Archaeologists rarely identify a settlement from one object. They combine buildings, hearths, tools, food remains, activity areas, and patterns of rebuilding to understand a site.
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New research led by University of the Witwatersrand and University of Southern California paleoanthropologists sheds more light on one of the most debated transitions in human evolution: when our ancestors stopped regularly climbing trees and committed fully to walking on two legs.
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These tiny instabilities could play an outsized role in energizing the Sun’s corona.Two new reports revealed shifting AI usage trends across the UK, with workers spending heavily on generative AI (genAI) tools and consumers increasingly turning to the technology to access news.
A study by Deloitte found UK workers spend an estimated £958 million of their own money annually on genAI to do their jobs. Of the 25,000 UK workers surveyed, 63% knowingly used genAI for their jobs and 17% paid for at least one tool themselves. Almost a quarter claimed to use genAI every day.
The findings suggested AI adoption is moving ahead of formal workplace policies, raising concerns over training and employer oversight. Nearly a third said they used the technology without their employer’s knowledge, while 65% said their organisation lacked convincing leadership on how AI should be used.
Around half of workplace genAI users said they had received no formal training on using the technology safely and effectively.
Workers said genAI saved them an average of 70 minutes a week, yet 23% reported a stigma around deploying it. In addition, 64% of weekly users were concerned managers would think the technology could do their jobs.
The survey found workplace usage remained relatively focused on routine daily tasks, with 43% claiming to deploy the technology to search for information or draft emails and 31% stating it helped them generate summaries.
“The challenge is no longer getting people to use genAI, it’s how businesses meet this growing demand in a way that is secure, responsible and creates lasting value,” noted Hayley McKelvey, chief AI officer at Deloitte UK.
AI news
A survey by Ofcom revealed AI is also becoming a prominent route into news. The UK watchdog found one in five adults used AI services to keep up with the news, while 21% of UK adults had used an AI app or service to access news during the previous month. ChatGPT was the most popular AI service for news, reaching 13% of adults.
Online intermediaries, including social media, search engines, news aggregators and AI tools were used by 73% of adults to access news, compared with 57% who went directly to publishers’ websites and apps.
Despite the shift towards digital intermediaries, around 56% of adults said they were less trusting of an AI-written news story than one written by a human.
Ian Macrae, director of market intelligence at Ofcom, said the shift meant public service media “must continue to evolve their distribution strategies to continue to meet audiences where they are”.
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An ethereal and magnificent display of gas and dust stretches across the cosmos in a spectacular new image captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Glowing wisps of translucent gas and dust paint a striking image of the star-forming region IC 348 in this new JWST snapshot. In the image, you can see IC 348, a region found about 1,000 light-years away.
In this vast expanse of gas and dust, cold molecular hydrogen gas collapses to create new stars. And this image has no shortage of suns, with twinkling stars speckling the entire cosmic landscape, diffraction spikes and all.
But while this is a star-forming region, objects are found here as well. This image was captured as part of a scientific search for brown dwarfs, which are objects that form like stars but aren't massive enough to kickstart hydrogen fusion in their cores.
Brown dwarfs are one of the great mysteries of our universe. Not as massive as the least massive stars, but more massive than the biggest planets, brown dwarfs are strange objects stuck in the middle.
Brown dwarfs do emit some light and heat, which helps scientists to find them, though doing so can be tricky, as they're much cooler than stars and not that bright (at least in visible light). However, despite being dim, they give off infrared radiation, allowing them to be spotted by infrared instruments aboard space telescopes like JWST.
This incredible new image is part of an observing program that aims to use JWST to find and study the smallest brown dwarfs. In 2022, researchers looking at IC 348 found brown dwarfs just a few times more massive than Jupiter, so they were on the very small end. Researchers hope to find even smaller brown dwarfs to help them better understand how these strange objects form and vary across space.
Roman’s antenna, sunshade and visor are deployed. Here is why the telescope’s three-month commissioning journey matters before its first images arrive.
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Assinantes do Apple TV já podem conferir o primeiro episódio da aguardada sexta temporada de “Slow Horses”, série de espionagem estrelada por Gary Oldman, que retorna hoje.
Aos que nunca deram uma chance para a série, “Slow Horses” acompanha uma equipe de agentes da inteligência britânica, os quais servem em um departamento do MI5 conhecido como Slough House. Oldman assume o papel de Lamb, o brilhante (mas rabugento) líder dos espiões, que acabam indo para a Slough House devido a erros que acabaram com suas carreiras.
