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COP29: Changes to our lives are certain if Starmer meets bold climate target – but a key ingredient is missing for success | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Keir Starmer’s arrival at COP29, with a promise to drastically cut the UK’s carbon emissions by 81%, will be a small ray of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy start to the climate talks. The election of Donald Trump, who has vowed to drag the world’s largest economy out of the negotiations, was a colossal setback…
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Key members of Mike Lynch’s legal success now centre of tragedy after superyacht sinking | Science & Tech News
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They were a group brought together by one goal: to defy the odds and win Mike Lynch’s case. The protracted legal battle started when Hewlett-Packard, the technology company, accused Mr Lynch of fraud by overstating the value of his company Autonomy when he sold it to them in 2011. The trial saw Mr Lynch, 59,…
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Japan: New H3 flagship rocket reaches orbit in key test after failed debut last year | Science & Tech News
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Japan’s new H3 flagship rocket has reached orbit following a successful launch – in a key test almost a year after its debut flight failed. H3 lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in the southwest of the country on Saturday morning, after a two-day delay due to bad weather. The rocket reached orbit at…
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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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Starfield: Why sci-fi epic means so much to gamers – and could be key to Xbox’s future | Science & Tech News
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Games don’t get much bigger than this. On 6 September, Bethesda Game Studios, one of the most celebrated development teams in the world, will offer players something completely new for the first time in two decades. Far removed from the elves, orcs, and magic of its premiere Elder Scrolls franchise; as well as the post-apocalyptic…
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AI is the key to astonishing breakthrough that allowed paralysed man to walk again | Science & Tech News
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Enter the cyborg. A man, paralysed in a cycling accident 10 years ago, is now able to walk again because of a wireless digital link between his brain and spinal cord. The video of Gert-Jan Oskam standing, walking and even climbing stairs is remarkable. Yes, he drags his feet slightly. Yes, his movements are slow.…
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‘Game-changing’ discovery of world’s oldest DNA could hold key to combating climate change | Science & Tech News
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The discovery of the world’s oldest DNA, dating back two million years, could reveal how to counteract global warming, scientists have said. Opening what has been hailed as a “game-changing” new chapter in the history of evolution, microscopic fragments were found buried deep in sediment that had built up over 20,000 years in northern Greenland.…
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Ukraine war: British spies playing key role in defending Kyiv from Russian cyber attacks | UK News
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British spies have been playing a key role in defending Ukraine from widespread Russian cyber attacks since the start of the invasion, it has been confirmed. The damage caused by Russian hackers would have been “very significant” without the British assistance, Leo Docherty, a junior foreign office minister, said. He told Sky News the UK…