Science
How parents and teenagers can tackle ‘sextortion’ as online predator jailed
A UK-based safety watchdog that tackles online child abuse has warned it is “overwhelmingly” dealing with images taken by children...
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Robots could sit in seats of absent children in school, former children’s commissioner says
Robots could sit in the seats of absent children in school – to allow the pupils to access lessons from...
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Kremlin denies report Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin have been in regular contact for last two years
The Kremlin has denied a Wall Street Journal report that Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin have been in regular contact...
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UK’s worst catfish jailed after driving father and daughter to take own lives
An online predator who led an American girl and her father to take their own lives has been jailed for...
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Why is the government betting big on a technology that promises much, but has so far delivered little?
Amid the hum of cooling fans and squelch of vacuum pumps, a new home for 12 quantum computers has opened...
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NASA astronaut in hospital with undisclosed medical condition after extended mission
An astronaut was taken to hospital shortly after returning to Earth from an extended mission on the International Space Station....
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Scientists say they can use AI to understand what pigs are saying
“Oink oink?” “Yes, of course.” Communication with pigs may soon be possible as scientists say they have developed an AI...
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Tickets to outer space go on sale in China
Tickets to outer space have gone on sale for two would-be astronauts in China. Chinese space startup Deep Blue Aerospace...
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Chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C is ‘virtually zero’ on current trends, UN warns
The chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C is “virtually zero” on current trends, according to the UN’s environment body....
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Mother says son killed himself because of ‘hypersexualised’ and ‘frighteningly realistic’ AI chatbot in new lawsuit
The mother of a 14-year-old boy who killed himself after becoming obsessed with artificial intelligence chatbots is suing the company...
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