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Addenbrooke’s surgeon predicts increased use of computer-assisted surgeries and robot systems in the future – htn

  • October 27, 2023
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Vikas Khanduja, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and affiliated associate professor, has shared his prediction that “the future will increasingly feature the use of computer-assisted surgeries and increasingly complex robot systems”, with particular mention to how artificial intelligence will become “increasingly important in hip surgery”. Vikas has shared his vision for the future in […]

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team fails to land a blow as he takes the stand

  • October 27, 2023
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Courtroom sketch showing Sam Bankman Fried questioned by his attorney Mark Cohen. Judge Lewis Kaplan on the bench Artist: Elizabeth Williams Sam Bankman-Fried took the stand in a New York courtroom on Thursday, as he and his defense team auditioned their best legal material for U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. The former crypto billionaire had […]

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Is Social Media Addictive? Here’s What the Science Says.

  • October 27, 2023
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A group of 41 states and the District of Columbia filed suit on Tuesday against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, contending that the company knowingly used features on its platforms to cause children to use them compulsively, even as the company said that its social media sites were safe for […]

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What to Know About Dengue Fever as Cases Spread to New Places

  • October 27, 2023
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Cases of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral illness that can be fatal, are surging around the world. The increase is occurring both in places that have long struggled with the disease and in areas where its spread was unheard-of until the last year or two, including France, Italy and Chad, in central Africa. Last week, […]

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Chevron and Exxon’s latest buys could usher in a new era of oil megamergers

  • October 27, 2023
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Marathon Petroleum’s oil refinery in Anacortes, Washington. David Ryder | Reuters Energy heavyweights Chevron and Exxon Mobil announced shiny new acquisitions this month — and some industry watchers say it could be the start of more multibillion megadeals to come. Chevron on Monday said it’s buying Hess for $53 billion in stock, allowing Chevron to […]

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The Faraday Future FF91 actually exists, and I was the first media to drive it

  • October 27, 2023
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Faraday Future, the oft-delayed electric vehicle startup, has finally brought the FF91 to market, and we were the first media to drive a real production-spec version of the car, around Willow Springs raceway no less. Faraday invited us to Willow Springs to attend its latest “delivery co-creation day,” where race car driver and Le Mans […]

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