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Here's how to spot a genuinely good laptop deal, plus the best discounts we've seen so far on everything from MacBooks to gaming laptops• Do you really need to buy a new laptop?• How to shop smart this Black FridayBlack Friday deals have started, and if you've been on the lookout for a good price on a new laptop, then this could be your lucky...
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From Away, Calpak and Samsonite, here are budget-friendly reasons to upgrade your luggage, replace your headphones and finally invest in a set of packing cubesSnag these tech, home and kitchen Black Friday and Cyber Monday dealsSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsWhile the Black Friday deals...
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As navies seek to counter submarines and protect cables, startups and big defence companies fight to lead marketFlying drones used during the Ukraine war have changed land battle tactics for ever. Now the same thing appears to be happening under the sea.Navies around the world are racing to add autonomous submarines. The UK's Royal Navy is planning...
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Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three yearsSmall changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.A groundbreaking experiment to...
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Experts say the deal may put fans at risk as the Catalan club tries to relieve its financial woes.
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We've rounded up the best Black Friday TV deals for every budget, from 50in OLEDs and small smart TVs to top-rated brands like Samsung and LG• Do you really need to buy a new TV?• The best Black Friday laptop dealsWhen it comes to buying a new TV during Black Friday, careful prep and a canny eye for detail are everything. Sometimes that...
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Workers say the firm's 'warp-speed' approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissionsMore than 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter expressing "serious concerns” about AI development, saying that the company's "all-costs justified, warp speed” approach to the powerful technology will cause damage to "democracy, to our jobs, and...
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It's always crushing when a wildly anticipated game turns out to be a dud, but this RPG's awful story and clunky dialogue gave my son and I something to talk about It was an exciting November for the Diamond household: one of those rare games that we all loved had a sequel coming out! The original Outer Worlds dazzled our eyeballs with its art...
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Advocates are fighting against the $16.7bn global smart-toy market, decrying surveillance and a lack of regulationAs the holiday season looms into view with Black Friday, one category on people's gift lists is causing increasing concern: products with artificial intelligence.The development has raised new concerns about the dangers smart toys could...
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Harms include threats to release intimate pictures as charity warns against parents sharing photos or details of children onlineNearly one in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, with harms ranging from threatening to release intimate pictures to revealing details about someone's personal life.The NSPCC child protection...
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Black Friday is here. We've cut through the noise to find genuinely good discounts on Filter tried-and-tested products across home, tech, beauty and toys• How to shop smart this Black Friday• The best Black Friday beauty dealsLike Christmas Day, Black Friday has long since ceased to be a mere "day”. Yuletide now seems to start roughly when...
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A new feature on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allows users to see the location of other accounts. It has resulted in a firestorm of recriminationsWhen X rolled out a new feature revealing the locations of popular accounts, the company was acting to boost transparency and clamp down on disinformation. The result, however, has...
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Amazon Web Services owns the basic infrastructure for other businesses to operate online, turning even governments into its serfs. But now some people are fighting backFor the past six years, every Black Friday – that made-up carnival of consumption – Amazon workers and their allies have mobilised across the world in coordinated strikes and...
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The sales you've been waiting for all year have arrived. Snag deals from Samsung, Amazon, Sony and moreThe 43 very best US Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, curated and vettedSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsBlack Friday started off as a way to score some great deals on gifts, but let's be...
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MEPs pass resolution to help parents tackle growing dangers of addictive internet platforms Children under 16 should be banned from using social media unless their parents decide otherwise, the European parliament says.MEPs passed a resolution on age restrictions on Wednesday by a large majority. Although not legally binding, it raises pressure for...
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Twenty years after the first face transplant, patients are dying, data is missing, and the experimental procedure's future hangs in the balanceIn the early hours of 28 May 2005, Isabelle Dinoire woke up in a pool of blood. After fighting with her family the night before, she turned to alcohol and sleeping tablets "to forget”, she later...
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Tech is on its last legs? Refurbished can be the cheaper, greener option. Here's how to choose well and avoid the pitfalls• How to shop smart this Black Friday• How to make your phone last longerEven if you do your best to avoid it, it's hard to escape the noise of retailers offering implausible-seeming Black Friday discounts on desirable...
