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AI uncovers unreported GLP-1 drug side effects in Reddit data

AI uncovers unreported GLP-1 drug side effects in Reddit data

In a recent breakthrough study, the researchers identified previously hidden and unreported side effects stemming from GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes...

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NASA Artemis II splashdown: What could go wrong on mission’s final stage

NASA Artemis II splashdown: What could go wrong on mission’s final stage

NASA Artemis II mission is currently in its final hour with a splashdown of the Orion capsule, scheduled for Friday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast...

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Anthropic Claude Mythos sparks security fears as Powell, Bessent warn bank CEOs

Anthropic Claude Mythos sparks security fears as Powell, Bessent warn bank CEOs

The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerom Powell have issued a dire warning to the financial sector, especially bank...

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What happens to human body in deep space? NASA Artemis II will find out

What happens to human body in deep space? NASA Artemis II will find out

NASA Artemis II lunar flyby mission has not only unlocked a record-breaking distance from Earth but also set the stage for Artemis IV 2028 landing....

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Why Gen Z is hooked on AI but not happy about it

Why Gen Z is hooked on AI but not happy about it

Gen Zs are born with smartphones in their hands, yet the generation most equipped to lead the AI revolution is currently in a psychological...

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Argentina rolls back glacier protection law, raising water crisis fears

Argentina rolls back glacier protection law, raising water crisis fears

Argentina’s Congress has weakened the glacier protection law by passing a controversial amendment, paving the ways for once-prohibited mining in...

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Emperor penguins on verge of extinction: ‘A grim story shaped by climate change’

Emperor penguins on verge of extinction: ‘A grim story shaped by climate change’

The climate change crisis is pushing emperor penguins towards the life-threatening danger of extinction. According to the International Union for...

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NASA Artemis II success heats up lunar race as China targets 2030 Moon landing

NASA Artemis II success heats up lunar race as China targets 2030 Moon landing

The US has cleared its path to the moon with the record-breaking success of the Artemis II mission. The recent Artemis II lunar flyby success has...

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China’s Tianjin Supercomputing Center hit by ‘unprecedented’ cyber breach — What’s at stake

China’s Tianjin Supercomputing Center hit by ‘unprecedented’ cyber breach — What’s at stake

China’s National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin has suffered a massive cyber attack, siphoning over 10 petabytes of sensitive information. A...

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AI on the battlefield: US Army unveils combat chatbot for soldiers

AI on the battlefield: US Army unveils combat chatbot for soldiers

The US army is developing its own AI-powered chatbot for soldiers in a bid to integrate artificial intelligence in the military chain of command and...

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NASA Artemis II astronauts spot meteorite strikes on Moon during flyby

NASA Artemis II astronauts spot meteorite strikes on Moon during flyby

NASA Artemis II astronauts have observed a stunning view marked by meteorites striking the rugged surface of the Moon during their historic lunar...

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World-shaking cyberattack could hit in 2026, Sam Altman issues dire warning

World-shaking cyberattack could hit in 2026, Sam Altman issues dire warning

In the rapidly evolving age of artificial intelligence, cyber threats are becoming more pronounced and dangerous. What’s more scary is that OpenAI...

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Breakthrough drugs could finally tackle deadliest ‘undruggable’ cancer mutation

Breakthrough drugs could finally tackle deadliest ‘undruggable’ cancer mutation

For decades, KRAS, one of the deadliest cancer-causing mutant proteins, has been considered impossible to target due to its smooth surface and lack of...

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Elon Musk moves to remove Sam Altman as OpenAI calls lawsuit ‘harassment’

Elon Musk moves to remove Sam Altman as OpenAI calls lawsuit ‘harassment’

Elon Musk in a recent development, has escalated a legal battle with Sam Altman by amending a lawsuit against OpenAI. According to the Wall Street...

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Project Glasswing explained: Anthropic and tech giants join forces against AI cyber threats

Project Glasswing explained: Anthropic and tech giants join forces against AI cyber threats

Anthropic has developed Claude Mythos Preview, a frontier model with unprecedented capabilities in finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities. It...

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Can aging be reversed? First human trials set to begin

Can aging be reversed? First human trials set to begin

The field of partial reprogramming is transitioning from successful mouse studies to its first human clinical trials. At the heart of this experiment...

