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• New AI tool could make future vaccines ‘variant-proof,’ researchers say

  18-10-2023 17:36 via thenextweb.com
  
  A new AI tool that predicts viral mutations could guide treatments for COVID-19 — and the next pandemic. The system, named EVEscape, was developed at Harvard Medical School and Oxford University. In tests, the tool accurately predicted the most concerning and frequent variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that emerged during the pandemic. A study published last week in Nature revealed an array of promising results. EVEscape’s forecasts proved more accurate than experimental app
  
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• 30 Obsolete Technologies that will Perplex Post-2000s Kids

  18-10-2023 14:30 via webdesignerdepot.com
  
  Remember the screech of dial-up internet? Hold fond memories of arcade machines? In this list, we’re condensing down 30 pieces of revolutionary technology that have long past their sell-by-date.
  
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• How can social impact startups influence global change?

  18-10-2023 13:50 via thenextweb.com
  
  Around the world, people are grappling with the impact of climate change at an unprecedented level, with natural disasters and air pollution making the need for action more apparent every day. At the same time, as the global population grows, novel ideas are needed to ensure everyone has equal access to potentially life-changing healthcare solutions. With their technological smarts, agility, and passion to drive change, social impact startups are key to dreaming up innovative new ways to tackle
  
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• UK lost €2.3B in tax from big tech because rules are ‘no longer fit for purpose’

  18-10-2023 13:13 via thenextweb.com
  
  Up to €2.3bn of tax from big tech may be missing from the UK’s coffers for just one year because of archaic rules. That’s according to TaxWatch, a think tank formed to expose abuses of the taxation system. In new research, the group analysed the finances of seven tech giants: Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Adobe, Cisco, and Google owner Alphabet. TaxWatch estimates these companies made almost £15bn (€17.3bn) of profit from British customers in 2021 alone. However, i
  
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