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• NASA considering bringing astronauts home early from ISS over medical issue

  NASA is considering bringing back a crew from the ISS early because of medical issues.

• Cyber flashing just became a priority offence - here's what changes from today

  Cyber flashing became illegal in 2024. Now, the government is making it a priority offence, putting the pressure on tech companies to do something about it. 

• Weight-loss jabs 'may be needed for life'

  The weight loss jabs Mounjaro and Wegovy may need to be continued for life to keep obesity under control, new research suggests.

• New app for GCSE results

  Year 11 pupils in England will soon be able to access their GCSE results on their phones, under government plans to modernise how exam records are stored and shared.

• Time for your dog to go vegan?

  Dog food in the UK counts for around 1% of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions, according to the findings of an environmental survey.

• Robots with human-type capabilities are coming this year, says Nvidia CEO

  Are the robots coming?

• Illegal child abuse material generated by X's artificial intelligence Grok, says UK watchdog

  Criminals have used Grok, Elon Musk's AI, to create child sexual abuse imagery, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has reported.

• Porn users avoiding age checks 'risk seeing illegal material'

  Almost half of pornography users have accessed adult sites without government-mandated age checks since the measure came into force, new research shows.

• Elon Musk's AI 'creating absolutely appalling' images

  Elon Musk's X must urgently deal with its in-built artificial intelligence Grok being used to generate "absolutely appalling" fake sexualised images, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said.

• 'Breakthrough' blood test at home could help more people spot Alzheimer's, says study

  A new "breakthrough" blood test can help spot the key warning signs of Alzheimer's, latest research suggests.