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Warm water melts weak spots on Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier', say scientists

Scientists studying Antarctica's vast Thwaites Glacier - nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier - say warm water is seeping into its weak spots, worsening melting caused by rising temperatures, two papers published in Nature journal showed on Wednesday.

Reuters

Welsh identical twins breaking into the film industry with roles in a BAFTA-nominated indie film

"After we realised what we wanted to do we were so stubborn that we were like we're just going to do it."

Wales Online

I have HIV and can’t fly through Qatar but BA won’t give me a refund

I want to use another airline as I can’t enter the transit country used by BA flights to south-east Asia, but the airline has only offered a voucher

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Israeli firm deploys robots to speed up online shopping

Tel Aviv (AFP) - Behind a dark and opaque storefront in Tel Aviv, an Israeli company is speeding up online shopping by replacing staff with robots that manoeuvre around small storerooms.

AFP

Lasers, robots, and tiny electrodes are transforming treatment of severe epilepsy

For people with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgery used to be seen as a last resort. Now it's often the treatment of choice.

WEKU

Grandad, 91, back on tractor after fall left him unable to move

Widower Owen John Thomas underwent specialist robotic surgery

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Robotic traps and artificial intelligence deployed in trial to control feral cats in Queensland's wet tropics

Feral cats are among the biggest killers of native wildlife in Australia. One company has developed a trap that can work out whether what it sees is indeed a cat.

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Japan greenlights use of delivery robots in bid to solve labour shortages

Starting in April, wide-eyed delivery robots will be allowed to use Japan's roads to deliver food and parcels. FRANCE 24's Solange Mougin explains how this could help the country's ageing workforce. But first, Disney cuts 7,000 jobs in a bid to make its streaming business profitable. Plus, Alphabet's stock tumbles…

France 24

Robots to perform hip and knee surgery in first Welsh clinical trial

The robotic trial will be tested within Hywel Dda University Health Board, which manages healthcare in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire

Wales Online

From farming robots to coral reef 'cubes': The tech firms named ones to watch in the South West

Leading tech firms from across the region are being showcased by the Tech South West Ones to Watch project that gives them access to specialist support to help growth

Birmingham Post

ChatGPT robot writes 2,000 word uni essay in 20 minute - and passes

"You definitely can’t cheat your way to a first class degree, but you can cheat your way to a 2:2"

Wales Online

The Daily Telegraph thinks ChatGPT is a biased woke robot

Some worry that AI will destroy the careers of writers and artists, or lead to cheating in schools. Others are just furious it won’t use slurs.

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Japan rolls out 'humble and lovable' delivery robots

Fujisawa (Japan) (AFP) - "Excuse me, coming through," a four-wheeled robot chirps as it dodges pedestrians on a street outside Tokyo, part of an experiment businesses hope will tackle labour shortages and rural isolation.

AFP

Media braces for the robot era

First came social, then search, now AI.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sara: Saudi Arabia's First Interactive Robot

Sara, Saudi Arabia's first interactive robot, welcomed attendees at LEAP 2023 conference, which was launched in Riyadh on Monday. Sara was manufactured in cooperation between Saudi Digital and Qss Company. It can communicate with all visitors, interact with them, perform popular dance moves, and respond to visitors' inquiries.

Birmingham Post

Lewis Capaldi and Good Morning Britain video director hired by Gloucestershire firm

Cheltenham-based Squashed Robot has appointed Phil Beastall its new creative director

Inverse

5 Years Ago, a Failed Netflix Sequel Killed a Bizarre Sci-Fi Franchise

In 2018, Netflix announced a surprise release and killed a franchise.

Wales Online

Bride’s dream wedding rescued by robotic surgery to remove liver tumour

Beyza Ucar was operated on at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and eight weeks later, she was able to walk up the aisle to marry her husband Edward

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The Guardian - UK

March of the robots: how biometric tech could kill off paper passports

Border Force boss says advances in biometrics and data security have made passports redundant – be they blue or red

Newsroom.co.nz

Spot, a 5G-powered robotic dog, and the technology of tomorrow

A 5G mobile network offers faster mobile speeds than 4G and more capacity for the increasing demand for data on Spark’s network, which grows by about 40 percent every year | Content partnership

Daily Mirror

Channel 4 alternative Christmas speech will be given by a robot after King Charles' debut

The AI-generated broadcast will run after the King’s official BBC Christmas message on Christmas Day via Channel 4

Wales Online

Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message to be AI-generated and delivered by a robot

The Christmas Day message will be delivered by Ameca, one of the world’s most advanced robots

Chicago Tribune

Jetsons-style robots are invading Chicago-area hospitals, amid worker shortage

It’s not polite to stare. Especially in the hospital.

The Guardian - US

Investigation of Musk’s Neuralink targets federal oversight of animal testing

Sources tell Reuters law enforcement authorities are concerned about USDA’s record on animal welfare violations

The Guardian - UK

Why have I spent all this time walking normally, like an idiot? What happened when I tried Moonwalkers

The makers of the wheeled shoes promise to turbo-charge your daily stroll, allowing you to walk at 250% of your usual speed. Could they be the future of pedestrianism?

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