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Twitter accused of being behind on rent once again – and this time, it involves King Charles | Science & Tech News
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Twitter is being sued by the Crown Estate amid allegations of unpaid rent at its London headquarters. The Crown Estate, which manages a property portfolio belonging to the monarchy, filed a case at the High Court last week. Twitter’s office is based near Piccadilly Circus in central London – but reports have suggested that the […]
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Self-driving buses: Passengers travel on full-size vehicle for the first time in the UK | Science & Tech News
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Passengers have travelled on a full-size self-driving bus for the first time in the UK, with one of them describing the experience as “brilliant”. A group of 22 volunteers, part of a co-design panel, took a test journey on the autonomous single-decker over the Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh on Thursday, operator Stagecoach said. Fleur […]
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Canada: ‘Time theft’ woman ordered to pay damages to her former employer after tracking software exposed ‘serious misconduct’ | World News
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A women in Canada has been ordered by a civil tribunal to pay damages to her former employer for “time theft” after she was caught claiming for unworked hours by tracking software. Karlee Besse, who was a home-based company accountant in British Columbia, initially argued she had been wrongfully sacked and sought $5,000 (£3,056) compensation […]
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CES 2023: How ‘virtual twins’ are helping doctors perform surgery ahead of time | Science & Tech News
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Away from novelties like a smart bird feeder and camera-equipped oven, one corner of the world’s biggest technology event is inviting attendees to meet their virtual twin. Set up in the Las Vegas Convention Center at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the ambitious “living heart” and “living brain” initiatives are the work of French software […]
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De La Soul’s classic back catalogue finally made available for streaming for the first time | Ents & Arts News
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The classic back catalogue of pioneering hip-hop trio De La Soul is set to be made available for digital streaming for the first time. “Alexa, what’s the magic number,” the group wrote in a post sharing the launch date of 3 March on Instagram, in reference to one of their biggest hits. De La Soul […]
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Amazon workers vote to strike at a UK depot for the first time | Business News
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Amazon workers at a UK depot have voted to strike for the first time. Employees at the warehouse in Coventry will walk out in the new year over what the GMB union said was a pay offer increase of 50p an hour. It comes after more than 98% of workers voted to strike on a […]
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Extra-terrestrial water found for first time in meteorite that landed in UK | UK News
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Extra-terrestrial water has been discovered for the first time in a meteorite that landed in the UK. The meteorite crashed into a driveway in the Gloucestershire town of Winchcombe last February and is believed to hold clues about where the water in the Earth’s vast oceans came from. Some 12% of the sample was made […]
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NASA calls off launch of Artemis 1 moon rocket for second time after leak | Science & Tech News
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NASA has called off the launch of its Artemis 1 rocket after a leak developed – the second time it has failed to go ahead. Engineers recommended to the launch director the planned lift-off should not go ahead. The rocket, which was initially planned to launch earlier this week on Monday 29, was scrubbed following […]
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Womb cancer: New test could cut diagnosis time and reduce need for invasive diagnostic procedures | Science & Tech News
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A pioneering womb cancer test could cut the time taken to diagnose women with the condition and reduce the need for more invasive diagnostic procedures. Research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that low-cost PCR tests that took samples from the cervix or vagina were able to successfully detect womb cancer. Currently in […]
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‘Pioneering’ new smart glasses to be trialled by nurses to help them spend more time with patients | Science & Tech News
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New virtual reality-style goggles are to be trialled by nurses on home visits, in an effort to maximise the amount of time spent with patients, the NHS has said. Smart glasses will, in real time, transcribe appointments straight to electronic records, so the time spent doing administration tasks is reduced. In turn, more time will […]