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Brain implants to treat epilepsy, arthritis, or even incontinence? They may be closer than you think

Startups around the world are engaging in clinical trials in a sector that could change…

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£100 cash and interest-free overdrafts: how to pick a student bank account

If you are heading off to university, there are tempting freebies on offer – we…

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The good hacker: can Taiwanese activist turned politician Audrey Tang detoxify the internet?

As the ‘civic hacker’ who became Taiwan’s first transgender cabinet minister, she is used to…

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Ambulances called to Amazon’s UK warehouses 1,400 times in five years

GMB union urges Health and Safety Executive to investigate ‘shocking’ figures revealed by the Observer…

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‘Kafkaesque’: bank blocks cash transfer, saying it could be an AI scam

Starling’s fraud team repeatedly refused to allow UK man to send £12,800 to friend in…

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A week in tweets: Elon Musk doesn’t stop posting but what is he saying?

There is method to the apparent madness of the tycoon’s prolific 24-hour output Elon Musk…

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Tesco recalls ‘melt in the middle’ meat-free burgers due to burn risk

People told not to eat burgers whose middles could be too hot and to return…

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Iranian group used ChatGPT to try to influence US election, OpenAI says

AI company bans accounts and says operation did not appear to have meaningful audience engagement…

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Ticket touts targeted by UK minister in video full of Taylor Swift puns

‘Look what you made me do,’ says business secretary as he announces plans for consumer…

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Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell to All Time Lows in August, JPMorgan Analyst Says

The total market cap of the fourteen publicly listed mining stocks the bank tracks fell…

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