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Renewed US-China alignment after Trump-Xi summit may spark global concerns

Renewed US-China G2 dynamic in 2026 looks less like global leadership and more like a strategic bargain between two powers, with the rest of the world left to bear the hidden costs.

When workplace clashes with your ethics: The problem of 'moral injury'

Moral injury is no longer confined to doctors and nurses, with workers across sectors increasingly facing psychological distress when corporate decisions clash with personal ethics

Why AI data centre boom is leaving consumer electronics short of chips

The AI boom has changed memory demand from a broad consumer cycle into a more segmented market centered on high-bandwidth memory chips

Sramcbled wrods: Real reason why your brain can still read jumbled text

We can often read scrambled words, but not because the order of letters doesn't matter. It's because our brains are remarkably good at making sense of imperfect information

'Just looping you in': Why letting AI write emails may create more work

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, is increasingly allowing people to offload the repetitive routines of tending one's inbox

Floppy to Mythos, how ransomware grew into multibillion-dollar industry

Today, artifical intelligence makes malware coding and crafting convincing phishing-emails in any language simple

Meta, Microsoft have joined tech layoff tsunami, but is AI really to blame?

The workers most at risk are not necessarily those whose tasks can be replicated by AI. They are those who wait for pressure to arrive from outside rather than getting ahead of it now

How do teens use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think

The American Academy of Paediatrics recently shifted screen-time guidelines from set time limits to a framework that accounts for the individual child, their use, family relationships and their enviro

Is mouthwash bad for heart health? Here's what research actually says

Several small studies have actually found that giving people mouthwash can change the balance of bacteria in the mouth

Study finds marriage prevent cancer, highlights role of social support

According to study, men who had never married were about 70% more likely to develop cancer while women who had never married were about 85% more likely to develop cancer

UTI antibiotics not enough? Here's what to do if symptoms don't go away

UTIs are common, affecting half of all women at some point. They occur when bacteria enter the urinary tract, causing symptoms such as burning, urgency, frequent urination

Neuroscience explains why teens are so vulnerable to social media platforms

Landmark verdict intensifies calls for regulation amid concerns over addiction, depression and online harms among teenagers

Our modern vision evolved from ancient one-eyed worm creature, finds study

Evolution of paired eyes in vertebrates was key to brain growth, enabling complex behaviour and cognition, highlighting the deep link between vision and the development of larger, more advanced brains

AI health chatbots won't make you better at diagnosing yourself: Study

People who used chatbots were less likely to identify the correct condition than those who didn't. They were also no better at determining the right place to seek care

No gym needed: Even small movements have health benefits, say researchers

Many people do not consider housework a form of physical activity, but tasks like sweeping, mopping or vacuuming require sustained movement and engage multiple muscle groups

How do Israel and Iran's nuclear status differ under international law?

Difference stems from NPT obligations and state consent, not a legal contradiction

Are you worried about your preschoolers' anxiety? Here's how to help

There are lots of things parents can do, both proactively and in the moment, when anxiety and worry show up for children

'Natural birth movement empowers women but can also pressure them'

Debates about childbirth often focus on pressure to accept medical interventions in hospital, such as caesareans or forceps delivery

Is dark chocolate healthier than milk chocolate? Here's what dietitians say

Dark chocolate has gained a reputation as the "better" choice because it usually contains more cocoa and less sugar than milk chocolate

Parents' drinking habits influence teenagers' alcohol use, study finds

When adult children become parents, they often mirror the drinking habits they grew up with-daughters following mothers, sons adopting fathers' patterns they once avoided