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Google introduces an unexpected update impacting 2 billion Gmail users
Google appears to be introducing a new feature to help users improve the privacy and security of their Gmail account.
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AI could trigger ‘social ruptures’ among those divided over its sentience
Leading philosopher says issue is ‘no longer one for sci-fi’ as dawn of AI consciousness is predicted for 2035
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NASA astronaut hospitalized after returning from 235 days in space
Neither NASA nor its Russian counterpart agency ROSCOSMOS are yet to disclose why it was that the four astronauts were whisked to hospital after they touched down in Florida today
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Intel wins battle to overturn $1.14 billion EU antitrust fine in ongoing case
The European Commission levied the record fine in 2009, saying the chip maker had abused its dominance in the market
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Watchdog opens investigation into anti-immigrant posts on Facebook
Oversight Board says parent company Meta has ‘serious questions’ to answer over two posts allowed to remain online
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‘Race science’ group claims to have accessed sensitive UK health data
Fringe network recorded boasting of securing data from UK Biobank trove donated by 500,000 volunteers
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Three professors awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their research on post-colonial wealth
British-born Simon Johnson and James A Robinson and Turkish-American Daron Acemoğlu share £810,000 prize
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In an engineering marvel, mechanical SpaceX arms catch the Starship rocket booster upon its return to the launch pad
Elon Musk’s huge rocket sets off on test flight before upper stage splashdown and explosion in Indian Ocean
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A "nuclear test" detected by satellite 45 years ago remains unclaimed, with no country taking responsibility
45 years ago to the day, an American satellite spotted something unusual in the Indian Ocean.
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Microsoft has chosen a notorious former nuclear site to power its AI operations
America’s Three Mile Island energy plant, the site of the worst nuclear accident in US history, is preparing to reopen as Microsoft looks for ways to satisfy its growing energy needs.
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Google warns the UK risks falling behind in the AI race without additional data centers
Tech company wants Labour to relax laws that prevent AI models being ‘trained’ on copyrighted materials
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First image of the doomed Titan submersible on the ocean floor after its implosion, with the tragic final message from the crew revealed
The first image of the Titan submersible on the ocean floor has been released, showing the aftermath of its tragic implosion that resulted in the deaths of all on board.
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’Mission complete’: Billionaire returns to Earth after successful spacewalk
Jared Isaacman splashes down in SpaceX capsule in the Gulf of Mexico after first ever private spacewalk
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Tech billionaire embarks on first private spacewalk from SpaceX capsule
The world’s first commercial spacewalk is officially underway, headed by billionaire Jared Isaacman.
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Boeing’s malfunctioning capsule, which has left astronauts stranded, has begun emitting strange noises
Boeing’s Starliner has been dogged with problems for months, leading to two astronauts getting stranded in space for months longer than planned.
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Nasa makes room on SpaceX trip to return astronauts stuck in orbit
Two astronauts at International Space Station will board SpaceX rocket in September instead of Boeing Starliner
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Lung cancer patient is first in UK to receive experimental vaccine
The vaccine is made by BioNTech using the same mRNA technology that underpinned its highly effective COVID jab.
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AI-generated parody song about immigrants breaks into German Top 50
Artist Butterbro accused of walking fine line between parody and discrimination and helping make racial slur mainstream
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Technology is increasingly central to criminal operations in Brazil
A multiagency force of federal and state authorities in Brazil dismantled communication towers and illegal cellphone shops, as organized crime embraces technology to further its criminal pursuits.
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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies only months after son’s passing
Susan Wojcicki, who transformed Google from a start-up in her garage to an internet titan, died yesterday. She was 56.
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UK regulator to investigate Amazon’s $4 billion investment in AI startup Anthropic
Move is the latest of a string of CMA investigations into technology tie-ups
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI again, alleging ‘deceit of Shakespearean proportions’
Tesla CEO alleges his former partners, including CEO Sam Altman, manipulated him into co-founding the company
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US judge rules Google violated antitrust laws to dominate online search
Ruling states ‘Google is a monopolist’ in decision that could have major implications for how people use the internet
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AI startups trade independence for Big Tech’s deep pockets
It’s the case of the vanishing startup: some of Silicon Valley’s most promising names in the fast-developing generative AI space are being gobbled up by or tied to the hip of US tech giants.
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Microsoft outage: Azure and 365 services go down hitting Minecraft and Xbox Live
Microsoft has said it is investigating outages of some Office applications and cloud services with thousands or reports of people experiencing technical problems today