World No 30 struggled throughout match against Ann Li Raducanu retired trailing 6-1, 4-1 after a medical timeout A listless Emma Raducanu retired from her first-round match at the Wuhan Open against Ann Li after struggling throughout the match on a stiflingly hot and humid day. Raducanu had won the...
Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid
Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable The Nobel committee has been unable to reach a winner of this year’s prize for medicine who is “living his best life” on an “off...
My dad, his ‘incurable’ disease, and hope at last – podcast
The Guardian journalist Josh Halliday talks about Huntington’s disease, the impact the rare inherited condition has had on his family and the hope there may now be a treatment For years, the Guardian north of England editor, Josh Halliday, had a secret, unknown even to his friends: that for more...
Nobel prize in medicine awarded to scientists for immune system research
Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win for work on preventing immune system harming body The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2025 has been awarded to three scientists for their work on how the immune system is prevented from attacking the body. Mary E Brunkow, now at...
Unity patches 8-year-old security flaw affecting thousands of games
In June, security researchers discovered a potentially dangerous vulnerability in Unity-made games that has been unpatched for years. Unity Technologies has recently released patches and repair tools to address the flaw, though a complete fix for all affected games remains unlikely. Read Entire Article
Tiny lab-grown brains could help build the next generation of computers
At the FinalSpark laboratory, scientists are developing what they call "wetware" – computers built from networks of lab-grown neurons. The team starts with stem cells derived from human skin, purchased from a clinic in Japan. Donors remain anonymous, though volunteer demand is strong. Co-founder Fred Jordan told the BBC that......
Microsoft promises smarter Windows driven by NPU hardware
For Redmond, it all began with the Surface Hub 2 Smart Camera. Early on, Microsoft leveraged advanced artificial intelligence to perform complex tasks like altering perspective or reframing video. Critically, the jobs were performed locally using standalone hardware designed specifically for AI workloads. Using purpose-built hardware frees up other components......
WinDirStat lets you visualize and take control of your disk space for free
This lightweight yet feature-rich tool scans your drives and presents a colorful treemap that makes it obvious what's eating up space. You'll also see a detailed breakdown by file type, letting you dig in and clean up. WinDirStat remains one of the most effective free tools for optimizing disk usage....
Gmail gets end-to-end encryption – but only if you’re a Workspace user
Earlier this year, Google began testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) with Gmail business users. Google designed the feature to address the hassles of traditional E2EE exchanges while enhancing security and privacy. End-to-end encryption is now rolling out to all Gmail users, though a business Google Workspace account – and a few......
OpenAI, AMD strike landmark partnership worth tens of billions
OpenAI is partnering with Advanced Micro Devices in one of the largest semiconductor supply deals yet for AI data centers – a move that heightens competition with Nvidia in high-performance computing. Read Entire Article