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Apple and Amazon beat expectations but still see profits slip as inflation bites | Business News
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Tech giants Apple and Amazon saw dips in profits but still defied expectations as the US economy teeters on the edge of a recession. Apple, the world’s largest technology company, is dealing with manufacturing headaches and inflation pressures and saw its profit in the last quarter fall by 10%, while revenue was up 2%. The…
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3D structures of almost 200 million proteins have finally been predicted | Science & Tech News
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The artificial intelligence company DeepMind has announced a major medical scientific breakthrough in determining the structures of almost 200 million proteins. Proteins are not two dimensional molecules, but have chemical properties that are determined by their three-dimensional shape — but figuring out these shapes is an intensive process. The breakthrough has significant repercussions for medicine,…
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Fears grow that massive debris from Chinese rocket could crash in populated parts of the US this weekend | Science & Tech News
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Concerns are growing that a Chinese space rocket’s uncontrolled re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere could scatter debris across populated parts of the US. The Long March 5B booster is too large to burn up on entry and will break up, potentially showering the ground with chunks of metal speeding at terminal velocity. According to the Centre…
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Jab to ‘cure’ genetic heart conditions that cause sudden death could be just a few years away | UK News
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A “once-in-a-generation” jab that could “cure” genetic heart conditions that cause sudden death is just a few years away. scientists say. An international team of researchers is developing the first cures for inherited heart muscle diseases by rewriting DNA with the aim of editing or silencing faulty genes. They have been awarded £30 million by…
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Part-nationalised OneWeb docks with French satellite rival Eutelsat | Business News
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OneWeb, the British satellite firm rescued by the UK taxpayer, has agreed a merger with French rival Eutelsat to create a “global player” in space-based internet connectivity. It was announced that the all-share combination would value OneWeb at $3.4bn (£2.8bn) – structured as an exchange of OneWeb shares by its shareholders, including the UK government,…
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Domestic cats labelled ‘alien invasive species’, by Polish institute | Science & Tech News
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Domestic cats have been labelled as an “invasive alien species” by a Polish scientific institute. It refers to the growing scientific consensus that domestic cats cause damage to birds and other wildlife by the number they hunt and kill. However, Wojciech Solarz, a biologist at the Polish Academy of Sciences was not prepared for the…
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Images show mysterious ‘perfectly aligned’ holes beneath Atlantic Ocean – and nobody knows what made them | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have discovered a series of mysterious “perfectly aligned” holes in the sediment 1.7 miles beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean – and do not know what has caused them. They were found by the US National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) while conducting an exploration of the sea bed around the mid-Atlantic Ridge…
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Facebook owner Meta reports first ever revenue drop amid lower advertising sales and competition from TikTok | Business News
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Facebook owner Meta has reported its first ever revenue drop amid lower advertising sales and growing competition from TikTok. The social media giant reported revenue of $28.8bn in the three months to June, down almost 1% from $29.08bn the previous year. The figure was lower than the $28.9bn expected by Wall Street, sending Meta shares…
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Fourth patient in history seemingly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant | US News
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A fourth person has been cured of HIV, doctors say. The patient, who is aged 66 and wishes to remain anonymous, was cured of the virus by coincidence after he received a stem cell transplant to treat his leukaemia. Three-and-a-half years ago, doctors decided they needed to replace his cancerous blood cells with a donor’s…
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Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner clash with the head of Instagram over ‘TikTok’ redesign | Science & Tech News
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The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, has locked horns with Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner after the pair criticised changes on the social media service as “trying to be TikTok”. The celebrity sisters posted a message to their hundreds of millions of followers stating “Make Instagram Instagram Again” complaining about the company’s new focus on…