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Tech firms claim nuclear will solve AI's power needs – they're wrong

Some AI firms think nuclear power can help meet the electricity demand from Silicon Valley’s data centres, but building new nuclear power stations takes too long to plug the gap in the short term

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Annie Jacobsen: Everything I learned about nuclear war shocked me

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Swallowable sensor unfurls in stomach to monitor gut health

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Technology

Why curbing chatbots' worst exploits is a game of whack-a-mole

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Digital Human Brain Covered with Networks

Technology

Why AIs that tackle complex maths could be the next big breakthrough

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Mind

Banning smartphones is tempting but it won't solve anxiety in children

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Technology

Showing AI just 1000 extra images reduced AI-generated stereotypes

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Technology

Why our ageing world could accelerate progress in AI and robotics

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Technology

Implantable battery is charged up by the body's oxygen supply

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Coloured ultrasound scan of the abdomen of a pregnant female patient, showing a healthy nine week old foetus in the womb. At this age the foetus is about 5 cm long and weighs about 10 g.

Health

We should be open about organoid research to avoid a backlash

Research that involves creating "mini-organs" from human cells, including those from fetuses, may leave people uncomfortable – so the best approach is to explain the reasoning behind the work and its potential benefits

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The Future author Naomi Alderman: 'We wake up terrified of the future'

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Technology

Camouflage inspired by leaves can hide things in visible and infrared

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Technology

Wearable device monitors tumour size and displays it in an app

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Technology

I'm teaching again after 20 years away. The tech is pure absurdity

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