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Would you let a humanoid robot clean your home for €26 an hour?

The company says demand is growing, with prospective customers now joining a waiting list.

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Politicians are letting AI write speeches and laws without telling voters, study says

Researchers found AI-written text in up to 15% of parliamentary speeches in the UK and Sweden, with zero disclosure to voters.

wellbeing

How VR helped a woman silence 27 years of schizophrenia voices

One hypothesis is that making an invisible symptom something patients can see, hear and respond to gives them greater control over it.

Health news

Living to 100 may come with health benefits for the next generation

Researchers say studying their children could help investigate the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to a longer period of healthy life.

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Tiny ‘hairy’ robot could help treat blood clots and detect cancer

By coating the robot with antibodies, researchers collected rare cancer cells circulating in the bloodstream from samples taken from all 23 liver cancer patients tested, showing its potential for future cancer monitoring and diagnosis.

Health news

Greenland to publish new reports on forced contraception case

The findings will arrive just one day after the Danish parliament is due to finalise compensation legislation for affected women, raising questions about how the reports’ assessment of responsibility will sit alongside Denmark’s existing response.

Health news

What does your biological age really mean?

US scientists analysed blood samples from more than 3,200 people to decode what five of the most widely used biological ageing tests are actually picking up in the body.

Health news

Smokers know tobacco causes cancer but less about heart risks

A new research covering more than 240,000 smokers across 46 countries finds little progress in understanding the cardiovascular damage caused by tobacco — raising questions about whether decades of health warnings are getting through.

wellbeing

Future space habitats could be designed with mental health in mind

Could the design of a spacecraft affect astronauts’ mental health? Scientists have mapped how everything from lighting and privacy to shared spaces could shape wellbeing on long missions to the Moon and Mars.

Health news

Lucy Davis reveals cancer diagnosis. When should you get screened?

British actor Lucy Davis almost ignored the first sign of her breast cancer. Here’s what to look out for and when to get screened.

Culture news

British actor Lucy Davis reveals incurable cancer diagnosis

After keeping it private for 18 months, British actor Lucy Davis has now revealed she has incurable cancer.

Health news

With 500 injured kids, e-scooters become a ‘public health challenge’

477 children have been injured by e-scooters between 2019 and 2024, according to a new study from three major trauma centres in the United Kingdom.

wellbeing

Children who play alone may not be lonely, study finds

What matters may not be how much time a child spends alone, but whether they still feel they belong.

Health news

Can an AI model explain our reading habits?

A new AI model could help scientists understand the hidden decisions behind how we read, and eventually personalise text for different readers and situations.

Tech News

Can AI deliver humanitarian aid faster and safer?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is often discussed for its potential threats to humanity. But humanitarian organisations are using it to predict hunger, map destruction and deliver aid without sending people into danger.

Mobility

Germany wants Lime and Bolt to foot the bill for e-scooter accidents

Rental scooters represented around one-fifth of insured e-scooters in 2023 but accounted for roughly 40% of claims.

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Inside the UN AI summit that attracted more visitors than ever

Launched in 2017, this year’s AI for Good summit has set a new visitor record.

Space

Artemis II crew reunites with Orion after record-breaking Moon mission

What comes next for NASA’s Artemis missions after a historic lunar fly-around?

Tech News

French watchdog warns Meta over 'serious harm' to publishers

France’s competition authority warns Meta’s approach to copyright talks with news outlets could “seriously harm” the press

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OpenAI, Meta and xAI unleash flurry of new AI models this week

It’s a week of major AI releases from some of the world’s biggest tech companies. Here’s what to expect.

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