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Weatherwatch: How UK firm’s low-cost tech can warn of volcanic eruptions

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VolcanoTech’s sulphur dioxide detecting sensors are in already in use in a number of countriesWeather forecasts now include air quality warnings and cities have networks of air quality sensors driving real-time maps online.Similar air quality sensors can warn of an imminent volcanic eruption. Just as a fizzy drink releases carbon dioxide when the pressure is […]

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What is China’s SpaceSail, and could it rival Elon Musk’s Starlink?

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The company has just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit but has state backing and is already reportedly negotiating with dozens of countriesElon Musk’s Starlink has long dominated the satellite internet industry, but a Chinese government-backed project is aiming to challenge its position.SpaceSail has just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit

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Met gets extension to Palantir AI project after Sadiq Khan blocked deal

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Mayor’s office grants extra 12 months to run pilot while London force procures long-term supplierThe Metropolitan police have been granted a 12-month extension to a pilot project with the spy-tech firm Palantir while the force carries out a procurement process.The development comes weeks after the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, blocked a £50m deal between

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US opens second federal investigation of deadly Tesla crash into Texas home

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Driver told authorities he had driver-assistance technology engaged before crash that killed 76-year-old Martha AvilaThe US government has opened a second federal investigation into a recent crash of a Tesla that reportedly had driver-assistance technology engaged, struck a Texas home and killed a resident.Meanwhile, the family of Martha Avila, the 76-year-old resident who was killed,

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‘We should be worried’: report sheds light on ICE’s booming arsenal of hi-tech surveillance tools

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Spending on government contracts with tech firms that use AI-powered tools to track immigrants has soared to record levels under Trump 2.0, report saysA new report sheds light on the unprecedented growth of the US government’s immigration surveillance arsenal, revealing fresh details about how spending on technology and AI tools to find and track migrants

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Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as SpaceX and Tesla stock drops

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Falling shares push tech mogul back down to billionaire ranks after SpaceX IPO made him world’s first trillionaireElon Musk was no longer a trillionaire by the time markets closed on Wednesday. Plunging shares in Tesla and SpaceX dragged the tech magnate down to billionaire status. As of 4pm ET, Forbes listed Musk’s net worth as

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Gradium Launches stt-translate and s2s-translate, Real-Time Speech Translation Models Beating gpt-realtime-translate on Accuracy and Latency

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Gradium today released two real-time speech translation models: stt-translate and s2s-translate. Both run across five languages and stream results live in the browser. Gradium claims a better accuracy-latency tradeoff than gpt-realtime-translate and gemini-3.5-live-translate. It also adds output voice control, including cloning, that gpt-realtime-translate lacks. TL;DR Gradium launched two real-time speech translation models: stt-translate (speech →

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Big tech spent millions on a single US congressional race. It won’t be the last time

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Pro- and anti-AI groups spent $24m on a congressional contest in New York, but it’s unclear to what endUS politics live – latest updatesWhen the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th congressional district was called on Tuesday night, the result capped off one of the most expensive races of its kind in the state’s history.

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AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption

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Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviourThe surviving part of an ancient scroll that was burnt to a crisp when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago has been virtually unwrapped and read with help from artificial intelligence.Researchers uncovered 20 columns of previously hidden text covering

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Dyson HushJet Mini Cool fan review: I’ve never tested a handheld fan this powerful – or this loud

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The first portable fan from Dyson is stylish, easy to use and powerful. Did someone mention a 55mph top speed? Perhaps, but it’s so noisy you may not have heard them• The best handheld fansTwo things will strike you when you pick up the Dyson HushJet Mini Cool fan for the first time. The first

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