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Molnupiravir: COVID drug linked to virus mutations, scientists say | Science & Tech News
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A drug used to treat COVID-19 could be linked to mutations in the virus, scientists have said. Molnupiravir works by causing mutations in the virus’s genetic information, or genome, many of which kill or harm the virus, reducing the amount of COVID in the body. Used across the world to treat COVID, it was one…
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Nissan commits to 2030 electric car deadline despite delay to UK petrol-diesel ban | Business News
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Nissan has committed itself to the sale of only electric cars across Europe from 2030, the year when the UK was supposed to have banned new vehicles powered by petrol and diesel. The Japanese carmaker also confirmed that all new models to be launched on the continent from now on would be fully electric. Its…
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Facebook owner Meta pays £149m to surrender lease on London office | Business News
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Meta has “surrendered” the lease on one of its London offices as tech firms continue efforts to slash costs. The parent firm of Facebook and Instagram let the space at 1 Triton Square from British Land, the FTSE 250 commercial property company, in 2021 but never moved in. Meta paid £149m to break the lease,…
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Extreme global warming could eventually wipe out humans, first-ever supercomputer climate models warn | Science & Tech News
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Extreme global warming will likely wipe all mammals – including humans – off the face of the Earth in 250 million years, according to a new scientific study. Temperatures could spiral to 70C (158F) and transform the planet into a “hostile environment devoid of food and water”, the research warns. The planet would heat up…
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Long COVID risks are ‘distorted by flawed research’, study finds | Science & Tech News
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The risk of contracting long COVID may have been exaggerated due to flawed research, leading to unnecessarily high levels of anxiety about suffering from it, a new study has suggested. “Major flaws” in the literature on the condition likely exaggerated the true threat of contracting it, the new research argues. For most people with COVID-19,…
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Spotify testing AI-powered feature to translate podcasts into different languages | Science & Tech News
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Spotify Technology is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) powered feature that will translate podcasts into other languages. Powered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s newly released voice generation technology, translated versions of podcasts will mimic the original speaker’s style and will be more natural than traditional dubbing, Spotify said. Podcasts such as Armchair Expert from actor Dax Shepard,…
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Artificial intelligence: ChatGPT creator Sam Altman expresses concern about ‘under-regulation’ | Science & Tech News
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The CEO of the company that made ChatGPT has said he is concerned about the “under-regulation” of artificial intelligence (AI). Sam Altman, CEO of the startup OpenAI, which is backed by Microsoft, said: “People in our industry bash regulation a lot. We’ve been calling for regulation, but only of the most powerful systems. “Models that…
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Sir Brian May ‘immensely proud’ to be part of Osiris-Rex asteroid sample team | Ents & Arts News
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Sir Brian May has said he is “immensely proud” to be part of the team who successfully collected NASA’s first asteroid samples from deep space. A capsule containing around 250g of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu touched down in the Utah desert near Salt Lake City on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the…
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Osiris-Rex: NASA returns sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth | Science & Tech News
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A NASA capsule carrying the largest sample ever collected from an asteroid has returned to Earth. The capsule, which landed in the Utah desert at 3.52pm, contained around 250g of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu as part of NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission. Experts say the carbon-rich, near-Earth asteroid serves as a time capsule from…
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EA Sports FC 24: How women are changing the game as FIFA franchise gets historic rebrand | Science & Tech News
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“Get in the kitchen, don’t be playing this game.” Even with skills that allow her to wipe the floor with the vast majority of FIFA’s male-heavy player base, it usually doesn’t take long for predictable sexist abuse to ring around Lisa Manley’s headset. The 24-year-old can confidently claim to be one of England’s very best…