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We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers

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We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers

From machine learning to voting, the workings of the world demand randomisation, but true sources of randomness are surprisingly hard to find. Now quantum mechanics has supplied the answer

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Woman using a mobile phone

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How worried should you be about spending too much time on your phone?

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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Grace Chan and debut novel Every Version of You

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Grace Chan: 'How to stay in love after uploading into virtual reality'

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Cars are getting bigger. This is a problem for us and for the planet

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Cars are getting bigger. This is a problem for us and for the planet

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A futuristic depiction of a woman wearing neon light-up augmented reality glasses. The glasses emit blue and red lights, creating a cyberpunk atmosphere. The young Black woman is captured in a dark environment with dynamic light streaks, emphasizing the high-tech and futuristic theme.

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Imagining a future where smart glasses allow 'AI slop' to be avoided

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The 19 best Christmas gifts for science lovers (and nerds)

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The 19 best Christmas gifts for science lovers (and nerds)

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UCLA students, researchers and demonstrators rally during a

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Is the future of education outside universities?

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AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero

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TOPSHOT - Workers including restaurant staff look at their phones during a break while sitting on a bench in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on September 30, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Has life today been enshittified? Cory Doctorow's new book explores

Enshittification is a term coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. In his new book, Doctorow lays out how tech companies have made our lives progressively worse, finds Matthew Sparkes

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'Most of it is good': Tim Berners-Lee on the state of the web now

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Chilling book exposes true cost of tech bros' immortality dreams

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Could a self-monitoring system for criminals replace prisons one day?

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Record-breaking chip sidesteps Moore’s law by growing upwards

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