Construction at Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor amid UK’s race to find first commercial fusion energy provider
(Picture: PA)Scientists in the US are expected to announce on Tuesday one of history’s most significant nuclear power breakthroughs: successfully achieving a net energy gain from a nuclear fusion reaction.
‘Net energy gain’ means the process creates more power than is put in, a concept described as nuclear researchers' ‘holy grail’ since the 1950s - now the race is on to harness the new power source for commercial use.
The reported results from the National Ignition Facility in California bring the world a step closer to being able to produce endless clean power, like the sun, but without long-lasting nuclear waste.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto firm FTX has been charged with defrauding investors.
He was arrested by police in the Bahamas after authorities were informed criminal charges had been brought against him in the US, and has now been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Last month FTX, the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency exchange, filed for bankruptcy in the US, and Bankman-Fried resigned as chief executive.
Radiologists working in the NHS in Scotland are testing the use of AI to speed up the process of detecting breast cancer.
Dr Gerald Lip, the clinical director of breast screening in the north-east of Scotland has been working with the tech, called ‘MIA’ which can look through thousands of mammograms to find signs of tumours at record speeds.
Dr Lip told Tech & Science Daily the AI could cut the time it takes for patients to get their results from up to two weeks to just three days.
Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, which was made up of independent civil and human rights groups and other organisations.
The council was designed to address serious safety issues on the platform, including hate speech, child exploitation, suicide and self-harm.
Plus, Which? investigation finds 10 out of 12 cheap Christmas lights sold online failed to meet basic electrical safety standards, New Zealand high-tech land yacht breaks wind-powered record, new domestic abuse campaign launches on Tinder, and Rick And Morty co-creator’s video game where the guns talk back.
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