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The International Association for Cryptologic Research - created to study secure communication - said it was an "honest human mistake."
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Sue Shore told the BBC how scammers targeted her - and we found her information had been leaked online.
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Kensington and Westminster councils investigating whether data has been compromised as Hammersmith and Fulham also reports hackThree London councils have reported a cyber-attack, prompting the rollout of emergency plans and the involvement of the National Crime Agency (NCA) as they investigate whether any data has been compromised.The Royal Borough...
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OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himselfThe maker of ChatGPT has said the suicide of a 16-year-old was down to his "misuse” of its system and was "not caused” by the chatbot.The comments came in OpenAI's response to a lawsuit filed against the San Francisco company and its chief executive,...
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As David Cameron receives treatment and backs calls for NHS screening, we look at the disease and its treatmentMore than 100 MPs urge Streeting to approve prostate cancer screeningDavid Cameron has become the latest high-profile figure to back growing calls for the NHS to start screening men, or at least those at highest risk, for prostate cancer...
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Ceasing use of jabs brings regained weight plus loss of benefits regarding 'bad' cholesterol and blood pressurePeople who stop using the weight-loss jab Mounjaro not only tend to regain weight, but experience a reversal in other health improvements too, research suggests.Mounjaro, which contains the active ingredient tirzepatide, has become a...
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The world's most valuable company said it was still "a generation ahead of the industry".
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Two decades on, its influence still lingers, marking a moment when gaming felt thrillingly new again• Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAlmost 20 years ago (on 1 December 2005, to be precise), I was at my very first video game console launch party somewhere around London's Leicester Square. The Xbox 360 arrived on 22...
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Nintendo Switch 2; Bandai Namco/Sora/HAL Laboratory/NintendoIt takes some getting used to, but this Mario Kart challenger soon reveals a satisfyingly zen, minimalist approach to competitive racingIn the world of cartoonish racing games, it's clear who is top dog. As Nintendo's moustachioed plumber lords it up from his gilded go-kart, everyone from...
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New guidance from UK regulator aims to combat misogynist abuse and 'revenge porn'Social media platforms are being urged to limit internet "pile-ons” under new guidelines to protect women and girls online.The guidance from Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, to combat misogynist abuse, coercive control and the sharing of intimate images...
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Music company representing Coldplay and Ed Sheeran had sued tech platform alleging mass copyright infringement Business live – latest updatesWarner Music has signed a licensing deal with the artificial intelligence song generator Suno after settling a copyright infringement lawsuit it launched against the service a year agoWarner, the world's...
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Oliver Chu from California first person to have the one-off treatment for Hunter syndromeDoctors are cautiously optimistic about a groundbreaking gene therapy for children affected by a devastating inherited disorder after seeing positive results in the first boy to receive the treatment.Three-year-old Oliver Chu from California became the first...
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Our writer trialled the most powerful robot vacuums – some of which even mop your floors – and these are the ones he rates• The best window vacs for clearing condensation: seven expert picks for streak-free shineRobot vacuum cleaners take the drudge work out of cleaning your floors and carpets. No more tiresome weekly stints of vacuuming, and...
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Lead singers in bands fare better than solo artists, but fame – rather than lifestyle or job itself – seems to be major factorFor those who hanker for the limelight, be careful what you wish for: shooting to stardom as a lead singer really does raise the risk of an early death, researchers say.Their analysis of singers from Europe and the US...
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Cause of oxygen fluctuations that drove explosion of weird and wonderful inhabitants 500m years ago linked to changes in Earth's orbitJust over 500m years ago life on Earth got souped-up, going from simple single-celled organisms to sophisticated multicellular lifeforms. The Cambrian explosion produced an array of weird and wonderful new...
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Astrophysicist Prof Tomonori Totani says research could be crucial breakthrough in search for elusive substanceNearly a century ago, scientists proposed that a mysterious invisible substance they named dark matter clumped around galaxies and formed a cosmic web across the universe.What dark matter is made from, and whether it is even real, are...
