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  • Cancer vaccine research in Oxford to be aided by AI supercomputer

    Cancer vaccine research in Oxford to be aided by AI supercomputer

    Researchers developing vaccines to treat cancer have been granted access to one of the UK’s most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputers.

    The team at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine will be allowed to use the device, know as Dawn, for 10,000 hours as part of a government scheme.

    They will be analysing tens of thousands of data sets from cancer patients to try to spot patterns.

    Dr Lennard Lee, who is leading the project said: “It does feel like science fiction, however it’s a reality – it’s 2025, this technology is here and we’re going to give it a go.”

    Explaining how the supercomputer would be used, Dr Lee said: “The issue that we’re facing is that cancer’s just very complex.

    “What this means is that we can process huge data sets quickly so we can look at tens of thousands and spot hidden patterns.

    “What this is giving us is something that’s really special and it’s around speed and scale.”

    Researchers hope to make discoveries while also contributing to the Oxford Neoantigen Atlas – an open-access online platform supporting cancer vaccine research across the UK.

    “What we think we’ll be able to do is really pave the way to design vaccines that simply weren’t possible before” Dr Lee, who is an associate professor at Oxford’s Centre for Immuno-Oncology said.

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  • Samsung Introduces the Galaxy A17 5G – Samsung Newsroom U.K.

    Samsung Introduces the Galaxy A17 5G – Samsung Newsroom U.K.

     

     

    Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd announces the launch of the new Galaxy A17 series, bringing an exciting new addition to the A Series mobile device line-up. The Galaxy A17 and Galaxy A17 5G combine sleek design, reliable performance and smart innovation, all at a more accessible price point.

     

    Building on the success of the Galaxy A16 Series, the Galaxy A17 continues Samsung’s mission to make awesome experiences available to more people. With vibrant Super AMOLED displays, advanced triple-camera array, and some of the latest AI tools[1], the Galaxy A17 Series makes it easier than ever to connect, capture and stream life’s awesome moments.

     

     

    Slim design, big view

     

    The Galaxy A17 Series features a vivid 6.7” Super AMOLED display with a smooth 90Hz refresh rate – perfect for scrolling, streaming and gaming. With slimmer than ever dimensions[2] and a refined, linear camera design, the Galaxy A17 and A17 5G deliver a sleek, modern look that’s built to impress.

     

     

    Camera confidence in every shot

     

    Equipped with a versatile rear triple-lens camera system, including a 50MP main camera with new Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS)[3], a 5MP ultra-wide lens and a 2MP macro lens, the Galaxy A17 series makes it easy to seamlessly shift from sweeping landscapes to close-ups in vibrant colour and clarity to capture life’s moments.

     

    Built to last – protected inside and out

     

    Durability comes as standard with Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus®[4] and an IP54 rating[5] for dust and splash resistance. Backed by six years of security updates and six OS upgrades, the Galaxy A17 series is designed to stay protected and up to date for years to come.

     

    Performance that powers your day

     

    The Galaxy A17 5G features a 5,000mAh battery with 25W fast charging, ensuring power for busy days. Also it is powered by the Exynos 1330 processor, delivering smooth HD streaming, responsive gaming, and seamless social sharing.

     

    Storage options start at 128GB with 4GB RAM, with support for up to 2TB of expandable storage via microSD card, giving users plenty of space for apps, photos and media.

     

    Availability & pricing

     

    The new Galaxy A17 5G is the latest device in the A series line-up, available now in retail stores and on Samsung.com for £199.

     

    • Galaxy A17 will be available in Light Blue, Grey and Black.
    • Galaxy A17 5G will be available in Black, Blue and Grey.

     

    Please visit here Samsung.com/uk/ for more information.

     

    [1]Samsung account login and network connection required.

    [2]7.5mm thickness compared with 7.9mm thickness on previous models

    [3]Optical Image Stabilisation on 50MP main camera only.

    [4]Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus is applied to the front of the device.

    [5]IP45 rated for limited dust and splash resistance and for protection against a solid object greater than 1mm such as a wire. Not advised for beach or pool use. Water resistance of device is not permanent and may diminish over time because of normal wear and tear.

