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Video game performers could be on strike for a full year, says union’s chief negotiator | Science & Tech News
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Video game performers could be on strike for “a full year” over artificial intelligence (AI), the union representing striking workers in the US has told Sky News. More than 2,500 performers working for blockbuster video game studios like Activision, EA, Warner Bros. Games and Blindlight have been on strike in the US since 26 July.…
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Doctor still cancer-free almost a year after incurable brain tumour diagnosis – thanks to his own pioneering treatment | World News
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An Australian doctor who applied his own pioneering research on melanoma to the incurable brain cancer he was diagnosed with almost a year ago is still cancer-free. University of Sydney Professor Richard Scolyer said he “couldn’t be happier” after the results of a recent MRI showed there was still no sign of recurrence of his…
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Measles cases worldwide almost double in a year – as England faces measles ’emergency’ | World News
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Measles cases nearly doubled globally between 2022 and 2023, researchers say. There were 321,582 cases worldwide in 2023 – an 88% increase from the previous year, when 171,153 cases were recorded. Total cases for 2024 look on track to at least match last year’s numbers, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Some countries could…
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Japan: New H3 flagship rocket reaches orbit in key test after failed debut last year | Science & Tech News
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Japan’s new H3 flagship rocket has reached orbit following a successful launch – in a key test almost a year after its debut flight failed. H3 lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in the southwest of the country on Saturday morning, after a two-day delay due to bad weather. The rocket reached orbit at…
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Father of Molly Russell among campaigners and charity workers on New Year Honours list | UK News
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The father of Molly Russell, the teenager who took her own life after viewing harmful material, has been given an MBE in the New Year Honours. Ian Russell is among hundreds of activists, campaigners, and charity workers being recognised by the King in this year’s honours list. He has been recognised for services to child…
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2024 is world’s biggest election year ever – and AI experts say we’re not prepared | Science & Tech News
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The world is unprepared for the impact of AI on a historic year of elections, experts have warned. More than two billion people across 50 countries could head to the polls in 2024, which is a record high. The UK is set to hold a general election, the US has a presidential election in November,…
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ChatGPT turns one: The first year of the chatbot that changed the world | Science & Tech News
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It’s one year since the launch of ChatGPT. Before it was unleashed upon the world on 30 November 2022, AI chatbots were broadly considered a joke. It’s certainly hard to imagine anyone trusting Microsoft’s infamous Tay bot to help with homework or trip planning. ChatGPT has had much more staying power, becoming part of daily…
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Cambridge Dictionary reveals word of the year – and it has a new meaning thanks to AI | UK News
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Cambridge Dictionary has declared “hallucinate” as the word of the year for 2023 – while giving the term an additional, new meaning relating to artificial intelligence technology. The traditional definition of “hallucinate” is when someone seems to sense something that does not exist, usually because of a health condition or drug-taking, but it now also…
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Elon Musk’s first year of owning Twitter – looking back on a tumultuous timeline | Science & Tech News
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Start with the big idea and deal with any issues down the line. That was the assessment of Elon Musk biographer Michael Vlismas a year ago when asked how the world’s richest man might go about running Twitter. The SpaceX owner had just bought the bird app for $44bn (£38bn) with a vague goal of…
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Amazon to relaunch delivery drones in the UK next year | Science & Tech News
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Amazon will relaunch its delivery drones in the UK next year, the shopping giant has confirmed. The company said it will begin using the unmanned, airborne vehicles for distributing goods from some of its same-day delivery sites – one of which will be in the UK. No location has yet been revealed. It’s part of…