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AI Can Now Predict Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms Appear

The Technology That’s Changing Everything We Know About Memory Loss When I first heard that artificial intelligence could predict Alzheimer’s disease before someone even forgets where they put their keys, I thought it sounded like something from…

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EU AI Act
The EU AI Act: What This New Rulebook Means for

I’ll be honest. When I first read about Regulation 2024/1689, better known as the EU AI Act, my eyes glazed over. Another regulation. Haven’t we only just got our heads around GDPR? Then I looked at the…

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ChatGPT memory feature
ChatGPT Remembers You Now. Do I Need to Worry About

I’ll be honest with you. The first time I heard ChatGPT could now remember our conversations, I thought of that neighbour everyone seems to have. The one who somehow knows your whole business without you ever quite…

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AI solved maths problem
When AI Solved an 80-Year-Old Maths Problem (And Made Mathematicians

Imagine leaving a puzzle on your kitchen table in 1946. Then imagine, eighty years later, a computer programme sits down with a cup of tea and works it out in about eighty minutes. That’s roughly what just…

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AI safety testing
The Classified AI: Why Governments Are Testing Advanced AI Systems

When I first heard that governments were locking AI systems away in secure facilities before letting them loose on the public, my initial thought was, “Brilliant, another thing for conspiracy theorists to obsess over.” But here’s the…

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AI symptom checker
Nearly 6 in 10 Brits Are Using AI to Check

I’ll be honest with you, the first time I heard that nearly 60% of Brits were typing their symptoms into an AI symptom checker instead of ringing their GP, I had two immediate thoughts. First, that’s absolutely…

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Older Adults Are Embracing AI Faster Than Expected
Older Adults Are Embracing AI Faster Than Expected

A new AARP report shows AI use among over-50s nearly doubled between 2024 and 2025, with around 30% now using some form of AI tool. Smart home gadgets — cameras, lighting — are in half of older…

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AI Alzheimer's prediction
AI Can Now Predict Alzheimer’s With 78% Accuracy, and It’s

When I first heard that artificial intelligence could predict Alzheimer’s disease progression with 78% accuracy, I had to sit down with a cup of tea and really think about what that means. Not just for the tech…

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AI voice cloning scams
When Your Grandchild Calls for Help (Except It’s Not Really

I need to tell you about something that’s been keeping me up at night lately, and honestly, it should concern you too. There’s a new breed of scam making the rounds, and it’s so convincing that even…

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