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  • Pakistan Army actively conducting rescue and relief operations in Punjab – RADIO PAKISTAN

    1. Pakistan Army actively conducting rescue and relief operations in Punjab  RADIO PAKISTAN
    2. Live Updates: Pakistan floods 2025  Dawn
    3. Punjab requests military deployment for flood relief in six districts  The Express Tribune
    4. News stories for Dr Maryam Hafeez  Business Recorder
    5. Khawaja Asif visits Nullah Aik, low lying areas of Sialkot  The Nation (Pakistan )

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  • Breakthrough 3D Printing Method Creates Record-Setting Superconductors

    Breakthrough 3D Printing Method Creates Record-Setting Superconductors

    In a significant advance for materials science, Cornell University researchers have developed a groundbreaking one-step 3D printing technique that produces superconductors with unprecedented magnetic strength. The innovation could accelerate the development of next-generation technologies, from quantum computers to powerful MRI magnets.

    Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity with zero resistance when cooled to low temperatures. While their potential is immense, manufacturing complex high-performance superconductors has been a multi-step, resource-intensive process. The Cornell team’s new method simplifies this dramatically.

    The research, led by Professor Ulrich Wiesner and published in Nature Communications, demonstrates a streamlined process using a specialized “superconducting ink.” The ink is made from a blend of copolymers and inorganic nanoparticles that self-assemble during the 3D printing process.

    A final, targeted heat treatment then converts the printed structures into their final, porous crystalline form. The performance of the resulting material is what sets this method apart. When the researchers 3D-printed niobium nitride using this technique, the resulting nanostructured porosity boosted its upper critical magnetic field to a record-setting 40–50 Tesla. This is the highest confinement-induced value ever reported for this compound and represents a major leap in performance.

    “This is a critical step forward,” said Wiesner, the Spencer T. Olin Professor in Cornell’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering. “This one-step process not only simplifies fabrication but also allows for the creation of new, more efficient, and complex superconducting components”.

    Beyond niobium nitride, the research team plans to extend the technique to other superconducting compounds, including titanium nitride. This could unlock a wide range of new applications and lead to more powerful and compact devices across multiple industries.

    The research was conducted at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, with additional support from the Air Force Research Laboratory.

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  • Athletics: Diamond League 2025 – all disciplines, all winners

    Athletics: Diamond League 2025 – all disciplines, all winners

    The 2025 Diamond League final takes place in Zurich from 27-28 August, starting with the women’s pole vault competition and ending a day later with the men’s 200m.

    Many of the world’s top track & field stars will compete for glory at the two-day athletics extravaganza, including Olympic men’s 100m champion Noah Lyles, women’s 100m champion Julien Alfred, men’s pole vault world record holder Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis and women’s 800m Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson.

    The first day of competition takes place on the streets of Zurich at Sechseläutenplatz, with athletes in men’s and women’s pole vault, women’s high jump, men’s long jump and men’s and women’s shot put competing for Diamond League titles. Thursday’s action then moves to the Letzigrund Stadium, where 26 more champions will be crowned for the 2025 season.

    The format is simple: the winner in each event during the final will earn the title of 2025 Diamond League champion, with the added bonus of a wild card to September’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

    Read on to discover every winner of the 2025 Diamond League final in Zurich.

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  • Pakistan slams Israeli strike on Gaza hospital, urges global action

    Pakistan slams Israeli strike on Gaza hospital, urges global action





    Pakistan slams Israeli strike on Gaza hospital, urges global action – Daily Times


































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  • Xiaomi confirms HyperOS 3 launch event with beta recruitment devices confirmed

    Xiaomi confirms HyperOS 3 launch event with beta recruitment devices confirmed

    Xiaomi is expected to unleash a new generation of flagship dvices next month in China. To recap, the company is believed to have prepared the Xiaomi 16 series with a new Pro Max model along with successors to the Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro based on Qualcomm’s next Snapdragon 8 Elite silicon. On top of that, evidence suggests that Xiaomi will be announcing Pad 7 and Pad 7 Pro (curr. $599 on Amazon) replacements during the same event.

    In the meantime, Xiaomi has announced HyperOS 3 Beta recruitment. Arriving a few weeks after a leak indicated as much, HyperOS 3 Beta will officially arrive on August 28 at 15:00 local time (07:00 UTC). Nonetheless, the first batch of eligible devices have already been identified:

    • Redmi K80 Pro
    • Redmi K80 Extreme Edition/Redmi K80 Ultra
    • Xiaomi 15
    • Xiaomi 15 Pro
    • Xiaomi 15S Pro
    • Xiaomi 15 Ultra
    • Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro
    • Xiaomi Pad 7s Pro 12.5

    Moreover, Xiaomi has already opened beta program registration on its Chinese-language Xiaomi Community. Allegedly, the company has developed HyperOS 3 based on feedback from over 80,000 users. Presumably, Xiaomi will confirm more details about its next major mobile OS update when it fully announces HyperOS 3 tomorrow.

