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Monkeypox declared global health emergency by World Health Organisation, as risk in Europe described as ‘high’ | Science & Tech News
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The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a “global health emergency”. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference that despite the WHO committee being unable to come to a consensus, he declared the emergency anyway as the tie-breaking vote. He added the risk globally is “moderate”, except in…
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Google sacks senior software engineer Blake Lemoine after claiming its AI chatbot is a ‘sentient’ being | Science & Tech News
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Google has sacked a senior software engineer after he claimed the company’s AI chatbot is a “sentient” being. The search engine’s parent company Alphabet said Blake Lemoine’s claims about LaMDA (its language model for dialogue applications) are “wholly unfounded”. “It’s regrettable that despite lengthy engagement on this topic, Blake still chose to persistently violate clear…
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Gonorrhoea is why we have grandparents, research suggests | Science & Tech News
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Scientists believe gonorrhoea might deserve the credit for why humans are one of the few species who look after their grandchildren. The evolution of all life is driven by a single imperative, reproduction, and the biology of most animal species is optimised for that purpose at the cost of longer lifespans. Humans are one of…
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China’s Baidu unveils ‘robotaxi’ with detachable steering wheel | Science & Tech News
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Chinese search engine giant and artificial intelligence firm Baidu has unveiled its new autonomous vehicle which has a detachable steering wheel – with plans for it be used in its robotaxi service next year. The Apollo RT6 will hit the roads without a steering wheel once Chinese authorities approve it, Baidu’s senior vice president Li…
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GCHQ experts set out how to tackle online child sexual abuse despite end-to-end encryption | Science & Tech News
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Two senior technical directors at GCHQ, the UK’s cyber intelligence agency, have published a new paper analysing how technology companies could protect children from sexual abuse online. The impact of child sexual abuse can last a lifetime even if the abuse takes place online. Research by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found survivors…
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Twitter and Elon Musk set for October showdown trial as it tries to force tycoon to complete $44bn takeover deal | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk’s bid to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him until 2023 has been rejected by a US judge who granted the social media giant a fast-track trial. The world’s richest man said he was pulling out of a deal this month to buy the tech firm for $44bn (£36.6bn), and the company is suing him…
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UK and US launch prize challenges to develop democratic tech innovations | Science & Tech News
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The British and American governments are today launching a set of prize challenges – aimed to tackle financial crime and public health emergencies – amid concerns about China’s technological advances. The challenges are based on using AI tools to examine large and potentially sensitive datasets – although synthetic financial and medical data is being used…
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Meteoroid hit has caused ‘significant uncorrectable’ damage to James Webb Space Telescope | Science & Tech News
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NASA has reported that a meteoroid hit on the James Webb Space Telescope has caused “significant uncorrectable” damage to one of the panels it uses to stare into deep space. The orbiting observatory was launched last December and recently released a full set of new observations, including what is said to be the “deepest” and…
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Russian cyber spies targeting NATO countries in new hacking campaign | Science & Tech News
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Cyber spies suspected of working for Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) are targeting NATO countries in a recent hacking campaign, according to a new industry report. The hackers are using online storage services such as Google Drive and Dropbox to avoid being detected, said cyber security company Palo Alto. The hacking attempts have included phishing…
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Amazon files lawsuit against 10,000 Facebook groups designed to create fake reviews | Science & Tech News
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Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups which attempt to orchestrate fake reviews in exchange for money or free products. The groups are set up to recruit individuals willing to post incentivised and misleading reviews on Amazon’s online stores in the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain,…