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Exclusive: Married volunteer diggers discover stone relief at site of Roman fort Vindolanda in Northumberland
A striking Roman depiction of the winged goddess of victory has been discovered near Hadrian’s Wall by volunteers helping archaeologists on an official excavation.
The stone relief was found by a Merseyside couple at Vindolanda, the site of the important Roman fort near Hexham,...
It was removed in 2020 for violating Apple’s policies by launching its own in-app payment system.
The US president, Donald Trump, has announced that his administration has begun developing the so-called ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system, set to be finished before the end of his second term. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump revealed the system will deploy next-generation technologies across the land, sea, and space to defend against hypersonic missiles, ballistic missiles, and...
New testing method means treatments could start sooner, possibly before patient leaves the operating table
A new method for diagnosing brain tumours could cut the time patients wait for treatments by weeks to hours and raise the possibility of novel types of therapy, researchers have said.
According to the Brain Tumour Charity, about 740,000 people around the world are diagnosed with a brain...
The actors’ union that began striking against video game companies last summer has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.
Space force officer will be in charge of the ‘Golden Dome’ defense system expected to cost almost $1tn over 20 years
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Donald Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday that he will appoint US space force Gen Michael Guetlein to oversee the “Golden Dome” missile defense project envisioned to protect the United States from possible foreign strikes, according to...
The tech giant is taking its next big step in artificial intelligence by adding interactive capabilities to its flagship product.
The world’s richest person, who spent more money than anyone else last year as he helped elect President Trump, has indicated lately that he wants to turn back toward his business empire.
The president sold the US model of the industry that made it: enormous power concentrated in the hands of a few men
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. This week in tech: Donald Trump the AI salesman visits the Middle East; 23andMe gets bought, mostly for its data; and Elon Musk’s bot hallucinates an offensively incorrect historical record – twice.
Legal aid hack: data from hundreds of thousands...
Ian Stuart, from HSBC, said banks were spending “enormous” sums shoring up their IT systems.
Sag-Aftra says the hit video game has used tech to replace human performers.
The world’s richest man inked new deals as he tagged along on Trump’s tour of the Gulf.
Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds
Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to “catastrophic inland migration”, the scientists behind a new study have warned. This scenario may unfold even if the average level of heating over the last decade of 1.2C continues into the...
Three people have been killed in Bengaluru after the city received heavy rainfall from Sunday night.
In March 2021, the Toronto-based reporter Leyland Cecco heard about a memo sent by New Brunswick health officials that warned about a possible unknown neurological syndrome thought to be affecting about 40 people. Since then the story has taken many twists and turns, most recently with a peer-reviewed study that concludes there is no mystery illness after all.
Cecco tells Madeleine Finlay...
The decision affects relatively few vehicles because the vast majority that General Motors sells there are made in that country.
University of Reading report says conflicts including war in Ukraine among 12 most pressing threats to pollinator
War zones, microplastics and street lights are among the emerging threats to the bee population, according to scientists.
Bee experts have drawn up a list of the 12 most pressing threats to the pollinator over the next decade, published in a report, Emerging Threats and...
MoJ says data includes addresses, national ID numbers, criminal histories and financial details dating to 2010.
Detailed weather forecasts and better predictions about the rain will soon be enjoyed in the UK.
It said new buyers Regeneron had committed to protect user data as part of the deal.
Study author warns of implications for elections and says ‘malicious actors’ are probably using LLM tools already
Artificial intelligence can do just as well as humans, if not better, when it comes to persuading others in a debate, and not just because it cannot shout, a study has found.
Experts say the results are concerning, not least as it has potential implications for election integrity.
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