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Artificial sugar alternatives may make your brain age faster, study

People who consume the highest amounts of sweeteners commonly found in low-calorie drinks and desserts experience cognitive decline 62 per cent faster than those who consume the lowest amounts, researchers have found.

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PFAS: What’s all the fuss? | Euronews Tech Talks Podcast

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals widely used in the industry, but potentially harmful to human health. Euronews Tech Talks explores this topic with chemist and research scientist Martin Scheringer.

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Is Meta failing to stop the spread of non-consensual images?

Altered photos of women, including Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, accompanied by sexist comments, have stirred outrage in the country. But it is not the first case to affect social platforms.

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Europeans in 5 countries say fake news online is top national threat

People view online misinformation, the global economy, and terrorism as major threats, while concern for climate change and infectious diseases has fallen in high-income countries, the survey found.

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Want to keep your brain sharp in old age? Helping others could be key

Helping people in both organised and informal ways could boost older adults’ brain health, the study found.

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Using AI at work could cost you your colleagues’ trust, study finds

People are harsher judges when their bosses use AI to help write emails than when they use it themselves, a study has found.

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Why women politicians face more online hate

In Europe, female politicians don’t have to be famous to be targeted with online hate. What lies behind this hostility?

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Italian antitrust authority probing Meta's WhatsApp AI chatbot

The technology giant is under investigation in Italy for alleged breaches of EU competition law.

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Forever chemicals found in reusable menstrual products, study finds

Underwear and reusable pads show the highest levels of a marker indicating intentionally added PFAS, raising concerns about the safety of menstrual products, according to new research.

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How does doping affect athletes' health?

Performance-enhancing drugs can be associated with various health risks and side effects, but further research is needed to understand their long-term consequences on athletes’ bodies.

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Bo Hamburger’s doping story | Euronews Tech Talks Podcast

Former professional cyclist Bo Hamburger reflects on his use of a performance-enhancing drug in the 1990s and early 2000s, offering insight into how doping works, why athletes turn to it, and its potential health effects.

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Becoming active in adulthood can reduce mortality risks, study says

The study found that not all forms of exercise are equally beneficial when it comes to reducing the risk of dying from various health conditions.

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Can AI help detect doping in sports? | Euronews Tech Talks Podcast

Researchers are developing AI programmes to make doping detection more effective, faster, and cheaper. How do these systems work? What challenges do their creators face? Euronews Tech Talks sits down with Wolfgang Maass and Francesco Botrè to answer these questions.

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Understanding doping | Euronews Tech Talks Podcast

What is doping? How do these prohibited substances work? In this Q&A episode, Euronews Tech Talks explores this topic with professor Andrea Petróczi.

My Wildest Prediction

My Wildest Prediction: Second season wrap-up

The second season of My Wildest Prediction, hosted by innovation expert Tom Goodwin, has come to an end. Here, we share with you some our our key takeaways.

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From plastics to sunscreen: The battle to clean our oceans | Podcast

Plastic and chemical pollution in marine environments pose a major threat to the health of our oceans. Euronews Tech Talks interviews two experts to understand the scale of the problem and explore the technological solutions that could help address it.

My Wildest Prediction

Neurotech will reshape how we live, predicts CEO Ana Maiques

Brain conditions are a major challenge in today's society. Companies around the world are developing technologies to tackle this issue. Among them is Neuroelectrics, a Spanish company co-founded by Ana Maiques in 2011.

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Behind the scenes on launch day for ESA's Biomass mission | Podcast

What happens on a satellite's launch day? What are the thoughts and emotions of those behind the mission? Follow along with a special Euronews Tech Talks episode from Kourou.

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US voters will soon vote via smartphones, businessman Andrew Yang says

Mobile voting could broaden access to politics and profoundly change the US bipartisan system, according to Andrew Yang.

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ESA's Biomass launch: A European leap into Earth observation | Podcast

Euronews Tech Talks travelled to Kourou to witness the launch of the Biomass mission. What is its mission, and how did the people who spent over a decade working on it feel on the eve of launch?

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