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Matthew Sparkes

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Could Israel’s bombing trigger a nuclear accident in Iran?

Iran’s Arak heavy water nuclear facility was damaged by Israeli bombingShutterstock Editorial…

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Should you still learn a second language if AI can translate for you?

AI translation apps can help you connect with other people – but…

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Breaking encryption with a quantum computer just got 20 times easier

Quantum computers have long been a potential threat to encryptionsakkmesterke/Shutterstock Quantum computers…

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Chatbots can hide secret messages in seemingly normal conversations

Encrypted messages could be hidden within a normal-looking conversation on social mediaTero…

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could still hit the moon, JWST observations reveal

There is a small chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking the moonESA/NASA…

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Saturn has 128 new moons – more than the rest of the planets combined

Saturn now has a total of 274 moonsNASA/JPL/Space Science Institute A further…

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Is OpenAI hitting a wall with huge and expensive GPT-4.5 model?

GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s latest chatbot modelCFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images OpenAI has…

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AI-generated optical illusions can sort humans from bots

An AI-generated image of a city skyline and a man’s face –…

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Robot made from pig gelatin biodegrades when no longer needed

The robotic arm at different stages of activationWei et al An origami-inspired…

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Oil extraction may have triggered over 100 earthquakes in the UK

The Horse Hill oil site was discovered in 2015Invicta Kent Media/Shutterstock Over…

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