Reveja o trailer da sexta temporada a seguir:
A nova parte da produção acompanhará a fuga dessa equipe, enquanto Diana Taverner (interpretada por Kristin Scott Thomas) os envolve em um jogo de retaliação e vingança com riscos e consequências fatais.
Mesmo que a sexta temporada só esteja chegando agora ao Apple TV, já sabemos que “Slow Horses” terá pelo menos mais duas temporadas, já que a Maçã anunciou mais uma renovação adiantada da produção — que tem sido, há anos, uma das mais premiadas do serviço. Nesta semana, inclusive, a série faturou o prêmio de Melhor Direção de Série de Drama (recebido por Saul Metzstein) nos Primetime Emmy Awards 2026.
Além de Scott Thomas e Oldman, o elenco inclui Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, Christopher Chung, Rosalind Eleazar, Joanna Scanlan, Samuel West, Ruth Bradley, Hugo Weaving, Lenny Rush, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, James Callis, Tom Brooke, Jonathan Pryce e Olivia Cooke. Oldman também assina a produção executiva, ao lado de Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Julian Stevens, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gail Mutrux, Douglas Urbanski, Gaby Chiappe e Adam Randall, que retorna também à direção.
Alguns desses nomes, vale notar, marcaram presença na première da sexta temporada, organizada pelo Apple TV na última sexta-feira (11/9) no TIFF Lightbox Theater, em Toronto (Canadá):
Como dito, apenas o primeiro dos seis episódios da sexta temporada foi liberado hoje. Os capítulos remanescentes serão disponibilizados semanalmente, às quartas-feiras, até 21 de outubro.
O Apple TV está disponível no aplicativo Apple TV em mais de 100 países e regiões, seja em iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs, Macs, dispositivos Android, smart TVs ou online — além de estar em aparelhos como Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast com Google TV, consoles PlayStation e Xbox. O serviço custa R$34,90 por mês, com um período de teste gratuito de 7 dias. Por tempo limitado, quem comprar e ativar um novo iPhone, iPad, Apple TV ou Mac ganha 3 meses do Apple TV. Ele também faz parte do pacote de assinaturas da empresa, o Apple One.
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European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen (pictured) outlined plans to restrict children’s access to social media under the watchdog’s proposed EU Kids Act, as concerns mount over the impact of addictive online services and increasingly capable AI systems.
In her annual State of the Union address, von der Leyen told the European Parliament: “What we are witnessing is a great capture of our children. A capture of their attention, their focus, their minds.” She explained the proposed EU Kids Act would ban children under 13 from social media and bar under 15 users from having personal accounts.
Meanwhile, 13 to 15-year-olds would only be able to use “mini accounts” set up and supervised by parents, with limited features and time restrictions. Platforms would also be required to implement additional safety features for users aged 15 to 18.
“We are reversing the burden of proof,” she said, adding, “platforms will have to prove that they are safe”.
Von der Leyen noted young Europeans now spend four to six hours a day on screens, pointing to concerns around addictive features, harmful content, online bullying and growing rates of sleep issues, anxiety and suicide.
“We do not have to accept addictive features. We do not have to accept children being drawn into ever more extreme content. We do not have to accept that girls have their photos used for AI-generated sexualised images,” she argued.
The measures form part of the EU Kids Act, which the EC is due to propose tomorrow (17 September). The proposal would introduce age checks across social media, video sharing platforms, app stores, online games and AI services.
The EC is also preparing a broader Digital Fairness Act aimed at addressing addictive design features beyond services used by children.
AI tipping point
AI was also a focus of the address, with von der Leyen describing it as “the second tipping point of our times”.
She warned that increasingly capable models could create new security risks, including more powerful hacking capabilities and the potential for self-improving systems to cause mass harm.
She revealed the EC plans to work with partners including the UK and Canada on “model evaluation, verification, early warning, AI security and much more”, while also seeking greater European computing capacity and investment in local AI companies.
Von der Leyen called on the region to use AI to support sectors including healthcare, manufacturing, transport and agriculture, while retaining human oversight. “Our approach is clear. We want AI… But above all, we want AI with human agency.”
Global concerns have been mounting over the pace of AI development this week, as Anthropic and OpenAI chiefs called for a slowdown in frontier AI development after researchers warned of existential risks from increasingly capable systems.
