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Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion, again
Physical Intelligence, the two-year-old San Francisco robotics startup, is in discussions to raise about $1 billion in new funding at a valuation exceeding $11 billion, according to Bloomberg. The deal would effectively double the company’s…
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Snail-inspired robots target precise bowel cancer drug delivery
Researchers at The University of Manchester are developing miniature soft robots designed to deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to tumors in the bowel.
The project, backed by nearly £1 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation,…
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Global study estimates over 250,000 meningitis deaths in 2023, with young children bearing a heavy toll
In 2023, 259,000 people died from meningitis and 2.5 million people were infected with the disease globally, suggests a study published in The Lancet Neurology. Although death and infection rates have declined significantly since 1990, progress…
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Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years
Odin was a kelpie. Attentive and protective, with a happy smile and an endless hope for food, he succumbed to a terminal disease late last year. At his death, a deep sense of grief ripped through the household of one of us (Andrew): While Odin…
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Can a new heart health metric identify fracture risk in postmenopausal women? Study finds link
Postmenopausal women face a high risk of bone fractures. Due to declines in estrogen levels, which can lead to an increased risk of osteoporosis, even a low-impact fall can result in a serious hip, back, or wrist injury. An estimated one in three…
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First full logical operations achieved on silicon quantum chip
Chinese researchers have demonstrated a silicon quantum processor capable of performing a full set of error-detecting logical operations, marking a key step toward practical quantum computing.
The team from Shenzhen International Quantum…
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Apple TV is now home to CrunchyRoll anime
If you watch anime, Apple just made things a bit more convenient. Crunchyroll is now available as a channel inside the Apple TV app, where you can subscribe and watch directly without switching apps. The rollout is live in the U.S., UK,…
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Distance in space is an illusion
Andromeda sounds far away because 2.5 million light-years sounds far away. It lands with authority. It feels exact. It gives you the comfort of a labeled universe, one where galaxies, stars and planets sit at fixed intervals inside a giant cosmic…
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Proteomic signatures link physical activity to lower risks of cancer, cardiometabolic diseases and multimorbidity
A new epidemiological study led by researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the University of Regensburg, Germany, provides new clues about how physical activity helps prevent chronic diseases by influencing the…
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