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BBC News
Security concerns over system at heart of digital ID The government is facing questions over whether One Login can be trusted to keep people's personal data secure.
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New nanoparticles stimulate the immune system to attack ovarian tumors
MIT News
New nanoparticles stimulate the immune system to attack ovarian tumors Cancer immunotherapy, which uses drugs that stimulate the body’s immune cells to attack tumors, is a promising approach to treating many types of cancer. However, it doesn’t work well for some tumors, including ovarian cancer.To elicit a better response, MIT ...
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Using classic physical phenomena to solve new problems
MIT News
Using classic physical phenomena to solve new problems Quenching, a powerful heat transfer mechanism, is remarkably effective at transporting heat away. But in extreme environments, like nuclear power plants and aboard spaceships, a lot rides on the efficiency and speed of the process.It’s why Marco Graffiedi, a fifth-year ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites - but they may just be using VPNs.
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Q&A: How MITHIC is fostering a culture of collaboration at MIT
MIT News
Q&A: How MITHIC is fostering a culture of collaboration at MIT The MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC) is a presidential initiative with a mission of elevating human-centered research and teaching and connecting scholars in the humanities, arts, and social sciences with colleagues across the Institute.Since its launch in 2024, MITHIC has funded ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Watchdog slams O2 over unexpected price rise The media regulator said it was disappointed O2 raised prices more than was advertised when customers took out contracts.
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BBC News
BBC News
First UK phones to get satellite connectivity in signal blackspots announced Virgin Media O2 has partnered with Elon Musk firm Starlink to offer the service.
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Battery-powered appliances make it easy to switch from gas to electric
MIT News
Battery-powered appliances make it easy to switch from gas to electric As batteries have gotten cheaper and more powerful, they have enabled the electrification of everything from vehicles to lawn equipment, power tools, and scooters. But electrifying homes has been a slower process. That’s because switching from gas appliances often requires ripping ...
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Study reveals the role of geography in the opioid crisis
MIT News
Study reveals the role of geography in the opioid crisis The U.S. opioid crisis has varied in severity across the country, leading to extended debate about how and why it has spread.Now, a study co-authored by MIT economists sheds new light on these dynamics, examining the role that geography has ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Websites disabled in Microsoft global outage come back online Microsoft 365 and its Azure cloud computing platform were hit with DNS issues, similar to the recent AWS outage.
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Injectable antenna could safely power deep-tissue medical implants
MIT News
Injectable antenna could safely power deep-tissue medical implants Researchers from the MIT Media Lab have developed an antenna — about the size of a fine grain of sand — that can be injected into the body to wirelessly power deep-tissue medical implants, such as pacemakers in cardiac patients ...
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Burning things to make things
MIT News
Burning things to make things Around 80 percent of global energy production today comes from the combustion of fossil fuels. Combustion, or the process of converting stored chemical energy into thermal energy through burning, is vital for a variety of common activities including electricity generation, ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Character.ai to ban teens from talking to its AI chatbots The AI chatbot app, which has millions of users, said it was responding to parents and regulators.
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BBC News
BBC News
OpenAI completes shift to becoming for-profit The deal will see long term investor Microsoft retain a 27% stake in the ChatGPT-maker.
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BBC News
BBC News
Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division The company says the opportunities provided by AI means it needs to be "organised more leanly."
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BBC News
BBC News
Turing AI Institute boss denies accusations of 'toxic internal culture' Whistleblowers also accused the charity's leadership of misusing public funds and failing to deliver on its mission.
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BBC News
BBC News
ChatGPT shares data on how many users exhibit psychosis or suicidal thoughts The figure could mean potentially hundreds of thousands of users show signs of mental health distress weekly.
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