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There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can't let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain's pandemic historyThat number will stay fixed for ever in public memory: 23,000 people died because Boris Johnson resisted locking the country down in time. As Covid swept in, and with horrific images of Italian temporary...
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But critics say the regulator's new measures need to be the law rather than guidelines to make the internet safer for women and girls.
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Whether you want to bolster your home's security or simply make sure you know who's at the door, the latest generation of smart doorbells will help put your mind at ease• The best robot vacuums to keep your home clean and dust freeDoorbells have evolved. Today, they watch us as we approach, let the people inside the home know we're coming sooner...
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From Minecraft chess and coding for kids to retro consoles and Doom on vinyl for grown-ups – hit select and start with these original non-digital presentsGamers can be a difficult bunch to buy for. Most of them will get their new games digitally from Steam, Xbox, Nintendo or PlayStation's online shops, so you can't just wrap up the latest version...
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We've rounded up the best early Black Friday TV deals, from 50in OLEDs and small smart TVs to big-name brands like Samsung and LG• Do you really need to buy a new TV?• The best Black Friday laptop dealsWhen it comes to buying a new TV during Black Friday, careful prep and a canny eye for detail are everything. Sometimes that big-screen bargain...
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EU and US unshackle regulations in quest for growth, and is the AI bubble about to burst? Not yet, says NvidiaHello, and welcome to TechScape. I'm your host, Blake Montgomery, writing to you from an American grocery store, where I'm planning my Thanksgiving pies.In tech, the European Union is deregulating artificial intelligence; the United States...
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The "solution” to today's puzzleEarlier today I set a puzzle which is extremely hard to answer if you are not a soap bubble.The four towns Continue reading...
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The infection is responsible for 800,000 newborn deaths each year, but clinics in eight countries are working together to find new treatmentsJust a few minutes from the turquoise waters of Kenya's Kilifi Creek, a world away from the tourists enjoying their time on the estuary, a team of clinicians, technicians and microbiologists is helping to...
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Study suggests human brain development has four pivotal 'turning points' at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83Scientists have identified five major "epochs” of human brain development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date of how neural wiring changes from infancy to old age.The study, based on the brain scans of nearly 4,000 people...
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Term was up against a shortlist including blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roman EmpireFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAI slop is here, it's ubiquitous, it's being used by the US president, Donald Trump, and now, it's the word of the year.The Macquarie...
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Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charityUp to 3m low-skilled jobs could disappear in the UK by 2035 because of automation and AI, according to a report by a leading educational research charity.The jobs most at risk are those in occupations such as trades, machine operations and...
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The accountancy giant says artificial intelligence will eventually lead to fewer entry-level positions at the firm.
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As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India's largest cities must keep its major coal plantsEach day, Kiran Kasbe drives a rickshaw taxi through his home neighbourhood of Mahul on Mumbai's eastern seafront, down streets lined with stalls selling tomatoes, bottle...
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The online marketplace removed adverts which included a video a user said depicted a pornographic scene.
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One of the pioneers in the current AI boom, he has had disagreements with fellow engineers over the future of the technology.
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Conchologists, and citizen scientists team up to seek out endangered mollusc species along River ThamesIt is tiny, hairy and "German” – and it could be hiding underneath a piece of driftwood near you. Citizen scientists and expert conchologists are teaming up to conduct the first London-wide search for one of Britain's most endangered...
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This year's flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual, with a mutated strain spreading widely among younger people and expected to drive a wave of hospital admissions as it reaches the elderly. Science editor Ian Sample speaks to Madeleine Finlay about what we know so far and Prof Ed Hutchinson of the University of Glasgow explains...
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Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.
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The confusing question lingering over the AI hype is whether it could be a bubble at risk of bursting
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Ford's UK boss says it is "not the right time" to tax electric vehicles when demand has already stalled.
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Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricity.
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After bitter arguments, threatened walkouts and heated all-night negotiations, delegates eventually reached a deal this weekend at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil. To unpick what was achieved and what was left out, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian's environment editor, Fiona Harvey, who has been following every twist and turnEnd of...
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The minimum you can doUPDATE: Read the solution hereToday's puzzle is about transport links and soapy water.The four towns Continue reading...
