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Is quantum computing the next technology on the EU’s regulation agenda?
03.02.2024
Is quantum computing the next technology on the EU’s regulation agenda?
In the last weeks of 2023, the European Commission announced its new Declaration on Quantum Technologies in a bid to…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot tops the list but these are the 9 other most popular AI tools just now
03.02.2024
OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot tops the list but these are the 9 other most popular AI tools just now
In the past couple of years, there’s been an explosion of AI tools popping up online — and yet ChatGPT,…
Crash test data in the US shows EVs may be too heavy to be stopped by safety guardrails on roads
03.02.2024
Crash test data in the US shows EVs may be too heavy to be stopped by safety guardrails on roads
Electric vehicles (EVs) that typically weigh more than internal combustion engine-powered cars can easily crash through steel guardrails on roads that…
AI ‘friend’ and online ‘therapist’ Replika helped students avoid suicide, study finds
03.02.2024
AI ‘friend’ and online ‘therapist’ Replika helped students avoid suicide, study finds
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots that can impersonate real-life people and generate human-like responses have been found to help struggling students…
Four-day week: Which countries are embracing it and how is it going so far?
03.02.2024
Four-day week: Which countries are embracing it and how is it going so far?
Conversations around the four-day workweek were first reignited by the COVID-19 pandemic, with workers and employers rethinking the importance of…
UK pharmacists say epilepsy medication shortages have reached ‘crisis point’
23.01.2024
UK pharmacists say epilepsy medication shortages have reached ‘crisis point’
Tens of thousands of patients in the UK are struggling to access vital epilepsy medication amid a drug shortage. Charlotte…
New space launcher policy pledge after Ariane failure
23.01.2024
New space launcher policy pledge after Ariane failure
The EU has vowed to safeguard its access to space, as the failure of the landmark Ariane programme leaves the…
‘Alarming rise’ in measles cases in Europe as ‘national incident’ declared in UK
23.01.2024
‘Alarming rise’ in measles cases in Europe as ‘national incident’ declared in UK
Europe is experiencing an “alarming rise” in measles cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, with a more…
A ‘burnt-out nation’? UK struggles with high levels of stress-related work absence
23.01.2024
A ‘burnt-out nation’? UK struggles with high levels of stress-related work absence
Looking after her two children while trying to complete a degree in psychology left Rose, 29, feeling overwhelmed. It was…
AI is too expensive to replace humans in jobs right now, MIT study finds
23.01.2024
AI is too expensive to replace humans in jobs right now, MIT study finds
The age of artificial intelligence (AI) brings with it a buzz as well as the resurfaced centuries-old fear of technology…