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Last Word: Why don’t we sneeze when we are asleep? | New Scientist
Our readers don’t agree with this statement, and even broaden out their evidence base to their furry companions
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Security expert hijacks Apple's Find My network to share data with a Linux device
A 'trusted' Linux device can impersonate an Apple device and access already-shared Find My locations
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Café applies to place 24 chairs on narrow shopping street
A NEW dog-friendly café in North Yorkshire has applied to place dozens of chairs outside its business.
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A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant is still facing litigation elsewhere over its products’ effects on young people’s mental health
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Protest to take place across UK over ‘financial impacts of parental leave’
Parents are set to join protests taking place across the UK, including at Downing Street
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Trump says the US doesn’t need Canada. The economy says otherwise
President Donald Trump says the United States doesn't need Canada
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Woman suspected in death of US diplomat gets prison sentence for immigration charge
It's not clear whether she has been formally charged with murder, or even whether a murder investigation is still ongoing, a lawyer said
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New hope for pancreatic cancer patients after FDA approves drug to improve survival
Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest forms, largely because detection is difficult before malignancy spreads to other organs
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Girl, 13, among missing British citizens after flash flood in Nepal
More than 400 travellers are said to be missing after flood on Tibet border, including 33 Britons
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Trump has still not picked a Karoline Leavitt replacement days before she leaves
Some possible contenders include conservative commentator Scott Jennings and Katie Miller, the wife of White House official Stephen Miller
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London neurosurgeons perform first successful AI-assisted operation to remove brain tumour
Surgeons aided by real-time analysis of camera footage that identified critical anatomy in brain to be avoided
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Messy County Durham gardens lead to hefty fines as residents ignore council warnings
North East households have been fined up to £917 after failing to clear waste from gardens and ignoring Community Protection Notices.
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FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure
China’s hacking campaign targeted NASA, the Federal Reserve, the US Senate, the Justice Department, and more, according to the DOJ.
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The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery
Beijing’s endlessly delightful Robot Games featured tons of impressive stunts. But the most mind-blowing tricks challenged the humanoid’s brain, not its brawn.
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Farmer ordered to destroy his orchard after giving away free fruit
‘Boy, they’re not gonna take the trees out easily,’ the farmer has said
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Trump administration designates Palestine Action a terrorist group
The US government has confirmed it has ‘taken action’ against the UK-based group
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Football news: Uefa to push forward with plans to remove Gianni Infantino after dropping boycott threat
Uefa dropped their plans to boycott Fifa tournaments on Wednesday, but will still move forward with efforts to remove Gianni Infantino.
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Nvidia custom 'NVHBM' promises 30% higher bandwidth, 15% lower power than commodity HBM4e — custom base die and PHY will be available to NVLink Fusion partners
Not a replacement for commodity HBM, though.
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Burnham calls summit of first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
The announcement comes as Burnham holds his first official visit to Wales since becoming prime minster.
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Can 'quantum musical agents' really make a melody better? | New Scientist
Feedback wonders if a bum note is being struck in a new paper exploring "quantum teleportation in multi-agent systems for interactive music”
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5.1-magnitude earthquake hits Colombia, forcing evacuations
According to the Colombian Geological Survey, the quake hit at around 11:45 am local time on Wednesday, with the epicentre in Los Santos, in Colombia's Santander department.
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US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group
Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned it under anti-terror legislation.
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The world's first dual-sensor CGM just got approved — FDA hails 'breakthrough' wearable for diabetes that could benefit 2.1 million Americans
The FDA has greenlit the first CGM wearable to monitor both blood sugar and ketone levels simultaneously.
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Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children
The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.
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Moment Peter Kay gatecrashes North West Tonight weather
The comedian interrupted North West Tonight weather presenter Molly Brewer as she gave her report.
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Last Word: Why do we feel emotional about fictional characters? | New Scientist
Readers provide different perspectives to tackle the question of why humans so readily adopt fiction into our lives
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Quote of the day by PsiQuantum CEO Jeremy O’Brien: 'If you think the goal is to get to the top of the Empire State Building, you build longer ladders' — a challenge to incremental hardware progress in quantum computing
The race to build a useful quantum computer is heating up
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Man with connections to two County Durham towns wanted on prison recall
A man with connections to Consett and Stanley is wanted by police on recall to prison.