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Senior UK police officer says AI is accelerating violence against women and girls and that technology companies are complicitOne in four people think there is nothing wrong with creating and sharing sexual deepfakes, or they feel neutral about it, even when the person depicted has not consented, according to a police-commissioned survey.The...
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We've cut through the noise to find genuinely good early Black Friday 2025 discounts on Filter-recommended products across home, tech, beauty and toys• Big savings – or big regrets? How to shop smart this Black Friday• The best Black Friday beauty dealsLike Christmas Day, Black Friday has long since ceased to be a mere "day”. Yuletide now...
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Amy Redford thanks fans for 'love and support' but takes issue with 'AI versions of funerals, tributes and quotes from members of my family that are fabrications'Robert Redford's daughter Amy Redford has criticised the proliferation of artificial intelligence tributes to her father, who died in September, calling them "fabrications”.Redford...
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Tech critic Cory Doctorow explains why for so many the internet – from Amazon to Google to Instagram – seems to be getting worseDo you ever get the feeling that the internet isn't what it used to be?Well, tech critic Cory Doctorow thinks you're right – and he has a term to describe it too: 'enshittification'. Continue reading...
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The annual instalment of the massive series faces new challenges from competitor Battlefield 6.
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Shares in the firm behind the highly-addictive children's song rose by more than 9% in their stock market debut.
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Campaigners including Good Law Project describe ICO 'collapse in enforcement activity' after Afghan data breach Dozens of civil liberties campaigners and legal professionals are calling for an inquiry into the UK's data protection watchdog, after what they describe as "a collapse in enforcement activity” after the scandal of the Afghan data...
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Researchers say results underline large language models' poor grasp of humour, empathy and cultural nuanceComedians who rely on clever wordplay and writers of witty headlines can rest a little easier, for the moment at least, research on AI suggests.Experts from universities in the UK and Italy have been investigating whether large language models...
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Visible from urban locations, pairing takes on special meaning when seen with minimal light pollutionThis week, the moon will pass close to the planet Saturn in the evening sky. Although visible from urban locations, the pairing takes on a special meaning when seen from a location with minimal light pollution. The brilliant silver glow of the moon...
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Collective experiment found switching profile to 'male' and 'bro-coding' text led to big increase in reach, though site denies favouring posts by menDo your LinkedIn followers consider you a "thought leader”? Do hordes of commenters applaud your tips on how to "scale” your startup? Do recruiters slide into your DMs to "explore potential...
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Prepare to have your perspective shattered by the comedian's visits to our US tech overlords. The upcoming advancements for those with disabilities are life-changingWashing machines liberated women to get soul-crushing jobs that ate up their free time. Social media gave the world one revolution – before it destabilised democracies everywhere...
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Who are digital nomads, and why are more countries welcoming them ?
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The media deals will allow the platforms to show select baseball games over upcoming seasons.
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The chip maker says revenue for the three months to October jumped 62% to $57bn.
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The prehistoric birch tar found in Estonia contained traces of saliva that were analysed by genetics expertsA piece of stone age "gum” chewed by a teenage girl 10,500 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists in Estonia.The Institute of History and Archaeology at the University of Tartu discovered the prehistoric birch tar had impressions...
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New technologies can reduce our reliance on animal experiments. This isn't just morally right, it could have scientific and economic benefits tooScience is a slaughterhouse. We rarely acknowledge the degree to which animal life underwrites the research that provides us with medicines, or the regulation that keeps us safe. Live animals were...
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'Clothes … I just want clothes.' Teenagers tell us what gifts they actually want this year, from Lululemon to slushie machinesThe 47 best gift ideas for US tweens in 2025 – picked by actual tweensSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsIf AirPods are "fire” and other brands are "mid”, does this...
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Multi-year studies announced after Cass review found 'insufficient evidence' about effects on children with gender dysphoriaTwo studies to investigate the impact of puberty blockers in young people with gender incongruence have been announced by researchers in the UK after an expert view said gender medicine was "built on shaky...
