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Black Box: The Chatbots: a new series from The Guardian Investigates – trailer
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Black Box: The Chatbots: a new series from The Guardian Investigates – trailer

People are becoming convinced AI chatbots have helped them make scientific breakthroughs, cure diseases or invent new technologies. What does this reveal about a technology used by more than a billion...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
‘Sad moments ahead’: Kew Gardens to fell rare trees in race to save Victorian greenhouse
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‘Sad moments ahead’: Kew Gardens to fell rare trees in race to save Victorian greenhouse

Horticulturalists begin moving and propagating plants before the rusty and warped Palm House begins renovation – but some are too tall to saveIt will be a gut-wrenching moment for the horticulturalist...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Wild swimming linked to higher risk of stomach bugs and skin rashes
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Wild swimming linked to higher risk of stomach bugs and skin rashes

Findings from research into illnesses associated with bathing in lakes and rivers come amid boom in hobbyWild swimming has been linked to a higher risk of stomach bugs and skin rashes, according to th...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
World's first patient to undergo live AI-assisted brain surgery has tumour removed
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World's first patient to undergo live AI-assisted brain surgery has tumour removed

Without brain surgery guided by live AI assistance, Rhys Hibbert could have lost his sight to a tumour.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games
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Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games

The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say
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Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say

The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m record
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Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m record

The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
‘It brings me joy’: how young people are making CDs cool again
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‘It brings me joy’: how young people are making CDs cool again

Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out onlineWith more than 800 million people subscribing to a music streaming service, wireless speakers h...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Proposed London datacentre ‘incompatible’ with net zero with 1m-tonne carbon footprint
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Proposed London datacentre ‘incompatible’ with net zero with 1m-tonne carbon footprint

Exclusive: Planning documents show annual emissions from North Ockendon project would be equivalent to 8,480 flights to New YorkA “hyperscale” datacentre in outer London would generate more than 1m to...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
UK men with heart disease at higher risk of developing and dying from cancer
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UK men with heart disease at higher risk of developing and dying from cancer

Decade-long study finds stark gender difference in outcomes of people with heart diseaseMillions of men with heart disease have a higher risk of developing and dying from cancer, according to a decade...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment
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Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment

Chester zoo resident, 23, ‘back to her usual feisty self’ after electrochemotherapy for tumour in her jawA 15ft (4.5-metre) python is believed to be the first snake in the world to be given a pioneeri...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Charity campaigner’s death from microlight crash injuries was accidental, coroner rules
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Charity campaigner’s death from microlight crash injuries was accidental, coroner rules

Claire Lomas had been filming a series for Apple TV in Amman, Jordan when she lost control of the aircraftThe death of a disability campaigner after a microlight crash while filming a TV programme for...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
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UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears

Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits of AI-enabled technologyCinemas across the UK are considering banning customers from wearing Meta’s smart glasses am...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
‘I worry about our daughters’: Bridget Phillipson on online misogyny – podcast
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‘I worry about our daughters’: Bridget Phillipson on online misogyny – podcast

Racism and misogyny are becoming normalised as a result of rightwing politics and the ‘cesspit’ of social media, says Labour’s Bridget Phillipson. In an extended interview, the minister for women and...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist
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Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist

‘Emma’ the Rotherham chatbot has 17 languages says AI firm – but health watchdog says system struggling with local ‘twangs’Patients in a South Yorkshire town are frustrated by an AI GP receptionist no...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Campaigner died in crash while filming Apple series
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Campaigner died in crash while filming Apple series

An inquest hears Claire Lomas was flying an adapted microlight in Jordan when it crashed into a large rock.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago
OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update
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OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update

OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
AI to help planes avoid climate-warming 'sky graffiti'
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AI to help planes avoid climate-warming 'sky graffiti'

A new UK trial hopes to reduce the condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
The ultra rich are collecting fossils, and that’s bad for science – podcast
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The ultra rich are collecting fossils, and that’s bad for science – podcast

One of the UK’s best fossil collections has been sold overseas in what experts have called a loss to the nation. The collection, which is now on display at the Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi, was...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Bruce Willis makes rare appearance at daughter Tallulah’s wedding
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Bruce Willis makes rare appearance at daughter Tallulah’s wedding

The star retired from acting in 2022 due to dementia The post Bruce Willis makes rare appearance at daughter Tallulah’s wedding appeared first on NME.

NME Music News1 month ago