A global registry tracking the flow of chips destined for AI supercomputers is one of the policy options highlighted by a major new report calling for regulation of “compute” – the hardware that underpins all AI – to help prevent artificial intelligence misuse and disasters. Other technical proposals floated by the report include “compute caps” […]
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School uniform policies could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls, new research suggests. “Social norms and expectations tend to influence what they feel they can do in these clothes. Unfortunately, when it comes to promoting physical health, that’s a problem”- Esther van Sluijs The University of Cambridge study used data
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Heatwaves could slow or reverse India’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) without heat impact assessments Deadly heatwaves fuelled by climate change in 2022 made almost 90 percent of Indians more vulnerable to public health issues, food shortages and increased risks of death, a new study from researchers at the University of Cambridge reported in
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Researchers have designed a low-cost, energy-efficient robot hand that can grasp a range of objects – and not drop them – using just the movement of its wrist and the feeling in its ‘skin’. Grasping objects of different sizes, shapes and textures is a problem that is easy for a human, but challenging for
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Parents who frequently exercise harsh discipline with young children are putting them at significantly greater risk of children’s mental health issues, new evidence shows. In a study of over 7,500 Irish children, researchers at the University of Cambridge and University College Dublin found that children exposed to ‘hostile’ parenting at age three were 1.5 times
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