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UK academics say latest chemicals are 'wake-up call' and urge global action to stop weaponisation of neuroscienceSophisticated and deadly "brain weapons” that can attack or alter human consciousness, perception, memory or behaviour are no longer the stuff of science fiction, two British academics argue.Michael Crowley and Malcolm Dando, of...
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The UK could've been a true tech leader – but it has cheerfully submitted to US dominance in a way that may cost it dearTwo and a half centuries ago, the American colonies launched a violent protest against British rule, triggered by parliament's imposition of a monopoly on the sale of tea and the antics of a vainglorious king. Today, the tables...
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Leading US stock markets tumble less than 24 hours after strong results from chipmaker Nvidia sparked gainsFears of a growing bubble around the artificial intelligence frenzy resurfaced on Thursday as leading US stock markets fell, less than 24 hours after strong results from the chipmaker Nvidia sparked a rally.Wall Street initially rose after...
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Need for new road taxes is clear – but there are concerns that pricing plan could stall transition away from petrolThree pence: a small charge per mile for an electric vehicle, but a giant conceptual leap for Britain.Chancellors of the exchequer have long resisted any form of road pricing as politically toxic. That may be about to change next...
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With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters.
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When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts sayKrista Pawloski remembers the single defining moment that shaped her opinion on the ethics of artificial intelligence. As an AI worker on Amazon Mechanical Turk – a marketplace that allows companies...
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Technology secretary fears digital frontier may be outpacing regulator, with AI chatbots a particular concernThe UK's internet regulator, Ofcom, is at risk of losing public trust if it fails to use its powers to tackle online harms, the technology secretary, Liz Kendall, has said.Kendall last week told Ofcom's chief executive, Melanie Dawes, she...
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Users noted that in a raft of now-deleted posts, the chatbot would frequently rank Musk top in any given fieldElon Musk's AI, Grok, has been telling users the world's richest person is smarter and more fit than anyone in the world, in a raft of recently deleted posts that have called into question the bot's objectivity.Users on X using the...
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The decision allows Instagram's parent company to avoid the prospect of the company breaking up
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In this week's newsletter: When the video-sharing site launched in 2005, there were fears it would replace terrestrial television. It didn't just replace it – it invented entirely new forms of content. ASMR, anyone?• Don't get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereBarely a month goes by without more news of streaming sites overtaking...
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Air fryers have taken over our kitchens, but which wins the crown for the crispiest cooking? Our expert peeled 7kg of potatoes to find out• The best blenders to blitz like a pro, tried and testedAir fryers inspire the sort of feelings that microwaves did in the 1980s. I vividly remember those new-fangled boxes being spoken about often, either...
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Study calls for depression treatment to be suspended for more research after reports of heart problems and emotional bluntingElectroconvulsive therapy could be causing a wider range of adverse effects when used to treat depression than previously understood, according to a paper that calls for the practice to be suspended pending more robust...
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Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, are charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts.
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Sorfequiline shows stronger action than existing treatments against illness that killed 1.23 million last yearA new treatment for tuberculosis could boost cure rates and shorten the time needed to treat the disease by months, trial results suggest.Globally, an estimated 10.7 million people fell ill with TB last year and 1.23 million died from it....
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Molecular profiles will give detailed snapshot of person's physiology and predict diseases from diabetes to cancer and dementiaThe world's largest study into key substances in the bloodstream has paved the way for a swathe of pinprick tests that can detect early signs of disease more than a decade before symptoms appear, researchers say.Work on the...
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The story has sparked debates about cryogenics and fidelity. But it also tells us something deeper about our responses to loss One of the last remaining fun things about the internet is getting to pass judgment on the goings-on in households that you would never hear about otherwise. On Reddit, for instance, there is a whole thriving sub for just...
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In an exclusive BBC interview, Sundar Pichai hailed artificial intelligence as an "extraordinary moment" but said no company would be immune if bubble burst.
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It joins other platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat in the ban that starts next month.
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X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were 'designed for disinfection' not mass executionsEurope live – latest updatesFrench public prosecutors are investigating allegations by government ministers and human rights groups that Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, made statements denying the Holocaust.The Paris public prosecutor's office...
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Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.
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Hewlett-Packard is seeking payment from the estate of Mike Lynch, who died when his yacht sank last year.
