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Levelling Up or Doubling Down?
Exploring the levelling up white paper and whether the 12 goals within its pages will deliver on the promise of its title.
The End of Mass Testing and Isolation
Mass testing and self-isolation after a positive test are both due to end in the latest stage of the plan to ‘live with covid’.
Phoenix99 and Technology to Restore Sight
The Phoenix99 bionic eye has successfully gone through animal testing, now human trials could offer blind people hope for sight.
Covid Isolation: From Enforced to Encouraged
With enforced covid isolation set to end in the coming weeks, our personal choices will greatly impact the lives of immunocompromised people.
DeepScribe: Automating Medical Transcription
AI firm DeepScribe raises £22m in funding, using its investment to unburden medical practitioners from tedious transcription.
Tesla Sued for Alleged Racial Discrimination and Harassment
Tesla’s Fremont factory is the centre of a discrimination and harassment lawsuit following accusations that it is a ‘segregated workplace’.
NHS to Pilot Algorithmic Impact Assessments
Algorithms can either replicate existing biases or be a tool to eradicate them. New NHS assessments will ensure healthcare chooses the latter.
Joe Rogan, Spotify, and the Covid Misinformation Saga
Scientists and musicians have banded together to coax Spotify into taking action against questionable health claims on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
Pandemic Impacts on the Disabled Population
The COVID-19 pandemic has massively impacted everyone’s lives, especially those who are blind, visually impaired, and otherwise disabled.
Sajid Javid’s ‘War on Cancer’
Sajid Javid is declaring ‘war on cancer’ with an ambitious plan to revitalise cancer care in the UK and boost the cancer workforce.
Levelling Up or Doubling Down?
Exploring the levelling up white paper and whether the 12 goals within its pages will deliver on the promise of its title.
The End of Mass Testing and Isolation
Mass testing and self-isolation after a positive test are both due to end in the latest stage of the plan to ‘live with covid’.
Phoenix99 and Technology to Restore Sight
The Phoenix99 bionic eye has successfully gone through animal testing, now human trials could offer blind people hope for sight.
Covid Isolation: From Enforced to Encouraged
With enforced covid isolation set to end in the coming weeks, our personal choices will greatly impact the lives of immunocompromised people.
DeepScribe: Automating Medical Transcription
AI firm DeepScribe raises £22m in funding, using its investment to unburden medical practitioners from tedious transcription.
Tesla Sued for Alleged Racial Discrimination and Harassment
Tesla’s Fremont factory is the centre of a discrimination and harassment lawsuit following accusations that it is a ‘segregated workplace’.
NHS to Pilot Algorithmic Impact Assessments
Algorithms can either replicate existing biases or be a tool to eradicate them. New NHS assessments will ensure healthcare chooses the latter.
Joe Rogan, Spotify, and the Covid Misinformation Saga
Scientists and musicians have banded together to coax Spotify into taking action against questionable health claims on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
Pandemic Impacts on the Disabled Population
The COVID-19 pandemic has massively impacted everyone’s lives, especially those who are blind, visually impaired, and otherwise disabled.
Sajid Javid’s ‘War on Cancer’
Sajid Javid is declaring ‘war on cancer’ with an ambitious plan to revitalise cancer care in the UK and boost the cancer workforce.