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NASA’s Pandora satellite has started science observations of at least 20 exoplanets, measuring their host stars so Webb’s atmospheric results can be read more reliably.
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A person sits on a leopard in a sculpture found inside a small stone building. What did this unusual pairing mean to the people of Karahantepe?
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is gliding toward its distant observation post on a pinpoint trajectory so precise that engineers estimate the spacecraft's fuel load will last twice as long as their initial expectations, the space agency confirmed Monday.
The $4.3 billion observatory's designers originally planned to load enough propellant into Roman's four fuel tanks for a minimum lifetime of five years, plus a potential five-year mission extension. That was a conservative estimate. NASA officials knew an on-target launch and perfect execution of the observatory's first post-launch course correction maneuver would leave Roman with a hearty fuel reserve.
"As a result of exquisite planning by our orbital dynamics team, brilliant execution by the operations team, and a precise launch from SpaceX, Roman has fuel for at least 22 years of potential science operations," Jamie Dunn, center director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, said in a press release.
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is gliding toward its distant observation post on a pinpoint trajectory so precise that engineers estimate the spacecraft's fuel load will last twice as long as their initial expectations, the space agency confirmed Monday.
The $4.3 billion observatory's designers originally planned to load enough propellant into Roman's four fuel tanks for a minimum lifetime of five years, plus a potential five-year mission extension. That was a conservative estimate. NASA officials knew an on-target launch and perfect execution of the observatory's first post-launch course correction maneuver would leave Roman with a hearty fuel reserve.
"As a result of exquisite planning by our orbital dynamics team, brilliant execution by the operations team, and a precise launch from SpaceX, Roman has fuel for at least 22 years of potential science operations," Jamie Dunn, center director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, said in a press release.
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Europe’s biggest operators urged European Union (EU) policymakers to rethink regulation they argue is restricting investment in connectivity, with spectrum, fibre and cybersecurity rules amongst their top concerns.
In a joint statement, 17 European telecoms chiefs including Telefonica chairman and CEO Marc Murtra, Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges, Orange CEO Christel Heydemann and Telenor Group president and CEO Benedicte Fasmer called on the EU to “correct the course” of the proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA) and Cybersecurity Act (CSA).
The executives argued that “incoherent policy reforms” risk weakening the region’s position. They noted the mobile sector requires €475 billion to establish world-class mobile networks, “requiring a step change in investment”.
The DNA, unveiled by the European Commission (EC) in January to modernise and simplify connectivity rules, aims to harmonise regulation, facilitate cross-border operations and promote investment in fibre and mobile networks. However, the operators argued the framework fails to improve the investment and innovation environment for European connectivity.
The CEOs called for spectrum licences to be granted indefinitely by default, with terms of at least 40 years in exceptional cases. They explained a move away from frequent auctions would free up capital for 5G, fibre and future 6G deployment, adding European operators spent €110 billion on spectrum licences alone over the past 12 years.
The group also pushed back against mandated copper shutdowns, stating operators should decide when to retire legacy networks based on customer demand and market conditions. European operators invest more than €30 billion annually in fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks.
Safety net
More broadly, the telcos called for a shift away from rules designed for legacy networks, arguing “regulation should remain a safety net” in “today’s increasingly competitive fibre market”. It also urged policymakers to allow greater scope for innovation with advanced 5G and 6G services, including network slicing and quality differentiation.
On cybersecurity, the operators warned CSA rules mandating the removal of equipment from high-risk third-country suppliers including Huawei could result in up to €40 billion in replacement costs for the sector. They called for a “proportionate, risk-based approach” that considers alternative measures, adding blanket replacement requirements could divert capital away from fibre, 5G and 6G investment.
Ultimately, the group argued stronger connectivity would support growth across AI, sovereign cloud and defence technology. “As CEOs of Europe’s leading telecom companies, we are ready to play our part in delivering European tech leadership,” the executives stated.
Other signatories included executives from TIM, KPN, Proximus, Swisscom and Liberty Global.
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A giant 10-sided wave is emerging around Saturn’s south pole, giving scientists a rare chance to watch a planetary weather pattern take shape. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has detected a huge, evolving atmospheric wave with 10 sides wrapped around Saturn’s south pole. It is the first time scientists have seen a large, regular-sided jet pattern [...]
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