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"We apologise to our customers and the Internet in general" the web infrastructure company said.
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Here's how to spot a genuinely good laptop deal, plus the best discounts we've seen so far on everything from MacBooks to gaming laptops• Do you really need to buy a new laptop?• How to shop smart this Black FridayBlack Friday deals have started, and if you've been on the lookout for a good price on a new laptop, then this could be your lucky...
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From Apple AirPods to VR headsets and the ultimate travel backpack for hauling gadgets, these are the tech gifts they'll still be using years from nowThe 18 best Black Friday deals – plus picks for travel, home and kitchenSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsTech enthusiasts can be notoriously...
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Scientists say plant's resilience suggests it could help with oxygen generation or soil formation on space missionsMatt Damon grew potatoes for survival in The Martian, but researchers say mosses could one day help turn the dust and rocks of other planets into fertile soil.Physcomitrella patens, or spreading earthmoss, is already known as a...
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Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accentStudents at the University of Staffordshire have said they feel "robbed of knowledge and enjoyment” after a course they hoped would launch their digital careers turned out to be taught in large part by AI.James and Owen were among...
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The issues around parents keeping an eye on their children using tracking technology.
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We visit a royal palace to meet some of the pioneers of artificial intelligence.
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A review finds an assumption UK age verification would apply in Jersey was not correct.
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The regulator said it had also opened new investigations into 20 porn sites over suspected online safety breaches.
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Under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from 10 December.
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Study from University of Oxford looks into evolutionary origins of kissing and its role in relations between speciesFrom Galápagos albatrosses to polar bears, chimpanzees to orangutans, certain species appear to kiss. Now researchers suggest Neanderthals did it too – and might even have locked lips with modern humans.It is not the first time...
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Jensen Huang opens earnings call with attempt to dispel concerns after his $5tn firm beat Wall Street expectationsGlobal share markets rose after Nvidia posted third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates, assuaging for now concerns about whether the high-flying valuations of AI firms had peaked.On Wednesday, all eyes were on Nvidia, the...
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As the Cop30 climate talks continue in Brazil, Madeleine Finlay hears about a landscape at the opposite end of the planet facing the direct impacts of the climate crisis. The Guardian reporter Leyland Cecco recounts a recent trip to Qikiqtaruk (also known as Herschel Island) off the coast of Canada's Yukon territory, where he saw first hand how...
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Move comes after French scientists issued urgent appeal to prevent La Pascaline from leaving the countryA rare example of the first functioning calculating machine in history looks likely to stay in France after Christie's withdrew it from auction pending a definitive ruling from a Paris court on whether or not it can be exported.La Pascaline,...
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The interstellar visitor, known as 3I/Atlas, will be seen just in this instance, never to come back againNasa released close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system.Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is only the third confirmed object to visit our corner of...
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The hot spot seemed the perfect place for Yuletide-loving royalists. But, as with the Eiffel Tower in Beijing and some of the most picturesque windmills in the Netherlands, there was much less to it than first met the eye ...Name: Buckingham Palace Christmas market.Age: Brand new this year. Continue reading...
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The use of AI in the surprise game-of-the-year contender has sparked a heated cultural and ethical debate, and raised existential questions for artists, writers and voice actors• Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereArc Raiders is, by all accounts, a late game-of-the-year contender. Dropped into a multiplayer world...
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It is not illegal currently to own the gadgets but the government has promised to ban them.
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When the BBC's Zoe Kleinman spoke about going through perimenopause she got a huge response.
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The female-focused TikTok channel was dubbed "patronising" and "sexist" by social media users.
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World's largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeingUltra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body and poses a seismic threat to global health, according to the world's largest review.UPF is also rapidly displacing fresh food in the diets of...
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The bursera plant's leaves can squirt chemicals 1.5 metres, but over millions of years, some beetles have learned to disarm itInsects get a nasty surprise if they try biting into the leaves of bursera shrubs and trees: they use a sort of squirt gun to shoot a high-pressure stream of liquid resin at the attacking insect. This liquid is thoroughly...