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  • Xiaomi’s HyperOS 3 to be announced on August 28

    Xiaomi’s HyperOS 3 to be announced on August 28

    Xiaomi has officially confirmed that its next OS update will be named HyperOS 3, dismissing earlier rumors that suggested it might launch as HyperOS 26. The update will be based on Android 16.

    The Chinese brand revealed in a Weibo post that it will unveil HyperOS 3 on August 28 at an event in China.

    In another post, Xiaomi’s Lu Weibing noted that the upcoming update will improve UI smoothness and responsiveness. We’re not really sure what that means, but all will be revealed tomorrow.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomi will also release the first HyperOS 3 beta immediately after the event to eligible devices. Talking about eligibility, the beta will be first rolled out to the Xiaomi 15 series, Redmi K80 Pro/Ultimate Edition, Pad 7S Pro 12.5, and the Pad 7 Pro in China.

    Interested users can head over to the Xiaomi Community Internal Test center to register.

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  • Nothing busted using professional photos as Phone 3 samples

    Nothing busted using professional photos as Phone 3 samples

    Tech brand Nothing has been caught passing off stock images from professional photographers as samples taken by the Phone 3. Five sample images that Nothing claimed were captured by the device were actually licensed photos taken with other cameras.

    The photographer behind one of the images has anonymously confirmed to The Verge that it wasn’t taken using the Phone 3, and that Nothing had purchased the image license via the Stills stock photo marketplace. The Verge has seen the EXIF file for the anonymous photographer’s image, and can confirm it wasn’t captured using the Phone 3. According to the EXIF data, it was taken in 2023, long before the Phone 3 was released this year.

    Roman Fox, another photographer who captured the car headlight, also confirmed to Android Authority that Nothing had paid for his image, which was taken in 2023 using a Fujifilm XH2s camera. Nothing’s demo samples were accompanied by the message: “Judge for yourself. Here’s what our community has captured with Phone 3.”

    In a statement posted on X, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis says the stock images featured on live demo units were placeholders that should have been updated. Nothing is “actively rectifying” the situation, according to Evangelidis, describing the fakery as “an unfortunate oversight” with “no ill intent.”

    “An initial version of the LDU [live demo unit] needs to be submitted with placeholders around 4 months before launch, to be implemented and tested as we ramp up towards mass production,” said Evangelidis. “Once we enter mass production, those placeholder images are replaced with photo samples through a new version of the LDU, along with final product renders and videos. In this case, it was brought to our attention that some live demo units’ stock imagery were not updated.”

    Licensing photos that were never intended for public use is a little perplexing, especially given that Nothing’s previous process involved using photos that were actually shot using the company’s older phones. This isn’t the first time that a phone company has been caught using fake photography examples, but you would think that Nothing would learn from those mistakes.


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  • World’s first commercial CO2 ‘Graveyard’ opens in Norway

    World’s first commercial CO2 ‘Graveyard’ opens in Norway



    World’s first commercial CO2 ‘Graveyard’ opens in Norway

    The world’s first commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) “graveyard” has opened in Norway as part of the Northern Lights project.

    Currently, the project is jointly run by Equinor, Shell and Total Energies. It is particularly designed to capture carbon dioxide from industrial sites across Europe.

    Afterwards, make it into the transportation and permanently store it underground to keep it out of the atmosphere.

    The Northern Lights managing director Tim Heijin said in a statement, “We now injected and stored the very first CO2 safely in the reservoir.”

    He further explained, “Our ships facilities and wells are now in operation.”

    In specific terms, captured CO2 is cooled into liquid form and moved to a storage terminal in Oxygarden near Bergen. It is then transferred into large tanks before being injected through a 110-kilometres pipeline into the seabed, at a depth of around 2.6 kilometers for maintaining permanent storage.

    The carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is listed by the UN and the International Energy Agency for mitigating emissions from sectors like cement and steel.

    World’s first commercial CO2 ‘Graveyard’ opens in Norway

    Meanwhile the initial CO2 will be loaded from the Heidelberg Materials plant in Brevik, Norway.

    The CCS will remain costly due to its potential and various industries are often opting to buy carbon credits instead of paying for storage.

    Northern Lights has signed three contracts in Europe including Netherlands, Denmark’s Orsted biofuel plants and Stockholm Exergi in Sweden.

    The Northern Lights project has the initial capacity of retaining 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 by the Norwegian government and annually plans to increase it to five million tonnes by the end of the decade.

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