27 h. ago Fat jabs could treat two ‘major causes of illness and death’, say scientists – as current treatments ‘fall short’

WEIGHT loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are powerful tools for tackling obesity and lowering the risk of serious disease. Now new research suggests they could be used to treat two "major causes of illness and death" - drug and alcohol addiction. Scientists say weight loss jabs, usually prescribed for diabetes or obesity, have...

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40 h. ago Governments are spending billions on their own ‘sovereign’ AI technologies – is it a big waste of money?

Many US-built AI systems fall short but competing against tech giants neither easy nor cheapIn Singapore, a government-funded artificial intelligence model can converse in 11 languages, from Bahasa Indonesia to Lao. In Malaysia, ILMUchat, built by a local construction conglomerate, boasts that it “knows which Georgetown you’re referring to” – that is, the capital of Penang and not the private university in the US. Meanwhile, Switzerland’s Apertus, unveiled in September, understands when to use the Swiss German “ss” and not the German-language character “ß”.Around the world, language models like these are part of an AI arms race worth hundreds of billions of dollars mostly driven by a few powerful companies in the US and China. As giants such as OpenAI, Meta and Alibaba plough vast sums into developing increasingly powerful models, middle powers and developing countries are watching the landscape carefully, and sometimes placing their own, expensive bets. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Big Brother star reveals what happens if contestants fall ill inside famous house

Former Big Brother housemate Grace Adams-Short has revealed what happens if contestants fall ill inside the famous house as well the A-list celebrity fans she's gained

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67 h. ago Flat Cardiff City ratings as youngster impresses but too many fall short in Newport County loss

Here's how the players rated in Cardiff's defeat to Newport County

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4 d. ago Syria holds first elections since overthrow of Assad’s regime by rebels

The elections mark a significant step in Syria’s post-conflict transition, but critics argue the elections fall short of full democracy

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6 d. ago Dragons fall short of first league victory in a year following dramatic finish

Filo Tiatia's side couldn't quite manage a victory, ending up with a 17-17 draw against the Sharks

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1 week ago Police issue major update after death of boy, 2, who fell ill at nursery

Tributes have been left for the infant

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1 week ago Welsh discus duo Funmi Oduwaiye and Bree Cronin revel in World Championship experience in New Delhi

Cardiff’s Oduwaiye, 22, finished fourth in the F44 event at the World Para Athletics Championships as a throw of 37.91m saw her fall short of the podium by just over a metre

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1 week ago Europe seal famous Ryder Cup win after USA fall short with dramatic late fightback

Europe win away for first time since 2012 despite incredible American singles surge on memorable final day

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1 week ago Canada’s Magdeleine Vallieres hits heights to win world road race title

Vallieres breaks clear of leading group on final climbNiamh Fisher-Black and Mavi García fall short in RwandaCanada’s Magdeleine Vallieres took a surprise gold in the women’s road race at the Road World Championships after a decisive attack on the final climb on Saturday in Kigali.Vallieres was in a lead group with New Zealand’s Niamh Fisher-Black and Spain’s Mavi García near the end of the 164km slog on a hilly circuit in the Rwandan capital when she burst clear.More to follow Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wallabies fall short in Bledisloe Cup as All Blacks’ Eden Park hoodoo strikes again

New Zealand beat Australia 33-24 in Rugby ChampionshipKiwi Fortress still not breached after 51 Tests over 31 yearsAustralia’s Eden Park hoodoo will enter a fourth decade after New Zealand saw off another exciting Wallabies comeback to clinch a 33-24 win at their fortress and ensure the Bledisloe Cup remains in the All Blacks’ hands for a 24th consecutive year.Despite two decades of one-way traffic, this Bledisloe Test was the most tantalising in years. New Zealand were the Rugby Championship’s fastest starters and Australia the slowest. So for the Wallabies to be 13-3 down after 15 minutes surprised few. The men in black were red hot from the get-go, moving with cohesion and precision, each pass and kick a dagger. Australia were back-pedalling, making mistakes, losing collisions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Government set to miss key NHS waiting list pledge as Labour fails to get a grip on crisis

While the government looks set to considerably reduce the waiting list, it is likely to fall just short of its own target

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2 w. ago China’s plans to cut emissions too weak to stave off global catastrophe, say experts

Xi suggested US is not rising to the climate challenge in his UN speech, but critics say new cuts fall ‘far short’ of what is necessaryChina announced its plans for future cuts to greenhouse gas emissions on Wednesday, producing a scathing response from experts who said they were much too weak to stave off global catastrophe.The world’s second-biggest economy is also the biggest source of carbon dioxide by far, and its decisions on how far and how fast to shift to a low-carbon model will determine whether the world can stay within relatively safe temperature bounds. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eberechi Eze opens Arsenal account in Carabao Cup victory at Port Vale

For Arsenal the night will be remembered for Eberechi Eze’s first goal for the club, but for Port Vale they will look back at when they ran a Premier League giant to the very end, only to fall short and out of the Carabao Cup.Once Eze scored early on, it felt as if Arsenal would thrash their League One opponents, but instead it was a tight game as Port Vale gave everything. They did not have the requisite quality and Arsenal scored again, the second coming late from Leandro Trossard. There was doggedness in abundance but Vale’s inability to have a shot on target summed up their shortcomings. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on the climate crisis: green energy is booming – but fossil fuels need to shrink too | Editorial

The planet is nearing dangerous limits. Yet progress on clean energy shows what’s possible. With political will, cooperation can still avert the worst of the climate crisisAll is not lost, Simon Stiell, the UN’s climate chief, told the Guardian last week. But the latest planetary health check from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research is a brutal reminder of how close the Earth is being pushed beyond repair. Seven of the nine planetary boundaries are now breached, with ocean acidification added to the danger list. Yet the world has proved that cooperation works: the ozone layer is healing, air pollution controls are working. A decisive test looms at the end of the month, when governments must file new climate pledges, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs). This is no time to ease off: the fossil-fuel era must end, and the clean‑energy transition must accelerate.There is real concern that big emitters, including China and the EU, will fall short of what is n...

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3 w. ago Wallabies fall short of huge comeback in Rugby Championship defeat by Pumas

Fast-finishing Australia lose 28-26 to Argentina in SydneyJoe Schmidt’s side pay price for conceding 13 penalties With their backs to the wall again after an error strewn hour had left them 18 points behind, the Wallabies looked forlornly to the Allianz Stadium grandstands and saw Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh sitting with John Howard. Surely this was the omen they needed to emulate the former Prime Minister’s famous “Lazarus with a triple-bypass” comeback.Joe Schmidt’s side have a reputation for rising from the ashes with last-gasp victories. They beat England in November with a last-play roll of the dice and they shocked Argentina last week with a try in overtime. Today, in another rousing fightback before 41,912 in Sydney, they clawed their way back to trail 28-26 with seconds left on the clock. Continue reading...

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