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Bitcoin price at lowest level since April while FTSE 100 falls as Google boss warns there is 'irrationality' in AI boomBusiness live – latest updatesMore than $1tn (£760bn) has been wiped off the value of the cryptocurrency market in the past six weeks amid fears of a tech bubble and fading expectations for a US rate cut next month.Tracking more...
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From turning down thermostats to make savings to installing reflectors to push warmth back into your home"When it comes to staying warm and saving energy, small changes can make a big difference,” says Sarah Pennells, a consumer finance specialist at the investment company Royal London. Continue reading...
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The 60 day pilot will use signals from mobile phone masts and satellites in space to create a more reliable connection.
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Online gaming company says voluntary age assurance technology will limit teens and children messaging users outside their own age groupsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Roblox rolls out new age assurance features to prevent teens and kids from chatting with adults...
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Gaming platform to use facial age estimation to limit chats to similar age groups, as allegations of grooming growThe online games platform Roblox is to start blocking children from talking to adult and much older teen strangers from next month as it faces fresh lawsuits alleging it has been exploited by predators to groom children as young as...
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"It's fantastic because it's eco-friendly...We're not burning any gases," says Terrence Bridges.
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Shiona McCallum meets an AI startup working to fix erratic clothing sizes in fashion.
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Gui Junmin froze his dead spouse as a sign of his devotion - but it's now emerged he is dating again.
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One of the world's most popular gaming platforms has faced criticism for its child safety record.
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Don't splash out just yet! From a system update to better room lighting, a little fine-tuning could save you hundreds• Do you really need to buy a new laptop?Do you really need to buy a new TV? While the latest specs and outrageous screen sizes may well be a temptation, perhaps you can save money (and the environment) by holding off a little...
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Which? study of ChatGPT, Copilot and others uncovers incorrect and misleading tips on investments, tax and insuranceArtificial intelligence chatbots are giving inaccurate money tips, offering British consumers misleading tax advice and suggesting they buy unnecessary travel insurance, research has revealed.Tests on the most popular chatbots found...
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US company that defends millions of websites against malicious attacks says it believes issue 'is now resolved'Explainer: What is Cloudflare?A key piece of the internet's usually hidden infrastructure suffered a global outage on Tuesday, causing error messages to flash up across websites.Cloudflare, a US company whose services include defending...
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Forty years ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System dominated the markets in Japan and the US. But in Europe, a technologically superior rival was making it look like an ancient relicThere's an old maxim that history is written by the victors, and that's as true in video games as it is anywhere else. Nowadays you'd be forgiven for thinking that the...
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The offensive listing seemed more than a mistake – it was a failure of corporate responsibility, says readerI found a baby outfit (sizes from newborn to five years) on Amazon bearing the phrase "Santa's favourite ho”.This isn't just a tasteless mistake – it's a failure of corporate responsibility and consumer protection. A corporation this...
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A lawsuit over automated shopping reveals a deeper struggle over who will control the next generation of AI and what happens when autonomous agents start acting on our behalfHello, and welcome to TechScape. I'm your host, Blake Montgomery.Lies, damned lies and AI: the newest way to influence elections may be here to stayElon Musk's Grok AI briefly...
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While every self-aware doctor knows no one is an expert on everything, the average person turning to the internet cannot distinguish evidence from glossOne of my children is irate at my deletion of an important school email. I claim that so many useless emails rain into my inbox that some useful ones will surely be missed. This excuse attracts zero...
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Dentists also saw improvements in patients' cholesterol and fatty acid levels, both associated with heart healthIf a looming root canal treatment is putting a dampener on the week, take heart: having the procedure can drive health benefits that are felt throughout the body, according to research.Patients who were successfully treated for root canal...
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His company is potentially creating the ultimate state surveillance tool, and Karp has recently been on a striking political and philosophical journey. His biographer reveals what makes him tickIn a recent interview, Alex Karp said that his company Palantir was "the most important software company in America and therefore in the world”. He may...
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The influencer, who has over 15 million subscribers on YouTube, is known for filming provocative videos involving pranks and stunts.
