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Sky News - UK6 months ago

Unemployed Britons turning up to job interviews to find the interviewer is an AI robot

David Gwynn isn't happy with how his job interview at a London hospitality agency went last month.

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago

China now the ‘good guy’ on AI as Trump takes ‘wild west’ approach, MPs told

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 technolog...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago

Run the dishwasher, plug in the car: how Great Britain plans to use record wind and solar power

With a summer glut on cards, customers are being urged to use more energy when renewables are abundantGreat Britain households to be urged to use more power this summer as renewables soarGreat Britain...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago

Footage of Sydney church stabbing may have ‘fortified’ teen Southport attacker, report finds

Report finds Axel Rudakubana bypassed X age controls and likely viewed footage of Wakeley stabbing before carrying out UK attackA major inquiry into the stabbing of three girls in the UK has detailed...

BBC News - UK6 months ago

Man charged with attempted murder over attack on home of OpenAI's Sam Altman

The Texas man, who also faces federal felony charges, allegedly had documents advocating for violence against AI executives.

UK NewsTechnologyHealth

Hate small talk? You may enjoy that ‘dull’ chat more than you think, say researchers

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:...

UK NewsTechnologyHealth

AI to predict how bowel cancer patients will respond to new NHS drug

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 w...

Rolls-Royce secures nearly £600m in UK government cash to develop small reactors

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...

BBC News - UK7 months ago

Excitement, tears and relief: How it felt to follow Nasa's historic mission to the Moon

BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.

TechnologyEntertainmentMusic

‘It has your name on it, but I don’t think it’s you’: how AI is impersonating musicians on Spotify

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...

The Guardian Music7 months ago

‘Abhorrent’: the inside story of the Polymarket gamblers betting millions on war

A Guardian investigation reveals how the prediction market can shape news – and how it rules on ‘the truth’“Horekunden” was rapidly losing patience.His frustration was with the Institute for the Study...

UK NewsTechnologyHealth

Repurposed drug may extend survival in aggressive ovarian cancer, trial shows

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 ag...

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How the moon and music have collided in space

Astronauts in space have been jamming to Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club, but how does it all happen?

BBC Entertainment & Arts7 months ago

Reform UK voters least likely to see social media posts from family and friends, study finds

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 medi...

Man who groomed 14-year-old girl he met on Roblox jailed for 28 months

Police say case highlights online dangers to children after Carlo Tritta pleads guilty to making indecent imagesA man who obsessively groomed a 14-year-old girl he met through the online gaming platfo...

OpenAI shelves Stargate UK in blow to Britain’s AI ambitions

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 regula...

UK NewsPoliticsTechnology

Sadiq Khan demands stronger action on social media ‘outrage economy’

Mayor says disinformation, including about London crime rates, is ‘eating away at basic bonds of trust’Sadiq Khan has called on ministers to take significantly stronger action against social media com...

BBC News - UK7 months ago

Watch: BBC asks Artemis II crew a question in space

The BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle has spoken to the Artemis II crew ahead of their likely splashdown on Saturday.

British computer scientist denies he is bitcoin developer Satoshi Nakamoto

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...

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Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts

Exclusive: Sources believe AI tech company’s engineers have been granted access to directory of up to 1.5m staffHealth service staff have expressed alarm that engineers working for controversial tech...