Virgin Orbit has begun drawing up detailed contingency plans for its bankruptcy day after it ceased operations and furloughed employees. Sky News has learned that the Sir Richard BransonVirgin Group…
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What is OpenAI’s GPT-4? How does it improve ChatGPT? | Technology News
OpenAI has launched the latest version of its wildly successful online chatbot, ChatGPT. Known as GPT-4 (Chat GPT Powered by GPT-3.5), the new model’s title feature is its ability to…
UK government bans TikTok from mobile phones | Political News
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden has announced that TikTok has been banned from UK government mobile phones due to security concerns surrounding the Chinese-owned video app. In a statement to…
TikTok’s thirst for data isn’t unique — the ban deprives the government of a powerful tool Tech News
Minister Oliver Dowden said the UK government had now decided to ban the use of TikTok on government devices in the interest of “good cyber hygiene”. This should come as…
TikTok: Scottish Parliament ‘strongly recommends’ MSPs remove app for security reasons | UK News
Parliamentary authorities have “strongly advised” Scottish MPs to remove controversial social media app TikTok from any device. The move follows Decided to ban UK government devices from using the app.…
Nuclear waste: Public has a say in plans to bury radioactive material | Tech News
Scientists who want to bury nuclear waste deep in the ground have vowed that the plan will not happen without local support. Highly radioactive material the size of 6,500 double-decker…
Giving babies peanut butter cuts allergies by 77%, scientists say UK News
Giving creamy peanut butter to babies aged 4 to 6 months may cause peanut allergy rates to plummet, scientists say. There is a clear “window of opportunity” for exposing infants…
Unexplained infertility in women linked to genes that lead to cancer, heart disease, study finds | US News
About 17 percent of women with unexplained infertility also have genetic variations known to cause diseases, including cancer, a new study finds. A link between infertility and certain diseases has…
Rolls-Royce secures funding for moon-based nuclear reactor | Tech News
Rolls-Royce gets funding to build a nuclear reactor for a moon base. it sounds like a James Bond movie, but is actually part of a very real project to see…
Gene mutations that increase breast and ovarian cancer risk linked to Orkney Islands | UK News
A genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer has been linked to people who inherited it from the Orkney Islands. Scientists from the Universities of Aberdeen…