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As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we're missingThis article was originally published as 'Holes in the web' on Aeon.coA few years back, my dad was diagnosed with a tumour on his tongue – which meant we had some choices to weigh up. My family...
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Companies are offering tech they say can accurately test the health of batteries in used EVs.
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Joseph O'Connor, from Liverpool, hacked more than 130 accounts in July 2020 to promote a Bitcoin scam.
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Artificial intelligence will become smarter than 'most or all humans in most or all ways', says Dario AmodeiBusiness live – latest updatesArtificial intelligence companies must be transparent about the risks posed by their products or be in danger of repeating the mistakes of tobacco and opioid firms, according to the chief executive of the AI...
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The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.
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Third series of TV drama spiked interest in anti-anxiety drug amid warnings over illicit production of 'benzos'In the third series of the hit TV show The White Lotus, the entitled North Carolina housewife Victoria Ratliff is often shown reaching for her lorazepam. Now researchers say internet searches for the anti-anxiety drug surged after the...
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Former Amazon CEO to co-head Project Prometheus with tech executive Vik Bajaj, according to the New York TimesAfter stepping down as Amazon's CEO four years ago, Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder and former chief executive of the online shopping company, is going to be a CEO again. This time, Bezos has appointed himself co-CEO of an AI startup...
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Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear.
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Decision over routine PSA testing is due at end of this month, though some feel the supporting data is unclearJunior Hemans was having a routine health check in 2014 when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, at the age of 51. He knew there was an increased risk of the disease in black men so asked to have a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test,...
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Ian Russell says watchdog lacks 'urgency' and is not willing to use its powers 'to the extent required' The father of Molly Russell, a British teenager who killed herself after viewing harmful online content, has called for a change in leadership at the UK's communications watchdog after losing faith in its ability to make the internet safer for...
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Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions – others aren't so convinced Cop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in BrazilArtificial intelligence is often associated with ludicrous amounts of electricity, and therefore planet-heating emissions, expended to create nonsensical...
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Officials urge vaccination against mutated strain of virus that may be more transmissible than usualHospitals are bracing for a once-in-a-decade flu season, with a mutated version of the virus that is spreading widely in younger people expected to drive a wave of admissions when it reaches the elderly.The threat has prompted NHS managers to...
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Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We WantAt two minutes 45 seconds it's about the same length as With a Little Help From My Friends. But Paul McCartney's first new recording in five years lacks the sing-along tune and jaunty guitar chops because there's barely anything there.The...
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Cetus, also known as the whale, is one of the faint constellations but you have a week to trace its outlineThis week, track down the constellation Cetus, variously referred to as the whale or sea monster. It is one of the faint constellations, but it sprawls across the sky, taking up roughly 1,230 square degrees, which makes it the fourth largest...
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Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.
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'Less expensive and time consuming' model helps with fast and accurate predictions, possibly saving lives and propertyWhen then Tropical Storm Melissa was churning south of Haiti, Philippe Papin, a National Hurricane Center (NHC) meteorologist, had confidence it was about to grow into a monster hurricane.As the lead forecaster on duty, he predicted...
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Shiona McCallum meets an AI startup working to fix erratic clothing sizes in fashion.
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Szabolcs Csépe played Dance Dance Revolution for six days to secure his place in the record books.
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More and more people are turning to egg freezing to increase their chances of becoming a parent. Here's what you need to know if you're considering it – from the hidden costs to the chances of successWhen I first told my mother I was freezing my eggs, she asked: "So my grandchildren are going to be stored next to some Häagen-Dazs?” (Very...
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A huge New Glenn rocket successfully took off to place two spacecraft in orbit for a later boost to the red planetBlue Origin successfully launched its huge New Glenn rocket on Thursday with a pair of Nasa spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos's company and Nasa are counting on to ferry people and...
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Once escapees from the pet trade, Los Angeles's feral parrots have become a vibrant part of city life, and could even aid conservation in their native homelandsA morning mist hung over the palm trees as birds chattered and cars roared by on the streets of Pasadena. It was a scene that evoked a tropical island rather than a bustling city in...
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The average Australian generates about 22kg of e-waste yearly. Here's how to responsibly recycle your unwanted devices Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household's carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at [email protected]...
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