Somerset surgeon takes on Deca-Ironman trial to fund AI cancer software
A local consultant will take part in the Deca-Ironman challenge to raise money for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Radiotherapy Planning Software. Stuart Gillett, from Murhill, Somerset, will take part in the…
IAS, IPS and IFS: Is India stifling criticism by retired bureaucrats?
The Indian government has brought in new rules that allow it to cancel pensions of retired bureaucrats who have served as high-ranking officers in some of the most coveted government…
Thai transgender tycoon buys Miss Universe contest
A Thai celebrity media tycoon – who is a transgender woman – has bought the company that runs the Miss Universe beauty pageants for $20m (£17.1m). Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip is…
Indonesia’s new sex laws and what they could mean for tourism
Tourism operators in Indonesia are still trying to recover from the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the country's parliament has passed new laws that some fear could turn…
Prince Harry’s ‘His Royal Highness’ title removed from royal family’s website
Prince Harry’s “His Royal Highness” title was removed from his profile page on the royal family’s website, more than three years after he and his wife Meghan Markle stepped down…
You Can Now Buy LG’s Massive Wireless OLED TV for an Equally Massive Price
LG’s Wireless 97-inch OLED TV is now on sale for $30,000. James Martin/CNET Following its unveiling in Europe, LG’s huge wireless OLED TV is now available in the US, and…
Do you need a degree to work in tech?
"I had a lot of people telling me university was the way to go," says Travis Williams, "but with my learning style, working with technology helps me to understand it…
Backing for Adam Neumann’s new firm prompts outrage
Adam Neumann left WeWork, the once globally-hyped, now much-diminished, office space sharing company, under a cloud of questions about his management. Less than three years later, he appears poised for…
Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation
The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. Delegates from the countries are meeting in the Brazilian city of Belém…
Deforestation ‘fast outstripping’ regrowth, say Bristol scientists
Recovering tropical forests offset just a quarter of carbon emissions generated each year by logging, wildfire and land clearing, new research has found. The study, led by University of Bristol…