Jewellery that monitors movement? No, we can't anticipate any problems
30 July 2025
Feedback foresees a dystopian future in which "smart jewellery" tracks the emotions and motions of its users
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Let a breakthrough in measuring body clocks ease the ills of shiftwork
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New tests to gauge an individual's circadian rhythms could be put to good use helping night workers fend off the ill effects of their unsocial hours
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Feedback watches with raised eyebrows as Anthropic's AI Claude is given the job of running the company vending machine, and goes a little off the rails
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The Australia-Tuvalu climate migration treaty is a drop in the ocean
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Australia has offered a lifeline to the people of Tuvalu, whose island is threatened by rising sea levels. But the deal comes with strings attached – and there will be millions more climate migrants in need of refuge by 2050
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Mice created using genetic material from two sperm cells have gone on to have offspring off their own, but the prospect of one day using the technique in humans has potential to cause controversy
Forget superintelligence – we need to tackle 'stupid' AI first
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Tech CEOs and politicians alike are preparing for the day that superintelligent AI takes over, whilst failing to deal with the issues in front of them – from copyright to autonomous killing machines
