Instagram and Facebook owner Meta ordered to pay £280m for knowingly h
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, has been ordered to pay $375m (£280m) in damages after it was found to have knowingly harmed...
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Seedance 2.0: Could this uncannily good AI make blockbuster films that
If you spend much time on social media, you’ll have surely noticed the surge in AI-generated video filling up your feed. We were promised superintelligence...
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Hundreds of teenagers to be banned from using social media for trial p
Hundreds of British teenagers are set to take part in a trial to find out how effective a ban or restrictions on social media would...
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‘Weather whiplash’ warning as England recovers from drought after heav
England has recovered from drought after four months of above average rainfall, but officials are concerned about future dry spells. A wetter-than-normal February saw England...
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Who is Matt Brittin, the man expected to be new director-general of th
Former Google executive Matt Brittin is expected to be the next director-general of the BBC. He would follow in the footsteps of the outgoing Tim...
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‘Every indicator is flashing red,’ says UN as it warns of record ‘clim
The Earth’s climate is in a “state of emergency”, according to the United Nations which has warned it is more out of balance than at...
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Meningitis outbreak: Number of cases falls for first time | UK News
The number of confirmed and suspected meningitis cases in the outbreak in Kent has fallen to 29. The total marks a decrease from 34 cases...
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NASA prepares Artemis II launch – with rocket back on site and crew in
A NASA spacecraft is now back on its launchpad ahead of the first lunar exploration mission in more than 50 years, after a month of...
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First lab-grown oesophagus successfully implanted in pigs | Science, C
Scientists in the UK have created the first lab-grown oesophagus and implanted it in pigs, which have been able to use it to swallow food....
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US suffers hottest March day ever recorded as heat dome drives up temp
Preliminary readings of sites in Arizona and southern California indicate that the US has suffered its hottest March day on record. Large parts of the...
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Weight loss jabs may help with anxiety and depression, study finds | U
Drugs used for weight loss could help reduce anxiety and depression, a new study revealed. Ozempic and Wegovy, which are two common obesity jabs, may...
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Government to fund clear-up of illegal tips in north of England | UK N
The government has said it will directly fund the clear-up of 48,000 tonnes of waste at illegal tips in the north of England, following criticism...