Parts of Britain could be at risk of further flooding for months to come because so much rain has fallen so far this year, according to new analysis. Latest official figures from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) show rivers in the south and southwest of England reached exceptionally high levels in January, […]
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Tech moves fast, regulation doesn’t – that’s what the prime minister is now having to contend with. People invent new technology like AI, new social media features designed to draw you in, new ways to interact online – and in the background, the authorities scramble to keep up. The prime minister is trying. Today, he
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The government has announced a sweeping “crackdown” on tech firms to protect children from illegal content. It will include measures to eliminate “vile illegal content created by AI,” and could even open the door to an Australia-style age limit on social media, a Number 10 spokesperson said. It also promises to shut down the loophole
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A “fast-spreading” measles outbreak in north London has left 34 children infected – and one fifth of them needing hospital treatment. The cases have been confirmed in Enfield by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) between 1 January and 9 February. According to a message posted by Enfield’s Ordnance Unity Centre for Health GP surgery,
Four new astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station to replace their colleagues who pulled out early over health concerns. SpaceX delivered the US, French and Russian astronauts to the orbital research laboratory 277 miles (446km) up in space, a day after they launched from Cape Canaveral. The new crew members include NASA‘s Jessica
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Men who buy illegally-traded erectile dysfunction (ED) pills online have been warned they are gambling with their health – after authorities confiscated more than four million doses last year. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said criminals were exploiting “stigma and embarrassment” and many pills had no active ingredient, the wrong dose, or
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More than 10 years ago, I filmed my kids for a report on the impact of screens on young minds. My eldest daughter was six at the time, her twin sisters nearly three. They didn’t have their own devices – Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube were beyond their imagination. TikTok hadn’t even been invented. Yet now
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Donald Trump has just gone for the jugular of climate legislation. The US president has scrapped a scientific finding by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health – the so-called “endangerment finding”. If you want to gut federal climate action in the US, this is the big one to
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When most people leave their jobs, they send out an email to their colleagues, arrange some drinks at a nearby pub, and that’s about it. The situation in artificial intelligence could not be more different. The level of scrutiny on the field means that researchers who leave their jobs can, if they choose, do so
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The head of Instagram has told a court he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media. Adam Mosseri, who has led Instagram since 2018, was testifying during a landmark trial in LA where social media giants are being accused of creating harmful and addictive products. Read more: Social media goes on
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