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Findings add to growing efforts to explain why cancer rates are increasing among younger adults worldwide
Poor sleep may be fuelling the global rise in under-50s being diagnosed with cancer, two large studies suggest.
The number of younger people diagnosed with the disease has risen by almost 80% in three decades. Worldwide cases of early-onset cancer increased from 1.82m in 1990 to 3.26m in...
Jeff Bezos was gaining ground on Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink. Thursday’s rocket explosion on a launchpad creates a major setback.
Wix is laying off roughly 20% of its workforce, about 1,000 employees, as CEO Avishai Abrahami cites both the rapid evolution of AI and currency pressure from a stronger Israeli shekel against the dollar. The web developer joins a growing list of tech companies making similar cuts, including Amazon, Block, Cisco, Cloudflare, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle and Intuit. Fast Company reports: “We have...
Trial suggests patients with a low test score could be treated with hormone therapy alone with near-identical outcomes
‘Like Christmas’: woman’s relief after test finds she can skip chemotherapy
Millions of women with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy with a groundbreaking genomic test, according to the results of a trial that could transform healthcare guidelines worldwide.
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Karen Bonham was part of successful trial for genomic test that determines which women with breast cancer can safely avoid chemotherapy
Groundbreaking genomic test could spare millions of breast cancer patients chemotherapy
A landmark study shows millions of women with breast cancer could skip chemotherapy thanks to a genomic test that determines who needs the treatment and who doesn’t.
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Spaceflight Now shared their video of the explosion, which the Orlando Sentinel describes as showing Blue Origin’s rocket “become engulfed in flames. The fireball expands out and covers the entire launch pad as the fuselage of the rocket can be seen crumbling into the flames.” Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos said on X.com. “It’s too early to know the root cause but we’re already working to find...
Huge Group Limited (JSE: HUG), a South African investment holding entity focused on building and managing strategically integrated enabling ecosystems, today announced the publication of its Integrated Annual Report for the financial period ended 28 February 2026. The report details Huge Group’s continued evolution as an investment holding company focused on ecosystem investments and provides […]
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Fortune: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to avoid a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users, a decision that comes as social media companies increasingly face legal scrutiny. Parent company Meta appealed after Vermont’s highest court allowed a suit filed by its attorney general in 2023 to move forward. The company is...
Victoria, BC – Harry Howard AI, the innovative AI-powered startup execution platform, today announced the successful closing of its $3,000,000 USD Seed funding round. The funding round saw strong participation from a prominent group of global venture capital firms and angel networks, including B Strategy , Metalabs Ventures , Neuralhash Capital, Mantella Venture Partners, Inovia […]
Developer Infinity Ward said the game will be “grounded in the military authenticity” the series is known for.
Building a proprietary financial or gaming platform from scratch used to be a badge of honor. Founders would spend eighteen months raising capital, hiring engineering teams, and arguing over database architecture before writing a single line of client-facing code. In the current market, that approach is financial suicide. Investors are exhausted by long development cycles, […]
Model created by researchers shows better outcomes are often more likely when people are not too ambitious
It is the end of an idiom for motivational speakers. Instead of shooting for the moon when pursuing life’s goals, researchers say people should be advised to aim a little lower if they want the best outcome.
The tip may lack the punch of uncompromising drive, but aiming for merely above...
Ian Hughes is boosting one of Europe’s most at-risk species with science, his sons and some homemade T-shirts
Ian Hughes and his son, Ben, are driving through the hills of north Wales with an array of homemade animal artefacts rattling around their car: diagrams, plaster casts, hand-printed T-shirts. They finally reach Llyn Tegid – Bala Lake in English – where, knee-deep in the water, Ian...
Confronting the weirdness of a Waymo future.
A senior CIA official, David Rush, was arrested after investigators found more than $40 million in gold bars and about $2 million in cash at his Virginia home. According to the New York Times, “The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars.” From the report: The court papers describe Mr....
Belfast, Northern Ireland – Union Green Power announced the successful completion of its corporate registration process in the State of Washington, marking another major milestone in the company’s international expansion strategy. According to official registration records, UNIONGREENPOWER LIMITED has been incorporated as a Washington Profit Corporation under UBI Number 606 228 516. The...
Change Logic’s Donve Anderson argues engagement is a change intervention, measured by behaviour not applause.
The appointment reflects Eskom’s push to compete for customers as South Africa’s electricity market is liberalised.
Enforced rigorously, age verification to protect children from harms online could push us towards a less free internet.
Arctic Wolf has unveiled a new platform to help organisations gain control of expanding digital environments.
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