1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (877+ words) It's becoming more common for people to use AI chatbots for personal guidance " but this doesn't come without risks If you're like a lot of people, you've probably ditched your new year resolutions by now. Setting goals is hard; keeping…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (507+ words) Godfather of AI" Yoshua Bengio says firms building powerful systems without appropriate guardrails Musk"s X to block Grok AI from creating sexualised images of real people The scandal over the flood of intimate images on Elon Musk"s X…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago   (209+ words) This is the moment a SpaceX capsule left the International Space Station on an emergency return flight to Earth prompted by a medical issue afflicting one of the astronauts. It is Nasa's first medical evacuation, with the mission being cut…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1783+ words) In today's newsletter: Numerous studies have found evidence of microplastics in the human body and warned of the risks to our health. But in the race to research this new field scientists may have drastically overstated the dangers Good morning....

8+ hour, 36+ min ago   (502+ words) The AI chatbot's torrent of nonconsensual deepfakes isn't its first scandal and won't be its last. Responsible governments should simply ban it Billionaire and career Bond-villain cosplayer Elon Musk has been forced by public backlash into a humiliating backdown over…...

8+ hour, 49+ min ago   (949+ words) In countries such as South Sudan, the great herds have all but disappeared. But further south, conservation success mean increasing human-wildlife conflict Technology helps " the 20-year-old bull elephant wears a GPS collar that pings coordinates every hour. The animal's behaviour…...

12+ hour, 49+ min ago   (192+ words) The international swan census takes place this weekend, with volunteers helping count whooper and Bewick's swans Volunteer birders across the UK and Ireland will be among those taking part in the six-yearly international swan census this weekend, counting numbers of…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago   (189+ words) Ian Sample puts listeners" questions on dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal"s Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, and author of the new book Into the Dream Lab. They…...

16+ hour, 56+ min ago   (505+ words) Four astronauts undock from International Space Station, with the affected crewmember in a stable condition, says space agency Four crew members have left the International Space Station (ISS) and are heading back to Earth after a medical issue prompted their…...

17+ hour, 34+ min ago   (841+ words) The C-200 vibrates 30,000 times per second, and as our pro chef tester found, it's not as gimmicky as it sounds Knife technology evolves at glacial speed. If an 18th-century chef time-traveled to my present-day kitchen, they'd be terrified of the immersion…...