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Russia launches first moon mission in almost 50 years | Science & Tech News
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Russia has launched its first moon mission in almost 50 years. A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off from the Vostochny spaceport in the far eastern Amur region. Russia launches lunar spacecraft – war latest It’s expected to reach its destination on 23 August, the same day as an Indian vessel that launched…
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Tesla unveils new-look Cybertruck – four years after embarrassing gaffe at launch presentation | Science & Tech News
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Tesla has shared a new look of its upcoming Cybertruck vehicle – almost four years after it was announced. The unusual looking electric pick-up truck, first unveiled back in 2019, is nearing full production – and company boss Elon Musk has said deliveries should begin by the end of the year. He provided the update…
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence shortened by two years | US News
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Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has had two years knocked off her prison sentence. Holmes, 39, is behind bars in Texas for overseeing an infamous blood-testing hoax. The fraudster started her 11-year sentence in May – but an update to her prison records shows she is now due to be released two years ahead of schedule.…
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AI could help produce deadly weapons that ‘kill humans’ in two years’ time, Rishi Sunak’s adviser warns | Science & Tech News
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have the power to be behind advances that “kill many humans” in just two years’ time, Rishi Sunak’s adviser has warned. Matt Clifford expressed concern over the lack of global regulation for AI producers and said that if left unregulated, they could become “very powerful” and difficult for humans to control,…
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How have jobs changed in the last 10 years? | UK News
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Sky News analysis of the latest census data shows the jobs we now work in, revealing a shift to data and computer programming. The youngest workers were in retail and hospitality while farmers and elected officials had the most workers aged 60 and over. Some 27.8 million people aged 16 and over in England and…
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Most extreme online child sexual abuse material doubles in two years – with babies and toddlers among the victims | UK News
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Newborn babies and toddlers are among the victims of the most severe online sexual abuse, with the amount of the most extreme material doubling in the last two years, a new report has found. In 2022, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) took action to remove or block 51,369 web pages containing Category A child sexual…
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Nintendo to fix UK gamers’ faulty Switch Joy-Con controllers for free after years of complaints | Science & Tech News
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Nintendo will now fix faulty Joy-Con controllers for its Switch console for free after years of complaints. The Japanese gaming company has been criticised since shortly after the system launched in 2017 over a fault that saw its analogue sticks register movement when not being used. It was dubbed “Joy-Con drift” and can impact players…
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The Matrix phone to the iPhone – and that unforgettable ringtone: 50 moments in 50 years since first mobile call | Science & Tech News
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Fifty years ago today, the first-ever mobile phone call was made. Wielding a chunky handset that more closely resembles a clown shoe than a sleek modern smartphone, Motorola engineer Martin Cooper put his biceps to work and called his friend Joel Bell at rival company AT&T. It was a proof of concept that has gone…
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Stroke survivor moves hand for first time in nine years | US News
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A stroke survivor has been able to move her hand and arm for the first time in nine years after spinal stimulation. Heather Rendulic was left paralysed on her left side after a stroke in 2012 at the age of 22. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University in the US used…
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Traffic lights ‘could be obsolete in 20 years’ after UK driverless cars trial | Science & Tech News
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Traffic lights could be made obsolete within 20 years, an engineer has claimed, after a landmark trial of driverless vehicles in the UK. The two-year trial saw two self-driving cars built by Nissan complete hundreds of laps round a 2.7-mile long route in Woolwich, southeast London. Believed to be the UK’s first trial of driverless…