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Posted onBen Morris Technology of Business Editor Getty Images Ukrainians can access 130 services from the Diia portal Rounding a corner in Kyiv on 24 Feb 2022, Oleksandr Bornyakov remembers driving into a gun battle. It was day one of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Russian saboteurs were fighting with Ukrainian security forces in the…
What are the risks of bombing a nuclear site?
Posted onRebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Victoria Gill BBC News Science Team Getty Images / Maxar Technologies. Iran’s Natanz nuclear site has been a target of Israel’s airstrikes US warplanes have bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, the same places Israeli planes had targeted in its ongoing war with Iran. One of the targets was Fordo,…
Nearly one-third of teens use AI chatbots daily
Posted onAI chatbots haven’t come close to replacing teens’ social media habits, but they are playing a significant role in their online habits. Nearly one-third of US teens report using AI chatbots daily or more, according to a new report from Pew Research. The report is the first from Pew to specifically examine how often teens…
Shell facing first UK legal claim over climate impact of fossil fuels
Posted onMatt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Getty Images Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against oil and gas company Shell in the UK courts, seeking compensation for what they say is the company’s role in making the storm more severe. Around 400 people were killed and millions of homes hit when…
Whoop opens blood-testing service to what it says is a 350,000-person waitlist | TechCrunch
Posted onFitness band maker Whoop formally opened Whoop Advanced Labs for business on Tuesday. Some 350,000 people were on the waitlist after the service was previewed in May, the company told TechCrunch. Whoop Advanced Labs offers health-screening blood tests from Quest Diagnostics that cover a variety of markers, from calcium to white blood cells. The platform…
Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050
Posted onThe UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said. The country was “not yet adapted” to worsening weather extremes already occurring at current levels of warming, “let alone” what was expected to come, the Climate Change Committee…
