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‘All good here’: One of final messages from Titan submersible crew revealed in hearing | World News
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One of the final messages from the Titan submersible crew said they were “all good here” before it imploded, killing all five on board. British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood died alongside OceanGate Expeditions’ chief executive Stockton Rush and Frenchman Paul-Henri Nargeolet. The five of them had been communicating…
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Bill Gates says AI will make it easier to combat climate change but must be ‘used by people with good intent’ | Science & Tech News
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Bill Gates has said artificial intelligence (AI) will accelerate innovation and make it easier to combat climate change – but also warned it must be “used by people with good intent”. The philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder made the comments during an interview with Sky News at the Breakthrough Energy Summit in London. Gates told The…
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, saying company putting profit over the public good | Business News
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Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire owner of Tesla and X, is suing artificial intelligence company OpenAI, accusing the firm of prioritising profit over developing AI for the public good. Mr Musk is bringing the suit against OpenAI, which he co-founded, and its chief executive, Sam Altman, for breaching a contract by reneging on its pledge to…
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So far so good for Odysseus moon lander’s journey of jeopardy into permanent shadow – but there’s a perilous descent to come | Science & Tech News
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Odysseus is on its epic journey to the moon. The 240,000-mile voyage is one of jeopardy and challenge for the spacecraft, just as it was for its namesake in the Greek myth. Even reaching the launch pad was an achievement. NASA contracted the Texas-based Intuitive Machines to take several instruments to the moon for a…
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E3 cancelled: Gaming’s most famous event killed off for good | Science & Tech News
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E3, once the biggest event in the gaming industry, has been cancelled forever. Debuting in 1995, at its peak the Electronic Entertainment Expo saw major companies such as Nintendo and Sony assemble every summer for an exciting week of announcements. But an in-person event in Los Angeles has not occurred since 2019, and there have…
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Suppressing negative thoughts could be good for your mental health, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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The common belief that suppressing negative thoughts is bad for your mental health could be wrong, according to a new study. Researchers asked volunteers to block negative thoughts and found their mental health improved and the thoughts became less vivid. Professor Michael Anderson, from Cambridge University, said clinical treatment has accepted the idea that suppressing…
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Taking regular naps is good for the brain, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Taking a nap during the day can leave you feeling refreshed, recharged and ready to take on the world. Now new research suggests it could be good for your brain too. A study which analysed data from people aged 40 to 69 has shown daytime napping could slow the rate at which the brain shrinks…
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Good news on fall in sewage spills only highlights the scale of the challenge facing water companies | Climate News
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Well, first the good news: untreated sewage was pumped into our rivers and seas less frequently last year than the year before. Overall, storm overflow spills – when sewage gets released into the environment due to treatment works being overwhelmed – were down 19% in 2022, according to the latest data. But the raw figures…
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Past COVID infection ‘as good as vaccines’ at preventing severe illness | Science & Tech News
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Previous COVID infection boosts long-term immunity and lowers the risk of hospitalisation and death at the same level as vaccination, new peer-reviewed research shows. The study, led by the University of Washington and published by The Lancet medical journal, is said to be the “most comprehensive study to date” on the impact of natural immunity…
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NASA’s Artemis mission is spending $93bn of taxpayer money on a return to the moon – but it has a good case | Science & Tech News
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Fifty years after the last Apollo astronaut left footprints on the moon, NASA is on its way back. The Orion spacecraft is now on its 1.3-million-mile test flight that will take it into lunar orbit. In two years’ time, there will be a crewed mission around the moon, and soon after humans will land on…