietly observing a small cluster of the Ngogo chimpanzee group in Uganda's Kibale national park when he noticed something strange. As other members of the chimpanzees' wider group moved...
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Housing corporations are adopting rainwater storage in garden fences, reducing pressure during downpours and preserving water for times of droughtGood fences make good neighbours – but rain fences could make even better ones.That is the hope of housing corporations in the Netherlands, which are adopting rainwater storage in their garden fences....
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The project was part of a package of tech investment promising the UK could become an AI superpower.
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Treatment reset wayward immune system of patient with life-threatening conditions, say scientists, in a world firstA woman who lived with three life-threatening autoimmune diseases for more than a decade has returned to a near-normal life after a cell therapy reset her wayward immune system.The 47-year-old had had nine different treatments, none of...
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Floss without the faff with our expert-tested water flossers, from travel-size models to countertop jets• The best electric toothbrushes, testedThere isn't much I miss from my pre-Invisalign "gappy teeth” days, but it was far more difficult for food and plaque to get stuck in the gaps – something I took for granted at the time. Using floss...
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As the Artemis II astronauts return from the moon, we celebrate the science, suits and spirit of endeavour that took them there, all brought together in a colourful new book called Space Journal Continue reading...
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The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.
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Artificial intelligence company cites high energy costs and regulation for putting landmark project on holdOpenAI has put on hold plans for a landmark UK investment citing high energy costs and regulation, in a blow to the government which has put AI at the centre of its growth strategy.Stargate UK was a part of the UK-US AI deal announced last...
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As Artemis II returns from the dark side of the moon, Nasa's transformations of electromagnetic energy into sound remind us that everything is vibrating – even while the astronauts are listening to Chappell RoanJaw-dropping dark-siding exploration aside, it's the mundane details of the Artemis II mission that connect us with the four astronauts...
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New York Times report claims London-born Adam Back is creator of the cryptocurrency after comparing writingsA British computer scientist has insisted he is not the elusive developer of bitcoin, after a report claimed to unmask him as its creator.A story in the New York Times details a years-long effort to unmask Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious...
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AI company says purpose of its Claude Mythos model is to bolster defenses against hacking in common applicationsAnthropic on Tuesday said its yet-to-be-released artificial intelligence model called Claude Mythos has proven keenly adept at exposing software weaknesses.Mythos has laid bare thousands of vulnerabilities in commonly used applications...
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Our seasoned traveller braved obstacles and mud to put the best cabin bags to the test – from hard-shell to budget, wheeled to lightweight• The best travel pillows, testedLet's start by saying that if you can avoid taking a flight, that would be best. Aviation accounts for 2.5% of global carbon emissions – and the levels released by aircraft...
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It follows similar moves in other European countries, including France and Spain.
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As real astronauts vanish behind the moon, games have long tried to evoke the fragile quiet of drifting through space• Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereLast week's launch of the Artemis II space mission was a stunning spectacle, the 17-storey-high rockets erupting into cacophonous life before wrenching the craft...
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Expert stresses importance of staying alert for unusual activity, as hackers could 'take you to fake sites'UK politics live – latest updatesRussian hackers are exploiting commonly sold internet routers to harvest information for espionage purposes, the UK's cybersecurity agency has said.The hack could allow attackers to obtain users' credentials,...
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The British computer scientist and entrepreneur has denied being the man who the New York Times identified at Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Exclusive: Former UN climate chief to co-chair Lancet Commission examining how sea-level rise is reshaping health, wellbeing and inequalityWhat are the health impacts of sea-level rise, and who should pay?Christiana Figueres: Sea-level rise is a health crisis and we must hold polluters accountableCountries are being "held hostage” by their...
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The threat posed by a new space race is real. But so is the wonder of humankind's reaching for the skies "Everything we need, Earth provides. And that is somewhat of a miracle, and one that you can't truly know until you've had the perspective of the other.” This is how the US astronaut Christina Koch summed up her experience of travelling to the...
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Child psychiatrist who brought obsessive-compulsive disorder to public awareness and focused on the brain's biology and its role in mental illnessThe child psychiatrist Judith Rapoport, who has died aged 92, is credited with bringing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to public awareness. Her book The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing (1989), which...
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The former employee was fired from Meta after being suspected of downloading 30,000 photos, the company said.
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Nasa astronauts begin journey home having collected eagerly awaited images of impact craters and ridgesNasa's Artemis II astronauts have described the powerful emotion they felt while soaring over the moon as they photographed impact craters, cracks and ridges and began their long journey home.Among the eagerly awaited images captured by the crew,...
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Experts have been alarmed at the growth of deep misogyny dressed up as self-help on social media. We profile seven men from across the continent who are gaining tractionIt is not just Europe and the US that are grappling with a growing landscape of misogynistic influencers online. While Andrew Tate, Myron Gaines, Sneako and other voices grow in...
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Rosedale residents considering car licence plate-scanning Flock system in bid to tackle property crimeA row has broken out in one of Canada's wealthiest neighbourhoods over plans to use an AI-powered surveillance system to create the country's first "virtual gated community” to combat surging property crime.Crime rates in Toronto as a whole are...
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Elon Musk's aerospace to AI company will host summer event to try to convince buyers it is worth $2tnBusiness live – latest updatesSpaceX will kick off the marketing for its highly anticipated stock exchange debut by hosting an event in June for 1,500 retail investors, as executives set out to convince buyers that the aerospace to artificial...
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