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Theatre streaming is not a threat to in-person attendance, new research shows
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Theatre streaming is not a threat to in-person attendance, new research shows

Report suggests that popular initiatives such as NT Live and NT at Home are making UK audiences more adventurousTheatre streaming services and cinema screenings of stage performances are not a threat...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says
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AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says

Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacksBusiness live – latest updatesIn just three months, AI-powered hacking has gone from a nascen...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Palantir’s access to identifiable NHS England patient data is ‘dangerous’, MPs say
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Palantir’s access to identifiable NHS England patient data is ‘dangerous’, MPs say

Health service has given US tech firm ‘unlimited access’ to certain data to build integrated platform, according to reportsUK politics live – latest updatesMPs have warned that an NHS decision to gran...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours
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UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours

FoI responses collected by insurer show brigades tackled 1,760 battery-linked fires in 2025, up 147% in three yearsFire brigades across the UK are tackling lithium-ion battery fires at a rate of one e...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future
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Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future

With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as dronesIn a small workshop in England’s East Midlands, engineers at the British startup Skycutt...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
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Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres

Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar errorDevelopers working for Google have significantly misstated how much carbon...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools
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International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools

A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities across the globe.

BBC News - UK5 months ago
TikTok scales back AI-generated video descriptions after absurd errors
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TikTok scales back AI-generated video descriptions after absurd errors

While only rolled out to some users, the feature's bizarre AI-generated descriptions were shared widely.

BBC News - UK5 months ago
UK schools should remove pupils’ online photos as AI blackmail threat grows, say experts
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UK schools should remove pupils’ online photos as AI blackmail threat grows, say experts

Criminals are manipulating pictures found on school websites and social media to create sexually explicit images UK schools should remove pictures of pupils’ faces from their websites and social media...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Two Britons evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship ‘improving’ in hospital
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Two Britons evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship ‘improving’ in hospital

Man, 69, is in intensive care in Johannesburg, while expedition guide Martin Anstee, 56, receiving care in NetherlandsWhat is hantavirus?Two Britons who were medically evacuated from the hantavirus-hi...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Meta sues Ofcom over fines regime for breaches of Online Safety Act
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Meta sues Ofcom over fines regime for breaches of Online Safety Act

Facebook and Instagram owner claims charges should not be calculated based on a company’s global revenueMeta has launched a legal challenge against the UK’s media regulator over the fees and fines reg...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Where did the cruise ship hantavirus come from and what happens next?
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Where did the cruise ship hantavirus come from and what happens next?

As the remaining passengers head for the Canary Islands we look at how the virus spreads and what is being doneThe cruise ship hit with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus is on its way to the Canary Isla...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
100 years on Earth: celebrating David Attenborough’s birthday – podcast
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100 years on Earth: celebrating David Attenborough’s birthday – podcast

To celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s centenary, Madeleine Finlay catches up with natural history writer Patrick Barkham, who has met the celebrated presenter. They explore how the natural world has c...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Lacunar strokes caused by widening of arteries in brain, study suggests
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Lacunar strokes caused by widening of arteries in brain, study suggests

Finding would explain why type of stroke affecting about 35,000 a year in UK is not as responsive to some medicationThe cause of a type of stroke that affects about 35,000 people across the UK each ye...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Opera singer who hid deafness for 30 years hails ‘life-changing’ surgery
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Opera singer who hid deafness for 30 years hails ‘life-changing’ surgery

Janine Roebuck, from London, says she no longer considers herself deaf after double cochlear implants restored hearingAn opera singer who hid her deafness for more than 30 years has described “life-ch...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘RAMageddon’: is the era of cheap phones and laptops over?
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‘RAMageddon’: is the era of cheap phones and laptops over?

Bargains are disappearing and the cost of gadgets such as MacBooks and PS5s is rising as AI competes for memory chipsThe end of the cheap laptop, the bargain phone and affordable games consoles may be...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘Close to zero impact’: US study casts doubt on effect of phone ban in schools
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‘Close to zero impact’: US study casts doubt on effect of phone ban in schools

Researchers say findings are not reason to shy away from restrictions as MPs consider ban in England’s schoolsStrict bans on mobile phones in schools have “close to zero” impact on student learning an...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds
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Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds

Participants took 25mg of psilocybin, reporting deeper psychological insight and better wellbeing a month laterA single dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can induce anatomi...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Google AI workers demand union recognition over use of technology by Israeli and US military
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Google AI workers demand union recognition over use of technology by Israeli and US military

"Scores" of workers at Google DeepMind, the company's British AI research arm, are demanding union recognition over the use of their work by Israel and the US military.

Sky News - UK5 months ago
Slow Alzheimer’s diagnoses ‘mean UK patients missing out on experimental treatments’
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Slow Alzheimer’s diagnoses ‘mean UK patients missing out on experimental treatments’

Alzheimer’s Research UK says patients at risk of being left behind as lack of formal or accurate diagnoses closes door to trialsPeople with Alzheimer’s disease are missing out on experimental treatmen...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago