Google DeepMind launched AlphaGenome, an AI tool that helps identify genetic mutations driving disease.The system predicts how DNA changes disrupt gene regulation across different cells and tissues.AlphaGenome can analyse up to one million DNA letters simultaneously.Researchers trained it using public human and mouse genetics databases.Scientists believe the tool could accelerate cancer research and gene therapy development.Experts say it marks a major advance in understanding the genome’s non-coding regions.
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Amazon revealed a new round of global job cuts after an internal email circulated in error.Workers at Amazon Web Services received a cancelled meeting invite containing a draft layoff message.The email wrongly stated affected staff in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica had already been informed.Senior vice-president Colleen Aubrey signed the message, which described the cuts as “Project Dawn”.Amazon previously announced 14,000 corporate layoffs in October.The company aims to reduce costs after pandemic-era overhiring.Chief executive Andy Jassy has warned AI may replace some white-collar roles.The news followed job cut plans from United Parcel Service, a major Amazon partner and rival.
Scientists have launched an AI app that identifies dinosaurs from fossilised footprints with about 90% accuracy.Researchers developed DinoTracker using unlabelled footprint silhouettes instead of expert-assigned classifications.The system compares footprint shapes using eight key features, including toe spread and heel position.Steve Brusatte from University of Edinburgh co-authored the study.The research appeared in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Gregor Hartmann said mislabelled footprints can mislead AI systems.The app lets users upload footprints and explore similar tracks interactively.The AI supports earlier findings of birdlike dinosaur tracks predating known bird fossils.Brusatte said the tracks likely came from birdlike meat-eating dinosaurs, not true birds.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its lawsuit against the Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange after investors recovered all assets. Regulators cited the full repayment of Gemini Earn customers through the Genesis Global Capital bankruptcy process in 2024. The decision reflects a friendlier crypto stance under President Donald Trump, who backed looser rules and mainstream adoption. The SEC charged Gemini Trust Company and Genesis in 2023 over an unregistered lending program holding $940m. New York authorities later secured a $50m settlement and banned Gemini’s lending operations. Gemini has since listed on Nasdaq and now carries a $1.14bn valuation.
Coca-Cola has launched legal action against Vue after the cinema operator replaced it with PepsiCo as its soft drinks supplier across Europe. The dispute follows the end of a nearly 25-year commercial relationship, after Vue put its drinks contract out to tender and selected PepsiCo in March last year in a deal running until at least 2030. Vue operates more than 90 cinemas in the UK and Ireland and 222 sites across eight European countries. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain has filed a claim seeking to recover alleged unpaid debts dating from the contract’s termination. Vue has not taken legal…
Google’s AI Overviews cite YouTube more frequently than any medical website when responding to health-related search queries, according to new research that raises concerns about the reliability of information shown to billions of users each month. The study, conducted by the SEO firm SE Ranking, analysed more than 50,000 health queries made in Germany and found that YouTube accounted for 4.43% of all sources cited in AI Overviews – more than hospitals, government health portals or academic institutions. YouTube, which is owned by Google, was cited over 20,000 times, making it the single most referenced domain. Researchers warned that YouTube…
Japan is developing the L0 Series, a magnetic-levitation train that has already hit test speeds of 603.5 km/h, making it the fastest train ever built. The project is being led by Central Japan Railway Company and will run on the new Chūō Shinkansen line. When operational, the L0 Series is expected to cut travel times dramatically, reducing Tokyo–Nagoya journeys to about 40 minutes, and eventually linking Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka into a single megaregion. The full Tokyo–Osaka trip could take just one hour. The technology relies on magnetic levitation, lifting trains above the track to eliminate friction and allow extreme…
Influencers linked to the online “manosphere” are convincing healthy young men that normal changes in mood, energy or libido signal low testosterone, according to a study in Social Science and Medicine. Researchers analysed popular posts on TikTok and Instagram, finding that testosterone testing and treatment were often promoted as essential to masculinity, despite routine screening being medically unnecessary for most young men. The study warns this framing medicalises masculinity, fuels anxiety and drives sales of tests and supplements. Medical experts said symptoms blamed on low testosterone are often linked to stress or lifestyle, and unnecessary testing or treatment can carry…
Plants growing close together can warn one another about incoming stress, helping their neighbours survive conditions that would otherwise cause serious damage. In experiments with thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), researchers grew plants either in isolation or packed closely so their leaves touched. When exposed to intense light stress, isolated plants suffered heavy damage, while crowded plants coped far better by rapidly activating their defences. Within one hour, densely grown plants switched on more than 2,000 genes linked to protection against many different stresses. Isolated plants showed little additional gene activity in comparison. The findings suggest that stressed plants send warning…
The revised proposal keeps the valuation at $27.75 per share but removes the share component, which Netflix and WBD say gives investors greater certainty and allows a vote as early as April. Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos said the change would “accelerate the path to a stockholder vote” while delivering clear value. Under the deal, Netflix would acquire WBD’s studios and streaming assets, including Warner Bros and HBO, while WBD shareholders would also receive shares in a spun-off global networks business that includes CNN and Discovery. The Warner Bros Discovery board continues to unanimously back Netflix’s offer. Paramount Skydance is…
