Myopia: One in three children are short-sighted
Getty Images Children’s eyesight is steadily getting worse with one in three now short-sighted or unable to see things in the distance clearly, a global analysis suggests. The researchers say…
Tech Life: Will AI replace call centre workers?
We speak to the man who says AI will create call centre jobs – rather than replace them. Source link
The challenge of preserving coastal forests
Vishal Jaiswal Vishal Jaiswal turned a childhood hobby into a profession Vishal Jaiswal has been flying drones since he was young. Now 27, that childhood hobby has become his profession.…
Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?
No 10 Downing Street Ahead of her speech at the Labour party conference, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has once again blamed the Conservatives for leaving a “£22bn black hole” in the…
Will sustainable aviation fuels take off?
Ross Jarman Ihab Amed working on the test jet engine In a building on the edge of a business park outside Sheffield, researcher Ihab Ahmed is preparing to fire up…
Would you use AI to help?
Jason Brown Jason Brown was happy with the AI input into his holiday to Ireland When Jason Brown organised his summer holiday to Amsterdam and Ireland this year, he didn’t…
Why hundreds of Samsung workers are protesting in India
Reuters More than a thousand workers are participating in the strike For the past 11 days, about 1,500 workers of South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics have been striking work…
Evidence for high-grade face masks was weak, Covid inquiry told
UKHSA’s Prof Susan Hopkins questioned over face masks at Covid inquiry. There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic,…
Sheffield school calls time on devices
A school in Sheffield has banned the use of smart devices including phones and watches. Forge Valley School no longer allows the use of smartphones, watches or headphones on its…
What are the symptoms and is it spreading in the UK?
Getty People have started catching a new Covid variant that could soon take off and become the dominant type, according to scientists. Identified in Germany, in June, cases of the…