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Tech News

Save time thanks to AI: 5 skills you no longer need to learn

AI's use has skyrocketed thanks to its ability to automate basic tasks. Here are 5 skills you can skip learning and use AI instead.

28 September 2024

Tech News

How to protect your data instead of sharing this viral Instagram hoax

A viral Instagram hoax, shared by thousands, including celebrities, falsely claims that reposting will prevent Meta from using personal data for AI training.

26 September 2024

Health news

Poor sleep in pregnancy may increase kids' risk of developmental delay

A recent study by researchers in China found that insufficient sleep during pregnancy may be associated with neurodevelopmental delays in children, especially in boys.

26 September 2024

wellbeing

Intense weekend exercise may have similar benefits to regular workouts

Both regular exercise and intense weekend exercise were found to lower the risk of more than 200 diseases, including hypertension and diabetes.

26 September 2024

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Health news

Nursing shortages linked to higher risk of patient death, study finds

Researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK looked into the impact of nurse understaffing on patient outcomes.

24 September 2024

Space

Could these Google-funded satellites help detect wildfires faster?

FireSat, a satellite constellation, is designed to detect and manage even small wildfires more effectively.

19 September 2024

Space

How and where to catch Wednesday's lunar eclipse in Europe

The partial lunar eclipse will occur in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday and will be visible in Europe. Here's what you need to know.

17 September 2024

Health news

Women on weight loss drug lose more weight than men, study finds

A new study found that women using the weight loss drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro) lost more weight than men, but experienced higher rates of side effects like nausea and vomiting.

13 September 2024

Health news

COVID lockdowns may have accelerated brain ageing in teenagers

A recent study by the University of Washington found that the COVID pandemic may have prematurely aged teenagers' brains, particularly young girls.

9 September 2024

Health news

Insulin resistance linked to risk of over 30 diseases and early death

A recent study found that insulin resistance is associated with an increased risk of 26 conditions, a lower risk of five more, and early death in women.

9 September 2024

Tech News

Researchers have created an 'AI scientist'. Here's what it can do

Researchers at Sakana.AI, a Tokyo-based company, have worked on developing a large language model (LLM) designed specifically for scientific research.

7 September 2024

Mobility

The 'spaceplane' set to replace rockets as the way humans fly to space

This company is developing a fully reusable spaceplane to replace traditional vertical rocket launches with a rocket-powered sled system.

5 September 2024

Tech News

5 of the most damaging ways AI could harm us, according to MIT experts

Euronews Next has selected five critical risks of artificial intelligence (AI) out of more than 700 compiled in a new database from MIT FutureTech.

1 September 2024

Health news

Sleeping in on weekends may lower risk of heart disease, study finds

A recent study found that people who slept extra hours on weekends were up to 20 per cent less likely to develop heart disease compared to those who didn’t.

Tech News

Study finds AI tools are popular with students who struggle to focus

While AI tools like ChatGPT could help students who struggle with concentration and planning, too much reliance on them might hinder their cognitive growth, researchers say.

Work

These European universities were ranked as best in the world in 2024

European and US universities dominated the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), with Harvard University securing the top spot once again.

Health news

European patients begin receiving world's first lung cancer vaccine

A lung cancer patient in the UK has become one of the first to participate in a groundbreaking trial for the world's first vaccine against the disease.

Health news

What we know about the deadly 'sloth virus' detected in Europe

The virus was recently detected in Europe for the first time, with 19 cases reported across Spain, Italy, and Germany.

Health news

Study finds 25% of unresponsive coma patients may still be conscious

A recent study found that 25 per cent of patients in unresponsive states were shown to respond cognitively to instructions on a brain scan.

Tech News

OpenAI starts rolling out its ChatGPT voice mode to some Plus users

OpenAI has recently released its advanced voice mode to a small number of ChatGPT Plus users.

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