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Boki the bear to have pioneering surgery to drain fluid from skull and stop seizures | UK News
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A young bear born to parents rescued from a Spanish circus will today undergo pioneering brain surgery. Boki, a two-year-old European brown bear, has been suffering seizures and vision problems for the last five months. MRI scans show he has hydrocephalus, a build up of fluid inside his skull that is putting pressure on his…
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Viral post falsely claims to stop Meta using your data to train AI – here’s how to actually stop it | Science & Tech News
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Hundreds of thousands of Instagram users, including actors Julianne Moore and Ashley Tisdale, have shared a post that supposedly revokes Meta’s right to train its artificial intelligence tool using their information. “Goodbye Meta AI,” it says before saying the user does “not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of personal data, profile…
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Giving children salt water nasal drops can cut duration of a cold and stop it spreading, study suggests | UK News
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Giving children a solution made up of salt and water can cut the duration of a cold by two days, researchers have suggested. A study found that cold symptoms lasted for an average of six days after using salt water nasal drops – also known as saline solution – compared to eight days after using…
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Weight-loss jab Wegovy may help people stop smoking, researchers suggest | Science & Tech News
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The weight-loss jab Wegovy may help people quit smoking, researchers suggest. Smokers with type 2 diabetes who took semaglutide were less likely to need medical care linked to their smoking, a study found. Researchers said the findings indicate the drug, sold under the brand name Wegovy, should be investigated for its use in helping people…
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Elon Musk: Tesla shareholders urged to stop chief executive’s ‘excessive’ £56bn payday | Business News
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Tesla shareholders have been urged to vote against plans to pay its chief executive Elon Musk up to $56bn (£44bn). The compensation package, if approved, would be the biggest ever for a chief executive in the US. However, proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has warned the amount is “excessive” and said it would…
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Police could be equipped with ‘Ghostbusters-style’ devices to stop e-bikes being used for crime | UK News
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Police officers could be equipped with devices likened to the proton packs used in Ghostbusters to stop e-bikes and e-scooters being used for crime. Gavin Stephens, the chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), said he hopes the “experimental” technology could help stop the vehicles involved in offences such as street robberies and mobile…
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World’s first jab to stop skin cancer being tested in UK patients | UK News
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The world’s first personalised mRNA cancer jab for melanoma is being tested in British patients. The “gamechanger” jab also has the potential to stop bladder, lung and kidney cancer. It’s custom built for each person and tells the body to identify cancer cells and stops the disease returning. A stage-two trial found it significantly reduced…
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New Instagram safety tool will stop children receiving nude pictures | Science & Tech News
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The owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram is going to introduce a new safety tool to stop children from receiving nude pictures – and discourage sending them. It follows months of criticism from police chiefs and children’s charities over Meta’s decision to encrypt chats on its Messenger app by default. The company argues that encryption…
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Serco ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor staff | Business News
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Serco has been ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor its staff for “prioritising business interests over its employees’ privacy”. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that a division of the outsourcing company, Serco Leisure, and community leisure trusts were unlawfully processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 leisure…
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How Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming giants could change to stop Britons hitting cancel amid cost of living crisis | Science & Tech News
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From £25m per episode on the latest season of Stranger Things, to north of £380m for The Rings Of Power’s debut run, it’s been a year of eye-watering budgets as streaming services battle for our attention. But while there has never been so much blockbuster content to watch, the cost of living crisis means for…