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We may have witnessed the birth of a black hole for the first time. And that's just the start. Science, you've done it again.
People with depression focus on negative things in life because they think they learn more from them, according to a new study.
On January 13, 2018, the UK's big banks will be forced to show startups their most precious data. But is Open Banking too revolutionary for its own good?
Hackers are learning how to crack connected devices to bring down entire power systems.
Google-owned DeepMind's Go-playing artificial intelligence can now learn without human help... or data.
Index Ventures has backed some big-name companies. Its team share their predictions for the future of business.
Lean Startup guru Eric Ries's new book explains why companies should focus on the rule-breakers.
Nick Bonner’s memorabilia from the reclusive nation has helped to uncover its secret identity.
Unless the private and public sectors start sharing ideas, the UK will be left behind in the new arms race, says former Joint Forces Command chief Richard Barrons.
Since 2004, only 29 mature wind-resilient Bermuda bean plants have been counted. Now their seed numbers have hit 6,000. The bean is the latest to be deposited into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
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