‘Beautiful board’: How chess saved an Indian village from alcohol, gambling
The game helped a south Indian community escape alcoholism and gambling. Now, it’s known as the Chess Village of India.
01/02/2025 Al Jazeera
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South Korea removes DeepSeek from app stores pending privacy review
Personal Information Protection Commission says DeepSeek accepted its proposal to suspend downloads of the app.
17/02/2025 Al Jazeera
Chinese scientists make ‘super diamond’ 40% harder than real thing
Chinese scientists have created an artificial “super diamond” much greater in hardness than real ones, an advance that could lead to breakthroughs across several key industries that rely on the material.
17/02/2025 The Independent
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review: still the superphone to beat
The Ultra is Samsung’s largest and greatest phone and is packed to the gills with the very latest technology, which means more artificial intelligence than ever before.
17/02/2025 The Guardian
Germany's economy is in the dumps. Here are 5 reasons why
Germany hasn't seen significant economic growth in five years. It's a stunning turnaround for Europe's biggest economy, which for much of this century had expanded exports and dominated world trade in engineered products like industrial machinery…
17/02/2025 The Independent
Could Fungal Batteries be the Power Source of the Future?
Researchers from Empa have developed the fungal battery, a completely biodegradable battery created with 3D printing techniques.
17/02/2025 Reset.org
UK’s richest donate smaller proportion of wealth to charity than average person
The UK’s richest people give a smaller proportion of their wealth to charity than the average person, according to new figures. It comes as research found British millionaires donating just 1% could boost the sector by £12 billion.
17/02/2025 The Independent
Generative AI is already being used in journalism – here’s how people feel about it
A new report on journalism in seven countries shows AI might have a place in the newsroom – but everyone should proceed with caution.
17/02/2025 The Conversation
NDIS reforms aim to make the scheme fairer. But we’ve found the groups struggling to gain access
When the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was established in 2013, one of its driving aims was to make disability services and support systems fairer.
16/02/2025 The Conversation
How to catch a glimpse of rare blood moon over UK during partial lunar eclipse
The UK will be treated to the rare sight of a blood moon appearing in the sky in the next few weeks. This strange sight is the result of a partial lunar eclipse, in which the full moon passes out of the sun’s rays and into the shadow cast by the…
16/02/2025 The Independent
Major test case for new geothermal technology launches in small German town
Residents in the German town of Geretsried have long wanted to run their buildings with clean heat and electricity from geothermal energy rather than fossil fuels
16/02/2025 The Independent
This New Algorithm for Sorting Books or Files Is Close to Perfection
The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal.
16/02/2025 Wired
On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters
By any measure, the diabetes drug Ozempic has been a blockbuster, racking up billions of dollars in annual sales. In the United States alone, pharmacies fill millions of prescriptions for Ozempic and related drugs, which have become popular for…
16/02/2025 New York Times
Fourth industrial revolution in South Africa: inequality stands in the way of true progress
Wealthier South Africans, particularly those in urban areas, are more optimistic about emerging technologies than those in low-income and rural areas.
16/02/2025 The Conversation
Adventurous cat hops on the train to London for 18 mile journey
An adventurous cat had to be collected from London Waterloo station by her owner after taking a train into the capital from Surrey. Michael Hardy, from Weybridge, says his two-year-old cat Tilly is known for straying, having caught buses before and…
16/02/2025 BBC
