Four astronauts are buckling up for an unexpected return from the International Space Station (ISS) after one of them suffered a “serious medical condition”. It’s the first time in its 25-year history that a mission is being cut short due to such an incident. NASA will not say which of the four astronauts is affected […]
AI could become a “weapon of mass destruction of jobs” if urgent action is not taken, according to London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan. Speaking at the annual London government dinner at Mansion House this evening, Sir Sadiq will argue that London must actively shape the AI revolution to protect jobs, boost productivity and safeguard the
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Elon Musk’s X is acting to comply with UK safety laws and the government “won’t back down”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The prime minister told PMQs that the nonconsensual sex images produced by the platform’s Grok AI tool are “disgusting” and “shameful” . Politics Live: Elon Musk is complying with UK law in relation
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Planet Earth has just lived through its third-warmest year on record, EU scientists said on Wednesday. Last year was also the hottest on record for Antarctica, another alarm bell that climate change is even catching up with the remote, ice-covered continent that for decades appeared sheltered from it. Read more: Why Antarctica could hold key
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Britain is “firmly on track” to meet its clean power targets for 2030, according to the government following a record offshore wind auction. It has awarded contracts to supply 8.4 gigawatts (GW) of new offshore wind power – enough to power 12 million homes. The auction is part of efforts to ease the country away
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Social media platform X says it has made major changes to its AI chatbot Grok after users started making sexual photos of real women and children. Images generated by Grok have manipulated photos of people, often removing their clothes or making them pose in suggestive ways. Elon Musk’s platform has come under heavy scrutiny worldwide,
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New research into the health effects of spaceflight has shown astronauts’ brains change position and shape over time. Following spaceflight, the brain shifts “upward and backward within the skull”, with sensory and motor regions showing the largest shifts, the study found. “There are also regional, nonlinear lateral deformations that differ between the superior and inferior
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A commonly used gel has restored sight to people suffering from a rare and untreatable condition that causes blindness, scientists have said. HPMC – hydroxypropyl methylcellulose – a low-cost gel used in most eye surgeries – restored vision for seven out of eight patients with hypotony, researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London found. Hypotony,
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The living face of one of the most important human skeletons ever found in America can be seen for the first time in more than 8,000 years. The Kennewick Man – named for the city in Washington State where his remains were discovered – was roughly 40 years old when he died in the early
The Doomsday Clock has been moved closer than ever to midnight by scientists, a change that is said to signify that we are edging closer to the end of the world. The clock, which is a metaphor for the dangers facing humanity, is updated based on perceptions about how close humans are to destroying the
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