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Forbidden exoplanet TOI-5205 b shocks scientists with ‘unexpected atmosphere’

Forbidden exoplanet TOI-5205 b shocks scientists with ‘unexpected atmosphere’

The James Webb Space Telescope has provided a detailed look at TOI-5205 b, a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a small red dwarf (M dwarf). The system is...

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Online safety alert: Parents urged to treat privacy like ‘stranger danger’

Online safety alert: Parents urged to treat privacy like ‘stranger danger’

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is urging parents to prioritize online privacy with the same urgency as road safety or stranger...

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Anthropic lands billion-dollar AI chip deals with Google, Broadcom

Anthropic lands billion-dollar AI chip deals with Google, Broadcom

Anthropic has announced plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in chip deals with tech giant Google and Broadcom. Under the deal, a US-based...

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Super El Nino threat grows ahead of summer: What it means for US states

Super El Nino threat grows ahead of summer: What it means for US states

El Nino is not going anywhere; in fact, it is morphing into a “super El Nino” threat likely to grow by the summer of 2026. The latest forecast...

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‘Brainless human clones’: Inside controversial startup building bodies for brain transfers

‘Brainless human clones’: Inside controversial startup building bodies for brain transfers

While animal cloning has been a reality since Dolly the sheep in 1996, cloning humans remain biologically difficult and ethically disputable. But the...

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Neuro-symbolic AI breakthrough cuts energy consumption by 100x

Neuro-symbolic AI breakthrough cuts energy consumption by 100x

Artificial intelligence is responsible for worsening the energy crisis. Specifically in the United, energy consumption driven by AI’s growing needs...

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NASA Artemis II crew reaches moon’s sphere of influence ahead of historic flyby

NASA Artemis II crew reaches moon’s sphere of influence ahead of historic flyby

In a key milestone, the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission has reached the moon’s “sphere of influence.” It is the critical point where the...

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China-Europe partnership targets space weather in landmark joint mission

China-Europe partnership targets space weather in landmark joint mission

China and Europe in a rare collaboration are launching a joint space mission, aiming to observe space weather and study the role of Earth’s magnetic...

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US targets China chip sector with new export curbs on ASML

US targets China chip sector with new export curbs on ASML

A cross-party group of US politicians have proposed a law to target China's chip sector by imposing further restrictions on exports of chip...

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Quantum computing threat: Why global cybersecurity could collapse soon

Quantum computing threat: Why global cybersecurity could collapse soon

The world is appreciating breakthroughs happening in quantum computing, but they are unaware of imminent threats posed by advanced quantum computers....

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US disrupts global malaria and HIV supply chains, sparking health crisis fears

US disrupts global malaria and HIV supply chains, sparking health crisis fears

The US in a major policy shift threatens to disrupt the medical supplies for diseases, such as HIV and malaria to lower-income countries, mostly in...

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Why NASA Artemis II won’t take straight path to Moon: ‘Figure-8’ route explained

Why NASA Artemis II won’t take straight path to Moon: ‘Figure-8’ route explained

In a recent development, NASA Artemis II astronauts are heading towards the far side of the moon after freeing themselves from High Earth Orbit....

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Microsoft to power Japan’s AI future with massive $10B investment

Microsoft to power Japan’s AI future with massive $10B investment

Microsoft has announced plans to invest $10 billion (1.6 trillion yen) in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to boost AI infrastructure and cyber defense...

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Brazil approves law giving separated couples joint custody of pets

Brazil approves law giving separated couples joint custody of pets

Brazil has approved new laws, introducing joint custody rights for the pets of separating couples. According to lawmakers in the Brazilian Congress,...

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NASA Artemis II historic rocket launch: Spacecraft successfully enters Earth orbit

NASA Artemis II historic rocket launch: Spacecraft successfully enters Earth orbit

NASA Artemis II mission has been lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey...

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From AI self-preservation to ‘peer preservation’: New study raises alarm over hidden risks

From AI self-preservation to ‘peer preservation’: New study raises alarm over hidden risks

Survival and preservation are the basic instincts of humans. The years’ of research now show that artificial intelligence is also capable of...

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