The alleged group rape of a Cornell University student has become one of the most serious scandals in the 161-year history of the elite New York institution, while also exposing a legal
US technology shares fell sharply on Friday as disappointing earnings from a major chipmaker heightened investor worries about slowing growth in the artificial intelligence sector. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.2% in early-afternoon
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South Korea is planning to triple its artificial intelligence (AI) budget next year to over 10 trillion won ($7.2 billion), as President Lee Jae Myung’s government seeks to accelerate AI adoption across
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For decades, researchers have puzzled over how humans became the only species to walk upright on two legs. A new study published in Nature may finally provide answers, mapping the key developmental
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Saudi Arabia has unveiled its own artificial intelligence chatbot, designed to comply with Islamic values, as the kingdom ramps up investment in the burgeoning technology sector. The chatbot, named Humain Chat, is
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The fierce rivalry between two of Silicon Valley’s most prominent figures — Elon Musk and Sam Altman — has taken a startling new direction, and this time, the battleground is not just
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Artificial intelligence tools promise quick, confident answers to any question — but how accurate are they really? According to a new experiment conducted by The Washington Post with the help of professional
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Anthropic has announced a research preview of its new browser-based AI agent, Claude for Chrome, powered by the company’s Claude AI models. The rollout will initially be available to a select group
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In a surprising move, the Trump administration announced plans last week to convert funds originally allocated to Intel through Joe Biden-era government grant programs into a 10% equity stake in the company.
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In a medical breakthrough, scientists in China have transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a human for the first time. The recipient, a 39-year-old man who was brain dead, survived with
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Long-term exposure to extreme heat may accelerate the body’s ageing process in ways comparable to smoking or alcohol consumption, according to new research published in Nature Climate Change. The study, which tracked
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Commercial space companies are advancing rapidly in monitoring Earth’s environment, but scientists caution that private missions cannot replace government-operated satellites. A recent commentary in Nature argues that both public and commercial efforts
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Criminal behaviour is shaped by a web of economic, social and environmental factors — and researchers across disciplines are working to untangle it. A new feature from Nature highlights the experiences of
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In a recent feature published in Nature, the life and legacy of Gilbert White — the eighteenth-century English curate, naturalist, and self-taught biologist — are revisited through historian Jenny Uglow’s new illustrated
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the license for Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine, IXCHIQ, effective immediately, following the emergence of four new reports of serious adverse events (SAEs) consistent with
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Huawei has announced a major breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) software with the launch of its Unified Cache Manager (UCM), a tool designed to optimise how high-bandwidth memory (HBM), DRAM, and solid-state
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