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Smart rings: England stars spotted wearing device popular with celebrities including Kim Kardashian – but can it help them at Euro 2024? | Science & Tech News
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The England team are taking no chances ahead of Euro 2024 as they sport titanium health rings worn by some of the world’s biggest celebrities. As the team trained for their first Euro 2024 against Serbia on Sunday, manager Gareth Southgate was spotted wearing an Oura tracking ring. Midfielder Conor Gallagher was spotted wearing one…
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Apple to integrate AI, including ChatGPT, into new phones as Elon Musk threatens ban over security fears | Science & Tech News
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Apple is set to integrate artificial intelligence into its new phones, but billionaire Elon Musk has threatened a ban of the devices at his companies over what he alleges are security fears. The tech giant held its annual developer conference in California, on Monday, during which it made the long-awaited announcement that it was bringing…
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UK to launch an Online Fraud Charter with 11 major tech companies including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube | Politics News
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The UK is to launch an Online Fraud Charter with 11 major tech companies in a “world-first” initiative to combat scams, fake adverts and romance fraud. Home Secretary James Cleverly will host representatives from several leading tech companies – including Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube – to sign the pledge to tackle internet fraud on…
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Google turns 25: Key moments in search giant’s history – including that iconic J-Lo dress | Science & Tech News
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Google celebrated the 25th anniversary of its launch this week – and it’s hard to envisage what life was like before. Few companies have become so integral to society that they become a verb, but the search giant remains the shorthand for looking something up online despite AI threatening the habit. Google has of course…
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Artificial intelligence: 12 challenges with AI ‘must be addressed’ – including ‘existential threat’, MPs warn | Science & Tech News
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The potential threat AI poses to human life itself should be a focus of any government regulation, MPs have warned. Concerns around public wellbeing and national security were listed among a dozen challenges that members of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee said must be addressed by ministers ahead of the UK hosting a world-first…
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Dementia risk factors list drawn up by scientists – including lifestyle choices | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have come up with a list of 11 risk factors, from lifestyle choices to illness history, for a person getting dementia. They are age, education, history of diabetes, history of depression, history of stroke, parental history of dementia, deprivation, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, living alone and gender. The list was whittled down from…
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Emergency alerts: How they work in other countries – including a few times when it has gone wrong | Science & Tech News
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The UK is getting its own emergency alert system to warn people of any immediate public safety risks. It will see notifications sent to tens of millions of phones across the country whenever there is a threat to life, from extreme fires to severe flooding. Only the emergency services, government departments and other public bodies…
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Big advertisers including Amazon returning to Twitter, says report | Science & Tech News
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Amazon is planning to resume multimillion dollar advertising on Twitter, according to reports. The move will see Amazon ply about $100m (£81.3m) per year into the platform, now owned by Elon Musk, according to Reuters news agency, citing a tweet from the tech blog Platformer. The tweet by a Platformer reporter said the company’s return…
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Japan declares ‘war’ on obsolete technology including floppy disk | Science & Tech News
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A Japanese minister has declared “war” on old-fashioned technology, including the humble floppy disk, in a determined bid to drag the government into the digital age. Almost 2,000 government procedures still rely on the business community using the now obsolete storage devices. Minister of Digital Affairs Taro Kono said existing regulations would be updated to…