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Drought and climate change could put one-third of global chip supply at risk by 2035
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Drought and climate change could put one-third of global chip supply at risk by 2035 One-third (32%) of global semiconductor production could be at risk within a decade unless industry adapts to climate change, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report.
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Autonomous drone explores uncharted deep sea waters for critical minerals at 6,000 metres
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Autonomous drone explores uncharted deep sea waters for critical minerals at 6,000 metres A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has completed its first field test in ultra-deep waters near the Mariana Trench, collecting data on previously unexplored polymetallic nodules.
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World’s largest human imaging project hits milestone of 100,000 body scans
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World’s largest human imaging project hits milestone of 100,000 body scans UK Biobank has completed its goal of collecting the brain, body and bone scans of 100,000 volunteers.
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Large solar farms deplete Britain’s prime agricultural land, threaten food security – report
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Large solar farms deplete Britain’s prime agricultural land, threaten food security – report CPRE, the countryside charity, has called for new solar farms to be banned from the UK’s highest-grade farmland over concerns that they impact domestic food security.
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Life-saving organ transplant tech wins top UK engineering award
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Life-saving organ transplant tech wins top UK engineering award A breakthrough technology preserving livers and kidneys outside the body has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2025 MacRobert Award.
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EDF cuts stake in Sizewell C to just 12.5% amid soaring nuclear costs
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EDF cuts stake in Sizewell C to just 12.5% amid soaring nuclear costs French energy giant EDF has confirmed it plans to take just a 12.5% stake in the upcoming Sizewell C nuclear power plant once negotiations with the UK Government are finalised.
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‘World first’ hybrid solar-powered cargo vessel launches in German inland waterways
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‘World first’ hybrid solar-powered cargo vessel launches in German inland waterways Equipped with 192 solar panels, HGK Shipping’s Blue Marlin vessel feeds solar power directly into its diesel-electric propulsion system.
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The deluge of faster Qi2.2 wireless chargers is here
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The deluge of faster Qi2.2 wireless chargers is here Anker is one of eight companies with Qi2.2 products already certified.
Yesterday Ugreen was the first company to announce it had a Qi2.2 wireless charging power bank on the way, but it wasn’t alone for long. The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) ...
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Southern Water issues hosepipe ban for 1m people Southern Water announces water restrictions for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight from Monday.
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UK inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.6% to highest rate in year and a half Food and clothing prices rose more quickly while fuel fell only slightly, boosting the overall rate of inflation.
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Co-op boss confirms all 6.5 million members had data stolen in cyber-attack In her first interview since the attack, Co-op's chief executive said she was "incredibly sorry" to customers.
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Man who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio dies Bradley Murdoch, who was serving a life sentence in prison, never disclosed the location of Peter Falconio's remains.
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Now Microsoft’s Copilot Vision AI can scan everything on your screen
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Now Microsoft’s Copilot Vision AI can scan everything on your screen Microsoft is rolling out an update to Copilot Vision for Windows Insiders that lets the AI tool see everything that’s on your screen. Previously, the tool was able to look at two apps at a time and connect the dots ...
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How to choose which Apple Watch to buy
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How to choose which Apple Watch to buy It used to be easy to pick an Apple Watch. All you had to do was choose whether you wanted the larger model or the smaller one. Then Apple added optional cellular connectivity. Then, a more affordable Watch SE (now ...
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To make Ironheart feel tactile, the show’s creative team had to get on the same...
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To make Ironheart feel tactile, the show’s creative team had to get on the same... In Disney Plus' Ironheart series, a young genius with an uncanny knack for building armored suits finds herself plunged into a shady, criminal underworld that gives her a chance to really show off her talents. Riri Williams is not Tony ...
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Trump announces billions in investments to make Pennsylvania an AI hub
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Trump announces billions in investments to make Pennsylvania an AI hub President Donald Trump announced more than $90 billion in investments from private companies that they said are tied to AI, tech, and energy during the “inaugural” Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit on Tuesday.
Pennsylvania is a leading gas-producing state and ...
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Seeding gender empowerment: Women farmers in Peru contend with climate change
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
Seeding gender empowerment: Women farmers in Peru contend with climate change First, it was floods that inundated fields and washed away crops. Then, it was drought which led the levels of lakes to plummet and the crops to shrivel. 
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UN urges de-escalation, protection of civilians as conflict roils Syria
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
UN urges de-escalation, protection of civilians as conflict roils Syria Inter-ethnic violence in Syria’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida has been met with government intervention, Israeli airstrikes – and on Tuesday, a reported ceasefire announcement by Syria’s defence minister. 
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Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeks
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeks Nearly 900 desperate and hungry Gazans have been killed in recent weeks trying to fetch food, with most deaths linked to private aid hubs run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. ...
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