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An AI “hallucination” nearly sent US troops onto a Chinese cargo ship
A chatbot-written intelligence report claimed a Chinese ship in the Middle East was carrying nuclear-programme material. Boarding teams…
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A robot learned to walk, see a bottle and pick it up in minutes — because it practised millions of times in a simulation
At a Cambridge start-up, Freddo the robot takes a plastic bottle from a staff member. The skill took minutes to develop, because it was…
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A $178 jumper with the Nvidia boss’s face on it, worn the way you would wear a football shirt
Natalie Fratto does not work for Nvidia. She owns a woollen jumper carrying a cartoon of its chief executive, and compares it to her All…
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One chemical tank nearly exploded in California — and aircraft window production has still not fully restarted
A tank holding 7,000 gallons of toxic material began heating up at a GKN Aerospace site. Fifty thousand residents were evacuated, and one…
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Two European battery champions went bankrupt. The next attempt is being made a billionth of a metre at a time
Sweden’s Northvolt and Norway’s Morrow both filed for bankruptcy, and Europe fears it has missed another technology shift. A growing number…
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“Employees are being assessed on how effectively they can participate in their own redundancy”
Duncan Trevithick gets a bonus if he uses AI to finish more work. He has done the maths on what that actually buys him, and the answer is…
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Tirana has almost 400 dental clinics for 600,000 people. That is not an accident
A window cleaner from Bolton is showing off a new set of teeth fitted in the Albanian capital. Albania is moving decisively into medical…
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900 flights delayed in one day, some by 11 hours — and the industry is told to treat it as a warning
Thunderstorms over southern England in late June left about 900 Heathrow and Gatwick flights delayed and dozens cancelled. Some in the…
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India used to call it “dog fruit”. Then a Bollywood star mentioned it and prices doubled overnight
Fifteen years ago ripe avocados fell off Indian trees and were eaten by dogs. A grower in Kerala who planted them only as shade for coffee…
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Half of Gen Z do not expect a state pension to exist when they retire
Joel is in his early twenties and putting extra money into his workplace pension — not to retire early, but because he does not believe the…
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Bangladesh’s internet freedom hits record low: US think tank
Internet freedom in Bangladesh has reached a record low as the authorities have continued to arrest users under the Digital Security Act…