The amount of time children in England spend on screens at school could be harming their physical and developmental health, a group of more than 150 clinicians has warned. GPs, paediatricians and other specialists said in an open letter to Education Secretary Lucy Powell and Health Secretary Yvette Cooper that tablets and laptops are being used without a full understanding of their long-term health impacts, including on eye health. The clinicians said they are prescribing glasses, hearing aids and speech therapy to children for a problem that is unintentionally being made worse in our schools. The government said it was consulting on screen time guidance for children aged five to 18 but that technology could be a powerful learning tool if used properly. The group of clinicians said nearly one million children are using screens in most lessons, despite studies suggesting a rise in short-sightedness.

Every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces the chance of surviving a cardiac event by 10%. Every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces the chance of surviving a cardiac event by 10%. Drones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardiac arrests when not in hospital, researchers have suggested. In the UK alone, there are more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests a year where emergency medical services attempt to resuscitate the individual, according to the British Heart Foundation. However, fewer than one in 10 people survive such an event, and some who do are left with neurological problems. One important factor that can affect survival is how rapidly victims get access to treatment - every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by 10% .

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I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Research suggests a gap between AI ambition and on-the-ground reality, but the good news is that professionals can fill it by focusing on well-grounded explorations and solid production use cases. Professionals believe AI isn't delivering value. Too many organizations suffer from tool blast. Focus on strong use cases to deliver uplift. As many as 91% of employees say their organization is falling short of reaching the value that AI can deliver, according to the 2026 Future of Professionals Report from global content and technology company Thomson Reuters.

The study examined 97,364 breast scans from 29,921 women who had an average age of 54. The study examined 97,364 breast scans from 29,921 women who had an average age of 54. Doctors have discovered a way to use routine mammograms that screen for breast cancer to spot heart disease, the world's leading - and frequently underdiagnosed - cause of death in women. Researchers analysed the scans using artificial intelligence and were able to successfully identify women with coronary heart disease, high blood pressure or who had suffered a stroke. Experts said it meant breast screening for cancer could become dual-purpose, helping to flag women with heart disease, and other cardiovascular issues, as well as spotting breast cancer early.

You're viewing the US edition You can switch to the UK or AU homepage at any time using this menu. William and Kate attend King's'Sussex summit' at Balmoral: Waleses'have no interest in engaging' with Harry and Meghan after they announced return to UK What Kate told my close source makes me deeply worried as Meghan and Harry return to the UK... William now faces the biggest decision of his life: ROBERT JOBSON Martha's Vineyard toddler'died calling out dad's name' after being left in COLD car by babysitter now charged with his murder New York Times must pay college basketball star $9.25m as it loses defamation case for first time in 50 years over false report West Wing chaos as Susie Wiles'little pet' protege's dirty secret is exposed... leaving Trump insiders aghast Rob Reiner children's clever revenge scheme as brother Nick tries to drain their MASSIVE inheritance The humiliating reason Pete Hegseth's wife never leaves his side - and it's rattling the Pentagon Crying girl, 12, came running out from remote woods after being'kidnapped' from sleepover... as hero details rescue I know the exact moment Meghan Markle was finished in America. Trump's desperate move to stop looming midterm bloodbath as economic downturn tears through American households I thought becoming an escort at 22 would give me a life of glamour and financial freedom. This is an epic humiliation for Harry and Meghan. But these two are dangerous... we should fear a twisted real strategy behind their UK return: MAUREEN CALLAHAN Some in royal circles who have dealt with the Sussexes tell me they fear'there is more to this than we know', writes REBECCA ENGLISH Imposing waterspout looms over New York as storm, tornado and flood chaos cripples three of America's biggest airports Sarah Jessica Parker's nepo baby James Wilkie Broderick, 23, shows off bulging biceps at gym before making shock statement about his'modeling career' US woman falls to her death from hotel's 18th floor in Mexico: Husband quizzed by cops after telling staff his wife had'done something outrageous' 'Gwyneth is glad Meghan is moving out of Montecito': The Sussexes' neighbors deliver brutal verdict on move back to UK... as insiders reveal'Hollywood chatter' and one local says, 'We don't really give a cr**' The idea that his little brother is going to swan back in to steal William's thunder must be enraging: SARAH VINE'I saw everything': California dad's horror at finding teen best friends killed in fiery crash after their car was split in half What colours do you see? Mind-boggling optical illusion tricks your brain into seeing red and blue in a black and white spinning wheel The phenomenon, which has baffled scientists for hundreds of years, fools viewers into thinking they can see colours such as red and blue when they are not present.

Plus: The data center backlash is scrambling the midterm elections. This company's plans to deploy space mirrors could jeopardize the night sky for many A company that plans to beam sunlight from space to Earth on demand might unintentionally brighten the night sky for many more people than intended, according to a new study. Later this year, Reflect Orbital plans to launch a test satellite that will extend an 18-by-18-meter mirror in orbit. The goal is to eventually launch up to 50,000 larger satellites that can reflect sunlight to Earth on demand. Reflect Orbital says the technology could extend sunlight for solar panel charging, emergency response, and military activities. But new research suggests the giant beams could shine as bright as 10,000 full moons and scatter light over tens of kilometers, raising concerns about dark skies, aviation, and wildlife.

Monitoring apps promise to keep young people safer online, but looking in on kids' phones can backfire. Online safety experts say there's a better way. Pam Wisniewski's digital adolescence showed her the best and the worst of the internet. At 14, she left an abusive home, where she'd been isolated in a fifth-wheel trailer at the end of a seven-mile dirt road. She moved in with her older sister and taught herself to type on AOL Instant Messenger. Online, she sought out the support and the community she'd lacked at home. She also discovered how thin the ice can be. "I sent my address to some guy in New Mexico to send me a mug with my name on it," she recalls. "And then I found a news story like five, 10 years later that he killed somebody." Those experiences set the course of her career.

AI's recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all AI agents are not yet creative enough to carry out genuinely innovative open-ended AI research, it seems. The AI industry's boldest promise right now is that AI will soon improve itself, with almost no need for human oversight. LLMs can already write code, generate synthetic data for training, and optimize the computer chips they run on. Forecasts of explosive AI progress predict that what researchers call recursive self-improvement is on the horizon. But a new study suggests that it might take a while for us to get there. The researchers behind it found that AI agents are not yet capable of conducting open-ended AI research--free-form investigations that have no clear-cut answers and require judgment and taste, which may be integral to building self-improving AI.

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