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People on mental health waiting lists cautioned not to turn to chatbots | Science & Tech News
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People waiting months for mental health treatment have been cautioned against turning to chatbots as a quick alternative. One in four patients are now waiting more than 90 days between their first and second appointments for NHS talking therapy treatment, according to analysis by charity Future Care Capital (FCC). The free sessions, delivered by fully…
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Prebunking: The new tactic to help people spot fake news | Science & Tech News
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In a battle to tackle misinformation, Google is expanding on a new initiative called “prebunking”. The tech giant aims to release short videos which highlight the techniques that are commonly used whenever misleading information is put out on to the internet. The videos are set to appear as adverts and will be put out on…
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Hogwarts Legacy: Why are people boycotting one of the biggest games of the year? | Science & Tech News
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“It’s people like you that are making the world a worse place.” That’s one of the milder pieces of feedback Maysa Pritilata has received for encouraging people not to buy the upcoming video game Hogwarts Legacy. Widely expected to be one of the biggest games of the year so far when it launches this week,…
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British investor who lost £1m in FTX collapse among 13 people to make fraud reports to police | UK News
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A British investor said to have lost £1m in the collapse of cryptocurrency trading platform FTX is among 13 people to have made fraud reports to UK police. FTX filed for bankruptcy on 11 November after it was alleged the then chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried, 30, had illegally diverted massive sums of customer money from…
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70,000 people to get texts today and tomorrow to tell them they’ve fallen victim to £48m scam | UK News
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The UK’s biggest-ever fraud sting has brought down a phone number spoofing site used by criminals to scam thousands of victims out of millions of pounds. Members of British law enforcement were part of a global operation to take down ispoof.cc – a website described by police as an online fraud shop. They worked with…
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More than a billion teens and young people risk hearing loss due to use of headphones, earbuds, and concert attendance, research warns | Science & Tech News
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More than a billion teenagers and young people could be at risk of hearing loss due to their use of headphones, earbuds, and attendance at loud concerts, researchers have warned. The peer-reviewed findings, published in the journal BMJ Global Health, claim there is an “urgent need” for governments around the world to promote “safe listening”…
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Hope for people with untreatable high blood pressure after trial on new drug Baxdrostat | Science & Tech News
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Researchers claim to have found a way to tackle previously untreatable high blood pressure. Scientists from Queen Mary University of London and the US pharmaceutical firm CinCor examined whether patients would benefit from taking a drug called Baxdrostat. Those who took a new medicine during a clinical trial were found to have significantly lower blood…
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Twitter’s blue tick will cost $8 a month, says Elon Musk, giving ‘power to the people’ | Science & Tech News
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Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has announced the platform’s coveted ‘blue tick’ will now cost users $8 (£7) a month, and criticised the current system as “bulls***”. In a tweet himself, Musk said: “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bulls***. “Power to the people! Blue…
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Ten people Elon Musk could bring back to Twitter – by revoking their permanent bans | Science & Tech News
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After buying Twitter, Tesla founder Elon Musk is expected to make some changes to the site – including allowing back those previously banned. Mr Musk has previously said it was wrong to ban Donald Trump and there has been speculation that other high profile outcasts such as Katie Hopkins could soon return to the site.…
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WhatsApp down: Thousands of people report being unable to use messaging app | Science & Tech News
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WhatsApp went down for users across the UK this morning, with tens of thousands of people reporting being unable to send or receive messages. Downdetector, which tracks outages, said more than 69,100 reports of problems had been submitted at 8.28am, with issues first detected just before 8am. However, the number of users that experienced issues…