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Mobile phone use doesn’t increase brain cancer risk, says research review | Science & Tech News
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A review of 63 studies has found no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer. Commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), it found no rise in cases despite a huge increase in wireless technology over the last 20 years. The review was headed by experts from the Australian Radiation…
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New York’s mayor uses audio deepfakes to call residents in languages he doesn’t speak | Science & Tech News
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New York’s mayor has admitted using audio deepfakes to call residents in languages he doesn’t speak. Eric Adams has been heard speaking Spanish and Mandarin thanks to the technology, which he said was a way to reach more people. Speaking at a news briefing (in English), the Democrat said the “robocalls” were used to promote…
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Artificial intelligence ‘doesn’t have capability to take over’, Microsoft boss says | Science & Tech News
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The head of artificial intelligence at Microsoft says the company will continue to accelerate its work on large AI models despite concerns from some in the field that the technology is growing too fast and is too unpredictable to be safe. “The potential for this technology to really drive human productivity… to bring economic growth…
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Edinburgh: ‘World’s first’ driverless bus service doesn’t quite live up to the hype | UK News
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It looks like a bus, it sounds like a bus… it is a bus. However, this one is self-driving and believed to be the world’s first autonomous single-decker passenger service. Journalists were summoned to a unit near Edinburgh to board the nine-tonne vehicle for a test run ahead of the official launch with passengers on…
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Earth risks losing 40% of glacial mass if it doesn’t give up fossil fuels, projection warns | Climate News
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More than 40% of Earth’s glacial mass could disappear if humanity keeps investing in fossil fuels, warns a stark new projection. The bleak scenario would mean more than two thirds of the total number of glaciers would vanish by the end of the century, contributing to ever-increasing sea levels around the world. Lead researcher David…
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Trying to work out Elon Musk’s grand Twitter strategy is pointless – he doesn’t have one | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk arrived at Twitter promising to bring free speech back to social media. He said he was a “free speech absolutist” fighting the “woke mind virus” of political correctness. Such was his commitment to free expression, he declared, he wouldn’t even ban an account which tracked his private plane. Seasoned observers of social media…