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New types of engineered wood are ready for building sites
Posted onChris Baraniuk Technology Reporter InventWood Inventwood’s timber is treated to become super-strong Could your house take a bullet for you? Clad it with a new type of modified wood, and it might, says Alex Lau, co-founder and executive chairman of InventWood. The US-based company has developed Superwood – a modified wood it claims is stronger…
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI releases web browser to rival Google
Posted onChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered web browser to challenge competitors like Google, which operates Chrome, the most popular browser in the world. ChatGPT Atlas does away with the address bar that is a key feature in search, with boss Sam Altman saying it was “built around ChatGPT” as the company made the new…
Bank of England expected to cut interest rates
Posted onKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Policymakers at the Bank of England are expected to cut interest rates – bringing the Bank rate down to its lowest level since February 2023. Analysts are widely predicting a fall from 4% to 3.75%, although they do not expect a unanimous decision among the nine-member Monetary Policy…
