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Social media is dead – here’s what comes next

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Social media is dead – here’s what comes next

A new information ecosystem is on the rise, featuring closer connections, cosy media and worker-owned websites, writes Annalee Newitz

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TOPSHOT - A prong extending from the CIRA-03 remote-controlled robot prototype approaches the mouth of a volunteer to extract a throat swab sample, as part of a self-funded project to assist physicians in running tests on suspected COVID-19 coronavirus patients in a bid to limit human exposure to disease-carriers, at a private hospital in Egypt's Nile delta city of Tanta, on March 20, 2021. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Can amazing tech reboot healthcare? A new book explores the future

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We’ve discovered a new kind of magnetism. What can we do with it?

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We’ve discovered a new kind of magnetism. What can we do with it?

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Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on important tasks?

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'Flashes of brilliance and frustration': I let an AI agent run my day

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'Flashes of brilliance and frustration': I let an AI agent run my day

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Bryan Johnson in Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

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The 14 best science and tech documentaries of 2025 so far

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EHNFPG Woman use an oestrogen patch for a Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), in order to releive the undesirable effects of menopause.

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Could hormone implants allow us to boost focus, endurance and libido?

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The dangers of so-called AI experts believing their own hype

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The dangers of so-called AI experts believing their own hype

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Quick test reveals illegal elephant ivory disguised as mammoth tusks

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Typos and slang spur AI to discourage seeking medical care

AI models change their medical recommendations when people ask them questions that include colourful language, typos, odd formatting and even gender-neutral pronouns

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Forget the Terminators, our robot future may be squishy and fun

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Forget superintelligence – we need to tackle 'stupid' AI first

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Disney and Universal lawsuit may be killing blow in AI copyright wars

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New Scientist recommends the British Library’s Unearthed exhibition

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