Rob Waugh
Rob Waugh is a freelance writer at Yahoo News UK
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When to watch the Lyrid meteor shower tonight in the UK
One of the brightest and best meteor showers of the year will be streaking over Britain’s skies in the coming days.
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Five simple tips to cut your ‘plastic footprint’ and help stop microplastics
It’s perfectly possible to cut down the amount of plastic and microplastics you introduce into the environment, says MP Rebecca Pow.
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The robots built to take over boring household tasks
Recent advances in AI and robotics could make it a reality with machines such as the Tesla Optimus and Dobb-E.
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Apple could bring AI to iPhones this summer - here’s what it means
Apple is widely expected to unveil new AI features for iPhone this year at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10.
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Microplastic levels in Antarctica ‘even worse than previously thought’
Researchers studying Antarctica's remote Weddell Sea have picked up particles far smaller than previous studies.
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How the moon will change this decade during new 'space race'
By the end of the 2020s, human beings will have revisited the moon and three of the world's biggest nations will be at the forefront of a new space race.
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The ‘mouse jiggler’ gadgets helping WFH employees slack off
A mouse jiggler is an undetectable gizmo which makes workers appear to be present, even when they are not.
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How to spot phishing and WhatsApp scams
After Tory MP William Wragg says he was blackmailed into sharing his colleagues’ phone numbers, what are the best ways to avoid being scammed?
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Five ways your boss can prove they’re a good manager
Being a figure that inspires, motivates and develops employees creates a loyalty that lasts beyond the company’s walls.
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Can you trust AI such as ChatGPT with health questions?
Move over Dr Google: users are turning to AI chatbots such as ChatGPT to answer medical questions - but can you trust artificial intelligence like you can a GP?
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Google to delete private browsing data - here's what ‘Incognito’ actually does
Google is to destroy billions of private data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately.
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The jobs most likely to be affected by AI, according to five experts
Yahoo News spoke to some of Britain’s leading AI and workplace experts to get an insight into what roles could be automated in the near and mid-term future.
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What is Grok AI? Elon Musk makes chatbot available to more X users
Artificial intelligence chatbot Grok AI is going to be available to more people this week via the social network X (formerly Twitter).
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ChatGPT use linked to sinking academic performance and memory loss
The AI chatbot can generate convincing answers to simple text prompts and is already used weekly by up to 32% of university students.
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How could Russia and China fuel conspiracy theories about Kate?
UK adversaries including Russia, China and Iran might be deliberately spreading conspiracy theories about the Princess of Wales, it has been suggested.
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chips - what happens next?
The billionaire tech mogul has shown off a nine-minute video demonstration of the patient with the first Neuralink brain implant using it to play chess.
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Why did Greggs, Sainsburys, Tesco and McDonald's all suffer IT glitches?
Yahoo News spoke to a retail technology expert on whether the glitches were linked.
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The universe is twice as old as anyone thought, study suggests
The universe might be almost twice as old as we believed, being 26.7 billion years old instead of 13.7 billion years old.
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Could a US TikTok ban affect users in the UK?
TikTok has come a step closer towards a ban in the US after politicians passed the bill in the Senate.
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Here's why AI could collapse the world economy, according to an expert
The next 30 years will see AI spark a huge change in the way we live, akin to the shift between hunter gatherers and today’s digital economy, says a top British AI expert.