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Relief as first UK patients fitted with app-controlled sleep apnoea microchip | Science, Climate & Tech News
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A new electronic chip could bring relief to patients with a serious disorder that stops them breathing in their sleep. Eight million people in the UK suffer from sleep apnoea. Their airway becomes obstructed, and their breathing repeatedly stops for several seconds or even minutes. But surgeons have now begun implanting a chip on a…
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Major shake-up of UK energy system could ‘lower bills for good’, government says | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Plans to “green” the UK’s power system will protect consumers from future energy crises and has the potential to “bring down bills for good”, the government has said. Achieving clean electricity by 2030 was a key election promise for the Labour party, and reiterated by Keir Starmer last week as he outlined government ‘milestones’. To…
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Costing £40bn a year until 2030, Labour has decided its colossal net zero plan is worth the risk | Politics News
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There’s a reason previous governments baulked at the net zero challenge – it’s absolutely colossal, something Labour’s new Clean Power 2030 plan lays bare. Offshore wind generating capacity, which has taken 20 years to reach 14.8GW, must more than triple to about 50GW within just six years. The plan calls for a tripling of solar…
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It’s still 2024, but scientists are already confident 2025 will be in top three warmest on record | Science, Climate & Tech News
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It is not even Christmas yet: trees are still being decorated, turkeys are yet to be defrosted and Christmas puddings remain intact. But though 2024 is not even out, scientists already have a handle on how hot 2025 will be. Next year’s global average temperature is likely to be the third-highest on record – going…
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Virus most likely to cause next pandemic ‘could be passed to humans’ from horses, study finds | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Bird flu can infect horses without causing any symptoms, according to new research, raising fears that the virus could be spreading undetected. It’s another twist in the emerging threat of the H5N1 virus, widely seen as the most likely cause of the next pandemic. Scientists at the University of Glasgow found antibodies to the virus…
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‘Technical issue’ hits Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, Meta says | Science, Climate & Tech News
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A “technical issue” has hit users of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, forcing an apology from owner Meta. In a statement on the X social media platform, the tech firm wrote: “We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some users’ ability to access our apps… and apologise for any inconvenience”. According to Downdetector, which allows…
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GCHQ intelligence agency reveals Christmas puzzle – containing hidden clues for an extra challenge | UK News
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GCHQ has revealed its annual Christmas puzzle, which this year contains hidden clues for those who want an extra challenge. The secretive UK spy agency, which focuses on communications intelligence and cybersecurity, says the puzzle is aimed at children aged 11-18. It is featured on a Christmas card sent by GCHQ’s director, Anne Keast-Butler. The…
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New test uses AI to detect breast cancer at earliest stage yet | Science, Climate & Tech News
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A new test can detect breast cancer at its earliest stage, using laser screening and artificial intelligence. The fast, non-invasive test looks for subtle changes in the bloodstream that occur during the initial phases of breast cancer, known as stage 1a, according to the University of Edinburgh team behind the breakthrough. These changes aren’t detectable…
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Landmark Paris Agreement ‘more fragile’ than ever, UK’s top climate diplomat warns | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The world’s landmark Paris Agreement is “more fragile” than it has ever been and disagreements risk “imploding” it, the UK’s climate ambassador has warned. The seminal treaty obliges countries to produce regular plans on how they will cut greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow climate change. Since it was signed in 2015, predicted levels…
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Google unveils ‘astonishing’ quantum computing chip called Willow | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Google has unveiled a computing chip capable of solving problems in minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete. As well as being extremely fast, the experimental quantum chip, called Willow, can reduce errors exponentially. That’s important because currently, quantum computers exponentially create errors, according to Google. Hartmut Neven,…